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Installing the Energy Star Washer and Dryer

Bob convenes with carpenter Bob Ryley and plumber Dave DuVerger who are installing the laundry appliances. Bob details a few of the features of the Energy Star rated washer and its accompanying dryer. The clothes washer, a He3t model from Kenmore's Elite series, has a spin cycle of 2100 RPMs that extracts more moisture than standard machines, resulting in less drying time. Ryley notes the non-standard sized enclosure needed to accommodate these front-loading machines and their required gas and ventilation hookups.
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Installing the Energy Star Washer and Dryer

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" and -- say hi Bob Ryley and Dave divert your who are our plumber and carpenter respectively putting in one of these wonderful new machines. It's easy except that they are bulky. And you know I was in the part of where you can bang into something. You're gonna get that out of here yeah get this. In I don't know some time horizon here so Ryley what we have to step up. -- To loaded and unloaded that's a a couple of two by eight future by some of these apply -- yeah this isn't a new kenmore."

" These are really state of the art appliances they they do an amazing job of cleaning bigger loads and their energy star so they're saving a lot of energy now. It has catalyst cleaning action. Which direct injects and saturates the clothes faster and more thoroughly it really gets them clean. And it has a sanitary cycle that uses temperatures up to 150 degrees to really get out deep stains. The spin cycle on this machine goes up to 1200 rpm which really extracts all of the moisture so that by the time you put it in the dryer. You don't have to drive as long you save energy."

" What it's nice about -- rough it and get gas pipe right in the center so that they can get movement and well and -- got -- drop something isn't right you can. -- can get right hill yes but if you're remodeling you planning on installing this type of equipment this true front loading equipment which. It's basically it's European technology to. You gotta make sure you frame out a closet big enough right exactly yet -- three feet deep -- can see. How high heat and repeat this because -- 28 feet worth twenty inches deep and you need another six inches or so back there preventing further venting."

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