Full time RV Living | Full size stack unit LAUNDRY
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 7. 09. 2024
- We are a family of 8 living in a 5th wheel OFF GRID in Colorado. We have been remodeling our RV so we can live comfortably as we build our dream home. We knew when we bought this 5th wheel we were gonna figure out a way to do laundry in house. We have been paying a laundry service to do our massive amounts of laundry đđŒ We were able to put in a laundry closet with a FULL size stack unit. We got a white GE Laundry Center. Washer is 3.8 cubic foot, and dry is 5.9 cubic feet. It works like a dream. This is seriously changing our lives!!
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when he was shoving the unit into place i had visions of john candy in uncle buck beating up the washer trying to get the washer lid to open...hilarious!
đ€Ł In real time it was pretty close!!
Just my opinion and maybe a useful bit of feedback. That "music" was so annoying that I had to mute the video and turn on CC. That is nobody's idea of good music. Hope you don't use that sort of thing in your other videos. It adds nothing, believe me.
That said, I am thinking of buying an older model stackable washer dryer into my new-to-me Class A which has a nice laundry closet, so this was helpful to watch you install it.
Yes, not a good choice of music. Alvin and the Chipmunks, anyone?
Amazing
Thank you so much!
Checked, didnât see a video on how to convert the electrical.
Hereâs the link to the laundry electrical video. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching:)
czcams.com/video/l9VMAzO2MI0/video.htmlsi=zju6-lqeiUE87c_r
Just wondering, is the washer and dryer combo power needed 240 volts? Does your RV have an inverter for that hook up?
There is another video breaking down the electrical part of this project. Itâs 240 volts, 30 amps.
Will that fit in a Skoolie?
Would you mind sharing the interior dimensions of the cabinet? Basically the size of the hole need to accommodate the washer/dryer.
Thanks
Of course! The interior dimensions are 29â wide, 31â deep, and 77â tall.
Whoâs that guy with hairâïžđ„ž great job on the whole set up. Q- do you still have to fill your water tanks or have you sunk a well or tapped into a water main? If tanks.. how do you keep enough water on hand for daily useâ
I know he needs to cut it;) yes we are still using our water trailer. We fill our trailer every 2 weeks. Then we use the trailer to fill the tank in the 5th wheel every 2-3 days:)
FYI.. heâs cute with hair... just saying..đ€
@@karenknox9041 totally, cute either way đ
@@karenknox9041 i prefer to buzz it off. It cancels out my balding spot. đ
Handsome either way Jeff. You both make a beautiful couple. I love the way you work together and are on the same Page. Very rare these days. I love watching the home improvements and seeing your whole family working together. Getting the kids involved. You are an amazing family. I hope we get to see you sometime as the world returns to normal. Jim would love a western road trip. Allura lives in Utah and I have more family there. So ...maybe one day.
Hi.. thanks for the video. My question is: is your agitator during wash cycle noisey at all? Or the spin cycle as well? We just got this same unit & had it installed, & I gotta tell ya, when the machine starts agitating for the wash cycle it sounds like a jumbo jet is revving his engine & about to take off... lol. Thanks for any info you may offer..
Thanks for being here and watching! We havenât experienced that issueâŠ.Did you remove the shipping pins that keep it still during transit? Maybe too full? Goodluck figuring it all out!
I am finally getting around to looking for others who have this same issue. I don't know what the problem is, but it sounds like a jet plane taking off. Or like the load is off balance (and the load is not too big. I don't overstuff my washer). I just took a video of it and I guess I should either ask GE about it, or a repair person. Thankfully I am still w/in the 3 year warranty I got for it. As loud and long as the spin setting goes, it *does* spin the heck out of the laundry so some pieces (like boxers) sometimes have spots that are actually dry.
The best thing about this w/d combo is the dryer. It's relatively quiet and works really fast at drying laundry (the spin cycle getting out a lot of water helps I'm sure). The washer is another story. One con is that there is no setting for just a "Rinse" cycle. Might not be an issue for folks, but just FYI...if something needs a quick 2nd rinse...no can do. You just have to choose the Speed Wash setting. Also, if you are doing a load and the washer is filling with water and you go to grab a shirt and then get distracted and forget you are doing laundry. After the bin fills with water, after about 10 mins it will drain the water. I've run over to it to try and stop it, but to no avail...bye bye to all that water and you have to fill it again. I understand it's probably a safety feature, but dang...it's frustrating to feel like you've just wasted all that water. I wish it could at least be stopped (maybe it can be unplugged? Haven't tried that b/c it's hard to reach).
There are also some settings where even though you pick "Hot" water, it will do cold. Not sure what that's about. I've also never had any luck with the "Precise Fill" setting. You also have to be mindful that this washer does not fill near the top with water, so be sure to not over fill it with clothes thinking that on Super it will fill up w/in a few inches to the top.
My last comments is that it twists my sheets up pretty well. I don't know if all washers with agitators do this, but this machine def does. I wouldn't choose to have this w/d combo, but I'm in an apt and side-by-sides wouldn't fit, nor would stacked front loaders (not to mention they were too expensive). One day I'll get my dream w/d....Speed Queen! But for now at least I have a w/d. :)
Oh, and the rinse cycle is mayyyybe 30 seconds? Again, why? So odd. Fills up with all that water, swishes for 30 seconds or so, and then drains all the water.
How is the water level on washer
Really all the info I didnât need and none that I did.
Iâm not sure I understand your comment. Is there some info that you WERE looking for that I can help with.
New to your channel! Great video! Can I ask where you picked these up? And what make and model?
Thank you for being here. We got this unit from Home Depot. It is the Whirlpool White Laundry CenterâŠ
www.homedepot.com/p/GE-White-Laundry-Center-3-8-cu-ft-Washer-and-5-9-cu-ft-240-Volt-Vented-Electric-Dryer-GUD27ESSMWW/303516041
@@itsworthit5029 thanks so much! We found a GE unit but too big for our fifth wheel đŹ
Looks great. What brand is that!
Whirlpool:)
How's your laundry center holding up? Any issues after 3yrs?
Wonderfully:) As you can imagine we do AT LEAST one load of laundry daily đ€Ș
@@itsworthit5029 Thanks for responding so quick. Can you fit a full size padded mattress cover in it?
I think the dryer is washing some of you guys are wrong
How are you getting 220volt in an RV?
You have to buy a 5th wheel or use a panel that uses 50 amps. If you upgrade an existing 30 amp panel to a 50 amp Make sure the wiring can handle the extra load. 30 amps that only use 110 volts only have a single hot leg (1 black, 1 white , and a ground); 50 amp wiring utilizing 220 volts has 2 hot legs (1 black, 1 red, 1 white, and a ground). 30 amp wiring is usually at least 10 gauge but 50 amps requires at least 6 gauge. So if itâs not 6 gauge wiring and only has one hot leg, you need to replace the wiring running from the plug to the new panel and replace the plug with a 4 prong. In our case, the 5th wheel was already wired with a 50 amp panel so we didnât need to upgrade the wiring.
Is the GE Laundry Center Ventless?
if you watch the whole video you can see us hooking up the vent. there is also the plumbing video that shows how we prepped for it:)
May we know what brand and model? Thank you.
Thank you for being here. We got this unit from Home Depot. It is the Whirlpool White Laundry CenterâŠ
www.homedepot.com/p/GE-White-Laundry-Center-3-8-cu-ft-Washer-and-5-9-cu-ft-240-Volt-Vented-Electric-Dryer-GUD27ESSMWW/303516041
What do you think of the Washer/dryer now, after two years?
Weâre happy with it! Works great for our needs and space:)
@@itsworthit5029 Thanks for your reply and I hate to be a bother, buy I did something one should never do, that is buy something then check the reviews afterward. There seem to be a lot of complaints about the automatic fill sensor never filling the washer with enough water and the dryer lint filter being sub par. Have you found any of these issues? Thanks again.
@@kevgh3869 , no. We have not had those issues with ours. It works just fine on auto and the lint trap seems adequate. The issues youâre talking about have not come up at all for us.
@@itsworthit5029 Thanks so much!
Are there any cons to this unit that you have found so far?
Not really. Our clothes donât get as clean as they do when we pay to have them cleaned for us at the laundromat. But none of our old units did either đ Great unit for this space and price :)
Was your RV pre-wired for the 220v dryer?
No we had wiring for an all in one unit in the master closet but wanted a full-size unit so we had to wire the main area for this addition.
@@itsworthit5029 Did you use the existing two outlets to wire 120v to 240v? or did you have to re-fish new wiring to achieve the opposite poles for 240v?
thank you in advance.
@@robertmitchell1865 yes we had to run all the wiring. this video shows everything that we did electrically czcams.com/video/l9VMAzO2MI0/video.html
@@robertmitchell1865 we also had to run plumbing and add a grey tank for just the washer⊠here is the plumbing portion of the project - czcams.com/video/juTQ0sPAnsA/video.html
No, it wasn't.
$78 online really