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• Vodulas@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hookups for one, you need a inlet and drain for the washer a different a vent for the dryer. A place to put it as well. They are big and bulky. You can get ventless combo machines, but still have the issue of water hookups and space.

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  • Summzashi@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If the issue is space, yeah that sucks. The hookups are a non issue though.

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    • Vodulas@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      At least in the US, hookups are a big issue. You can hook the inlet up to a faucet sometimes, but the drain needs somewhere to go. Most dryers need a vent to the outside too, so that has to exist. I have never seen a leas that would let you add hookups either

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      • Summzashi@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Dryers with vents are ancient my dude. I empty the reservoir on mine every once in a while and it’s just plugged in the wall. I literally am not even able to buy a vented dryer anymore because they’re so obsolete.

        And if you’re able to hook up water to a faucet, you sure are able to hook up a drain.

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• SpikesOtherDog@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not all American apartments have water lines for the washer or 30a outlets for the dryer, much less dedicated space for the devices.

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  • Summzashi@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I just plug my dryer in a normal outlet and empty a reservoir every once in a while. You can easily run a water line to a washer, that’s really a non issue.

    Space might be scarce, sure. I’ve just never seen anything like what is being described in this thread except for American movies and such. Seems like such an easy thing to just not participate in.

    Might be to foreign to understand the problem.

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    • SpikesOtherDog@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So, I guess 20a dryers aren’t super common here in the States.

      Also, where I grew up apartment complexes don’t allow you to run water lines. I have heard that leases in New York City allow for more modifications, so it could be a regional thing.

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