just cause the "fight me" challenge has me all riled lol... I see the value of your idea but I also think as mentioned above the noise is a determining factor as laundry gets done at all times.... I am now thinking hey it's throwback thursday so what ever happened to chutes? like just drop it down the chute.. 1/2 your issue is solved and the noise becomes a non-issue.. I guess having to haul it back up afterwards is enough for it to defeat your purpose tho