Amy,

Congratulations! I had to get a new one just a few months ago also and I know how nice it is to have a quiet one (our old one was squeaking so loudly you couldn't hear yourself think!).

Sarah

Amy,

New appliances are great. Quiet, as you mentioned, but more energy efficient too. Hard to make a real case for energy efficiency for a dryer, as they are energy hogs, but still better than the older models.

Drying racks have been around for some time, but rarely are they available as standard equipment. They are becoming common again, but more often have to be purchased seperately. They are a nice feature.

I sold appliances for many years, and have watched the progression of the technology in them. Some of the latest washers are using steam to clean and freshen, saving money on water and dry cleaning. Very cool.

Anyway, happy drying!

Bob

Dear Amy--Drying racks have been around since about the 1940's or so. The precursor to drying racks was the clothesline! :big_grin: Take Care. LK

PS: Not to worry, I just might be a little jealous of your new dryer. If you look closley, you'd see my green eyes. :yikes:

kind of lucky that I have son who had to have the newest in appliances so I ended up buying his for a good price.. It is aslo a front loading one and had to get used to it first as it takes a special soap that has less suds , but I now like it and want to try and wash my comforter which they say works good...so hope it last me for the rest of the time I need it in this house as we will not be able to stay here as long as we had planned now that my hubby is not able to do the maintenance and the upkeep is too expensive.. so now that we all have new laundry equipment we should all be squeeky clean and our therapist can consentrate on getting us well and not smelling our new perfumes or what ever it is that they may get a whiff of.