Washer/Dryer

[Kurt Horvath]

Splendide has a very nice vent kit, I ordered the kit with the chrome
vent, I'm lazy it doesn't have to be painted, and the drip pan.

http://www.splendide.com/accessories.htm

Kurt Horvath
95 PT 42
10AC


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> The advantage: the shortest and straightest vent line route is
> generally preferred for maximum dryer efficiency.
>
> The disadvantages: aesthetic considerations in integrating
the 'hole'
> in the side of the coach, plus the need to ensure a good water
seal
> for inclement weather.
>
> You'll still need to have some sort of open/close vent valve to
> ensure that unwanted air flow (in or out) is not a problem
depending
> on road speeds, pressure zones along the body while driving, winds,
etc.
>
> The weather sealing and pressure issues might be very difficult to
> handle adequately with a straight through the side mounting.
>
> I observe that the volume of air through the dryer is considerably
> less than that of a home-style dryer. I doubt that the resistance
> caused by the current installation is much of a factor.
>
> Obviously, my coach, with the center-line location of the dryer
> actually has a fairly 'straight out' installation. The vent (upper
> rear of the machine) has a 90 degree bend, the hose diagonals
across
> the back slightly to the street side of the coach, then the exit
is
> out the bottom floor in the wheel/axle area. Due to the mounting
of
> the air-operated open/close valve, there's another gradual bend
that
> equates to a total of a second 90 degree curve. Still, with the
low
> air volume (compared to more robust machines), I don't think air
> resistance is a major factor. The tubing seems to be the same 4"
> dryer vent that I have on my home dryer...
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> aeonix1@...
> On the road at Mill City, PA
>
>
>
> On Oct 1, 2008, at 4:29 PM, Kurt Horvath wrote:
>
> > 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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