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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Oct 08, 2016

Junk Washer out Quality Washer in!

Was tired if the Chinese Made Whirlpool not discharging all the water at the end of cycle. It would work for a while then not. Called Whirlpool thew only suggested service and was out of warranty. I decided it was not worth throwing at least $3-400 out the window to fix it especially after doing research on the net about the problem. I cleaned the filter but it was already clean.

Doing research the Bosch 500 series kept coming up highly rated. It's actually 220V 20A. My dryer is 220V and if it were a Bosch the washer would plug right into the dryer. My dryer and new washer use 26A combined so it was a no brainer to tap the dryer junction box as shown.

Oh always read directions! I did not take out the shipping bolt/plugs on the back, it was like a 7.0 earthquake with the first load. THEN I read the detections. It washes MUCH better and runs MUCH smoother than the old one!

Oh I found another POS DRV item, the dryer 4 sq metal box was NOT grounded!

  • larry barnhart wrote:
    Susanville rv park is 50 amps but our toaster would make our meter go into the red. Worst power we have used. 3 times in 3 different locations with the same result. Finally we learned our lesson.
    chevman


    AutoFormer will help some but if it's really bad we just won't stay there.
  • Susanville rv park is 50 amps but our toaster would make our meter go into the red. Worst power we have used. 3 times in 3 different locations with the same result. Finally we learned our lesson.
    chevman
  • mike-s wrote:
    tmartin000 wrote:
    Which RV has these in them?
    Hint: before asking, click on the "View Profile" link under the poster's name, on the left side of the post.


    Or just look at the bottom of my original post.

    It's a 2016 39TKSB3 MobileSuites.
  • They both can be disconnected right at the appliances. Combined they are well within the 30A rating of the breaker and wiring. Any 50A park power will power them both. If boon docking I have a "commercial" 6500LP Cummins/Onan gen.

    If paying for my power it is much lex expensive to run 220V VS 110V.

    220V dryer is an option on DRV RV's. Rolling Retreats offers the 220V gen as an option after I discovered that the standard 6500 Gen is single phase.

    If boon docking I run the gen. If in a Campground I run will run the gen but that is VERY unlikely as I don't frequent 30A parks.

  • tmartin000 wrote:
    Which RV has these in them?
    Hint: before asking, click on the "View Profile" link under the poster's name, on the left side of the post.
  • Just to recap. Washer broke, out of warranty, decided better value to replace than repair. OK, sounds like a decision people make every single day. What I don't understand is where the value is in getting a 220 volt washer? That would render it useless in almost every residential application without some rewiring and I don't believe your solution meets NEC code. Also, I don't believe it would be a practical choice for an RV since the washer would be inoperative when connected to anything other than properly phased 50 AMP Pedestals. But hey, thanks for the post, otherwise it's been a slow day at the forums.

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