I will demonstrate how i stacked my new lg wm1355hw washer with kenmore 417 93142203 dryer.
Can you stack washer and dryer from different manufacturers.
Stacking washer and dryers of different makes.
I just learned that my kenmore washer was beyond repair and purchased a samsung washer.
Your top loading washer also needs a minimum lid clearance to open and use it the amount depends on the brand.
Incompatible appliances no problem if you have a laundry washer and a dryer from two different manufacturers and are wondering how to stack them up on top of one another read on.
The most important will be the nonstick rubber pad.
Stacking kits are not interchangeable by manufacturer nor by size within the same brand.
A customer must purchase the compatible stacking kit made by the same company that manufactured the washer and dryer.
Most stacking washers driers use a system of mating clips and hardware.
Stacking only suits front opening washers and dryers as it requires the base of a condenser dryer to be fixed to the top of a front load washer.
Any washer or dryer can be made stackable using a washer dryer stacking kit.
The washer broke and we brought a new samsung washer wf42h5000.
I was able to stack non compatible models of samsung washer and dryer.
It cost less than 30 for materials and it took several hours to complete.
Assuming size wise you can physically stack them you can mimic this yourself.
Or laundry centers offer a tower of laundry power with a compact washer topped by a dryer.
With the right skills and tools and the two units right there to reference and measure a clever person could make a mating plate to join together two units from different manufacturers.
Then get a wall bracket from your dryer manufacturer to secure it to the wall rather than the machine below it.
The repair guy from sears who pronounced my washer dead said i could stack the kenmore dryer on top of just about any washer and suggested just placing a nonslip rug between the two.
Not all washers and dryers even those made by the same manufacturer can be stacked.
But that s getting into nasa level diy so probably not recommended.
Manufacturers design stacking kits for specific front loading washers and dryers usually intended for stacking a dryer on top of a washer.
Read the manuals ask a salesperson or check the manufacturer s website to see if your models are compatible.
Older samsung dryer model is dv206aes xac.
Many manufacturers sell paired washers and dryers that are conveniently designed to be stacked.
If you ve got enough space for closet to hide away your washer and dryer then you should go for it.
No absolutely not.
As per samsung the new washer wf42h5000 was stackable only to a relatively new dryer model dv42h5000ew ac.
