Washer/Dryer plumbing and venting woes - 377MBS

[BWSTGDS]

Pulled the W/D to clean up the connections/hoses/vent. Quite a bit of lint collected in the dryer and vent hose elbow, and the hose was partially crushed/ripped open where it entered the wall. Going to investigate how to improve the flow here.





Sliding out the washer, it's scary what was done to connect the drain hose, and where the dryer vent was installed. I can't really blame the previous owner who installed the vent, since Grand Design put their location sticker in that spot.



I've researched a 2018 and 2020 model of my fiver for dryer vent locations, and see it's in a better spot farther back in the closet vs what my 2019 had.

[BWSTGDS]

This gets more interesting. Removed the drain pipe and see the guts of the Hepvo waterless trap pulled up into it. The washer drain hose was tucked inside it. Guessing they had trouble initially with the drain working, and solved it this way.



Not sure I can get it working again properly, but will give it a try. If I clean it up and push the bladder back into place, will it still seal? I'm not sure it will.

A replacement Hepvo trap is about $40 on amazon

[BWSTGDS]

Continuing to tear into this W/D closet. Pulled the back off to extend the dryer vent hose slot as far as possible. Slot is cut and ready.

One batt of insulation has moved out of place - should be hugging the front cap. Some of you have noted this in your rigs.



I used bailing wire to prevent it from falling too far if it does move.



A new cover is cut, stained and ready to install, once the drain is extended from the trap to the outlet box, and a new vent hose installed.

[BWSTGDS]

I could not get my nailer to attach the rear panel to the aluminum frame. Ended up screwing it in place, just at the top. The bottom friction/rug is holding it tightly.

Also removed the outlet trim plates, for use on more visible outlets in the rig. The tabs are pretty fragile on these. Another reason to replace the outlets with standard ones as necessary.

vent hose



Just enough clearance now with the newly cut vent slot to allow it to pass behind the dryer without being partially crushed. I did not need the restrictive 90 degree vent fitting that I removed previously from the dryer itself - there's plenty of room on the left side of the closet for the vent hose to curve away from the dryer.

I should have inverted the upper electrical receptacle, so that the dryer plug is oriented with the cord downward. Wondering why Splendide crafted the dryer plug opposite the washer plug - maybe in case the two plugs share the same outlet?



Much better flow from the outside vent. Noted the closet door does not quite shut now - the inside door handle touches the washer, due to the washer being as far forward as it can be for vent hose room - I need to find a lower profile inside handle.

[BWSTGDS]

Ended up removing the inside knob. On this passage handleset, the inside knob can be deleted by removing a snap ring, and then cutting back the latch actuator.



Good enough for an RV closet.

Since the washer/dryer water valves are mostly blocked with the appliances in place, I installed shutoff valves in the basement storage area. There used to be a pull-out kitchen here, but the previous owner removed it and left the sink plumbing stubs. I repurposed the valves from that.

[Country Campers]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this. It is sad what some people deem acceptable.

Brian