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!

[sdianel_-acct_c]

I have the combo and use it sometimes but doesn't work for large towels or sheets. I would prefer a stackable separate washer and dryer if I had a choice. Clothes do wrinkle, but there are ways to prevent that. Use fabric softener not dryer sheets. Very small loads. Remove clothes promptly and hang. I remove shirts and hang them wet to help with wrinkles. We use laundromats for heavy towels and sheets.

[SteveRuff]

DW has declared this a success and has now put it on the "must have" list for long term RV'ing. We go anywhere from 3 months to 11 months at a time and not having to go to the laundromat has made her a happier camper. Now, we just have to make sure we stay in one place an extra day or two and have a sewer connection. She doesn't mind spending a whole day doing laundry because she can do it while staying in her pajamas and reading all day!

[donn0128]

The greatest thing about having a washer/dryer in your RV is no more wasted time at the laundry room! We usually start a load in the morning after breakfast and before we start out work. Come back mid day take them out fold and put away and if necessary start a second load. At least with a combo unit. If you have a stacked pair it means you will have to come back sooner and move wet laundry. Your choice, but either way still beats the alternative. The key to doing laundry in the Splendid units is do not overload, be sure to only get a vented, and take them out as soon as they are finished.

[3_dog_nights]

I have a Danby Washer and a drying rack that fits on the back of the 5'ver. Danby offers an 11 gal wash tub so you can do a little bigger load, and also spins most of the water out. My wife loves it! (that being said, she hasn't noticed that I've just placed it but not connected it to the plumbing yet) Yes, loves it! shows it to her friends and talks about no more trips to the laundry mat or hanging around the laundry mat while kids are running around yelling.
She's happy, happy, happy! ( for now)

[JC2]

We have the individual stackable Whirlpool w/d which allows us to do more than one thing at a time. :C

[GabJam]

Yes, it works great, just like the others said small loads only.

[Hjudge49]

We had a Splendid combo washer/dryer in our first motorhome, but a stackable whirlpool set in this one. No comparison IMHO.

[edatlanta]

I have the Splendid 2100 also and love it. I wash everything in it except my king bed spread. Would I buy one again? Absolutely yes.

[Ivylog]

Other than rugs, we do all our laundry in a vented Splendide 2100. It' a little bigger and the vented ones are not as slow on dry. Taking things out and fluffing after the high speed spin cycle helps on the wrinkles. When our first one died, replacing it was high on the list of thinks the DW had for me.

[smlranger]

We just traded for a coach with a stackable washer/dryer set up. We had always told ourselves that we would not want/need a washer or dryer in a coach. However, the DW has fallen in love with the set up. They are the Splendide Ariston (sp?) units so not as large as your average residential units but they work just fine. The washer spins fast and gets the clothes pretty dry. The dryer is 120V so it takes a bit longer than a 220V home dryer.

DW washed a set of king sheets/pillow cases in the set up and it worked just fine. We were able to do all our laundry, smaller loads than with the w/d in stick home but still better than going to laundromat.

Really big, bulky items like a bedspread or maybe a heavy blanket might still require a trip to the laundromat.

[trop-a-cal]

If you do it at least every two days,three at most. Many use laundry facilities in parks for heavy clothing or large loads, as they can use more than one washer and dryer. Some high end parks have laundry service.