Washer & Dryer option worth it?

Does anyone make a propane dryer. With 110, that would seem to be the way to go. Although it would be a propane hog.

I wouldn't bother in a under 35' trailer ,The sacrifice of space is too great.

We snowbirded in a nice Arizona park for five years and will return again next winter after taking a couple years off to go through our yacht club chairs.

Friday is wash day, and it takes just 2 hours to complete. The park uses a value card system to operate the machines. Equipment was all replaced with new machines that last year we were there and that occurs every few years.

We have magnets with our site number on them to keep track of which machines we are using. Our site is close enough that we walk to the laundry and back.

With the magnets one of us can start the washers and the other move things to the dryers without a lot of confusion. Park housekeeping keeps the area clean.

Chris

It looks like a Panda unit (XPB36) - I just found them on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Panda-Compact-Portable-Washing-Capacity/dp/B00AW04ZMM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434463939&sr=8-1&keywords=panda+compact

I don't think the "dryer" is a dryer. It seems to be a spinner tub that you put the clothes into after washing.

What brand is that machine, malik1? That drier tub looks tiny. Is it plumbed or do you place it in the shower/bathtub to use it?

Thanks,

Chip

This is what we use , well the wife does. We fulltime and this machine serves our purpose; no laundromat, saves money and no loss of space. I built a pvc laundry rack for the outside ladder and if in a campground that has a problem w/ hanging cloths from the ladder I put in the shower the heavy duty command hooks which I modified to accept a thin laundry line. Size and weight are good also. About 2ft High by 2ft Wide by 14 inches Deep and weighs in at 28 lbs approx. WE have a king bed and wife does 1 sheet and 2 pillowcases or about 4 or 5 tee shirts (mens large) or 1 pair of her jeans size 8-10 and 2 or 3 medium tops as a guide to load size. Retired and not in any hurry!

We have been fulltiming since January of 1997. We paid for a Sears stackable and I absolutely love it. I don't have to lug clothes, soap, fab softener, etch to a laundry. I love it that I can do a load anytime I feel like it.
Worth it??? For us, definitely! We just replaced our washer this year & the dryer is still going strong--sure hope I didn't just jinx myself!!!
Convenience aside, take the bare minimum of 3 loads a week, multiply that by 52 weeks then by 19 years and you have your answer. Hugs, Di

I think all the factory installed units will come with a drain pan.

Bellpr wrote:
Thanks for all the great feedback, I think you've help us make a decision. One last Question, Drain Pans, anybody rolling the dice and not using one?

We got one with the Pinnacle 18-820 we are testing. I recommend them even in residential installations.

We had a GE Profile washer that suffered a failed clutch/brake mechanism (a common problem with them that's prohibitively expensive to fix). It would allow the drum to spin too fast, and the centrifugal force let water slosh over the top of the drum and onto the floor below. After that, I recommend a drain pan for everything.

Thanks for all the great feedback, I think you've help us make a decision. One last Question, Drain Pans, anybody rolling the dice and not using one?