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Installing a washer/dryer - Flick - 04-01-2014

OK Gurus

My Wifevhas said to me that she may want a washer/dryer combo installed in our coach. We don't have anything right now. I think this may be above my pay grade or at least the hooking up of the electrical and plumbing. However, the task does intrigue me and have completed many more projects on this coach before with help from all of you that I never thought I could do. So looking for input and suggestions.

We have a hallway closet next to the shower over the water bay that might work well since it would seem to privide good access to water, the holding tank and I imagine a way to tap into power.

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RE: Installing a washer/dryer - Fulltiming - 04-01-2014

Todd, as long as the closet is large enough to accommodate the selected washer/dryer combo, the installation will be time consuming but not above your capabilities. You will need to set a new breaker in the power panel and run a dedicated 120 volt line (12 gauge romex) to the closet and install a standard 15 amp outlet that is dedicated to the washer/dryer. Depending on the location of the closet to the bath or kitchen, you should be able to tie into the hot and cold water lines and extend them into the closet. Put standard washer faucets on them. For wastewater, you will need to install a vacuum break and then tie the line into a drain line from the sink or shower. Not difficult but does require access to numerous areas with limited room. If you are lucky, you may find that there are water lines and/or drain lines under a panel in the rear of the closet already.

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RE: Installing a washer/dryer - lbrachfe - 04-02-2014

We had considered doing this in a previous Newell to ours and the coast at Newell was $12k on a 4 slide 2000 series coach. Lots of reconfiguring I guess. good luck Todd

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RE: Installing a washer/dryer - whatsnewell - 04-02-2014

Todd, we'll take a look at it when we get there in a few weeks.....maybe with the two of us we can figure it out.

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RE: Installing a washer/dryer - prairieschooner - 04-08-2014

I wonder if it had them previously but our coaches are all different. Ours are located in an area just forward of the shower on the curb side. Take a look at the overhead if you have an area like that, ours has a Vent, if so the Plumbing could be hiding.

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RE: Installing a washer/dryer - Ozarkguy - 04-08-2014

Todd.. This may get you by until you & Clark figure it out... It's Green also.. and best powered by Kids..

http://youtu.be/riqYz2WEfRQ

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RE: Installing a washer/dryer - prairieschooner - 04-08-2014

you would be called Mudd in our coach with that bucket

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RE: Installing a washer/dryer - Flick - 04-08-2014

Ya fairly confident Dawn would find no humor in that bucket idea. I would need a YouTube on building a doghouse for myself.

Steve thanks for the tip. I will wait for professor Hockwald to arrive to eyeball this with me. I got the coach out of storage today. She started up and ran like a champ. Took her back to Interstate Power to be serviced. The mechanic that rebuilt it (Larry) is one of the few I think that really understand the Detroit two stroke. Each year of the last two years I have brought it there right away from storage all the other guys in shop laugh and say he can't wait to see her out and about each spring. I guess he really likes the classic coaches. He seems to solve any issue I ever throw at him so I hope he doesn't retire too soon.

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