front loader washing machine
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 at 09:53
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Saw a dometic front loading washing machine in a van the other day and am interested to find out if they are any good ??????? how much????? and availability, as I cant find any listing of them on the net.
Reply By: Karen & Geoff - Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 at 10:17
Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 at 10:17
Hi, we have just had our van custom built and I upgraded our machine from a 3 kg dometic to a 5.5kg Simpson. It is 1 kg heavier and uses 1 litre less per wash than the Dometic. We were happy with that, we have nearly double the capacity and uses less water per load. I think if you are going to live in the van, a front loader is the way to go for water usage and how much you can fit in them. Take a bit longer to do a load, but I think it is a much better wash.
I am glad we upgraded ours for sure.
Karen
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Reply By: Member - Carl- Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 at 13:24
Wednesday, Jan 06, 2010 at 13:24
We have a 3 kg Dometic and my wife loves it. I know little about it other than what she tells me. So here goes.
Uses 42 litres of water for the most econ cycle per load. So if you are in the bush you need good water carry capacity. You did not say if you were a caravan park staying family.
Time 45 minutes for a wash.
Brilliant at getting clothes clean
You cannot power it off an inverter as it will not run. So away from 240 volt you will need at least a 2 KVA generator putting out "good" power. We use a honda (EU2) and we cannot charge batteries at the same time as a wash.
They are better aligned length wise in a van and not accross as when on spin can cause the van to
rock.
Make sure the caravan is level when doing a wash.
Generally they are great
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Follow Up By: paulnsw - Thursday, Jan 07, 2010 at 07:56
Thursday, Jan 07, 2010 at 07:56
My SIL has the Dometic front loader in their caravan and power from the inverter full time. They don't have a generator.
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Follow Up By: Member - Carl- Thursday, Jan 07, 2010 at 09:13
Thursday, Jan 07, 2010 at 09:13
Hi,
If SIL could write down how this is done I would appreciate it. It will get ridof the need to start the generator for me.
Iamrunning a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter as
well. The Dometic will not even turn on with the inverter at the moment.
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