Finally clean clothes

Yesterday we received our 4th washer/dryer unit (yes, that's right - fourth). It arrived looking better than all of the other units we had received so far... I pulled the cover off and sure enough, it had been dropped some time during shipping as well. 2 of the bolts securing the drum for transport had been broken completely out and the other 2 bolts were bent quite dramatically.

I decided that I could live with the damage if the unit actually worked this time, so we plugged it in right on the spot and tested all of the different washing and drying modes... No problems, so we had the driver make a note of the damage just in case.

It took us less time to install the washer/dryer this time. I guess installing one before helped us with our technique. Within 20 minutes we were running the test cycle and watching the drum rotate and splash soapy water all around inside. Becky and I could have cried... After all the problems and disappointments, we finally had a washing machine and dryer installed in the RV. No more laundromats!

It's installed just under the microwave in the old refrigerator cabinet. We've washed about 7 loads in it already and it does a fabulous job of getting things clean. It also gets out the smell that the laundromat washers put into the fabrics. I am just thrilled that we have a way to do laundry in the RV now.