Washer/Dryer

[Kurt Horvath]

What do you guys think of poking a hole through the body to exhaust
the dryer staight out from the machine? The current vent system is a
wreck and isn't very effective even if it were rebuilt.

Kurt Horvath
95 PT 42
10AC

In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> 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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