Hong Kong large appliances!

Man, if that title doesn't get you fired up, then...well, you are probably pretty normal. Still, that won't stop me from giving you guys a look at the Hong Kong version of two major appliances...

That's right! A washer and a dryer. ;> Katherine and I have been comparing features, brands, etc for months and finally came to the conclusion that this Siemens set was right for us, so they now sit in our kitchen (beside the refrigerator, where a water source + drain exists for this purpose).

Let's take a closer look at each...

The washer!

The dryer!

It's true that, in the residence hall (on the very same floor where we live), we have access to pay-per-use washers and dryers, so you might wonder why we decided to get our own. There were a few reasons, but the top were...

1. To make sure we don't negatively impact the student laundry situation. There are 300 students trying to do their laundry with 4 washers and 4 dryers, so we want to give them all the laundry priority we can.
2. The hall laundry facilities are rather industrial in that they really don't have any settings for delicate clothing. Katherine has a lot of silk clothes that will benefit from our new machines.

You might be interested to know that the dryer is condenser-based, which means that it doesn't need an air vent - it needs a water outlet. Water gets sucked out of the air/clothes inside the drying, sent through a hose, and down the same drainpipe our washer is connected to. I'd never seen one like that in the States - but, then again, I'd never shopped for a dryer before. ;>