Washer Dryer combo

[4woodard]

Hi,
We are getting ready to buy our first RV, a class a diesel pusher. Can anyone out there tell us if the W/D/combo in a lot of these is good enough to do all your laundry?
Thanks so much!

[michelb]

With mhs, there are always compromises and everybody has different priorities but for our family, a W/D is a must. As others have mentioned, the combo doesn't have a very large capacity and might not do as good of a job cleaning but I'd much rather have it than have to use the laundrymat. Stacked units certainly give you bigger loads but I don't think I'm prepared to lose that much storage space and I like being able to put the load in the machine and set it to wash then dry and not have to touch it until the clothes is ready to go back into the dresser.

[country_sunflow]

I agree, I love the combo. Start a load, go site seeing and come back and fold and put away. Thinking of buying one for the house.

[deadbat]

wa8yxm wrote:
When we bought this house, wife and I considered the cost of the W/D combo v/s park laundry..Turned out to be a break even the way we do laundry. By the time we spend enough money feeding the park machines to pay for the Splendie, it would be time to get a new Splendie and start over again.

Add this to what was said above and it was a No-Sale for us.

I dont think many(any) of us look at the $$ costs here.Its the shear convenience of having your own system in your MH and not having to depend on a public system etc

[Rich_D_]

SteveRuff wrote:

wa8yxm wrote:
When we bought this house, wife and I considered the cost of the W/D combo v/s park laundry..Turned out to be a break even the way we do laundry. By the time we spend enough money feeding the park machines to pay for the Splendie, it would be time to get a new Splendie and start over again.

Add this to what was said above and it was a No-Sale for us.

Did you factor in the wear and tear that commercial laundromats place on your clothes? Dirty rooms in bad parts of town using a machine that the last person used to wash his dog bed or worse? Doing laundry at our convenience and knowing things are clean is priceless for us.

X2, IMO, the only decision is whether to get a combo or stacked units. As previously stated, the combo switches to dry without you being there but the stacked pair allows the start of a second load of wash while the first is in the dryer. We have had both types and consider the W&D a must have.

[SteveRuff]

wa8yxm wrote:
When we bought this house, wife and I considered the cost of the W/D combo v/s park laundry..Turned out to be a break even the way we do laundry. By the time we spend enough money feeding the park machines to pay for the Splendie, it would be time to get a new Splendie and start over again.

Add this to what was said above and it was a No-Sale for us.

Did you factor in the wear and tear that commercial laundromats place on your clothes? Dirty rooms in bad parts of town using a machine that the last person used to wash his dog bed or worse? Doing laundry at our convenience and knowing things are clean is priceless for us.

[wa8yxm]

When we bought this house, wife and I considered the cost of the W/D combo v/s park laundry..Turned out to be a break even the way we do laundry. By the time we spend enough money feeding the park machines to pay for the Splendie, it would be time to get a new Splendie and start over again.

Add this to what was said above and it was a No-Sale for us.

[deadbat]

4woodard wrote:
wow!! my first time on this forum and I got some great advice and lots of it!! I think this RV thing is going to be great fun! Hope to meet some of you along the way. thanks again!
while I have such great people in the forum- anyone have a comment about split bath VS bath and 1/2. still trying to find exactly the unit we want...

If at all possible get the vented 2100XC splendide unit.has larger capacity washing capability.works very very well
there is also a new incandesant unit out now that does not require venting and works very well also(has a filter like air brakes)

[Dutch_12078]

We used an older salvaged Kariba (rebadged Splendide) w/d combo at our base cottage for several years as our only machine. Except for a rare trip to the laundromat to do rugs or large quilts, it handled everything we threw at it (well, in it), albeit a bit slowly as others have noted. We finally finished enough of our remodeling to install a full sized stacked washer and dryer set as planned, which was a great improvement on capacity and speed, but we look forward to having another combo or small stackable set in our next RV. The old Kariba lives on serving an elderly seasonal neighbor and her daughter.

[paulcardoza]

We use our Splendide all the time, but is does have it's quirks. Once you get used to them and the bast way to operate it, you'll love it!

1. SMALL LOADS are a must. Keep up with the laundry and you'll be fine.
2. Fold the clothes WET, then put them back in folded and dry them. You'll be amazed at the difference!
3. 1-2 tablespoons of detergent only.
4. Use the shortest wash cycle.

Lastly, if the laundry does get ahead of you, you can jam the washer full of clothes and wash them, then take them to the CG or local laundromat to dry them, or dry in smaller batches, in the Splendide.

[4woodard]

thanks so much- great idea!

[donn0128]

When you see a model you think you like, get rid of the salesman for 30 minutes or so and play house. Pretend your making a meal, watching TV, using the toilet, taking a shower. How about garbage in the kitchen? Basically you wand to play house and see if it is comfortable for both of you. That's how we found our current trailer and we have been extremely happy with the floor plan since 2005.

[4woodard]

wow!! my first time on this forum and I got some great advice and lots of it!! I think this RV thing is going to be great fun! Hope to meet some of you along the way. thanks again!
while I have such great people in the forum- anyone have a comment about split bath VS bath and 1/2. still trying to find exactly the unit we want...

[RV-1_2n-FUN]

gswcgi wrote:
We have had the W/D combo in our RV for 10 years now and love it. Ours is the vented model and it works better than the non vented model, so we are told. It doesn't dry as well as your home dryer but we have learned to live with it. Didn't want one when we bought this RV new but it was in there and wouldn't own another RV without it. Beats using public washers/dryers and wasting time waiting for a machine to come free or having to sit in a dingy room while your stuff gets done!

The trick for good drying is to NOT have the dry cycle continuous after the wash. After washing, remove items and give them a shake then back in to dry. Has not failed me yet and YES, I do the laundry at home and on the road.

[gswcgi]

We have had the W/D combo in our RV for 10 years now and love it. Ours is the vented model and it works better than the non vented model, so we are told. It doesn't dry as well as your home dryer but we have learned to live with it. Didn't want one when we bought this RV new but it was in there and wouldn't own another RV without it. Beats using public washers/dryers and wasting time waiting for a machine to come free or having to sit in a dingy room while your stuff gets done!