GL: Boating with Washer and Dryer

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Many years I had a Kenmore stackable on my Californian 45 with  the dryer 
wired to 220 and it worked great.
 
 
In a message dated 12/18/2008 8:25:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
Ralph at AlphaCompServices.com writes:

I have a  close friend who works at Viking yachts, who some of you might know
is a  top quality and expense sport fishing boat manufacturer. In a tour of
their  factory once, I notice they were using Kenmore washer and dryers so I
asked  why would they choose a middle-quality washer dryer and not something
more  "top of the line". His answer was simple: Kenmore parts are  available
world-wide and hence become an excellent choice for their boats  that travel
all over the world.

Ken - I liked your explanation of  why the combo washer/dryer units do not 
work as well as the seperate  dryer.
R,.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken  Bloomfield" <khtb at bellsouth.net>
To: "Phil Bolin"  <pwbolin at verizon.net>
Cc:  <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 8:08  PM
Subject: Re: GL: Boating with Washer and Dryer


> Hello  Phil,
> I believe that you will find that the standard stackable washer  and
> dryer is vastly better than the combo non-vented type.  I  have this
> setup, and my boating buddy has the other (an Italian made  system) on
> his boat and it is next door to useless.  It  apparently relies on a
> condensate system to remove water from the air  and hence the clothes,
> but it seems to take forever to dry.  I  believe that it is simply the
> venting as much as anything that makes  the standard so-called apartment
> washer/dryer work better.  It is  certainly a lot less expensive as
> well.  While the heat is of  course less than a 240 VAC system, the
> tumbling and the air blown  through are good and contribute much to the
> drying process.  My  boat has only an 8 kW Onan generator as well, and is
> set up with two  "legs" of  120 VAC.  Essentially air-conditioning is on
> one  leg (I have 4 units but can run only 3 at a time), and everything
> else  on the other leg.  When I use the washer and dryer at the same
>  time, I can only run one air unit or the load is too great for the
>  generator.  I am OK at dock, as the boat is wired for 50 amp/240 VAC,  so
> I have essentially two 50 amp legs there.  My units are simple  Kenmore
> units put in by the PO, and they work very nicely.
>  Cheers,
> Ken Bloomfield
> MTOA 2062
> 50' MT  Tellico  Lady
>>
>> 1) Is the 110 vented dryer with larger drum (2.6  to 3.5 cu. Feet) really
>> better than the combo non vented  one?
>> 2) Do full time live aboards (anchor a lot) really need a w/d  that works
>> well?
>> 3) Regular 3.6 cu ft dryers are 23.75  inches and my access to spaces that
>> will hold same is 23.5  inches.  Has anyone had experience taking dryer
>>  apart
>> to move around inside boat?  Is it easy?  Other  choice is taking framing
>> off
>> door.
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