Thanks for the reply. In the end I decided to move the appliances because I found aplace to live that does not have them.

The moving company said they have someone who will "park" the drum, disconnect things, etc.

Good advice on the hoses -- even though my W/D are only 7 months old, they have been in the garage which sees some really extreme temps (I'm sure over 120 in the summer), so new ones are a good idea. The W/d will be going inside next and I don't want any floods!

I have moved many times but never considered moving appliances before.

Thanks for your help!