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Thread Number: 52678
GE Dryer - any good? Help me please |
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| Post# 749661 4/13/2014 at 04:48 (3,660 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
Hi guys,
I'm very tempted to buy this never used GE dryer from our biggest second hand online site for just 100 EURO. Don't ask me how an American dryer ended up in Slovenia. Have no clue !!??! How good / reliable is this model? I'm single. I don't do a ton of laundry but I would like to know whether this dryer is reliable enough. I'm now using my 8 years BOSCH condenser. Thanks for the help. Ingemar CLICK HERE TO GO TO gorenje's LINK | ||
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Post# 749662 , Reply# 1 4/13/2014 at 05:22 (3,660 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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| Post# 749666 , Reply# 2 4/13/2014 at 05:43 (3,660 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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| Post# 749678 , Reply# 3 4/13/2014 at 07:46 (3,660 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
Well I have a GE dryer that is similar and I can tell ya it's not junk. I have had mine now for a few years and have had no issues at all with it. The dryer in the pic doesn't look like it's been used at all. It will dry much faster than your condenser dryer. Like in less than 45 mins and the capacity is is much bigger than anything you might have used.
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Post# 749682 , Reply# 5 4/13/2014 at 08:12 (3,660 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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for the ones I have come across, these are somewhat a tinny feel to the metal, a very light dryer compared to most....
that being said, they do dry well, handle a large load, and if taken care of, will run for years...oddly enough I know of two running still, and this after 10 years of heavy use...yeah, it's a suprise to me.... as with anything, get it home, clean out all the lint from underneath and inside, grease the rollers, and inspect the belt.....and you should be good to go for a long while... | ||
| Post# 749690 , Reply# 6 4/13/2014 at 09:29 (3,659 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
True That! | ||
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Post# 749697 , Reply# 7 4/13/2014 at 10:05 (3,659 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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| Post# 749699 , Reply# 8 4/13/2014 at 10:12 (3,659 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California) | ||
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US electric dryers are 220 V, but the plug will likely not have the right configuration to fit an European socket. US 220 V plugs have a much different appearance. 
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Post# 749702 , Reply# 9 4/13/2014 at 10:32 (3,659 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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| Post# 749711 , Reply# 10 4/13/2014 at 11:50 (3,659 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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Hi guys, thank you very much to all of you.
Well, since I will be using it not that much I think it will be good enough for my needs. As I said I'm very tempted and for that price I cannot even dream to get an imported overseas machine like this. As Nmassman44 said it will dry much faster than my current dryer. This GE dryer has a capacity of 12 KG !! OMG, that's huge! I can dry even my duvet in it. @ logixx : It's electric. And the ad says it's 220 V. I have no problem with multiple machines running at the same time at all. We have 6 Kilowatts of output. But tell me please what do I have to be careful about? Why could it be risky using it? Maybe I shoul run it always on half heat to reduce the consumption? | ||
| Post# 749716 , Reply# 11 4/13/2014 at 12:11 (3,659 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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Post# 749717 , Reply# 12 4/13/2014 at 12:13 (3,659 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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It all depends on your set up, really.
The laundry room I am using right now is 230V and has a 20 amps fuse, which is enough to run three washers at once. The laundry at my old place had 16 amps and running three washers would blow the fuse. Looking on eBay, most of these "commercial" dryers call for 20-something to 32 amp fuses, might need to be hard-wired and some dryers, like Miele's Little Giants, want 400V. | ||
| Post# 749720 , Reply# 13 4/13/2014 at 12:22 (3,659 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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| Post# 749738 , Reply# 15 4/13/2014 at 13:51 (3,659 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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US 230v dryer if the dryer is meant for use in north America,the timer and motor operate on 115v,the heater on 230v-basicly 115v-neutral-115v connection-heater circuit connected across the two 115v feeds for 230v. | ||
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Post# 749752 , Reply# 16 4/13/2014 at 14:31 (3,659 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 749763 , Reply# 17 4/13/2014 at 15:04 (3,659 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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And be careful not to chip that gasket that goes around the entrance to the dryers basket. If it's chipped you can't buy a new gasket, you have to buy a new front to the dryer! A friend of ours had that happen to them. They solved the problem by using high heat duct tape to cover the chip. Before that buttons would hang up on the chip and get torn off. | ||
| Post# 749778 , Reply# 18 4/13/2014 at 16:02 (3,659 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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Post# 749784 , Reply# 20 4/13/2014 at 16:36 (3,659 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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3-Phase?? | ||
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Post# 749791 , Reply# 21 4/13/2014 at 16:50 (3,659 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Said I'm not a profi abou this, but.... ... a normal 120V-plug (220V in Europe) has 1 ground, 1 "hot" wire and 1 neutral, or am I wrong? And as far as I know a US-dryer has 1 ground, 1 neutral and 2 "hot" wires? Sorry, but I may have in fact been dumb this time. I meant 2/3 "hot" wires and one neutral... | ||
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Post# 749797 , Reply# 22 4/13/2014 at 16:59 (3,659 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Well, yes. 2 hot legs, 1 neutral (and 1 ground if the outlet is 4-wire). That's not 3-phase per U.S. standards. 3-phase would be 3 hot wires. CLICK HERE TO GO TO DADoES's LINK | ||
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Post# 749798 , Reply# 23 4/13/2014 at 17:00 (3,659 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Jep, messed that up! Sorry for that, ment what you said, just being dumb. But any way, even with 2 hots, he still has the same problem... | ||
| Post# 749816 , Reply# 25 4/13/2014 at 17:56 (3,659 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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| Post# 749831 , Reply# 27 4/13/2014 at 18:57 (3,659 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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Post# 749939 , Reply# 28 4/14/2014 at 10:12 (3,658 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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North American GE Dryer
If this is really a US style dryer it would need to be modified in several ways to run in your country.
This dryer is designed to run on 120-208 or 120-240 volt power @ 60 Hz. To use on straight 200-240 volt power you would need a transformer for the main drive motor, it runs on 120 and the timer motor would also need to run on this transformer or you could use a resister to drop the voltage to around 120. The biggest problem is if you have 50 HZ power is the drum will turn TOO SLOWLY and the clothing will just ball up and not dry well at all. The motor pulley is not replaceable on this dryer, but there may be a way to cut off the end of the motors shaft and get a bigger 50HZ pulley and attach it, otherwise I would not even brother with this dryer. These GE dryers are only average at best among US dryers in durability, but this again would be the least of your problems for the light use you would give it, but when compared to European dryers it will still seem very durable. | ||
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Post# 749974 , Reply# 29 4/14/2014 at 12:35 (3,658 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 749981 , Reply# 30 4/14/2014 at 13:20 (3,658 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Electrical supply | ||
| Post# 749988 , Reply# 31 4/14/2014 at 13:54 (3,658 days old) by Hoover1100 (U.K.) | ||
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It would need a fairly hefty power supply Since I believe the heaters alone on these things pull 5.2kwh. Might be best to get it checked/installed by a qualified electrician, no offence intended to anyone, but U.S. electrical safety regulations seem pretty lax compared to ours. | ||
| Post# 750041 , Reply# 32 4/14/2014 at 16:16 (3,658 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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