Portable washing machine (clothes) in an apartment?

[SFA]

So I just filled out an application for an apartment to occupy soon in Toronto.. after doing some quick research on the internet, it looks like they do sell portable washing machines (varying in price from $100 to $300). I am wondering if anyone here has on installed in their apartment and how well is it working? Obviously first thing I will have to do is call up the rental agency to see if this sort of appliance will be allowed (I have a feeling they won’t allow it.. due to flooding, water consumption, etc..). But you never know..

I really, really hate using the laundromats and washer/dryers in apartments.. not only is it really expensive, but it is a PITA lugging clothes to the laundry room on the floor only to find it filled with clothes that someone has left for hours. What makes it worst is that this building I am hoping to move into has a washer/dryer for each floor, as I thought they had a laundry room in the basement like my old apartment would.

I tried searching Sears, Walmart, Home Depot and Futureshop to see if they sell these portable washing machines.. doesn’t look like they do though.

Input?

[TapemanPL]

So I just filled out an application for an apartment to occupy soon in Toronto.. after doing some quick research on the internet, it looks like they do sell portable washing machines (varying in price from $100 to $300). I am wondering if anyone here has on installed in their apartment and how well is it working? Obviously first thing I will have to do is call up the rental agency to see if this sort of appliance will be allowed (I have a feeling they won’t allow it.. due to flooding, water consumption, etc..). But you never know..

I really, really hate using the laundromats and washer/dryers in apartments.. not only is it really expensive, but it is a PITA lugging clothes to the laundry room on the floor only to find it filled with clothes that someone has left for hours. What makes it worst is that this building I am hoping to move into has a washer/dryer for each floor, as I thought they had a laundry room in the basement like my old apartment would.

I tried searching Sears, Walmart, Home Depot and Futureshop to see if they sell these portable washing machines.. doesn’t look like they do though.

Input?

they don't need to be installed...most of them you just fill it up with water...put the hose that drains the water into the bath tub or a sink, plug it in and they're ready to go...hella easy to use. and yea i would assume most places wouldn't allow you to use one...how is it bad though that there is a laundry room on every floor?

[SFA]

they don't need to be installed...most of them you just fill it up with water...put the hose that drains the water into the bath tub or a sink, plug it in and they're ready to go...hella easy to use. and yea i would assume most places wouldn't allow you to use one...how is it bad though that there is a laundry room on every floor?

Well I am hoping it shouldn't be too bad.. but I am guessing there are about 10 units per floor, so that is like 10 families/couples sharing a washer/dryer on each floor? From my previous experience people tend to leave their clothes in the washer for hours without bothering or thinking about the other people who might be in line to load their stuff in too.

[TapemanPL]

Well I am hoping it shouldn't be too bad.. but I am guessing there are about 10 units per floor, so that is like 10 families/couples sharing a washer/dryer on each floor? From my previous experience people tend to leave their clothes in the washer for hours without bothering or thinking about the other people who might be in line to load their stuff in too.

well thats because you have experience with a single laundry room shared between everyone...now that theres a laundry room for ever floor, people's stuff being in the washers for hours shouldn't be a problem...every friend of mine who's apartment i've been to has no problem with the washing machines being full...sometimes we go in the laundry room to hang out and there's maybe like 2 or 3 loads in there, mind you we usually go during weekends when people are most likely washing their clothes...so having the laundry room being completely full 7 days a week during all hours is completely impossible

[wiggy]

A small apartment washer was one of the first things I bought when I was living that way. It means you can live your life in your own space without having to babysit your stuff or put up with inconsiderate users in a common laundry room. And you can take the thing with you to your next apt. (or new home if you're on a tight budget).

As long as you're paying attention to what you're doing and make sure the thing fills and drains without making a mess, you're good to go.

[setell]

I would get a portable washing machine but then that's cause I'm a weirdo and don't want to use the machines that's washed god knows what. OP just look around as I've seen them before at Sears and if Sears have it then other places like Bay, Home Depot etc must have them too. Btw they are about the same price as a regular washer even though they are way smaller than a regular washer. You're paying extra for the portability.

[netman2k]

Does anyone know the real legality of this , I can't seem to find anything online such as a landlord tenant act.

In my building they say no ,, however I just realized that the friends of the super are allowed to have one and that is how my research led me to this post.

Anyone considering them , I used them in my old apt and they are great , they are slightly smaller but there is no clothes theft , no disease and stink from other tenants and it takes no time to do it because you can watch TV while the machine is chugging in the kitchen. Before it used to take 4 hrs to do laundry and $15

It simply clips on the faucet or you can even just fill it with a hose and do it like that.


So my questions is why is this a problem , it is perfectly legal to laundry in your apartment, I know people who just came to Canada and they fill up the tub like a bath and do laundry there like in the rivers. So what is the big deal with the machine doing it and most importantly what is legal status.

My building also says no dogs , no loitering etc but it is still all done daily.

[ibanker]

if anyone leaves laundry for a long time..... steal all their pair of undies.... thatll teachem a lesson... no clean undies = dont mess with laundry room

[thumper80]

where i used to work we sold GE sets , basically like a portable dishwasher hook up . The dryers however can be pita 110 volt of course and venting is a issue .
I never had one complaint about washers .... the dryers however is another thread..:lol:

[buddhababy]

When they're not allowed, it's usually got something to do with the plumbing - the sinks cannot handle the amount of water being dumped in by a washing machine. Because of shared pipes, your wastewater can end up surging up in another apartment or you could flood your own.

You also have to worry about a hose coming loose and flooding your apartment and everyone below you. Trust me, it happened to me.