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of consumers who purchase
a frontload washer and
dryer do not purchase the
recommended pedestal.
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About
60
%
Stoop,
crouch,
hunch,
OUCH!
Without a pedestal, laundry time
can feel more like a workout
than an easy task. For someone
shorter, pedestals can make
laundry a real stretch.
GE RightHeight
™
Design
with Built-in Riser
™
Manufacturers recommend buying pedestals to raise frontload washers and
dryers to a comfortable height, but many consumers forgo the added expense.
of consumers purchase a
washer based on the size
of its opening and how easy
it is to access.
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Approximately
59
%
Ideal opening range
24
in.
- 34
in.
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Ideal workstation height
41
in.
- 51
in.
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GE RightHeight Design
with Built-in Riser
We’ve Got Your Back
Laundry: A Chore No More
59.8
in.
**
73.6
in.
††
Most
Americans
are between 59.8 in. and 73.6 in. tall,
which makes GE RightHeight the
best fit for just about every body.
90
%
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of Americans will find that the
Built-in Riser design positions the
washer and dryer doors ideally
for their height. For the 10 percent
of Americans outside this height
range, washer/dryer pairs with
or without pedestals may provide
the best fit.
Standing Work Guidelines - Sources: Applied Ergonomics Manual & NIOSH.
Carnegie Mellon Universal ergo Study.
5th percentile US female is 59.8 in. (height); fingertip is 23 in. from floor; elbow is 37.2 in. from floor.
95th percentile US male is 73.6 (height); fingertip is 29 in. from floor; elbow is 46.8 in. from floor.
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¶
**
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Without Pedestal With Pedestal
Built-in Riser
© 2014 General Electric Company Pub. No. 14-D114 PC78959
The Stevenson Company. Data ranges from 2008 to 2011 and pulled from a second quarter
2012 Stevenson report. An average of 28.9 percent of consumers purchased pedestals for their
frontload washing machines.
The Stevenson Company, August 2009.
5% female to 95% male covers > 90% of all Americans.
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