My washing machine blew it's motor last week, so we replaced my 10-year-old set. I had initially wanted the Whirlpool Duet, but front-loaders turned out to be way too big for our laundry room. We have the smallest laundry room known to man. I had 68 1/2" wide, by 54" tall (cabinets), and 29 1/2" deep to play with. When I was looking at machines I looked at the measurements for the washer, not thinking the measurements for the dryer would be different.

We ended up buying the Whirlpool Cabrio because it is high efficiency but is still a top-loader. So the guys delivered them today, and the washer JUST fit. I have about 1/4" of space between the washer and the door when it swings closed. At least it fit. The dryer is actually 29 1/4 inches deep, but my husband and his father have to cut the gas pipe that is currently sticking out of the wall so the dryer can fit flush against the wall. They also have to remove the trim from the bottom of the wall, as well as run an entirely new dryer vent hose. Instead of going from the back of the dryer and turning down and going through a hole in the floor and then outside, they are going to cut a hole in the wall and temporarily vent it into the garage (with something on the end to catch the lint). Then, in the spring, they will have to run it all the way to the outside of the house, like it's supposed to be.

The kids and I are going to be gone all day tomorrow, and I'm glad because I don't want to be around when they're working on the gas. Makes me nervous.

So, the question really is, have washers and dryers gotten way big over the past 10 years or what? I didn't really measure my last set, but when these new ones didn't fit I checked dimensions on the internet of just about every major brand and the smallest regular dryer I found was 29" deep. The Duets are like almost 32" deep.

Is everything getting bigger?

I bought a maytag he set about 6 months ago. And yes they are a lot larger than my other set. My top loading washer's lid won't open all the way because of my cabinets over the washer/dryer. But I can wash a king size quilt now (if I had one) Ha!

I think things are getting larger.

About 2 years ago we bought a new couch, love seat and chair. They didn't look that large in the store (of course everything was that big) but when they got it home, wow!!! I was really overwhelmed but I am use to them now. But wow!

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My gourds made the front page of the paper!!

It's amazing how big everything is. We will be shopping for furniture soon and I need to make sure I pay attention to dimensions!

I agree, appliances are getting larger.

A friend bought a new frig and they only could find a few models that would fit in the cabinet opening - and their house is only 10 years old! As it was, they had to modify the overhead cabinet slightly.

We put out dryer up on a bedrisers. That might help with your vent hose issue.

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I agree. We just got a LG front loading HE washer and dryer. you have to squeeze a bit to get in the laundry room because they are so wide, but I think part of that is where the dumb people put the door
I LOVE my new washer. We've been using apartment laundry for 5 years. It makes me happy to see how little water it uses.

I just bought two Maytag top loader and they took up a little more space but it really did not bother me!!

I love my new set

Enjoy yours!!

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They arent' Getting Bigger - the cabrio is Just A LARGE washing Machine right?.
I think it is Just like my Oasis.
I bought The Kenmore Oasis last Yr . ( Canyon Capacity!) - and YES it is Huge! It is Designed to wash Up to 23 Bath towels!
I saw My Old Ge Model on the Floor - it was the same size! Too Small for us!

Washers still come in all sizes