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Jul 7th, 2008 | 01:54 PM

#21

NeoPatrick

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Cathinjoetown, I'm with you. The flat we rent in London has a combo, and the clothes can't be removed from the dryer for at least a full minute after it stops running. The door won't unlock for at least that long. That's just enough time to guarantee that they are a mass of wrinkles steamed permanently into them. On the other hand, I don't recall ever having a combo in a European laundromat.

Jul 7th, 2008 | 05:03 PM

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Guenmai

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The combo washer/dryer at the serviced apartment that I rent in Bangkok has a European, combo washer/dryer and it's horrible. It takes forever for the clothes to dry and they're always very wrinkled...even using Bounce sheets. Plus, I can't throw in a second batch of clothes to wash until the combo one has finished drying...a total waste of an apparatus and time. Happy Travels!

Jul 8th, 2008 | 06:27 AM

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Mimar

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On the other hand, the combination washer/dryer takes up very little space.

The problem I have is certain items need to hang dry; I can't figure out how to get them out at the end of the wash cycle, then let the rest continue to the drying cycle without having to restart the whole thing all over.

But these little problems are part of travel....

Jul 8th, 2008 | 06:40 AM

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kerouac

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My combo machine allows me to decide if I want to use the dryer function or not.

In any case, it will only 'dry' if I push the 'half load' button. So if I have a full load, there is nothing to decide anyway.

Jul 8th, 2008 | 06:49 AM

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Guenmai

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As for space saving, I MUCH prefer the kind of stackable washer/dryer that we have here in the States. Then there are two separate machines and not everything in one. Happy Travels!

Jul 8th, 2008 | 07:37 AM

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Cathinjoetown

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These comments made me laugh and glad I'm not the "only" one. I now just hang the clothes where I can and hope they dry before I have to pack them--actually a good trick is to hang them (well spun out) in the closet or wardrobe and leave the door open over night. All part of the fun--am sure there's a thread somewhere on bathrooms--my nightgown got half flushed down a toilet on Santorini, while I was in it (the nightgown and the bathroom). Will have to look for it.