Laundry options?

Yes, both are some what slow. But the nice thing, start it and go out exploring. When you get home clothes are done. The secret is to not overload the washer. Get the vented model for sure. Ventless ones are useless, they basically boil the clothes dry.

Vented one for sure. No question.

I'll just say take a good long hard look at how 'small' these RV washer and dryers are. One pair of jeans is about all you are going to get into them and wait forever for them to dry.

In my travels about 99% of CG's have a laundry facility right there on the grounds a couple feet from your RV, with real adult size washers and dryers! Pack'em to the hilt with all your dirty clother and go back to your RV and have a cold one. IMHO Just saying! JMHO

I think both arguments about the heating are lacking much merit. We have a vented combo, live in the Texas heat, and have not noticed any heating problems. Works great for us.

The vented models work just like a home unit and blow heated air thru the dryer and out the vent. So, yes, they do displace some of the internal air.

The unvented models take longer to dry clothes and use a lot more water. They put cold water into the machine to condense the water vapor from the heated wash load and drain it out the drain pipe. They do not put moisture back into the RV as some have said in the past.

rockhillmanor wrote:
I'll just say take a good long hard look at how 'small' these RV washer and dryers are. One pair of jeans is about all you are going to get into them and wait forever for them to dry.

In my travels about 99% of CG's have a laundry facility right there on the grounds a couple feet from your RV, with real adult size washers and dryers! Pack'em to the hilt with all your dirty clother and go back to your RV and have a cold one. IMHO Just saying! JMHO

This from someone who probably has never had or used one. Personally I don't like putting my clothes in a machine that who knows who has stuffed with who knows what. Paranoid? Maybe, but why should I use something that might have been used to wash greasy clothes? While they do smaller loads they work just fine. There are a few tricks you will learn. We do wash and dry all of our clothes in it with no problems. And we have an older one with the smaller drum.

I've had both. I will never go back to ventless. Vented is the way to go.

I wonder if an intake could be created for the dryer to draw air from outside the RV. Maybe a pipe going straight down under the rig?

I've seen these small washer and dryers in TTs and 5ers we've looked at. Having never used them, my impression was as small as the capacity is it seems to me in order to keep up with the laundry you would have to do it daily or at least every other day.

I'll throw in my opinion, since I use one regularly. Due to work, I live in my 5er 2/3 of the year and bought my first trailer specifically because it came with a W/D. I have a vented Splendide, probably the most common one out there. First, they dry slowly because they're 120v more than any "vent issue." Second, you can't overload them or you'll break them. They can dry a larger quantity than they can wash, weight being the factor.

Practically speaking, you can figure on combo washing/drying two full changes at a time, and that's stretching it. I usually throw in 2 of each in one load: jeans, shirts, socks(pair), and underwear. Start when I leave in the morning, and when I'm off of work they're (usually) dry. Bed linens suck though. You can manage one sheet and one pillowcase per load, so sheets take a minimum of two loads. If you're "home" dealing with laundry, figure on one complete load taking at least 3 hours, if not longer.

Proper venting is essential with these things, as they have no built in lint filter. What doesn't get drained with the wash will eventually build up in the exhaust. Extended regular use will have the unit shutting off with error codes during the dry cycle (starts happening to me about every 1 to 1-1/2 years). A few phone calls with the very helpful Splendide repair line, and I was told to shove a water supply hose down the top exhaust port and back-flush into the unit, draining the water every so often. 3-6 times of doing this and you're good for another year or so until the lint builds up again.

So....there's my long winded endorsement of the vented combo unit. Just read the instructions carefully, as they spell out the typical shortcomings of the unit.