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Installing a Stacked Energy-Efficient Washer-Dryer

Bob helps install a stacked energy efficient washer-dryer unit with Barry Driscol and Bob Ryley. The water lines are attached and tested.
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Installing a Stacked Energy-Efficient Washer-Dryer

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" This is not a do it yourself job isn't very -- at all well. I -- I'm sure there are situations -- people do try to acquire these together themselves. We're just took up their own dryers and national code requires a licensed electrician. Do the job you're seating -- circumstance shall we think things all the people used to it isn't large enough to hold the path of the unit. And unit like this -- Two -- portable there you unit. That's why would so date exactly and Riley this is the dishwasher. Unit which. This all becomes what you put that together electrically it's all one right. It's OK the same controls the -- is different he's doing it and that -- not -- the beauty about this is that it."

" Meet the energy star requirements. The government's energy conservation program. And as all sorts of wonderful features because it's -- front loaded there's no central agitator it's all stainless steel. But the capacity of this is the largest of any upright and it saves up to 30%. On water and up to 60% on energy on an electricity."

" And it does that because the cycles are timed. The spin cycle is more efficient to get more water out of the clothes we've put it in the dryer and erratic right that you can't get into the yeah right sure hands were going to pick it up for what it's like. Well we get too far into this going to make sure we get the the hot water and cold -- Connected properly so brain yeah. You don't want to invert them and that's a good opportunity to use your -- grips and there are. Good and tight. And you -- it's always difficult to hook up a washer dryer combination like this in a small closet. It always works best when you have much more space that it's a challenge for women do it that there -- an easy York. OK now we're going to bring the dryer component and so we inspect it right now topping your very ready. Thought and weeks ago."

" This week first correct."

" Right and then there's an additional connections to be done on the front sure. -- the door off. While little can -- Let. -- They're not factory male or female connections. -- what -- him on the left and the right into the unit easy for use it. When it's opened up a little. Actually next slide this morning had no control ripper that -- the remainder of the slat Hughes. Correct. OK just plug it but I want to take it back where after Reagan and Clinton mean over the -- Yeah my skinny guy and I've occasionally pull it. Let me push it. The Maytag. Neptune super stack. You know one thing that I find hard to believe but I only because they've really engineered isn't even -- ten king size sheets in there at one time."

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