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Liquid Bottles on Kenmore Dryers
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Post# 553315   11/1/2011 at 09:02 (4,530 days old) by kakidd (Texas)        

Does anyone remember these. I think my Mom's '63 70 series dryer had one of these under the lint trap door. I remember it was a brown bottle with a rubber hose on it. What were these for??




Post# 553321 , Reply# 1   11/1/2011 at 09:40 (4,530 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)        
What were these for??

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That was liquid air freshner......it was supposed to make the clothes being dryed smell fresh and sweet....my mom got the same dryer your mom had (plus the matching washer) when she aqnd my dad were married in 1963 and I hope to have a set of these machines someday too......PAT COFFEY


Post# 553324 , Reply# 2   11/1/2011 at 09:49 (4,530 days old) by kakidd (Texas)        
Thank you

We had the matching washer, they were great machines even thought the out-of-balance buzzer scared me to death everytime it went off!! Loved the lighted dials!!

Post# 553346 , Reply# 3   11/1/2011 at 11:41 (4,530 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

That was the foulest smelling liquid you could imagine for an air freshener. I dropped one in the back yard and, for years, I could smell that sickening odor.

Post# 553347 , Reply# 4   11/1/2011 at 12:04 (4,530 days old) by rayjay (Carteret, New Jersey)        

The Model 70 was my parents first automatic washer. It was the worst one they had. In 5 years time, a motor, timer control and 2 water pumps had to be replaced. Luckily my Dad was an auto mechanic and did the repairs himself. They never bought a Sears product again. lol

They then purchased a Rapid Dry 1000 then a 1-18 after that.


Post# 553372 , Reply# 5   11/1/2011 at 13:51 (4,530 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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I have several dryers that still have these bottles in them. On my 65 800 dryer, which has almost never been used, the bottle is still full. Never tried to smell it after all these years though.

Gordon


Post# 553443 , Reply# 6   11/1/2011 at 18:25 (4,530 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        

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I've got two Kenmore dryers with the air freshener bottles...it says if the liquid turns brown to be sure to replace it. Since both my bottles are brown, I'm afraid to open them and smell it. (that doesn't sound very good, does it?!)

Post# 553450 , Reply# 7   11/1/2011 at 18:51 (4,530 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Stinky Air Freshener

My god that stuff is so horrid I used to deal with those stupid bottles all the time in the 70s.You get that stuff on you and you will never get it off, you would rather be sprayed by a skunk.Whenever I used to get those dryers years ago I would carefully remove the bottle with needlenose pliers and put it in a plastic bag and seal it.You spill that stuff you would want to call a hazmat team.Ten times worse than any worse Aunts perfume.We should shoot that stuff at the Taliban.

Post# 553515 , Reply# 8   11/1/2011 at 23:03 (4,530 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

Poor Taliban.... LOL

Post# 553627 , Reply# 9   11/2/2011 at 13:52 (4,529 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

Doesn't it smell so bad because it's super concentrated? When you dry a load of laundry in the dryer only a small amount it used. What do clothes smell like after being dried in one of these dryers? Or at least what were they supposed to smell like?

Post# 553865 , Reply# 10   11/3/2011 at 14:28 (4,528 days old) by Jsneaker ()        
Stink!

Dont'ask, don't tell, we probably would'nt be able to bear the smell! I never had any opportunity to smell this stuff, and I am a BIG "smeller", I smell everything!

Post# 553995 , Reply# 11   11/4/2011 at 03:20 (4,528 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        

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Wonder if this happens to be a feature that 'Kenmore dryers had, that the Whirlpool dryers never got'?



-- Dave


Post# 554007 , Reply# 12   11/4/2011 at 06:46 (4,527 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )        
I for one!

Love that smell, its a little like the original Kirby Odorific.

Post# 554010 , Reply# 13   11/4/2011 at 07:21 (4,527 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
kenmore dryer air-freshener

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 Good for you Hans, I too liked the smell of the KM dryer air-freshener, now maybe all the air-fresheners fans will come out of the closet LOL.

 

Dave yes this was a KM only feature, GE also had a few different air-freshener systems on its dryers starting around 1957 and ending around 1965 ?. Does anyone know of any other companies that had any air-freshener systems on thier dryers ?. I do have a JENN-AIR down-draft ductless electric range that uses the same air-freshener bottles that the KM dryers used. This is the range that we were cooking on during the open warehouse party last fall.


Post# 554019 , Reply# 14   11/4/2011 at 07:53 (4,527 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Have to confess here as well, I liked the smell and it was something that we did replace when needed.  I always thought it had a clean smell.  


Post# 554020 , Reply# 15   11/4/2011 at 08:11 (4,527 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC)        
1965...and the dawn of dryer sheets, anyone know??

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so...were dryer sheets invented in latter part of the 60's, or more like the 70's? Seems like many Americans want to add something (!) to their clean wash...LOL.

Post# 554023 , Reply# 16   11/4/2011 at 08:22 (4,527 days old) by BrianL (Saddle Brook, New Jersey)        
I liked them too

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I thought they were a nice scent, and I even have one that still is like a half of bottle. I will admit that the concentrate though is very strong and little putting off, but a tiny amount on your clothes wouldn't smell bad to me.

Post# 554179 , Reply# 17   11/4/2011 at 23:40 (4,527 days old) by A440 ()        

I thought it smelled like "Poppers".


Post# 554295 , Reply# 18   11/5/2011 at 13:01 (4,526 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)        
smells like "poppers"

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So Brent, are u saying that you like the smell or dislike it? haha!

Post# 554304 , Reply# 19   11/5/2011 at 14:51 (4,526 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        

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I remember scented dryer sheets introduced in the '70s...

Post# 1002852 , Reply# 20   8/7/2018 at 16:46 (2,059 days old) by walczyk (CT)        

Does anyone know where the hose connects to? I can't find it for the life of me, I'm almost done putting it together, and that, plus a brass metal strap are driving me to fits.

Post# 1002864 , Reply# 21   8/7/2018 at 19:14 (2,059 days old) by Moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )        

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Im afraid to open the bottle on my dryer just like yours!

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Post# 1002942 , Reply# 22   8/8/2018 at 08:47 (2,058 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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The bottle of air freshener on our 1960 Model 80 Kenmore dryer was in the console. You'd flip the top and there it was. It did smell pretty horrible in its super-concentrated form, but was very pleasant on the load of clothes. I want to say there was a level on the console that let you turn on/off/adjust the level of the air freshener, but that might have been on the '59 Lady Kenmore.

Post# 1002958 , Reply# 23   8/8/2018 at 12:06 (2,058 days old) by walczyk (CT)        

Where does the other end of those hose go to I mean? I thought it would attach to some sort of nipple, but then again I don't think it would attach to the heating element part. I was feeling around the vent but didn't find anything to stick the hose onto. It's not a particularly long hose either.

Post# 1002960 , Reply# 24   8/8/2018 at 12:29 (2,058 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Shoot, I can't remember where that went when my 65 Lady K got converted from gas to electricity...  I have a feeling it just vents into the dryer drum like the 57 GE Clothes Conditioner does.


Post# 1003030 , Reply# 25   8/8/2018 at 20:36 (2,058 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)        
Kenmore and GE

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I have a 65 or so Kenmore dryer with a bottle, and a 66 GE dryer with more of a capsule than a bottle----the hoses on both simply drop a few inches down the back of the drums rear exterior, sort of in the overall cabinet air that gets sucked into the heater and drum. It's very indirect scenting as opposed to directly into the drum. Gee, I wonder why everyone stopped that brilliant idea?

Post# 1003035 , Reply# 26   8/8/2018 at 21:00 (2,058 days old) by walczyk (CT)        

akronman I found where the hose connects. Your hoses are disconnected I believe! turquoisedude gave me the idea to look in the drum, and I wanted to change the bulb anyway so I took the cover off and I saw a round hole around the edge. I went to the back and looked. Sure enough there's a nipple sticking out of the plastic light bulb housing that the hose attaches to! It must not draw much scent in as the cover fits over it. I'm fairly certain it goes there, it's a perfect fit.

Post# 1003040 , Reply# 27   8/8/2018 at 22:45 (2,058 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Air-Freshener On KM Dryers, Built By WP

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All had a little nipple where the hose attached to the rear drum bulkhead which provided a direct connection into the air in the drum area, because of the design of all WP built dryers the air in the drum was at a lower pressure which would cause the fragrance to be drawn into the drums air-stream.

 

John L.


Post# 1003048 , Reply# 28   8/9/2018 at 00:28 (2,058 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

Wow that must have been the source of the great scent that gently blew from my next door neighbor's dryer vent while I was growing up. They had a 1966 800 Kenmore set, and the aroma was heavenly. It was the perfect compliment to the equally heavenly whir of the dryer motor, which had a steady woooo sound.

Post# 1003102 , Reply# 29   8/9/2018 at 13:28 (2,057 days old) by seedub (South Texas Hill Country)        

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The scent (in the ambient air when the dryer was going), to me, was vaguely similar to the Necco Sweethearts 💓 Valentine's day candies.


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