Washer/Dryer

[Pete Masterson]

Well, at least I didn't get a Friday afternoon job. Everything was
properly installed -- floor supported, etc. Must have been a
Wednesday, mid-morning installation....

I agree that the trap was small, so non-use of the washer and hot
weather could combine to allow some odor problems. My storage
location (in the SF Bay Area) doesn't present much of a challenge to
sewer traps, fortunately...

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
aeonix1@...
On the road near Scranton, PA



On Sep 30, 2008, at 5:18 PM, Kurt Horvath wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
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