2 Steps Forward, One Step Backward

Still sick? Yes. 'Nuff said.

My life is a series of stutter steps and yesterday's installation of my new washer and dryer was no exception. I purchased new dryer conduit at the home improvements store in the morning and spent more than two hours getting the darned thing up. But it was ready to go.

The old dryer tube was a plastic expandable tube. That no longer
meets code, so I had to change it to a metal one. 

I was A MESS. Covered in dirt from head to toe, so a quick shower was mandatory. I still had a couple of hours until the installation guys would arrive so I settled down to wait.

The new dryer tube is metal. They taped over
the hose clamps. Now I'm less afraid that it
will fall apart. 

The guys were great. They got the washer installed quickly and efficiently. But the dryer was a different matter. They shored up my conduit job with something called "vent tape", an item that apparently gets stickier as heat goes through the tubing so it sticks better and better as the dryer gets used. That's great.

My old washer and dryer were pretty ancient. The washer hasn't
worked properly for more than six months and the dryer, although OK,
really needed upgrading at the same time. 

But my old dryer was hard-wired into the electrical conduit and they weren't allowed to unwire a hardwired appliance. So, they put the old dryer back into place because it still works, and I have to contact the appliance store this morning to arrange for a different crew or an electrician to come by and deal with this. Ideally, I'd prefer a box installed on the electrical line and a plug wired into the new dryer, but I'll have to wait and see. That would be easier all around, I think.

This is my current set-up. The white corner is actually my
new dryer, waiting to be installed. The new washer is happily
washing a load and the old dryer is waiting to squeak through yet not
more time. I hope I can get this handled quickly (and inexpensively). 

In the meanwhile, I read the washer's manual, did the calibration stuff it recommended, and did two loads of laundry. I'm really happy with the way my clothes are turning out. Now if I only had a dryer. Happy Thursday...