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longislandcampe's avatar
Nov 19, 2012

Portable Washer & Dryer?

I live in the upstairs part of my hi ranch. Her parents used to live downstairs. Both levels of the house have their own bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms and kitchen. They are basically two separate apartments.

I am still living in the house but I will be renting out the downstairs apartment. The only problem is that my washer/dryer are downstairs so I don't have access to them anymore once the tenants move in.

With that said, does anyone have any experience with portable washers and dryers. I'm a single guy so it's not like I'd be doing a ton of laundry. I figured an RV board was a great place to answer my question.
  • The "Wonder Washer" is not worth the trouble or the money. We left ours in a campground in France - purposely. The Centrifuge, however, is wonderful. Earns its space.
  • suerover wrote:
    The "Wonder Washer" is not worth the trouble or the money. We left ours in a campground in France - purposely. The Centrifuge, however, is wonderful. Earns its space.


    I can't seem to find "The Centrifuge" washer from Google. Could you point me to the right URL please?
  • These are tried and true and 100% portable on wheels. Just be careful with that wringer thingy or you might lose an appendage of some sort!

  • I bought the Danby from Wally World. $400+ everywhere else, $298 from them. Gave it to wife for Christmas. Will let you know how it works after we hook up and try. Might be awhile though. 5'ver is winterized and first trip isn't till March.
  • Does anyone use the magic chef portable washing machine? Never mind, took the plunge and ordered haier portable washer. Wally says it should be here by July 12, we leave on the 15th will have time to try out and return if bad.
  • My 1.0 haier portable washer ran it's first load, anf true to reviews it leaked. Dear hubby tighten intske hose, no leaks! Great washer
  • Honestly speaking there is a wide range of dryers, from the cheapest folding drying racks to the laundry dryers. So, it depends on your budget and free space you have to place it. I have a Panda dryer in my bathroom and I'm very pleased with it. Here is a proper review on it https://pickadvisor.org/best-portable-dryers/ It's little, fits well on a corner. It works well for me, but if more than two people would use it simultaneously, I think that the laundry volume probably would be too much for this machine. It shuts down to protect itself from overheating. Once it happened when I did several big loads in a row. But, it’s fine, just let it cool down for some time. All in all, I pleased with it. You can set different drying programs depending on fabric and time you have.

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