roger mary
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We are planning on buying a new 5th wheel, probably a Jayco Designer 35 RLTS with the rear fireplace and the L-shaped sofa. I don't think they come with a stack washer & dryer, only the combo washer/dryer. We had a houseboat for 10 years and someone on our dock had one of those and it never dried the clothes all the way. Have they improved them over the years? Does anyone else have one that can tell me how well they work? Also, does anyone have a drawer type dishwasher? How well do they work? Thanks for your help.
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donn0128
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Vented combo washer/dryers work quite well. They do tend to have rather small capacities. That is one of the reasons many people opt for the stacked combos. The ventless ones are a useless piece of junk that should never be installed in an RV. Dish washer in an RV? NOT! At least not for us and our lifestyle that is too impractical. Besides the loss of storage space they require 120VAC and we frequently are in places with no hookups. It is a simple job to hand wash the few dishes that the two of us produce a day.
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Joezilla
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We just got the Splendide XC 2100 installed last week at Camping World in Ft. Worth. It does a wonderful job of cleaning the clothes and drying also. It is a vented dryer. I would strongly suggest a vented unit over a ventless one.
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chiefcramer
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We also have the Splendide 2100XC which while not as good as a home full size unit, does a good job once you get the hang of using it. I wouldn't want to be without mine but I don't use it all the time for everything depending upon what type hook ups we have available.
When we were shopping the 2100XC had just come out and we went with it because it had a slightly larger capacity than the earlier version. What I didnt' notice was it did not have the delayed start feature that the earlier model had. I really wish it had that. I have answered several other posts about using our combo unit if you want to look back at them.
Agree that you don't even want to think about getting one that is not-vented. Also I learned the hard way not to use the dryer portion if we were paying for electric by the KWH. Much cheaper to use the campground dryer for heavy things then.
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Dennis Henderson
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We've been fulltime in our RV for 8 years now. We have had a Splendide (vented) washer/dryer from the beginning and would not be without it.
About 3 years ago we had the Fisher & Paykel dishdrawer installed. It works great and we would not be without it.
Dennis and Cindy Henderson
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Cat320
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Joezilla wrote:We just got the Splendide XC 2100 installed last week at Camping World in Ft. Worth. It does a wonderful job of cleaning the clothes and drying also. It is a vented dryer. I would strongly suggest a vented unit over a ventless one.
Joezilla
Ditto.
Plus, the single unit Splendide takes up half the space of a stackable unit.
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roger mary
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Thank you so much for the info. I didn't even know that there were vented and unvented. That's why I'm doing all the research I can before we buy. I don't want any regrets. My husband & I agreed that we need some sort of washer/dryer. We had a regular dishwasher in our houseboat (which we just sold), but I thought a drawer type would be better in the fifth wheel. We plan on spending 3-4 months in a warm climate during the winter & I'd really like a dishwasher. I've always had one, even as a child, & I really would like to have one in the fifth wheel.
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chiefcramer
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Forgot to add, the straighter the vent is to the outside, the quicker it will dry for you. Proper installation is crucial for both the venting and to make sure the platform it will be setting on is able to take the weight. Ours is installed directly over the rear furnace and the platform provided by the factory just wasn't adequate so we had our installer reinforce it.
Also some folks worry about the loss of space; we found that we actually gained space because we don't have to store so many dirty clothes at a time. We basically do one load of laundry at least every other day. I keep two small baskets above the unit labeled, light & dark. When a basket is full, time to do a load.
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roger mary
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Thank you very much. It really does make my decision easier. I do know the importance of beefing up the floor underneath the washer/dryer. I have front loaders at home and the washer vibrates more than a top loader because of the high spin speed. The also use lots less water than a top loader, so the combo makes more sense in an RV. Thanks again.
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