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A typical full-size washer is usually about 27 inches wide. Height can range anywhere from 34 to 42 inches. If you purchase optional pedestals that make front-loading washer and dryer pairs easier to load, they will add another 12 inches or so of height. However, the pedestals also serve as drawers, saving other storage space.
Clothes in a washer are compressed when they absorb water. For effective drying, the clothes need to fluff up back to their original size. If you have a dryer that is rated at 6 cubic feet, an ideal washer size would be one rated at 3 cubic feet. Even the largest loads in a 3-cubic-foot washer will fluff up and dry effectively in a 6-cubic-foot dryer.