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Thread Number: 25899
English Electric Dryer At Work Today |
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| Post# 397839 12/6/2009 at 11:34 (5,254 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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| Post# 397840 , Reply# 1 12/6/2009 at 11:35 (5,254 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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| Post# 397841 , Reply# 2 12/6/2009 at 11:36 (5,254 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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| Post# 397842 , Reply# 3 12/6/2009 at 11:37 (5,254 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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| Post# 397843 , Reply# 4 12/6/2009 at 11:38 (5,254 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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| Post# 397865 , Reply# 5 12/6/2009 at 15:37 (5,253 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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Very unique. How does power get to the door? | ||
| Post# 397952 , Reply# 6 12/7/2009 at 03:16 (5,253 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Post# 397954 , Reply# 7 12/7/2009 at 03:40 (5,253 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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"probably via two crusty dry and lethal wires "
Dont touch that wire Ethel!!! oops to late!! one burned hand and a permed head later!!! Great to see these still coming out of the woodwork Gary!! its English Electrics first dryer, and probably the UK`s first Tumble Dryer... Had never seen one until I was contacted by a courier company who had seen some pics on FlickR and wanted to find a good home as opposed to the crusher!! weighs a ton but wheels around very easily!! the connections to the door are a simple bakelite "PLUG" which engages when you close the door and turn the handle to "LOCK"...this even had a homemade vent tube, one of those sleeves of plastic on a roll of lino!! 
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Post# 397955 , Reply# 8 12/7/2009 at 03:46 (5,253 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Connections | ||
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Post# 397956 , Reply# 9 12/7/2009 at 03:48 (5,253 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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English Electric | ||
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Post# 397958 , Reply# 11 12/7/2009 at 03:54 (5,253 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Airflow
Hi Rex, the elements are usually a low heat, this dryer has a high airflow, but it does look like the above one has had a "Blocked Airflow" which has resulted in burning etc.. The Airflow is drawn from under the front door, over the elements, through the clothes and then the fan pushes the air up through a channell to a vent on the top!! Out of a spin dryer it managed to dry very quickly and evenly with the door not very hot to toucg...I could imagine from a wringer it would take a lot longer!! 
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| Post# 397967 , Reply# 13 12/7/2009 at 05:59 (5,253 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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lethal Dryers
Hello Mike well you beat me too it, after lugging it out of the car into the garage (mine has no wheels just raised metal stumps)..........i took a look at the door and yes there is a good bit of practical design and engineering for the power connections to the heater, rather than my cynical suggestion to "toggleswitch" about it :-) Hello Paul Oh yes it is no virgin, been kept in a barn or shed i reckon but when things are this age and as rare as hens teeth you cannot pass them by Right thats me peices sed.........wait around Mike and i will possibly get that perm :-) Gary I have a problem with power in my garage at present so i wont be plugging this in or anything else for a while....... | ||
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