Update: This popular deal is still available.
Home Depot has
GE Profile 4.8 cu. ft. Smart UltraFast Electric Washer & Dryer Combo w/ Ventless Heat Pump Technology (PFQ97HSPVDS, Carbon Graphite) on sale for
$1749 (add to cart to see price).
Delivery is free.
Thanks to community members
NicholasS7328,
Tech2.0 &
Tibfib for sharing this deal.
Note: You may be eligible for rebates (look under the price on the product page or check with your local utility company). Availability may vary by location. The in-cart discount at Home Depot is part of the Buy More Save More promotion (valid until July 11, 2024).
Features:- 2-in-1 Washer/Dryer: Wash & Dry a large load of laundry in about 2 hours without the hassle of transferring clothes from the washer to the dryer
- SmartDispense holds enough detergent and softener for 32 loads
- SmartHQ App: select detergents, receive cycle status notifications, and download specialty cycles
- Space Saving: takes half the space of a traditional washer and dryer, only requires standard 120V outlet, and no need for dryer exhaust vent
- Ventless Heat Pump: 50% more energy efficient drying
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also I got mine scratch and dent for $1800 all in
delivered 800 miles. check your local appliance resaler
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While everyone is talking about how this is so easy because it lets you drop in a wash/dry load and then forget about it, what they don't tell you is that your load size is smaller, so you'll probably be doing more loads, more often. And if you don't scale down the size of your loads (this lists a 4.8 cubic foot load capacity), you'll often run into the load balancing/dry cycle loop.
While heat pump technology is very neat, this unit relies heavily on its spin cycle to flush the majority of the water from the wash. If you have a heavy or bulky load (which does not exceed the load weight limit, mind you) - one that it has a hard time balancing - it will never spin up to a full speed spin cycle. It doesn't consider this an "error," and will just happily move on to the dry cycle with sopping wet clothes. Your dry cycle will end up taking 6+ hours unless you cancel the current cycle, manually redistribute the load, restart the wash/dry cycle again, selecting spin only for the wash part, and hope it can figure out how to balance your load properly. During that 6hrs, all the machine will tell you is that it's "sensing current load" and that there's only 15 minutes left in the cycle - but after that 15 minutes, it'll load sense again, and add another 15min. Rinse and repeat for hours. The app is 100% useless as well as it only parrots what the machine says.
Obviously, the solution is to put in smaller loads. My weekly laundry with my previous washer/dryer (which had a load limit of 4.0cuft) would take care of my weekly laundry requirements in one load - averaging around 3-4hrs total time. This thing makes me split up my wash into a minimum of two loads, each averaging 3hrs. So this thing that was supposed to save me time is now taking longer. The only thing it has going for it now is the space saved by not having two separate units. And yes, I've seen the filter problem as well.
I got mine at Costco as well. This is the first time I'm considering taking advantage of Costco's generous return policy.
The capacity on this is more than enough for my needs -- I can easily throw in a queen-size sheet set and thin blanket. The heat pump also allows this unit to dry about as fast as a traditional dryer, with a load of clothing taking about 2:15 for the full wash/dry cycle, and a load of bedding closer to about 3h. Obviously you can't dry one load of clothing while you wash another, so that could slow you down if you have a lot of laundry.
My biggest problem with this unit was that when I first got it, it would sometimes never complete a spin cycle with larger loads, and would enter the dry cycle when the laundry was still soaking wet. I think this was due to load balancing issues. However, a software update to the device late last summer seems to have solved this problem, and the machine now ramps up the spin cycle slowly. I will mention that the spin cycle is very loud and very fast, but I think this machine uses spin for water extraction as a way to compensate for any performance gaps of only using the 120V hookup. (This also means that clothes that I air-dry get dry very quickly, since they come out with a lot more water spun out of them than any other washer I've used.)
My old washer and dryer were eating up around $3 of electricity per load, so assuming this machine is reasonably reliable, it will *eventually* pay for itself.
I know a lot of folks complain about the ventless dryers not really drying your clothes, and I *mostly* havent experienced that. As long as the load has a lot of natural fiber items, it seems to do just fine.
However, I have ran loads of JUST synthetics, and yeah, they feel damp at the end. Even if I give them a bunch of extra drying time. And yet, if I have some synthetics mixed with the rest of my other stuff, they seem dry.
Anyway, I have no input on this specific deal, but for anyone uncertain about the "new" style combo units, I'm liking my Samsung
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After more research, these all in one units have been in Europe for way longer time then in the US because smaller houses in Europe have smaller space.
From what I understand, the only thing was the older units used condensers for drying which means smaller tubs and longer drying times. These did not work that well in the US since people want larger loads and did not want to wait for the drying time.
The new thing in the last few years is the heat pump. From what I understand, the heat pump means that you can have larger tubs and shorter drying times compared to the older condenser models. So these could work in the US.
I have been thinking about trying one of these heat pump all in one units, but I am still a little worried. Maybe in the next year or two, I might finally make the move tho.
After more research, these all in one units have been in Europe for way longer time then in the US because smaller houses in Europe have smaller space.
From what I understand, the only thing was the older units used condensers for drying which means smaller tubs and longer drying times. These did not work that well in the US since people want larger loads and did not want to wait for the drying time.
The new thing in the last few years is the heat pump. From what I understand, the heat pump means that you can have larger tubs and shorter drying times compared to the older condenser models. So these could work in the US.
I have been thinking about trying one of these heat pump all in one units, but I am still a little worried. Maybe in the next year or two, I might finally make the move tho.
You might want to look up what a heat pump is, by the way you describe it sounds like you really don't understand it. It's just a window air conditioner, but in this case specifically a "dehumidifier"!
You might want to look up what a heat pump is, by the way you describe it sounds like you really don't understand it. It's just a window air conditioner, but in this case specifically a "dehumidifier"!
I wish there was more heat pump window AC's because it could help during the winter with my house.
When I said new, it means new to dryer end of things. I know heat pumps is not new tho.
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I wish there was more heat pump window AC's because it could help during the winter with my house.
When I said new, it means new to dryer end of things. I know heat pumps is not new tho.
All window AC units are heat pumps! When using a phase change medium to convert heat, it's a heat pump, and this world loves to throw around that term because it knows that most don't understand it. Geothermal, ambient air, makes no difference. Hot side in or cold side in, makes no difference. They are all heat pumps. They are all glorified window air conditioners when dealing with a phase change liquid (freon). This combo unit is exactly that, a heat pump, just an air conditioner, but specifically a dehumidifier!
Endless tutorials available out there if you want to know how it really works.
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