Thread Number: 58199
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Maytag LDG808 similar to DG808? |
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Post# 806969 , Reply# 1   1/31/2015 at 23:21 (3,343 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Hi. A nice dryer for sure. You can use the DG808. The 'L' in your model number just denotes that your dryer is almond. The knob is easy to get. P/N 312852. The bulb is also easy to get. Two screws on the top to remove the cover and there's the bulb with the numbers on it. Also theres the starter which fails with age as well. There is also a drum light.
Congrats on a beautiful machine! RCD |
Post# 807016 , Reply# 5   2/1/2015 at 07:14 (3,343 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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The "08" or "Big Load" dryers were manufactured for home use from July 1976 through June of 1980. The fact that yours in Almond means it was a little bit later in the run since Almond didn't come on the scene until the "New Naturals" industry color standardization occurred in 1977. If you could post the serial number we could tell you the exact year and month it was manufactured!
Sadly, replacing the tumbler lamp on these dryers is a bit of a project since you have to remove the front panel. It isn't a big job once you know how to do it. |
Post# 807080 , Reply# 6   2/1/2015 at 14:06 (3,343 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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#213077 is the cap. The bulb isn't too bad to get to. Two Phillips screws along/under the ridge/lip that runs along the bottom of the front panel. Then you gently raise up the panel like a garage door to disengage the front panel clips at the top and off it is. Two things. First, unplug the dryer as the door switch wires are right there and are easy to short and, two, remove the panel carefully as those same switch wires are easy to pull off and then you have to figure out where they go back on.
If you give us the model and serial numbers, we can tell you month and year of production. RCD |