Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Doing it in an RV...

Doing anything in an RV is possible. You just have to make a few modifications to the way you do it. Using the washer/dryer is great but you have to do much smaller loads. Basically, do a load every other day. We have a washer/dryer in a cabinet in the hallway. At first, I didn't want it but the salesman assured me that I would "love" it. Well, at first I hated it because all of the clothes came out wrinkled. Yes, wrinkled. Once I learned the different settings and how long to run the dryer it worked wonderfully. It's a washer dryer combination. Once the washer part is finished it goes right into the dryer cycle. You can opt out of the dryer cycle and that's what I do with a lot of shirts and pants. There is sadness in paradise because the washer is leaking water so I had to go to the laundromat. The first clue that it was leaking water was when Tom stepped onto a wet carpet when he got up in the morning. Of course, the poor dog got the blame for that at first until we discovered it wasn't him. We had just had the washer fixed in January...the computer memory board had gone out. It is just possible that all that is the matter with it now is that the valves are loose. We did turn the water supply off to the washer so it is no longer leaking water, That leads us to believe it is the hose connections. So tighten them you say! Since it is in a cabinet in the hallway we have to remove the doors and figure out how to convince someone to help us get it out. It is in there very tight. Just another "perk" to living in an RV. We once woke up to water all over the living room and kitchen areas because the water heater sprung a leak. Of course, the heater is under the kitchen sink which requires you find a very, very small person to help you. Tom did replace it himself but it wasn't easy. Drying out the carpet was also another project.

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