washer and dryer in RV

[AKgypsy]

We are buying a new class A and have the option of a combo washer/dryer or separate pieces. Would love to hear recommendations.

[Busskipper]

AKgypsy wrote:
We are buying a new class A and have the option of a combo washer/dryer or separate pieces. Would love to hear recommendations.

Personal preference was to have more space for other things - thus a Single unit that does it all- there are only two of us so this has never been an issue as to functionality. I have actually considered adding one to our house but ......... When we had our coach built we had a long list of things we wanted/needed and the Full Size shower and the King bed and storage, were much more important that a separate washer dryer. One more added benefit is it can rock you to sleep at night.

JMHO,

[Bill_Satellite]

Correct. Done correctly, the clothes don't wrinkle.

[rvis2005]

Absolutely appreciate having washer and dryer in our coach. We have the combo and would rather separate next time. Tommy

[rvis2005]

Absolutely appreciate having washer and dryer in our coach. We have the combo and would rather separate next time. Tommy

[rvis2005]

Absolutely appreciate having washer and dryer in our coach. We have the combo and would rather separate next time. Tommy

[Dufus]

We have the combo. This allows hanging clothes above it. Follow the instructions and clothes won't wrinkle. Wife removes them and gives a shake before going into the dry cycle. Don't overload it.

[sdianel_-acct_c]

We have the combo and don't use it because the clothes wrinkle badly and you can't wash one and dry the other at the same time. If I had my choice I would have the stackable pair.

[Bill_Satellite]

We have had the Spendide vented combo in our coach since '99 and it works great. We travel full time and work full time so the unit is a big time saver for us. We don't want to waste our free time at a laundromat so the laundry can be done mornings or evenings when we are just hanging out at home. If we had the room (and a bigger coach) we would put in a stacked but that takes a lot of space. However, I don't believe the wash/dry results would be any better, it could just get finished in less time.

[cKarlGo]

Having had both, I would recommend the combo unit. You can never forget a load of wet laundry and you get back a ton of storage space by eliminating one appliance.

[Valkyriebush]

I wouldn't even consider an RV with out a w/d. Looking for and sitting in a Laundry mat is a waste of time and money. You'll be glad to have it.

[rr2254545]

Had both, stackable is the only way to go, combo types left cloths a mess and as somebody pointed out you can double the production as you can have both going at the same time

[SteveRuff]

TexasShadow wrote:
we have the space and the hookups for a combo set, but have opted for the huge storage area it gives us instead.
being able to do your laundry "at home" sounds great, but in a MH, you must be on full hookups to have enough water and a place to drain all the wash water.
And instead of doing a dinky little load each day, I would rather do it all in one afternoon every week or 10 days.
But to each his or her own, so go for it.

Mine will wash from my tank with the pump on and the gray tank holds more than enough. The Splendide only uses about 5 or 6 gallons of water per load. I don't boondock extensively but I wouldn't hesitate to wash if I knew a dump station was coming within the next couple of days. We recently did 4 loads of wash, 4 full showers, and 3 sinks full of dishes before having to pull the valve to empty the gray tank. Granted, we were very full and had a small bit of standing water in the shower, but we were not being conservative in the least.

[2gypsies1]

louiskathy wrote:

They have been used 3 to 5 times a week since Feb 2007.

That's the reason we chose not to have them installed in our motorhome. We go to the laundramat 1 time every 2 weeks and get it done in 2 hours. We have better things to do than putzing with small loads of laundry.

We have always found clean washers/dryers so we're not concerned with comments that they're dirty. Clothes are washed and rinsed so the washers are clean when it's finished.

We also rarely get full hookups and most of the time we boondock or use public campgrounds so there's no way we could wash 3-5 times a week without sewer. I guess it all depends on what kind of RVing you do...just our opinion.

[stugpanzer]

We just bought a new (to us) 2006 Fleetwood Pace Arrow and it has the Splendide combo W/D. At first we told them to remove it and we would use that space for storage but the more we thought about it the more we wanted to give it a go. When I thought about the clothes I go through in a day, I realized I could probably wash the previous days laundry (for me) and not have to bring as many clothes. Well...in theory it sounds good but we will see when we get out there camping!