I would never want to have my washing machine and dryer without a [WB] nearby. Not only clean the lint filter, but also empty the condensate water. My dryer also needs the condenser cleaned from time to time. Should you then carry it halfway across the house? With heavy dirt, it can happen that I pre-clean. Either let it soak, steep, or at least (this happened quite often during the garden creation phase) wash off coarse dirt before putting the item in the washing machine for a joint bath with the other laundry. We really have a small utility room, but a [WB] was a must! In my dream utility room, I would still have space for a sewing area where the sewing machine is permanently set up and small repairs could be done quickly and easily without having to get the machine out, set it up, plug it in, thread it, sew, unplug it again, and have to pack it up and put it away—but then we would have had to give up the sauna. Better to just always get the sewing machine out separately *g*