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This may be a very noob question, but why is this the general rule of thumb? I have a frame walk check list that a member on this forum has graciously made and it notes "double check on mirrored plan washer always on the left, dryer always on the right - required for front loaders especially)

it it because all front loading washers open right to left? and all dryers open left to right? or is it for venting issues with the dryer?

Our frame walk is in a couple of days and I'm worried that they may have installed all the piping "backwards" since we do have the mirrored image floor plan. I can't recall for the life of me how the plumbing was installed at the moment, but I'm assuming Mattamy would fix this if it ends up being "wrong"?

edit: Adding picture that I found. They have labeled those wooden beams, and based on that, it's "wrong". Unless it's parallel to where it's supposed to be on the OTHER side (which it should if it's a true mirror image)

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When we moved in, we installed dryer on left, washer on right because the washer was beside the sink. BIG mistake. The front loading doors opened into each other and it was really annoying. We moved them later just by using a longer hose for the washer. It's much better having them set up like this.

Cant you switch the side it opens on? We switched our dryer since ours are stacked - and they both open left.

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Ours won't be stacked, it'll be side by side... also, I don't think all washers/dryers would have that option of switching the hinge

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well being a guy myself...........

did you guys have a mirror image floor plan?

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ours is - dryer on the left - washer on the right ..... we have a front loaders as well and we had no other option but to place them like this due to the dryer vent and the water pipes and drain.

When we 1st moved in back in Nov'07 - the washer door opened right to left and the dryer door opened left to right - so the doors would always smash into each other when I was placing clothes from the washer to the dryer - BIG pain in the ass ..... but when we looked at the manuals - we were only able to move the dryers door to open right to left like the washers. I still have to go 'around' the washers door to put the clothes in the dryer - still a BIT of a pain in the ass - but we can't move the door on the washer at all. So dealing with this and the fact that my main floor laundry room is the size of a bloody closet - laundry is not one of my favourite things to do.

**we didn't have a choice on placement as our house was a re-sell**so make sure they are where you want them to be**

Jo

We bought our Mattamy home resale and when I researched our model/floorplan I discovered it is a mirror image.

Yes, our washer/dryer are the wrong way around and it's a pain in the butt transferring clothes into the dryer.

If you have the chance, I highly recommend putting the dryer on the right and the washing machine on the left.

Good luck!

Front loaders bl0w.
Can't do a load of towels anymore because the 'green feature' of less water use means most of the water is soaked up by the towels, so it's just a bunch of damp towels smashing around, and then they come out smelling like wet towels when the cycle is done.
For towels I have to do an extra rinse and extra spin cycle to prevent this, which somewhat contradicts the energy savings.
Half my dish towels smell as well. (and no, we DO clean the washer interior and rubber seal well and often)

Yes, the dryer cycle is shorter, but still.. I want my old energy hogging water wasting top loader back, where everything came out smelling super clean all the time.

here are a bunch of people with wacky theories... it's simply because towels hold the most moisture, and there's not enough water left bashing around the clothes to get them clean.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 927AAz19og

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Some towels are new, some are older
Some have been washed in our previous top load set for years with fabric softener, others not.... no noticeable difference - the most absorbent towels we have are the ones that stink most.

Perhaps you just have a better model that does the job properly....

never had a problem washing towels with a front loader... and trust me, I like to load as many in as I can.... The only time we've had an issue with them 'smelling' is if we forget and leave them in the washer for a day or something. As long as you pull them out and put them in the dryer in a reasonable amount of time, you shouldn't have a problem.....

I have never had an issue with towels in the washer either. We also wash our large comforter in there and have never had an issue with it either. We have a large capacity front loader; not sure if this makes a difference?

Never had an issue with towels in the washer as well, my washer is a king size one from GE.. my washer and dryer are opposite as well, quite annoying but I'll deal with it for now

my concern is that it's too late to change the plumbing/vents .... but I figured, that is what the framewalk is for.. to catch these "structural" problems ... I guess I'll find out tomorrow for sure

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Sometime water sits in the bottom of the machine if you haven't used you machine for a few days the stale water will get smelly, this is most likely what you are smelling on your towels. It also lingers in jeans.
To get the smell out of your washer do an empty cycle with 1 cup Javex.
To get the smell out of the jeans and towel use 1 cup vinegar put it in the machine before loading the clothes, then load and cycle with your regular detergent. Hope this helps

so I just had my frame walk today (well early yesterday morning), and they had the vent and the drains/plumbing setup so the washer was on the right and dryer on the left ("wrong" combo). The framewalk guy told us that he has never had a problem with this "issue" ... whether people had the washer on the left and dryer on the right, he even told me all washer/dryers have interchangeable hinges so you can switch the doors... anyway, he reluctantly agreed to move the venting and plumbing to suit my "needs" ... but for those that have mirror image floor plans and want front loaders, make a note of this! or even specifically request it at time of your structural appointment at the DC

edit: typo!

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