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Thread Number: 14550
Restoring a GE V12 Dryer |
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| Post# 247492 , Reply# 7 11/10/2007 at 10:22 (6,009 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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Very Nicely Done Yay for years of trouble free and efficient service. | ||
Post# 247493 , Reply# 8 11/10/2007 at 10:26 (6,009 days old) by jons1077  (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Congrats! | ||
| Post# 247494 , Reply# 9 11/10/2007 at 10:30 (6,009 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 247518 , Reply# 11 11/10/2007 at 11:53 (6,009 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Mike,
The washer and dryer I picked up about a month ago are V-16's from around 1968/69. It's the same set my grandmother had when I was growing up. Only difference was that she had the versatronic gas dryer (which now I know was a step up from the washer). My dryer is electric and that's perfect since there's no gas in the house. By the way, I'm hoping to make it to your place for a mini-washin next time you have one! Jon | ||
| Post# 247689 , Reply# 12 11/11/2007 at 07:58 (6,008 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Wonderful work Mike! Yes, this is the manual that I sent to Mike, luckily had 3 copies of it! The manuals are sometimes vague about certain repairs, but can still be invaluable when it comes to doing a repair. 
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| Post# 247690 , Reply# 13 11/11/2007 at 07:59 (6,008 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Mike, your restring job on the heating element looks so professional, actually better than the pic in the manual! 
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| Post# 247692 , Reply# 14 11/11/2007 at 08:01 (6,008 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Mikes dryer has the rather complicated "compensated" heat control. Mike studied the manual and how the system works and is now our resident expert on this system. I have not worked on one of these in a long while, and Im now asking him questions on it! Great work Mike, we are proud of you and your new set! 
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Post# 247699 , Reply# 15 11/11/2007 at 08:52 (6,008 days old) by estesguy (kansas) |
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I think the design engineering on this machine would have been better spent on rustproofing the metal, instead of worrying what the room temperature was when the machine was operating. Sounds like way over engineering to me, for a clothes dryer of that day. | ||
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Post# 247725 , Reply# 16 11/11/2007 at 11:21 (6,008 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Say what you will about Compensated Control...
but those V-12 GE dryers were fast(unless hooked up to only 115 volts), quiet and remarkably accurate for not having electronic sensors. They also tended to last for half a century or more if treated well. In my experience, rust on GE cabinets occured only in bad (wet)conditions. I remember my first trip to Puerto Rico in 1979, in one neighborhood of San Juan, almost every house had a V-12 GE washer (control panels on pedestals)sitting in the same place on an outside porch within view of the ocean. 
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Post# 247830 , Reply# 17 11/11/2007 at 20:49 (6,008 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 247916 , Reply# 18 11/12/2007 at 11:55 (6,007 days old) by gewa1054wguy () | ||
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Using them right now Thanks Ben. Am doing a load in them right now, having the day off from work. Thanks for the kind words. Mike | ||
| Post# 248015 , Reply# 19 11/12/2007 at 18:16 (6,007 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Well Mike, just like Lucy's shower head, you now have Boss Hoover's 1960 Flair knobs.......... In fact, he insisted that you have them! | ||
| Post# 248162 , Reply# 20 11/13/2007 at 11:46 (6,006 days old) by gewa1054wguy () | ||
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LOL Fabulous, simply fabulous. My Flair and I thank you for the procurement. | ||
| Post# 248296 , Reply# 21 11/14/2007 at 09:03 (6,005 days old) by thirtyater () | ||
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Oooooo Weeeee what a beautiful set! Hope I can find a set of those. | ||
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