Gas clothes dryer

[wtg]

Our many decades old Maytag greeted me with screeches and groans when I turned it on to dry my first load of laundry. If I had more time and energy I might look into getting it repaired or finding a good used unit, but sadly I have little time and less energy. So am buying new.

CR rates Speed Queen and LG as the top two for reliability. Speed Queen is a four week delivery time; LG could be here in a few days.

edit: Forget this SQ model. Says it's not approved for residential installation.

There's a Speed Queen commercial version that is a bit cheaper than their others. I need to do a comparison to see what the functional differences are.

https://www.abt.com/Speed-Queen-White-Commercial-Gas-Dryer-LDG30RGS113TW01/p/90490.html

Oh, and this came up just a few hours after I discovered the freezer went south late yesterday afternoon and into the night. It's the Bermuda Triangle of appliances here.

@steve-miller , appliance and electricial guru, what say ye?

[Daniel]

Go commercial or go home.

[wtg]

Claude keeps telling me I should have someone look at the dryer, that it's probably a roller, idler, or belt fix and could be repaired.

Abt charges $199 for a home diagnostics visit, will refund half toward purchase price of new if you decide not to do repair. Problem is they are backed up till end of October for appointments.

A neighbor has used a local repair guy; I could try him, likely could be here much sooner.

[Bernard]

After my experience with the LG washer I will never buy another of their products.

[Daniel]

@wtg Google AI this to double check but I've read that there are appliance stores who will sell commercial Speed Queen washers and dryers to residential customers.

[Daniel]

@Bernard said:

After my experience with the LG washer I will never buy another of their products.

Everyone says that.

I'm in a bind.

Maybe another big box store not Home Depot both sells Danby, and does haul away.

I'll start (re-start) here.

I looked at the Asko price point for the base model. Not happening.

I might get a commercial Speed Queen.

I'm not getting a 3 years and the electronics kill the machine washer no matter what.