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Thread Number: 36152
Hoover Apollo Deluxe Dryer |
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| Post# 538792 8/22/2011 at 13:55 (4,631 days old) by bellalaundry (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Hey all,
Can anybody give me more information on this dryer? I can't seem to find anything online using the model number. I'm thinking that this is not a Canadaian/American dryer. How old is it, what would the electrical hook up look like? Thanks! Guy CLICK HERE TO GO TO bellalaundry's LINK | ||
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Post# 538809 , Reply# 1 8/22/2011 at 14:56 (4,631 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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| Post# 538815 , Reply# 2 8/22/2011 at 15:21 (4,631 days old) by markt5004 () | ||
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I think the dryer maybe Australian as it looks very like Australian models. Hope that may help Mark | ||
| Post# 538834 , Reply# 4 8/22/2011 at 16:57 (4,630 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom) | ||
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the top loaders were called "comadore" | ||
| Post# 538899 , Reply# 6 8/22/2011 at 22:24 (4,630 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
Ok folks... The Hoover dryers werer originally based on a Fisher and Paykel design (I think), but made in Australia. They are 2400w in total and came in capacities of either 3.5kg or 5kg (they were never made with 6.5kg capacities, this will be labeling for a specific market) with electronic controls available on the top of the line model - the Supreme - in the last few years of production.
Like all Australian made dryers, they are designed to be inverted and wall mounted if required (there is a bracket available and only weigh about 30kg) and had the option of a flip-over rack that sat just above the door which enabled you to recycle the hot air to dry shirts hanging in front or shoes sitting above (the vent can be aimed where you like).
The Deluxe doesn't reverse tumble and can be a 'hot' dryer. The reverse tumble models are cooler as the element is only engaged in one direction.
The one advertised for sale is from about 1995ish and they were about AUD$375 then....and if not heavily used, will still give good service especially if it hasn't been wall mounted. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 538944 , Reply# 7 8/23/2011 at 08:29 (4,630 days old) by bellalaundry (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Well | ||
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Post# 539025 , Reply# 8 8/23/2011 at 14:54 (4,630 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia) |
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The lint filter is a very fine mesh, almost like a stocking. 99% of dryers here are run without venting and create no real issues, lint or otherwise. You may occaisionally need to dust around the dryer, but not much more often that you would need to anyway. | ||
| Post# 539055 , Reply# 9 8/23/2011 at 16:41 (4,629 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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99% of dryers here are run without venting and create no rea I agree with Nathan, though will add a little caveat to his comment.
Most laundry's here are ground floor in a specific laundry room and tend to be well ventilated with opening windows and/or external doors. Those that aren't a specific room are either in a bathroom or, starting to become more common, a cupboard with extraction fan venting.
Whilst these don't create a lot of external lint as the filters are very very fine, they do throw a LOT of moisture into the room....especially if the washing machine doesn't spin hard. | ||
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