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| john degemis (Degemis)
Registered Member Username: Degemis Post Number: 41 Registered: 3-2008 Posted From: 71.92.155.232  Rating: N/A |
Bought a Splendide 2000 Washer-dryer all in one unit. Set it up to test before putting in bus. Boy it takes around an hour to wash and an hour or more to dry a small load. It vibrates a bit more than I was expecting. Called the company and they said all that is normal. I have seen these units in some nice rigs. But I am asking myself is it worth it? | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 264 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 74.244.14.221  Rating: N/A |
John, I lived abourd on a sailboat fulltime and we had one as well. As you have found they are not great but will get the job done if you have the time. We often would use the laundy facilities at the marina if we had a lot to do so we could load up 3 washers and be done in a hurry. We found if we used the combo daily to keep ahead of things it did alright but if any piled up it took too long. If you run a gen while driving down the road for other things it might make sense to do your loads in between stops. | ||
| John Lacey (Junkman42)
Registered Member Username: Junkman42 Post Number: 69 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 66.82.162.20  Rating: N/A |
If You have the non-vented unit like We have You will find that water use is a major problem. The non-vented unit uses water to cool the unit to condense out evaporated water for the drying cycle. Okay in a park, usless any other time. John | ||
| hojji firemaker (Hojjifiremaker)
Registered Member Username: Hojjifiremaker Post Number: 16 Registered: 4-2008 Posted From: 67.142.162.33  Rating: N/A |
I put in a full size set of front loaders into my bus and am glad to give up the small amount of extra space for the use they provide. | ||
| Paul Lawry (Dreamscape)
Registered Member Username: Dreamscape Post Number: 438 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 75.93.55.100  Rating: N/A |
We bought our Splendide a couple of years ago, it is the ventless kind. This will give my wife some ammo to sell it and get a stacked set. We haven't used it yet, good idea when we got it, not so good now. Oh well, live and learn. Thanks for sharing your experience. | ||
| Len Silva (Lsilva)
Registered Member Username: Lsilva Post Number: 200 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 24.164.20.23  Rating: N/A |
I have the Splendide and have never been happy with it. Given a choice, I would go with the stackable and consider propane for the dryer. Using a 120v dryer does not work very well and a 240v will ont work if you were parked with only 30 amp available. | ||
| John Lacey (Junkman42)
Registered Member Username: Junkman42 Post Number: 70 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 69.19.14.33 Rating: N/A |
I was trying to be positive but I left out the little trick the removable trap has of spitting out water all over the floor. Also We wedge ours in the opening because it sometimes gets out of balance and will almost jump out of its enclosure. I was expecting someone to jump in about how great they are. I had Mine on a willard motor sail boat and removed it because I never had enough power to use it on the boat. The only good thing about it is the boat sits higher in the water now.LOL John | ||
| Chuck Newman (Chuck_newman)
Registered Member Username: Chuck_newman Post Number: 296 Registered: 1-2005 Posted From: 76.193.77.239 Rating: N/A |
John D, I got a new Splendid 2000 very cheap, so couldn't pass it up. But I did listen to many RV users before hand and about half loved their combo, and about half did not. Many for the same reasons expressed here. I don't have mine installed in the bus yet, but I test ran it in the garage. Later it became our only dryer for a few days until I repaired our house dryer. Granted, it takes a little longer to dry than 240vac house unit. But we like the fact we can start it, go do something else, and come back to dry clothes. Our unit is vented. I have been told many stories about water usage and increased drying time with the ventless design. I would not recommend it. Like most things you put in your coach, the final question is "How will I use my coach?" Weekends, full timers, kids, two adults only, etc. In our case we will be full timing and following the weather. I wanted a W/D unit that was compact, vented, and would work in the middle of the desert or at any park regardless of amperage on the post, any time of day or night. And like most things you put into your coach, it becomes a compromise in size/cost/performance. By the way, open it up, find the vibration source. I quieted mine with some foam insulation. | ||
| hojji firemaker (Hojjifiremaker)
Registered Member Username: Hojjifiremaker Post Number: 18 Registered: 4-2008 Posted From: 67.142.162.38 Rating: N/A |
boy these sound like horror stories... i recommend a regular 120 volt washer/ propane dryer combo set. the only problem with mine is it is a front loader, and a top loader is more forgiving if you are not completely level. The benefit, is that i have huge cabinets installed over them. They are EXTREMELY QUIET! and i am hardly able to notice they are on, even when they are spinning super fast. Living in a bus shouldn't be a hassle. make it easy on yourself with full size appliances. you won't miss the tiny amount of extra space you used to have when your clothes are warm and clean. | ||
| hojji firemaker (Hojjifiremaker)
Registered Member Username: Hojjifiremaker Post Number: 19 Registered: 4-2008 Posted From: 67.142.162.35 Rating: N/A |
one more note... i installed mine in through my wheelchair doors. you may be able to get them in through a stock window... i haven't done the measurements... | ||
| Doyle Gaither (Texasborderdude)
Registered Member Username: Texasborderdude Post Number: 173 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 75.208.166.218 Rating: N/A |
I put a full-sized w/d in my trailer. Got it for $90 on Craig's-thing and had to put $60 into repair parts and the propane orifice; work's "ok" but takes about twice as long to dry. Was going to rig some tanks to re-use the final rinse water as the wash water and cut water use in half. I'm guessing it takes about 30 gal to fill on super size loads. Anybody know???? Anyone useing full sized units in your rig? dg | ||
| Floyd Lillies (Flois)
Registered Member Username: Flois Post Number: 7 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 216.86.127.176  Rating: N/A |
Mine is coming out and the space will become a computer desk/office area. All the above problems make the combo ventless unit a bad choice. Laundromats are fast, cheap, and accessable. | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 680 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 66.82.9.75 Rating: N/A |
A really big laundry bag will allow the laundry to collect for 10+ days , and is only one load on a commercial BIG machine like a Wascomat. Works for us, bussin or sailin or marine motorin. FF |