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Post# 310806   10/21/2008 at 22:22 (5,636 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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I finally found a DE50 to keep my A50 company. This is another reason I think thrift shops RULE. Born in November, 1970 and was part of an elderly ladies estate. The cabinette has some scratches (nothing I can't handle) but plugged it in and it works well. But you know I couldn't just leave it at that. Time to tear it apart for it's own good!
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Post# 310807 , Reply# 1   10/21/2008 at 22:23 (5,636 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 310809 , Reply# 2   10/21/2008 at 22:26 (5,636 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 310810 , Reply# 3   10/21/2008 at 22:28 (5,636 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 310812 , Reply# 4   10/21/2008 at 22:31 (5,636 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 310813 , Reply# 5   10/21/2008 at 22:33 (5,636 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 310814 , Reply# 6   10/21/2008 at 22:37 (5,636 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 310824 , Reply# 8   10/21/2008 at 23:31 (5,636 days old) by charbee ()   |   | |
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Too sweet...congrats! |
Post# 310829 , Reply# 9   10/21/2008 at 23:50 (5,636 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 310831 , Reply# 10   10/22/2008 at 00:08 (5,636 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 310834 , Reply# 11   10/22/2008 at 00:25 (5,636 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Love the pics and that big 'ol MAYTAG MOTOR! |
Post# 310837 , Reply# 12   10/22/2008 at 01:07 (5,636 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Laurent, If you look at the picture of the inside, the motor has two pulleys. One pulley uses a 3 rib belt thru the idler (threads like a whirlpool, actually.) and around the drum. The other pulley runs a round belt (like a drive belt from a older Maytag dishwasher) up the back and drives the blower. The Halo of Heat is a system where the element is mounted in a mounting plate in the front of the dryer. As the dryer runs, the air is drawn across the element, thru holes in the front of the drum, thru the clothes and out the back thru the disc filter. The idea was that the heat entered the drum evenly all over as opposed to, say, a Whirlpool there the air passes thru a element 'can' and enters the drum in only one spot which may cause a 'hot spot'. This system has a few drawbacks. One is the dryer front getting very hot after long periods of drying. Another is that there is a felt seal glued to the front of the drum around the opening to keep things from falling in and shorting the element. This felt seal wears/burns away and coins, jewelry, etc falls in and shorts the element out. This brings us to the third issue. Servicing. You have to unhook wiring so you can remove the cabinette to access the element assy. Tip for the day: Good preventative care for a 06 or older model includes pulling the cabinette and checking the front felt seal and replacing it before damage is done. RCD |
Post# 310841 , Reply# 13   10/22/2008 at 01:44 (5,636 days old) by fredfred9633 ()   |   | |
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is that the anywhere dryer??? |
Post# 310882 , Reply# 15   10/22/2008 at 08:11 (5,636 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)   |   | |
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Drew ... very nice!! Those are really nice little dryers, aren't they? They were the perfect mate to the A50's high rpm's; they really removed the water and shortened drying times. It's great to see the Halo-of-Heat unit! :-) |
Post# 310889 , Reply# 16   10/22/2008 at 08:55 (5,636 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 311561 , Reply# 17   10/25/2008 at 21:59 (5,632 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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what a cute little Halo dryer! I make it a standard procedure to fully disassemble the motor, blow it out with compressed air, and oil both bushings that the main shaft rides on. I'm not sure if it makes a huge difference (or if I should even be performing this task), but it makes me sleep better at night anyway. You're right about the ZoomSpout oil. I recently used this oil on my audiophile Thorens TD-124 turntable motor and I had to make a massive adjustment on the "Eddy Current Brake" to slow it the hell down. That oil is pure magic!! |