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Thread Number: 38670
Maytag Electric dryer - Big Load or Halo? Which is better? |
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| Post# 573633 , Reply# 2 2/5/2012 at 01:52 (4,463 days old) by coldspot () | ||
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To add the drum is large norm size dryer. It could mine does not have a drum light inside it. They made them with it or with out it. | ||
| Post# 573634 , Reply# 3 2/5/2012 at 01:53 (4,463 days old) by coldspot () | ||
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And this should be it here are the parts for it. CLICK HERE TO GO TO coldspot's LINK | ||
Post# 573636 , Reply# 4 2/5/2012 at 02:29 (4,463 days old) by RevvinKevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Hi Derek,
I would have to say they are BOTH good dryers. The HOH has been around and proven itself and the big load dryers are very durable too. What washer (std or lg capacity?) are you matching it with?
I guess you'll have to look at what are the pros and cons for you. Standard capacity or larger capacity. A lint filter you have to reach in to the back of the drum to remove, or one right up front.
Just because it's a "big load" dryer does NOT mean it will have any buttons on it, that was determined by what model it is.
Kevin
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Post# 573638 , Reply# 5 2/5/2012 at 03:18 (4,463 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 573671 , Reply# 6 2/5/2012 at 09:05 (4,463 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Halo versus Big Drum I only have Halo OF Heat experience, not Maytag Big Drum. If the electronic controls are the same, they are wonderful and you'll get perfectly dried and fluffly clothes. But the Halo design is SMALL, VERY SMALL DRUM. Compare it to a Whirlpool design of the same era, lots more space. Other than that, a great machine. | ||
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Post# 573674 , Reply# 7 2/5/2012 at 09:14 (4,463 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 573680 , Reply# 8 2/5/2012 at 09:57 (4,463 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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HOH of heat dryers got hotter than 110 degrees if they were working properly.
The very early ones that had the buttons to select "Normal" and "Wash n Wear" actually had two thermostats in the housing. The Normal one was approx. 140 degrees and the Wash and Wear was approx. 160 degrees. The rational being that the higer temp was needed to "release" any wrinkles in the resin-treated fabrics that were becoming popular in the 1960s. I can say for certain that the *06 HOH dryers that came on the market in 1966, had only one cyclying thermostat that was preset in the 140 degree range. The second thermostat in the Blower housing was only present on the Electronic control 906, 806 & 606 models. It was the cool-down stat that kept the motor running until the exhaust temperature dropped below 120 degrees. As far as I know the later-introduced HOH 406 & 407 models also only used the one cycling stat, but it was equipped with a double-throw switch that would engage the timer motor whenever the heating circuit shut off. I have a lot of experience with HOH dryers and I like them for SOME things. They do well with towels and are exceptionally good with bulky items like pillows and comforters. They do OK with wrinkle-free items IF lightly loaded. As a daily driver, however, I would give preference to the later "Big Load" or so-called "Stream-of-Heat (SOH)" dryers that came on to the market for home use in late 1975 or early 1976. That basic design was used by Maytag all the way to the end of "true" Maytag production in 2006. I've also noticed that Whirlpool has used a minor variant of this design in their more recent 27" wide dryers. I have both a 1967 HOH and then a much later Dependable Care (1995) dryer that I use regularly. I usually dry towels and jeans in the HOH but always dry dress slack and shirts in the Dependable Care. | ||
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Post# 573853 , Reply# 10 2/6/2012 at 07:21 (4,462 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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CENTER DIAL MT DRYERS If this dryer is to be your daily driver I would diffidently go with the newer SOH filter in the front design. Most of all you can still get almost every [ functional ] part for these dryers except timer and timer dial. These newer dryers are also much larger in capacity, faster, better blower and 600 more watts of heater power, and safer, less chance of fires. | ||
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Post# 573870 , Reply# 12 2/6/2012 at 09:58 (4,462 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Fire hazzards in HOH dryers Are not limited to items falling on the heating elements in the electric models. The gas models were one of the only modern gas dryers that only have one gas valve and if the valve sticks on after the machine stops its only minutes till the front felt drum seals and all the dry clothes ignite as the flame continues to burn under the drum, stay close if you have one of these dryers and use it. | ||
| Post# 573889 , Reply# 14 2/6/2012 at 11:39 (4,462 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Felt Seal | ||
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