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zdashamberWhat's smart. Is it smart for your washer's brand and name to have no relation to its model number and manufacturer? Is it smart to have no manual or support on the web? Is it smart to have the water faucets and dryer vent 10 feet away from the gas faucet? Is it smart to have a double-barrelled laundry sink where the only water inlets are demanded by the washer?
No. These things are not smart.
So, I'm a bit frustrated. I guess the building code is that you can't buy dryer gas lines longer than 6 feet... But up to 14 is ok for connecting your gas grill, so I've maybe got an answer there. I bet there are various people planning to phone me right now to talk about how the building code is sacrosanct and I'm going to blow myself up Oh My God... I'm not in the mood. If it's a stupid idea I will determine that on my own.
It is extremely annoying to be in a place where I don't think anyone has ever had a decent washer dryer setup, trying to create a decent washer/dryer setup. All y'all who moved into places with washers already thought out can be fucking thankful.
On the plus side, I found a really great website of a guy who seems to be the hack-it-together handyman kind of person we all could be with the appropriate tools. Here's his thing about moving a gas line. I considered it briefly, and decided that was even more dangerous and expensive and ass-painy.
Anyway, he's got other neat articles, like the article by which I found his site, where he's got a play-by-play of what actually goes into ducting; or his rant about slab foundations; or his suggestion that power tools are somewhat scary but men are socialized to not be wimps while women aren't, which, word, right now I'm getting furious just thinking about the times people have suggested that I ought to be afraid of some BS thing that everyone else (being the males) is supposed to just deal with, but then, I'm in a rare mood today and need a bunch of Advil and some time spent filing my nails.
Anyway, I'd say "now that the economy has tanked, you can learn to fix your own stuff here" but I'd love this website even if the economy was awesome.
It is so frustrating to need to do stuff and have no real idea how and a bunch of failed internet searches leading to barely any information. Like, the gas line. What's that called? Dryer gas line? No. Flexible gas pipe? No. After wandering around two hardware stores and taking photos, the answer is apparently "gas connector" for inside stuff, and then, thanks to some forum, I managed to use "gas connector" and "grill" to get "gas hose" for the outdoor stuff.
Does Google seem shittier to the rest of y'all this year?
Anyway. There's a length of boingy shiny ducting, and it's got baling wire things on the ends, but how the fuck are those supposed to tighten it to the collars of the dryer and the outside vent? Apparently anything boingy is going to collect lint and clog and burn, so the point is moot, but still, fuck.
Why don't I have washer hoses? I guess they're liable to burst? Why am I supposed to replace every hose, both gas and water, every time I move the washer and dryer? Why is searching the internet like looking through books at the library all of a sudden? Fuck this I'm going to I Can Has Cheezeburger.
No, more questions. Why even have laundry sinks? Am I supposed to be unscrewing the washer hoses in between uses? Fuck that. Why are the Y-connectors in the garden hose section? Am I going to have to make those sinks drain by fishing out clogs with bits of wire and my own manicured fingers?
Why can't I find anything, or anyone, in OSH? Rassenfraggenmurgenfurger.
Mark this on my list of Things To Teach in Life Skills Class. "How to hook up a washer and dryer." I suppose other people call their friends in these situations and learn? I don't know. I suppose I could call the landlord to send the slow fixer guy, but I don't feel that will get things done the way I want them, if at all.
But the actual acquisition of the washer and dryer was nice. I hope they work. Eventually.
No. These things are not smart.
So, I'm a bit frustrated. I guess the building code is that you can't buy dryer gas lines longer than 6 feet... But up to 14 is ok for connecting your gas grill, so I've maybe got an answer there. I bet there are various people planning to phone me right now to talk about how the building code is sacrosanct and I'm going to blow myself up Oh My God... I'm not in the mood. If it's a stupid idea I will determine that on my own.
It is extremely annoying to be in a place where I don't think anyone has ever had a decent washer dryer setup, trying to create a decent washer/dryer setup. All y'all who moved into places with washers already thought out can be fucking thankful.
On the plus side, I found a really great website of a guy who seems to be the hack-it-together handyman kind of person we all could be with the appropriate tools. Here's his thing about moving a gas line. I considered it briefly, and decided that was even more dangerous and expensive and ass-painy.
Anyway, he's got other neat articles, like the article by which I found his site, where he's got a play-by-play of what actually goes into ducting; or his rant about slab foundations; or his suggestion that power tools are somewhat scary but men are socialized to not be wimps while women aren't, which, word, right now I'm getting furious just thinking about the times people have suggested that I ought to be afraid of some BS thing that everyone else (being the males) is supposed to just deal with, but then, I'm in a rare mood today and need a bunch of Advil and some time spent filing my nails.
Anyway, I'd say "now that the economy has tanked, you can learn to fix your own stuff here" but I'd love this website even if the economy was awesome.
It is so frustrating to need to do stuff and have no real idea how and a bunch of failed internet searches leading to barely any information. Like, the gas line. What's that called? Dryer gas line? No. Flexible gas pipe? No. After wandering around two hardware stores and taking photos, the answer is apparently "gas connector" for inside stuff, and then, thanks to some forum, I managed to use "gas connector" and "grill" to get "gas hose" for the outdoor stuff.
Does Google seem shittier to the rest of y'all this year?
Anyway. There's a length of boingy shiny ducting, and it's got baling wire things on the ends, but how the fuck are those supposed to tighten it to the collars of the dryer and the outside vent? Apparently anything boingy is going to collect lint and clog and burn, so the point is moot, but still, fuck.
Why don't I have washer hoses? I guess they're liable to burst? Why am I supposed to replace every hose, both gas and water, every time I move the washer and dryer? Why is searching the internet like looking through books at the library all of a sudden? Fuck this I'm going to I Can Has Cheezeburger.
No, more questions. Why even have laundry sinks? Am I supposed to be unscrewing the washer hoses in between uses? Fuck that. Why are the Y-connectors in the garden hose section? Am I going to have to make those sinks drain by fishing out clogs with bits of wire and my own manicured fingers?
Why can't I find anything, or anyone, in OSH? Rassenfraggenmurgenfurger.
Mark this on my list of Things To Teach in Life Skills Class. "How to hook up a washer and dryer." I suppose other people call their friends in these situations and learn? I don't know. I suppose I could call the landlord to send the slow fixer guy, but I don't feel that will get things done the way I want them, if at all.
But the actual acquisition of the washer and dryer was nice. I hope they work. Eventually.