Washer/Dryer

[Kurt Horvath]

Now were having fun! The dryer exhaust tube is pinched in half,
obviously when installed they just pushed the washer in and chinked
the tube. There was enough lint to weave a shirt, the water hose is
kinked in half and showing signs of cracking, the electric heater
under the W/D is not mounted very well it's just hanging on from the
grill and the air powered vent is seized up, the air cylinder is
functional and the on/off light is working for the first time ever.
The floor was cut away to allow access for the dryer vent hose but
they did not block it up in any way. So one side of the closet floor
is just hanging in air. Must have been a Friday Afternoon. Yes Pete I
did have to take the door off. No signs of any past water damage so
far. There is a small water trap but I sure in a few weeks of hot
weather when not being used it would evaporate. Still looking for the
elusive Pipe vent, I think it's behind the pantry.

Kurt Horvath
95 PT 42
10AC
- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> It also depends on the installation/floor plan in your coach. With
> the "diagonal aisle" floor plan (with an aisle passing by the
> bathroom (a side-bath type arrangement), my Splende is located on
the
> centerline of the coach, in a full-height closet (linens go above
the
> washer). This also puts the outlet for the dryer vent located up
> high, above the axle area, just in front of the differential. The
> back of the washer is against the bedroom bulkhead. There is no
> access from the back side.
>
> A search for the vent-exit from the outside proved fruitless. (The
> dryer was almost totally ineffective, and I made the assumption
that
> the vent was blocked.)
>
> I eventually had to pull the Splende out of its closet.
> Unfortunately, the tight installation requires removing one of the
> hinged doors to the washer/linen closet. Of course, BB used a
piano
> hinge with nearly a dozen screws -- at least they only did every
> other screw.
>
> Only a relatively small amount of lint was found behind (and
under)
> the washer. I discovered that years of lint build up at the screen
> (to keep vermin out) at the dryer vent exit had formed a thick
(1/2
> inch) nearly solid seal -- it was not wonder the dryer didn't work!
>
> The hoses looked to be in good condition -- but replacing them
with
> steel-braid replacements would probably be a good precaution (why
> didn't I think of that while I had the washer out...). The water
> outlet is, as you said, simply a typical curved 'hook' from the
> washer feeding into a standing pipe connected with the plumbing. I
> suspect that the tube isn't sealed to allow venting which might
> otherwise cause undesirable back pressure. We have not experienced
> any unpleasant sewer odors from the washer vent line. Isn't there
a
> trap to block odors from the holding tank? (I don't recall seeing
one
> in my installation, but then I don't recall not seeing one either.)
>
> There was no sign (water spots, stains on unpainted wood, etc.)
that
> the outlet had ever overflowed. I do not have any moisture
problems
> in the washer/linen closet.
>
> After cleaning the vent tube and outlet thoroughly, I re-installed
> the washer as it had previously been -- and now the dryer, while
> hardly impressive, does dry clothes. Due to the relatively small
size
> of the washer and anemic drying performance of the dryer (but it
does
> work and is consistent with reports from others) we still do the
bulk
> of our laundry at laundromats, etc.
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> aeonix1@...
> On the road near Scranton, PA
>
>
>
> On Sep 30, 2008, at 12:00 AM, Kurt Horvath wrote:
>
> > Just tiding up the coach, putting back in the rear wall of the
washer
> > dryer closet and wondered dang it's still a bit musty. I just
finished
> > vacuuming behind the Splende 2000 last week and had cleaned up
> > everything. I looked behind it once more. How did I miss that. The
> > drain from the washer goes into a pipe stand. There is no washer
or
> > collar around it, it's just the washer drain tube stuck into a 1
½"
> > black pipe. Lots of room to vent back into the closet. I found one
> > source of unpleasant odor. But that just lead to another
question.
> > When
> > was the last time anyone changed the water hoses for the washer?
Near
> > as I can tell in my coach never. That would make them 13 years
old.
> > Nearly triple the recommended service life. New stainless
braided
> > hoses
> > and a some sort of collar or vapor lock for the drain pipe. Now I
need
> > to pull the machine out a bit just make sure the vent tube is
> > OK,and to
> > install the new hoses. It did have some lint and was very dusty in
> > there. And the beat goes on, and the beat goes on. On and on.
> > Kurt Horvath
> > 95 Pt 42
> > 10AC
> >
> >
>