Is it worth the washer and dryer?

Bill - Just FYI - Splendide made my stackables.

kerseysteve2 wrote:
JUst wanted to say thanks to every one for all the comments! I have since found out it doesn't really matter what I want since the wife has decided we will have them no matter what. But after reading the comments we have decided stackables is probably the way to go

Good choice! Get what the wife wants! If space is an issue, the Splendide is an excellent choice. If you have the room the stackables are even better. I like my Splendide (I meant to say "my wife likes our Splendide") but if we had the room we would own a stacked unit.

Another YES vote

GoPackGo wrote:

I know what's been in my washer, and it wasn't the bedspread that the dog barfed all over.

so....if your dog barfed on your bedspread you wouldn't use your washer? Barf is barf!

Clothes are WASHED and then RINSED. There would be no barf left behind.

JUst wanted to say thanks to every one for all the comments! I have since found out it doesn't really matter what I want since the wife has decided we will have them no matter what. But after reading the comments we have decided stackables is probably the way to go

Wouldn't be without one. Think about if you didn't have one in your house, works the same as in an RV when you're spending lots of time in it.

I notice that everyone replying has a large stackable unit/units. You don't HAVE TO sacrifice a lot of space for the ability to wash your own clothes, however.

I have a Wonderwash, which I love, and is very fast, and a Nina Soft spin dryer. Couldn't be easier. I wash every day, spin dry, hang up in the shower for an hour, done.

Doesn't have to be complicated or space-consuming. FWIW, it is SO worth it to not have to go to a laundromat!

Bill.satellite is absolutely correct IMHO and I also agree with jnharley.

The stackables are not as large as home units but that doesn't really matter. When the lump in my dirty laundry bag gets to the right size, I just dump it in the washer and do a load. And since the w/d is exactly 1 step away from where the laundry bag is stored, I don't have to carry it too far.

I do try and plan for doing laundry when on FHU. But I can still usually do a load or two during a week's stay at a cg with no sewer hookup. These washers don't use much water - they are the HE type. But the capacity of all rigs' holding tanks is different in this department.

Yes, the dryer does take longer - I set it for an hour and that seems to be about right. But who cares how long it takes ? I don't have to stay there and watch it.

There are only 2 drawbacks to having them that I can see - the up front cost and the storage space that you lose. But as a (new) fulltimer, I consider an onboard w/d to almost be a requirement. Did you have a w/d in your house before you started fulltiming or did you go to the laundromat all the time ?? I had a w/d in my home when I owned a house and I'm not going to do it any differently now. Your mileage may vary.

Tim

We have stackables. Would not be without them. They work great. It is not a home style dryer since it is 110 and does take longer. Pretty good capacity too.

JimM68 wrote:
we had a splendide combo in our first motorhome.
Nasty thing. IT would hold 1 bath towel or 1 pair of jeans, no more. Filled the gray tank every load. Took 3 hours to dry. And returned my towel or pair of jeans in an unrecognizable solid wrinkled wad.

None of this is true, of course, but you can't make a point if you don't exaggerate just a bit!

When we need to do laundry, we go to the campground laundry, or a commercial facility, fill 3-4 commercial maytags at once, and are done with 10 days worth in 70 minutes.

That's the part that explains why I have a Splendide. I would hate to have to do that.