Washer/Dryer

[Don Bradner]

That's what I did (this coach was never setup for a W/D).

The vent covers come in chrome, and paintable-white. I went with the latter and
spray painted it to match the blue it was going to be surrounded by. A picture
that shows it is here: http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/images/c.../vla-1.jpg

We completely chewed up a new 4-inch hole saw, but it did the job. Since the
inside location was critical we drilled a pilot there first, then went in from
the outside.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Posting today by satellite from Selma, North Carolina
My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1

On 10/1/2008 at 8:29 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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