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Post# 779710   8/27/2014 at 13:48 (3,501 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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A friend of mine had his 17 year old dryer quit so he tore into it last night and found the burner and duct very rusty. So he asked me what the consensus is "on that website you talk about" as to what brand of gas dryer gets recommended most. I believe the old one is a Kenmore. I did mention he might give some thought to replacing the burner and duct as the dryer works otherwise.
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Post# 779712 , Reply# 1   8/27/2014 at 13:56 (3,501 days old) by washerdude (Canada )   |   | |
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I don't think it matters what brand nowadays. Kenmore, Maytag are built by whirlpool. |
Post# 779716 , Reply# 2   8/27/2014 at 14:23 (3,501 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 779717 , Reply# 3   8/27/2014 at 14:29 (3,501 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN)   |   | |
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I think a certain amount of surface rust is to be expected, but "very rusty" is pretty vague. Unless there is perforation I'm not sure the rust is of any concern. It didn't quit due to the rust.
Odds are the dryer he has is perfectly serviceable. Especially if it is a top lint filter Whirlpool design I'd fix it until is was no longer repairable (then I'd fix it again for good measure). At this point its only 1/2 way through its life. Its worth finding out the cause of the failure, most likely it will be cheaper to repair then replace. I'd buy a new Whirlpool if I had to buy new, but it has to have the top lint filter placement. |
Post# 779722 , Reply# 4   8/27/2014 at 14:49 (3,501 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Hey what new gas dryer brands do they like on that appliance site. I think its time to retire ours. The burner and the duct was full of rust so I don't know if I trust it anymore. I'm guessing one of the sensors is bad because I can't get the burner to light. I sucked out about an inch of rusty flakes in the duct beyond the burner.
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Post# 779780 , Reply# 6   8/27/2014 at 19:47 (3,500 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The rust at the bottom of he heat stack is normal, he did the correct thing to clean it up. The real problem is the non-heating condition, on a gas dryer of this age this is almost never more than a $150 repair if you have a good independent company fix it, if he wants to figure out what is really wrong he can probably fix it himself for $50.
That said and back to the orignal ?, I would get a WP dryer with a top mounted lint filter, 2nd best choice if he wants a really good basic dryer would be a Speed Queen. |
Post# 779795 , Reply# 8   8/27/2014 at 21:21 (3,500 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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I recommend the LGs. Mine dries so fast and holds huge amounts with little,if any noise. Consumer Reports likes them as they have the best repair frequency. Easy to load and unload, stainless steel drum,sensitive dryness bar, interior drum light and five different temperature settings. I just washed seven pillows,used my highest spin speed and set the dryer at normal heat. They were dry in twenty minutes flat. Bedspreads,blankets and area rugs dry a lot faster too. I renember one day, I had just a few of my.rainbow hankies in to dry and,due to the strong vacuum it has,they began sticking to the screen covering the lint filter . Now that's a lot of hot air.
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Post# 779803 , Reply# 10   8/27/2014 at 22:03 (3,500 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 780342 , Reply# 11   8/30/2014 at 22:42 (3,497 days old) by Imperial70 (MA USA)   |   | |
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Whirlpool. Rear Filter. Gas, Mine was almost 30 years old before I replaced it with speed queen (only because I wanted to give the speedqueen a try. The speed queen is satisfactory but the whirlpool was better at not over drying the clothes. |