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

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.Love our W/D stacked combo BUT! If I were buying another MH I would want water valves that I could reach & electrical I could reach. Right now I am re-plumbing so I can reach the valves. Not a small task.JMHO

We have a combo vented washer/dryer. DW loves having it and uses regularly. Loads are fairly small. But with the combo you can put a load in, set it to wash AND dry, go spend a couple hours doing whatever you want, and come back to a clean dry load. And repeat if needed.

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.

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I have a Splende Combo Washer/Dryer in my coach and I use it all the time. However, it takes some adaptation. If I had a choice and especially if I was going to be spending a lot of time in the coach, I would go the the stacked washer/dryer. I have also had the stacked unit in several homes and it is pretty much like using a regular washer/dryer except the loads are a little bit smaller. With the combo, the loads have to be very small--like the top sheet and 2 pillow cases or 3 bath towels. Then, when the sheets come out of the dryer, they are very wrinkled. Any clothes that are dried in the dryer will be very wrinkled because they go from being tangled up in the wash cycle right into the dry cycle. Less is better with the combo. Because I want to reduce shrinkage, I typically air dry most of my clothes on hangers on a rod in the shower stall and I have a small electric fan that I set on the floor of the shower stall, tilted up. With the glass shower door closed, this creates a wind tunnel that dries the clothes quickly and since they are constantly moving...no wrinkles. Either way, having a washer/dryer in your coach is wonderful. Keeps you out of the laundry mat!

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Busskipper
Explorer
Jun 26, 2014
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
Explorer II
Jun 26, 2014
Correct. Done correctly, the clothes don't wrinkle.
rvis2005
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014
Absolutely appreciate having washer and dryer in our coach. We have the combo and would rather separate next time. Tommy
rvis2005
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014
Absolutely appreciate having washer and dryer in our coach. We have the combo and would rather separate next time. Tommy
rvis2005
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014
Absolutely appreciate having washer and dryer in our coach. We have the combo and would rather separate next time. Tommy
Dufus
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014
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
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014
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
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2014
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
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014
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
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2014
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.

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