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Thread Number: 25031
A dream machine in my own backyard! |
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Post# 386500 10/20/2009 at 11:10 (5,300 days old) by bajaespuma  (Connecticut) |
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Post# 386501 , Reply# 1 10/20/2009 at 11:11 (5,300 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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and of course | ||
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Post# 386506 , Reply# 2 10/20/2009 at 11:17 (5,300 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Congratulations! I always liked those dryers although I've heard from people who have owned them that they had rather lame blowers for the size of the machine. It will be interesting to hear what you have to say about them once you have had a chance to put yours through it's paces. Are you doing gax or electric? | ||
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Post# 386629 , Reply# 3 10/20/2009 at 18:44 (5,300 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Yeah, I've heard lots of negatives for these big boys
I would have rathered gas, but this one's electric. Interesting that you brought up the blower issue as I was going to start a thread asking whose dryer has the most powerful airflow as, to me, that would be the most important factor in drying speed along with temperature. This model has an unusual "Sanitize" feature that I would expect it to run hotter. We'll see. With any luck I'll be using it before the weekend. I've always wanted one of these.
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Post# 386630 , Reply# 4 10/20/2009 at 18:50 (5,300 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Frankendryer | ||
| Post# 386635 , Reply# 5 10/20/2009 at 19:07 (5,300 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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A dryer on steroids! lol. Congats ! | ||
| Post# 386637 , Reply# 6 10/20/2009 at 19:09 (5,300 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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Oops! It should read congrats! | ||
| Post# 386644 , Reply# 7 10/20/2009 at 19:16 (5,300 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
Nice looking! | ||
| Post# 386688 , Reply# 8 10/20/2009 at 20:41 (5,300 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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Will work for food. Let me know if you need an electric line (or say two) run. CONGRATS! | ||
| Post# 386718 , Reply# 9 10/20/2009 at 21:33 (5,300 days old) by ingliscanada () | ||
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As I mentioned in another thread... the larger dryer uses the same blower as the standard size model. | ||
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Post# 386953 , Reply# 11 10/21/2009 at 17:22 (5,299 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Oh happy day! | ||
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Post# 386954 , Reply# 12 10/21/2009 at 17:24 (5,299 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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I apologize for the mess | ||
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Post# 386955 , Reply# 13 10/21/2009 at 17:26 (5,299 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 386958 , Reply# 14 10/21/2009 at 17:32 (5,299 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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DDE 9200N
... what we have here is bona fide GE "Green Dot" quality! Will be doing a maiden dry in Big Boy tonight or tomorrow AM and will give my two cents on performance. Had a huge fight with my Mother in 1973 when we had an opportunity to purchase this very model. Mary McCheapseats decided to save 10 bucks and went with the standard-sized GE dryer (which, I'm happy to say, was one of the best and fastest dryers and is still in operation today). Actually, the GE dealer steered us away from the Big Boy because he had had many complaints about performance. We'll see. What a joy to find and get a dream machine. And it's Harvest Gold! Not harvest wheat. 
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| Post# 386977 , Reply# 15 10/21/2009 at 19:46 (5,299 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Versatronic!
I forgot about the 'chin' that's on the inside door for the sensor. This looks like it'll clean up pretty nicely. Love the green 'Allied Van Lines' sticker on the back. I don't remember seeing too many really older laundry machines with out at least one mover's sticker. LOL! Did this come with the terminal block and lower rear access covers? RCD | ||
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Post# 386987 , Reply# 16 10/21/2009 at 20:55 (5,299 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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GE Dryer! | ||
| Post# 387009 , Reply# 17 10/21/2009 at 22:46 (5,299 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
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| Post# 387047 , Reply# 18 10/22/2009 at 02:40 (5,299 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 387050 , Reply# 19 10/22/2009 at 04:40 (5,298 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Americana
Could it have been GE that came out with a range that had the P-7 Self Cleaning oven below and a Eye Level Oven with a glass door ? Just seeing "Americana" brought that memory back in my mind. Beautiful Dryer Ken. It is amazing how every so often something will pop up close to you. Good Luck with your Dryer. She's a beauty. | ||
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Post# 387100 , Reply# 20 10/22/2009 at 08:00 (5,298 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Thanks everybody
My recollection is that starting in 1973, all GE TOL's in every line were badged "Americana" but I think you're right, it started with the TOL Hi-Lo range, which was a wonderful stove if you were more into baking than stove-top cooking. I may have mentioned this before, but in the seventies, GE had an office on East 42nd Street in NYC, right across from the Daily News building. In that office, now hold onto yourselves girls, there was a huge room with EVERY SINGLE APPLIANCE MODEL FOR THAT YEAR. This was when I first saw a 24" wide Filter-flo.I was only about 14 at the time, and very self-conscious about my appliance fetish, but I must have visited that room about 3 times. Whirlpool had a similar set up on West 59th Street, next to the Hudson River. I still have dreams that I discover a warehouse(guarded by Eddie McClintock)filled with every GE appliance ever made NIB. I just have to turn a hose on myself when I wake up. I wonder how Mrs. Freud washed the doctor's clothes? | ||
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Post# 387102 , Reply# 21 10/22/2009 at 08:01 (5,298 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 387106 , Reply# 22 10/22/2009 at 08:12 (5,298 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Looks like a somewhat familiar beast! Congrats on getting your dream-dryer home. Hopefully the dream-state will persist long into that first Automatic Dry cycle ;-) For big loads, I set mine more toward "Heavy" rather than the deceptive "Normal" points on the dial. Your review will be very interesting to see. I remember hearing that the very first of these gas models had burners with ratings approaching 30,000 BTU. The blower question aside, I'll bet that was a decent dryer. 
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Post# 387198 , Reply# 23 10/22/2009 at 13:40 (5,298 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Well,
first hitch: the blower isn't working at all. Will have to go spelunking tonight to see whassup. Oh dear, will my Big Boy be a Bust? Will dozens of didies remain damp? Am I to remain all wet? I really do have to go to work now. (Maytag top-loading dishwasher arrives on Sunday and I have NOTHING to wear!) 
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