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hmmm, I never noticed that the dryer controls are out of reach. Maybe on some newer models, but my Maytag stackable has controls on the bottom, and the machine is at least 5 yrs old.

This is how it's always been in Asian appliances. I grew up in Hong Kong and had never seen it otherwise.

The controls on the Miele stack are easily within reach. I'm 6'2" and my GF at the time of purchase is 5"7 and even she could reach the dryer easily.

This may be a solution for which there is no problem.

Outside of N America, most dryers stack upside down. So controls automatically will be at the bottom. The only issue on cheap models whose coverplates are not reversible is that the text is upside down! As for reaching the controls, the top of a dryer stacked above a top-loading (rather than front-loading) washer would be over 7' which is out of easy reach for many people.

I think the issue of hard to reach controls are those machines that can sit either side by side, or be stacked more so than those made to stack only.

And it may have been more the case with much older units, those built say, 10-20 years ago or more than newer machines.

We have a new washer and dryer that currently sit side by side, but are stackable. We are looking to moving them to a more convenient space in our house and stacking them, I would have never thought of the controls on the top unit being too high - thanks for pointing it out