Product review (5 stars): Huge capacity front loading washer and dryer set
I purchased this washing machine and dryer locally about one month ago. While my family is small (just my husband and myself as well as my toddler grandson part time), I needed a set that could wash my king size quilt collection adequately and quickly. My prior Whirlpool washing machine was a nightmare - it could never find its balance and took hours to complete the smallest loads. After three years of struggling with it and having repairmen tell me it was not something that could be fixed, we bought this new machine for our Christmas gift to ourselves. We bought the white set as it was less expensive but must admit the gray set is stunning. If it would have gone well with our house, we probably would have spent the extra to get the beautiful look. The machines are essentially the same - the color of the body is gloss white and the color of the electrical panel is silver rather than dark gray.

I got the machines for a little less than the advertised price and had the local company install it. I was concerned that it might make my laundry room a little tight but in the end, it gave us more space across the room. The machines are wider and taller than a standard machine. Also, the opening is lower to the ground. I purposefully did not get the pedestal as I have had problems with them in the past. I was glad I did not as it would have made the height uncomfortably tall for me (I am 5' 6") as I would be reaching up to put the detergent in. You need to be sure that the opening to your laundry area is at least 31 inches. Our laundry door had to come off as the opening was only 30 inches unless we removed the door. It took only a couple of minutes to remove it and then reinstall it.

I have been able to wash larger loads - including my very largest and heaviest king size quilts with no issue at all. There are so many options that I have not been able to use them all but I can say that my laundry day went from a nightmare of at least one full day a week to less than a day every other week. I'm thrilled to get my time (and sanity) back.

As with my two prior front load machines, I keep the door of the unit open after wash day until the machine is completely dry. I've never had a mold issue using this routine.

The dryer has a huge capacity and dries my largest and heaviest quilts in less than 1.5 hours. That sounds like a lot but my previous Whirlpool took 3 to 4 hours to do the same task - plus I had to stop and move the quilt around several times during the dry cycle to make sure all the wet spots were exposed to heat. With this Samsung, I don't have to reconfigure the quilts at all. Just wait until they are dried and then fold them and put them away.

While these machines are stackable and the dryer door opening can be changed, be sure you understand how tall this will be if you stack it. The dryer would be on the top and would be around seven feet off of the ground. I would do it in a new house if I needed to in order to have the capacity but I would also have to have a step ladder handy in order to set my dryer preferences.
I chose not to get the pedestals for these as it would make putting detergent in an uncomfortable exercise. I am 5'6" so if you are taller, that may not be an issue for you.

I like the steam features and have used them a couple of times to get wrinkles out. It is a nice feature to have but it does pretty much what putting in a damp washcloth did before. Nice to have but wasn't a necessary item in making my choice. I really think that capacity is what these are all about. If you want a lot of space these may be just the thing for you.