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Combination Washer and Dryer are a popular type of laundry machine style especially where space is limited. These smaller units will fit inside a closet. They could be described as having a top loader washing machine on the bottom with a side loading dryer on top. This is an example of a combination washer dryer from Frigidaire Typically these machines are narrower and are not as deep, allowing them to fit easily into a fairly tall closet. Another term used for combination washer dryers is "double stacked". A popular combination is to use the front loading washers and dryers placed on top of each other. This takes up more room and is less shallow than the true combination washer dryer where both of the units are one seamless machine without a joint. These combination machines can have either gas or electric dryers as well. The smaller stacked washer dryer combinations are often 24 inches wide, also known as the a compact washing machine. The ability to handle large loads is limited by their size. You should expect that's this size machine would serve two people well but that the larger 27 inch wide machine would be more appropriate for a larger family. Being permanently stacked on top of each other, can affect the other unit. These combinations stackable machines do have the lower cost of the top loaders. Conversely, two separate front loading washer and dryer machines stacked on top of each other will cost far more but the failure of one will not affect the other.