GE - Washer/Dryer Laundry 7" Pedestal - Satin Nickel

This is just a very basic solid pedestal that is 7 in high to elevate your washer and dryer. I'm a little dismayed at how they can charge as much as they do for this piece, but we are pretty glad we got them anyway. They offer these pedestals in 7 in and then also a 16 inch that has a drawer. The 7-in pedestal elevates the washer and dryer to a perfect height for the average size person. I feel like the 16-in would be way too tall and would make the top of the washer and dryer be too high to use for setting baskets on or anything else. I also think the 16-inch pedestals would cause the washer and dryer to potentially not fit underneath overhead cabinets that are hung at a standard height. So when deciding between the 7 inch and 16-in pedestals make sure you do your measuring correctly for the space you have to put these in. The pedestals themselves are a little bit of a pain in the rear to put on. If you are doing these yourself just be aware that the time to put these on is when you first get the machines. Make sure you leave the shipping bolts in the washing machine to flip it on its side. I'm not sure if there's an advantage in the 16 inch models having a drawer, because if you were trying to elevate your washer so that you don't have to bend over as much to get clothing out, I'm not really sure why you would want to bend all the way to the floor to get laundry items out of a drawer? Despite the added cost we are really glad that we got these.

I hesitated to get this when I bought the washer. I’ve had a front loader years ago (2001-2012) I was younger and had no issues with bending down. Now I’m middle aged and I like the washer and so bought the riser. It took Hubby and I about 30 minutes to install because the diagram is not so helpful when comparing to the written instructions. Once we figured out what was “holes “ and what was “rivet holes “ it was easy to get the brackets installed. My back enjoys this so much. I also think it made the washer even quieter. It’s in the basement so noise doesn’t bother me but it is quieter.