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Hotpoint 17351 dryer. Looking for info please?
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Post# 915954   1/16/2017 at 16:36 (2,627 days old) by clairemarion86 (Glasgow)        

Hi folks.
Looking for information on a dryer I've inherited. Please forgive me as i have no knowledge whatsoever and this is the first dryer I've ever owned. It's a hotpoint 17351 dryer. Initially when I was offered it I was only intending to use it until I got something new but after using it and seeing how well it works I've decided to keep it.
The issue I'm having is I want to buy a hose to feed outside so my kitchen isn't full of dust and condensation but the shape of the vent on the back isn't the typical shape for a hose.
I've searched online for information and have got nowhere so hoping some nice people here could help me.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks so much x


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Post# 915956 , Reply# 1   1/16/2017 at 17:15 (2,627 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)        
Hose connection

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I believe you can remove that vent as its just to prevent the dryer being pushed against the wall and the air being sucked back in.
Take it off and you need to find a plastic housing that screws in the middle of the opening and you connect a normal hose to the plastic aperture.
Please note I am not sure how you will locate a plastic housing unless someone has one on the back of an obsolete dryer but that one thats on yours is not meant to have a hose fitted to it.
Good luck in your quest :)
Austin


Post# 916007 , Reply# 2   1/17/2017 at 04:00 (2,627 days old) by clairemarion86 (Glasgow)        
Thanks so much Austin

Thanks for your reply. I didn't even consider removing the vent part. I'll have a look online for a hose. I wouldn't be bothered having a hose on, but the dust that's left all over my kitchen once its been on a spin is too much.
Thanks again for getting back to me.
Claire x


Post# 916010 , Reply# 3   1/17/2017 at 04:34 (2,627 days old) by clairemarion86 (Glasgow)        
Date of machine

Is anyone able to tell how I can tell manufacture date from the serial number? Tia x

Post# 916013 , Reply# 4   1/17/2017 at 05:40 (2,627 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Hotpoint 17351 Vent

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Hi Claire you have a great dryer there, quiet and fast depending on the spin speed of your washing machine...does that metal vent kit unscrew from the back of your dryer or is it rivited ?

This is what a flexible hotpoint vent kit looks like without that metal vent gard. This designed to be fixed onto a wall vent or put through an open window when in use. Its best to use a hose to vent away the steam as it will build up inside your house and can cause considerable mold and damp etc.



Post# 916015 , Reply# 5   1/17/2017 at 05:45 (2,627 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Hotpoint 17351 Vent

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Here is a kit which can be used permanently through the wall and / or through the window if the hose is long enough and your existing metal guard can be removed leaving screw holes to which the white plastic ring can be fitted.

The most efficient dryer venting is one that has the SHORTEST possible vent for the steam to escape.


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Post# 916019 , Reply# 6   1/17/2017 at 05:57 (2,627 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)        
The part you need :)

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Post# 916020 , Reply# 7   1/17/2017 at 06:16 (2,627 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        
Hope im in time!

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Sorry guys to jump in abruptly here but the parts Mike andOzzie have suggested dont fit this dryer.

This is the earlier venting style and uses a smaller atatchment on the back of the dryer.

The one Ozzie suggested if you notice is diffterent to the single screw fixing in the middle of the cup thing as seen in Mikes picture.

These earlier dryers have a \_____/ shaped metal bracket protruding on the back of the dryer once Claire has removed the upward vent metal attachment. On this \_____/ shaped thing is the single screw hole for the earlier vent attachment cup as per Mikes pic. The one Ozzie suggested wont fit over this fixing bracket as it is too shallow.

We are bound to have a spare one amongst collectors - or someone who knows where one is.

Bear with me until this evening and il see if I can get more info across.


Post# 916021 , Reply# 8   1/17/2017 at 06:28 (2,627 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        
hang on

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Ive just re checked Claires pictuire and this does seem to be an unusual dryer. I dont think the upward vent will come off, I think it is factory fitted.

If you also notice, there is no \______/ bracket.

Im going to suggets this is a rareish model and is original. Ive no idea who for and why it was sold but it looks like Hotpoint now offered a model without vent house - Best Buy maybe.

Or it has had a modification not to use a vent hose if you knew it was going to live somewhere a hose was not needed like a garage or well ventilated room.

Paul (another member) ought to know more about this models sales/features - however im not sure an easy venting fix here will work without swapping the back panel for one to take the hose.

I suspect drilling and screwing a vent hose kit on the back panel could present problems with drum interferance and filter interferance.



Post# 916023 , Reply# 9   1/17/2017 at 06:49 (2,627 days old) by clairemarion86 (Glasgow)        
Thanks for everyones help!

Thanks for all the response guys. The vent does look like its riveted on. I've added a couple more pics to show.
If I can't get a hose to fit it'd be a pity beacause it runs great! But as mentioned the dust and condensation created without a hose running out my kitchen window is a pain
Appreciate all the help.
Claire x


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Post# 916030 , Reply# 10   1/17/2017 at 07:27 (2,627 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
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Hi Claire, dont give up getting something to fit, it does appear its a rare vent and as its riveted you may need to get creative and fit a hose onto the top of the metal vent you have on then back.

Something like this could be fitted and taped onto the top of your metal vent and the hose fitted to it, if you can measure the actual square outlet and contact a few outlets you may get a workaround !!

See Ebay Number 170852437396 if this link doesnt work from my phone.


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Post# 916031 , Reply# 11   1/17/2017 at 07:46 (2,627 days old) by clairemarion86 (Glasgow)        
Thanks Mike

I did consider making something to fit the rectangular part of the vent but I am far from handy and wouldn't know where to start so buying something would suit me better. The eBay link looks a good shout. I'll measure the vent and see if it would be a good fit.
I wonder if buying a normal hose and taping it round the vent would work?
Really wish I had a garage I could keep the dryer in and I wouldn't need to worry about fluff and dust landing all over my dishes and cooker.x


Post# 916039 , Reply# 12   1/17/2017 at 08:39 (2,627 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        
Dust & Condensation @3

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Why in the world would one even attempt to run something like that without an exhaust to the exterior?  AH, Yeah, dust and condensation.  That blows me away.  FIRST, install hose, then use dryer.

 

Good Luck


Post# 916070 , Reply# 13   1/17/2017 at 11:40 (2,627 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Hotpoint 17351 Vent kit

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I`m sure Claire is finding out just what she can do and what wont work with her new dryer Steve, its probably due to the fact that we have much higher spinning best residual moisture efficiency washers that would cause much less condensation and lint so producing far less dust that the large US dryers after a poor toploader spin !!

Please let us know the vent size Claire to see if we can source an adaptor and keep us informed on your vintage project , they are great dryers !!




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Post# 916072 , Reply# 14   1/17/2017 at 12:46 (2,627 days old) by clairemarion86 (Glasgow)        
Thanks guys

Yep Steve. It's dusty but not ridiculous. I've just been running it next to an open window but as I'm keeping it I need something permanent that actually works.

Thanks Mike. Got it measured. It's measuring up at 9cm by 5.5cm.

Thanks x


Post# 916075 , Reply# 15   1/17/2017 at 13:20 (2,627 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)        

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Claire

I would suggest going to a coal/wood fire shop and asking to purchase 1/2 or 1/3 of a metre of this metal foil ducting - 4inch diameter or 4 and a half inch would be perfect.

www.flexifluedirect.com/product_i...

Then make one end rectangle and see if it fits right over the vent enabling you to crimp one corner for a tighter fit OR make 4 slits at each corner of the rectangle enabling you to duck the foil tube into the vent snuggly.

This will then leave you with a solid structure to duct tape to the dryer, and something to then connect a plastic flexible hose onto.

Modern flexible plastic dryer vent hose has a 4 inch diameter for your reference. I thiknk the chimney ducting comes in this diameter to meaning the plastic dryer hose should fit and stretch slightly over the metal tubing

www.flexifluedirect.com/product_i...


Post# 916077 , Reply# 16   1/17/2017 at 13:28 (2,627 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        

Steve, in Australia greater than 95% of dryers aren't vented, they hang on the wall in the laundry or the bathroom and its only in the last 10 years that Condenser dryers have become available to replace them.

You just crack a window open and survive, although we don't have the Sub Zero temps the rest of the world gets.

The Two dryers my mum has had in her life, Creda and Hoover, both vent through the door directly into the room, there's no option to vent them.


Post# 916079 , Reply# 17   1/17/2017 at 13:54 (2,627 days old) by clairemarion86 (Glasgow)        
Thanks so much

There's a fireplace and wood burning stove showroom near me that I could nip in and ask. I'll give it a shot if I can't get something already made. Trust me to get a dryer with an awkward part 😏 it'll be alright when it's all sorted and I'm not having to leave Windows open when its chilly baltic outside.
Thanks for all the advice x


Post# 916094 , Reply# 18   1/17/2017 at 17:07 (2,626 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK)        
Hi Claire

I picked up that very model from the pavement a few weeks ago, it's only for parts as the door has been broken, if you can give me until the weekend when I'll be over at my garage I'll get the bracket off the back for you, I must have a hose somewhere, if I can find it you can have them.

Mathew


Post# 916097 , Reply# 19   1/17/2017 at 17:34 (2,626 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        
Well Guess What ChesterMkkkuuii ee whatever

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""Steve, its probably due to the fact that we have much higher spinning best residual moisture efficiency washers that would cause much less condensation and lint so producing far less dust that the large US dryers after a poor toploader spin !! ""


No one nor did I mention ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR WASHERS in UK and what they were capable of doing (rather not doing). 1st of all, It's Claire's concern about "dust & condensation" mentioned 3 times. SO, it's an issue for her. I agree. One would post again stating Vent it outside first. Don't care who's Mum did it when and where. Not a good practice, even if your all the same old Hoovers since their existence did have a good extraction.

BTW, I'll challange you on one of your hoover machines with any vintage US made machine.


Post# 916152 , Reply# 20   1/18/2017 at 03:59 (2,626 days old) by clairemarion86 (Glasgow)        
Your a star Mathew

Really appreciate that Mathew. Thanks very much. In the event I cant get it fitted properly I wouldnt be able to keep it. Are there places I could donate an old machine like this to? Seems a shame to tip it when its still in working order but i know my local charity shops would take machine this old.x

Post# 916159 , Reply# 21   1/18/2017 at 05:32 (2,626 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
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Hey Steve, ya could have gotten my attention with Mike, Servis Sooze or Ya C**T, that usually works round here, but hey why personalise it !! I guess I was hoping you could have offered to a newbie member advice about the health benefits of damp /mold/ dust from what you see in your daily work.....

The point about moisture is due to our damp wet rainy climate (and the fact we use fast spinning washing machines before the dryers) our clothing is usually spun to within an inch of its life being
A:we do have more efficient faster spinning machines, B:the drying process is much quicker and C: skinflints as we are we hate watching those leccy meters spin around especially with our non subsidised energy tariffs and companies...

I`ll pitch anyday with our vintage HOTPOINT or HOOVER weshers if you wish on Spin Efficiency, cant match the gas guzzling though...ha ha.




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Post# 916160 , Reply# 22   1/18/2017 at 05:40 (2,626 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
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Hi Mathew, have you or anyone else seen this type of vent before ? its bugging me where I`ve seen those bars...could it be an older English Electric perhaps ?


Claire great to see this place offering all sorts of advice to your problem, I hope you give it a try with a working vent, quiet dryers as well with it being a polypropylene drum, all those modern zips, buttons and fixed belts make a lot less noise clanking around....If you do decide to pass it on please let us know, am sure many of our fellow collectors will give it a home for the future.

ps. the stories we could tell of stuff "if only you came last week" and "I sent it to the tip" we would have just about every model produced , thankfully you didnt!!


Post# 916186 , Reply# 23   1/18/2017 at 08:47 (2,626 days old) by clairemarion86 (Glasgow)        
Thanks again Mike.

Glad I asked for advice. Everyone's been so helpful.I really appreciate it. I'm definitely going to try and sort it myself. Going to have a look about this week at some point for the metal foil ducting that was mentioned. If I can't sort it or it becomes too much of a job to sort, I'll definitely be happy to let someone have it.x


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