Question on Splendide Washer Dryer Combo

[AAFD]

Looking at new RV's and some of the units have Splendid Washer Dryer Combo in them. Would love any opinions on them good or bad. Are they worth the money. Do they do a good job washing/Dryer shirts, shorts and items.

Thanks KC

[GoPackGo]

I ordered my 5th wheel; did not buy off the lot. The builder did the install - Heartland Bighorn. I think the pair was around $2000.

[samefly]

GoPackGo wrote:

I had them factory installed - let the factory drill the vent hole in the outside wall. Let the factory route hot and cold water lines and also drain lines to the grey tank. Let the factory make sure there is an electrical outlet in the right place.

Which company did the install? Around how much did they charge?

[GoPackGo]

I full time and have their stackables. Would not be without them. I did not retire just so I could spend part of my life in a laundramat using a washer where someone just washed a blanket their dog barfed on.

I throw in a load and head out for the day. Put them in the dryer when I get back. No real time spent doing laundry.

I had them factory installed - let the factory drill the vent hole in the outside wall. Let the factory route hot and cold water lines and also drain lines to the grey tank. Let the factory make sure there is an electrical outlet in the right place.

Drying takes longer - running on 110v.

Make sure to get the vented unit.

[Itching2go]

Our vented Splendide works very well for us for many of the reasons mentioned here. It's small footprint compared to a stackable is great. Yes, it requires that loads be small, but with just the two of us, retired and on the road for many weeks at a time, we have gotten into the routine of running a load every few days. The only adjustment we've had to make is for cotton shirts and pants. To avoid wrinkling, we partially dry them for 20 minutes, then hang them either outside or inside for an hour or two to finish drying. Other than that, it's load, start, and forget. And as a previous poster noted, it uses very little water and liquid detergent. Beats the heck out of a coin laundromat.

[John_Joey]

Only real downside is you wash, then dry, before you can wash another load. Makes for a long day. Also, 110v drying isn't the most efficient way to dry clothes.

[JFNM]

Hi KC, I have the Splendide VENTED combo and it works well for me (solo full-timer). Vented is important for drying time. I don't enjoy laundromats (but understand that some folks do) so love having it.

[TechWriter]

rr2254545 wrote:
Had both combo and stacked - I would not waste my money on the combo - the stacked one actually get used

Yep. I had a combo and now installing an Ariston stacked. The combo is just too slow.

[samefly]

Did anyone of you install them yourselves? Any tips on how to? Where did you end up storing it? Any long term reviews?

We haven't bought out TT yet but we're trying to do as much research as we can.

[Itching2go]

Didn't have one in our first fiver, but got a vented Splendide in the rig we're pulling now. As noted by others, the loads are small, but that has not been a problem for us. Since it's a 'combo' washer/dryer, we just start a load before we leave for the day, and it's done when we get home. Also uses a ridiculously small amount of water and liquid detergent. The only thing we don't like is the wrinkling due, we understand, to the small size of the drum. Beats the heck out of spending time at the Laundromat, though.

[davent1946]

All of the above plus the tech support I've gotten from them has been the best. Answered all my questions and provided solutions. Wouldn't be without one.

[donn0128]

Yes, they work. Yes, the drum is small, thus small loads. Yes,clothes do wrinkle. Yes, they can get out of balance when drying. Yes, having one means not wasting time at some shady laundrymat.

[John___Angela]

The 2100C works fine for us as full timers. No complaints. First on e lasted 10 years doing a load a day. Still worked when we replaced it but timer was womky. Now on the second one.

[mowermech]

We lived in a fifth wheel for three years, with a Splendide vented combo.
It often got used twice a day.
We found that if we put one suit of clothes in it (shirt, jeans, underwear, socks) it did a great job with minimal wrinkling.
So, in the evening, I would shower and put my clothes in the Splendide. In the morning, they were clean and ready to put on.
When DW got home from work, she would put here scrubs in it, and go to bed. when she got up, they were done, but she usually hung them up instead of wearing them again.
If we ever go full timing again, the RV MUST have a Splendide installed!
That means I would have to get a different coach, there is no room for one in the Southwind!

[rr2254545]

Had both combo and stacked - I would not waste my money on the combo - the stacked one actually get used