Washer/Dryer

[Leroy Eckert]

Mine has side wall vent with a plastic louver vent.The louvers are flat when not working and open when the dryer is on. It works great. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Conversion --- On Wed, 10/1/08, Kurt Horvath wrote: From: Kurt Horvath Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Washer/Dryer To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 4:29 PM 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%40yahoogroups.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%40yahoogroups.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 > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >