When we made our back room a 4 season room 12 years ago, we’ve called it many things from a lounge with a bar, sun room, mud room/pantry.
It’s a mélange of sorts for sure. Today, we added one for thing into the mix, the laundry room.
Last night, I went down to the basement to get my last load out of the dryer. The clothes were still wet. Dammit.
It was flashing a code which I looked up. It said to unplug the dryer for a few minutes then plug it back in and press start.
It still flashed the same code. From what I read I knew the motherboard shit the bed. Our washer and dryer are 20 years old.
Before replacing the dryer we know how things work in the Irion household, the washer would go next.
It’s always something but instead of being upset, I looked at the situation as an upgrade like I did with the whole septic issue last year.
I had a chance to think about what I wanted since Marty was out on a rescue squad call.
He’s usually quick to say no to my ideas so I had to convince him of my plan.
I wanted to get a washer-dryer combo machine. They have large capacity units even though it’s just the two of us.
I didn’t want a new unit in our dungeon of a basement anymore. I hate going up and down three flights of stairs to do laundry.
When I am having a hard time breathing on certain days I can’t carry the laundry up and down the stairs. I have to rely on Marty.
Since my lung disease, I’ve had to adjust the way I do a lot of things in my life. Doing laundry is a big one.
At first, he said it wasn’t possible when he got home. I insisted he open his German mechanical brain.
I am an animated person so he asked me to show him not tell him where I wanted to fit a washer-dryer combo machine.
He could see my idea when I physically showed him. He said, “Oh, okay.” 😀
We never pay full price for anything. Marty is a master at finding things we need at a price we can afford.
The combo machine was $1000 off since it was on sale and “out of the box.” He immediately ordered it.
While he was in Saratoga picking up the machine this morning, I took away the baker’s rack which was basically a filler for a blank space between the loveseat and the pantry shelving.
It was loaded with shit to fill it up. Nothing really needed to be there. The washer dryer combo fits perfectly in that spot.
It’s low and sleek so it doesn’t look obtrusive in the room.
People in Europe have had these kinds of machines for years stuck in all kinds of places in their homes and apartments.
After production tomorrow, Marty will run the water and electricity to the new machine. The European design is ventless which is brilliant.
I’ll let you know how it works. I’m never thrilled to do laundry in the first place, this will make it a little better.
So that little back room that serves so many purposes now, calling it a multipurpose room would be wrong.
It’s still our back room which is perfect.
We once had a motorhome that had a combo washer dryer. I never would have ordered one but the motorhome was used and it came with it. I loved it!!