It’s laundry detergent.
We are back to doing laundry and by the loads piled and sorted on the bed it appears as though we could be working on it for the next two days.
So how long did it take to fix the issue that kept us waiting two weeks?
20 minutes. That’s it.
Unscrewed a little pump, put a new one in and ran the machine for 10 minutes to make sure it didn’t leak.
Now that we are back to clean laundry it’s time to deal with our unit owner who believes we should pick up the first $100 of the $300 repair.
Yay! I’m glad the nightmare is over:-) As a current loft-hunter, I’m curious to know, did your loft come with a full-capacity washer & dryer? I’ve heard so many horror stories about these other types of tiny, European-style washer/dryer combos that seem to be in most of the downtown lofts (i.e, take longer, require frequent, smaller loads, etc.)
p.s. Please post more pics of Carter:-)
We do have a Euro style washer/dryer all in one drum – they are good and bad.
Good: No switching over loads and clothes come out cleaner than other units.
Bad: Takes a little longer to do loads, maybe .5-1 hours.
One thing we noticed on our downtown loft hunt (let us know if you need help!) is many of the Euro units had a really, really small drum, thus allowing quite small loads only. Ours in an LG and had a good sized drum, we do about the same size load as we used to in our stackable.
Thank you! I just visited the Milano lofts – the washer/dryer unit was TINY:-\ Is that the size those Euro style washer/dryers usually come in? How on earth do people wash their bedsheets in them?
Nicole- I’ve visited a lot of lofts/apts downtown, especially recently as I my lease is up end of July, and IF you get in-unit washer/dryer, it will be stackable Euro washer/dryer- maybe the combined unit like B & H’s, but I have never seen those, only heard of them, nor have I seen a full size washer/dryer in a unit.
As for bed linens, with some of my heavier ones (flannel- in Cal King size) I make 2 loads out of them, including a duvet, but remember clothes get much smaller when wet, so a fair amount of towels fits in them, you would be surprised.
Or use fluff-and-fold, have a dry cleaner that picks up the laundry bags from your unit and delivers them back- no problem! (5th Street Cleaners does this).
I actually saw a unit where you had to cross the street, open a storage shed with a padlock and then pay money to use the one washer and one dryer (Chinatown). NOT!
Hey Eric – good to ’see’ you again!
Nicole – Yeah, the units at Milano are TINY! Too tiny! Our is much bigger than that one, only because our unit owner shelled out the money for it though. I have to imagine the smaller ‘all in one’ units are cheaper than our LG and because they are so small they can fit under a counter whereas ours is in a closet.
I’m pretty sure I remember the Met Lofts also having really small Euro washer and dryers.
The Mandel, on the corner of 7th and ummm Spring I think, had a full size washer and dyer in the unit. We were debating between the space we are in and there when it came down to the end. It too was in a closet and I remember saying out loud how great it would be to have a full size laundry area in unit.
Eric & B – thank you both for your informed comments. I hate doing laundry, so having a washer of adequate size is a must:-) I will definitely be checking out the Mandel Lofts.