Hope this thread is not too old. We have a 92 Marathon XL 40 that has the laundry space all set up outside in the third bay, passenger side. It had been removed prior to our acquiring the coach but the hook ups are there. We plan plan to install a new one shortly and I have a couple of questions. I have seen similar vintage coach photos with this arrangement and wonder if anyone still has this arrangement now, if it works well and where the vent run goes? In addition I am considering installing the new unit in the hall closet directly above the bay, there is room and the hook ups are a simple matter to revise. In our experience it has to be a vented model, no exceptions and so ask what others have done orvarious converters have done for dryer venting solutions with closet installs. Cutting a vent in the side panel isprobably a no go. Perhaps a roof vent or vent below the coach could work? Any suggestions appreciated. For interest sake, I can offer that I did install a Splendiede vented 2100 in our 60 foot saiing yacht. I had to totally disassemble it, including drilling out the spot welds reducing it to sheet metal panels and then reassemble it from scratch in the space provided. I did use the hold down kit provided. We sailed that yacht over 50,000 offshore miles in ALL conditions. We ran it off a huge battery bank and inverters. Despite the, at times severe ponding, we subjected it and ourselves to, we never had a hicup with it and could run it in most resonably calm conditions. A coach install is similar and less punishing so no big challenge but opinions and suggsetions are certainly appreciated.
Russ
92XL 40 Marathon
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