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Post# 740795   3/9/2014 at 20:41 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740796 , Reply# 1   3/9/2014 at 20:42 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740797 , Reply# 2   3/9/2014 at 20:43 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740798 , Reply# 3   3/9/2014 at 20:46 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740799 , Reply# 4   3/9/2014 at 20:47 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740801 , Reply# 5   3/9/2014 at 20:48 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740803 , Reply# 6   3/9/2014 at 20:50 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740804 , Reply# 7   3/9/2014 at 20:52 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740805 , Reply# 8   3/9/2014 at 20:55 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Now, of course I had to try at least a 120v test with the dryer and I am thrilled to say that the motor, fan, and timer all seem to work fine. However, I noticed a 'scraping' sound while it was running but this vanished when I removed the lint filter... So, I had to dig around some more to see what might be causing the rubbing and I found this - an access hatch in the drum! I'm having visions of the 56 GE Washer-Dryer combo...
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Post# 740806 , Reply# 9   3/9/2014 at 20:57 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740807 , Reply# 10   3/9/2014 at 20:59 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740809 , Reply# 11   3/9/2014 at 21:02 (3,672 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740820 , Reply# 12   3/9/2014 at 21:49 (3,672 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 740822 , Reply# 13   3/9/2014 at 21:50 (3,672 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)   |   | |
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Nice panoramic shot of your laundry room there. Congratulations on your new acquisition. |
Post# 740863 , Reply# 15   3/10/2014 at 06:21 (3,671 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 740881 , Reply# 16   3/10/2014 at 08:43 (3,671 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Post# 740906 , Reply# 17   3/10/2014 at 13:24 (3,671 days old) by mitch (Atlanta)   |   | |
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Good that appears to be in such great shape! |
Post# 740917 , Reply# 18   3/10/2014 at 14:17 (3,671 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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what a beaut!!! and in such GREAT condition too boot!!!
i would LOVE to pull out my 1974 eureka canister vacuum cleaner and let it loose on that latch door lint!!! so happy for you that you got a 1958 hotpoint dryer to go with your 1957 hotpoint washer. i agree with ken, the 1 year difference between the dryer & the washer isn't a bad at all!!! i mean, how much closer could you have gotten for having to have 2 different years!!! that is a PERFECT match to me!!! and the way ken explains it in his post, it makes total sense!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!! ;o) |
Post# 741158 , Reply# 20   3/11/2014 at 16:06 (3,670 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 741193 , Reply# 21   3/11/2014 at 19:00 (3,670 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 741195 , Reply# 22   3/11/2014 at 19:07 (3,670 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 742397 , Reply# 23   3/16/2014 at 14:46 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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So this weekend, I decided it would be fun to play with the 'new' Hoptpoint dryer. Canyon had other ideas, but well, tough... LOL
First, I got the back off to check out the wiring and drive mechanism. Considering how much lint was inside the drum, I was surprised at how little there was back here, especially around the motor. |
Post# 742398 , Reply# 24   3/16/2014 at 14:47 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742399 , Reply# 25   3/16/2014 at 14:48 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742400 , Reply# 26   3/16/2014 at 14:52 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Now, I didn't get a lot of pictures of the disassembly process, but suffice it to say it was easy enough even for me to get the thing apart... LOL After lifting off the top, the cabinet can be unscrewed and lifted off the frame, like a Maytag dryer.
Inside I was surprised at how little insulation there was on the outer drum - it was literally concentrated around the calrods.
Speaking of which, there they are, lint and all!
Hippiedoll, I definitely could have used that 74 Eureka canister... I filled a bag on the wee Kenmore Magic Blue with lint and assorted shmutz! |
Post# 742401 , Reply# 27   3/16/2014 at 14:55 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Now, it's always a good idea to give a dryer of this vintage a good cleaning out and that was part of my reason for taking the Hotpoint apart.
Here's the other reason - when I got the machine home last week, this piece of well-done foil was at the bottom of the inner drum where the lint filter sits. I wanted to know where it came from and if I could figure out how to put it back. |
Post# 742402 , Reply# 28   3/16/2014 at 14:58 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Aha! It must go here!!
There was a cover plate for the front of the drum housing that I was able to remove to inspect and dust out the space between the inner and outer drum. The cut of the foil and the 'browning' from being close to the calrods seem to indicate that it went here.
I guess that this area was a 'hot spot' due to the concentration of heat from the calrod units! |
Post# 742404 , Reply# 29   3/16/2014 at 14:59 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742405 , Reply# 30   3/16/2014 at 15:01 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742407 , Reply# 31   3/16/2014 at 15:05 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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And I also noticed this - the door switch had an unused terminal... Well, it turned out that this switch is the kind that will supply to one terminal or another depending on whether the door was open or closed. Being the smart aleck that I am, I ran a new wire from the terminal that's 'live' when the door is open. More on that later...
Also, note the date stamp on the switch. This is definitely a 1958 model, and I would guess a Virgo... LOL |
Post# 742410 , Reply# 32   3/16/2014 at 15:09 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Now, the fun part - reassembling the dryer! I thought I was doing fine until I realized that the drum cover plate had two anchors that fasten the front of the dryer cabinet to it. I hadn't aligned the cover plate correctly so the screws just above the drum opening on the front would not line up... GRRRR! It took a couple of tries and with Hubby's help, I got the plate aligned properly.
The cabinet and top went on fine, but that top'll come off again real soon... I want to put a drum light into this beauty!
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Post# 742411 , Reply# 33   3/16/2014 at 15:12 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742412 , Reply# 34   3/16/2014 at 15:13 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742413 , Reply# 35   3/16/2014 at 15:15 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742416 , Reply# 36   3/16/2014 at 15:19 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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So, with any luck, I'll have a test load of clothes to dry this afternoon!
One thing I must admit I'd like to 'improve' with this dryer is the power supply to the heaters... The timer sends full power out to the calrods and I am paranoid of burning a timer contact, so I think it might be wise to use a relay here. Maybe I'll do that the same time as I get the drum light in... Oh and good news about the first test - I actually heard the thermostat kick off in the last 7 or 8 minutes of the cycle. I was kinda paranoid about that too... I am really happy about how this little project turned out - I needed to do something positive after the disappointments with the Dominion and Inglis washers! But, I'm not done yet... LOL |
Post# 742458 , Reply# 37   3/16/2014 at 17:20 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742459 , Reply# 38   3/16/2014 at 17:22 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742461 , Reply# 39   3/16/2014 at 17:24 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742463 , Reply# 40   3/16/2014 at 17:27 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 742465 , Reply# 41   3/16/2014 at 17:30 (3,665 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Success! The stragglers were nicely dried and not overdried!
This is most promising - I was a bit leery of the direct-heat method of heating the drum and the low air flow that Tom had mentioned. I guess I was expecting that the end result would be overdrying, but, wow! It turned out fine. I guess the rule of thumb with this kind of dryer is start off with a shorter time than you think and then run it again if the load isn't adequately dried. |
Post# 742744 , Reply# 42   3/17/2014 at 16:25 (3,664 days old) by bellalaundry (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 742895 , Reply# 43   3/18/2014 at 07:45 (3,663 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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