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Thread Number: 39591
25 YO Hotpoints are retiring |
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| Post# 586477 4/1/2012 at 19:08 (4,407 days old) by mercman () | ||
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My wife and I bought this set when we got married 25 years ago. Now it's time to retire them. Fare well ole reliables! Not one repair in all that time. 
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| Post# 586480 , Reply# 1 4/1/2012 at 19:17 (4,407 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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If they still work, why are you getting rid of them? You will never get anything like that again unless you are gonna buy a new SQ set. Mike | ||
Post# 586481 , Reply# 2 4/1/2012 at 19:18 (4,407 days old) by jmm63  (Denville, NJ) |
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So why retire a perfectly working, handsome, matched set? Please don't say its to get a front loader to save water, electric etc etc blah, blah, blah. I did the same thing 4 years ago and wish I didn't. I never noticed much of a difference in utilities and your clothes really do come out better in an old fashioned top loader.
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| Post# 586485 , Reply# 3 4/1/2012 at 19:28 (4,407 days old) by mercman () | ||
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Dryer just broke, wife wanted new! My wife wanted a new set similar to the Hotpoints. So in come the new SQ AWN412 & ADE3 drier 
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Post# 586501 , Reply# 4 4/1/2012 at 20:37 (4,407 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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| Post# 586578 , Reply# 5 4/2/2012 at 06:27 (4,406 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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EXCELLENT CHOICE, BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR NEW SPEED QUEENS...THEY ARE THE BEST AVALILABLE TODAY!! I BOUGHT TWO SETS, ONE FOR MYSELF, AN ONE FOR MY MOTHER. MIKE | ||
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Post# 586891 , Reply# 6 4/3/2012 at 12:39 (4,405 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York) |
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Sorry that you've had to put the Hotpoints down, but you have to do what is right to keep your household happy! I do notice that your dryer duct should be erplaced with aluminum ducting to bring it up to code and safety for your family. All you need is 2 flexible U-Joint and one flexible aluminum dryer ducting, heating duct tape and upto 4 4 inch adustable clamps. It's a 20 minutes job after picking it up at Home Depot or Lowes. | ||
| Post# 586943 , Reply# 7 4/3/2012 at 16:45 (4,405 days old) by mercman () | ||
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Aluminum Duct? Thanks to all for the comments. Question on being upto code, Cleanteam0NY do you mean I need SOLID exhaust pipe now instead of the aluminum foil style? I did not know. Thanks | ||
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Post# 586983 , Reply# 8 4/3/2012 at 18:53 (4,405 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 587217 , Reply# 9 4/4/2012 at 18:50 (4,404 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York) |
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Sorry for the delay, Chemo brain sometimes slow my thoughts and posting down! Flexible aluminum is acceptable but ridged ducting is better. From what I see in your photo the ducting is no more than 8 feet long going straight up and out so go with the ridged and tape all seams. Use two 4 inch elbows (adjustable or fixed) and 4 4 inch clamps.
Since your ducting is short, cleaning once year is fine, you may get away by 1 1/2 year since your ducting distance is so short! If it longer than that, you should clean it once a year during the spring through fall months. Most debris will be found at the elbow attached to the dryer.
Larry CLICK HERE TO GO TO CleanteamofNY's LINK | ||
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Post# 587221 , Reply# 10 4/4/2012 at 19:17 (4,404 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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I still use the old flexable plastic ducting but should upgrade to metal flex. My dryer is not used that often but it is not permently vented outside. Many years ago, in another house that I lived, I forgot to hit the start button when the phone rang. It was sub zero outside and the next morning I finally remembered and hit the start button on the Maytag. I heard this horrible bang, bang and the load of clothes were froze solid. That little plastic damper outside was worthless obviously and cold air was coming in like crazy. Here, I built a board to easily fit in the window next to the dryer and seal it with the vent pipe when using it that easily comes out and vacuum everything out real good once a year. I never realized a dryer vent was almost as bad as leaving a window open in cold weather.
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| Post# 587278 , Reply# 12 4/4/2012 at 21:39 (4,404 days old) by mercman () | ||
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CleanteamofNY Hi, I know your right about the rigid venting being safer. Thank you for posting your thought on this because it never dawned on me, I will put that on my list of things to do. PS; Chemo brain? I hope all is well with you! | ||
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Post# 587868 , Reply# 13 4/8/2012 at 07:03 (4,400 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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YEs | ||
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