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Post# 941441   6/2/2017 at 14:18 (2,490 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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The ad also features a mid-50s looking Hotpoint 40-inch range, but, my, that dryer!  A '55 model, perhaps??

 

If I was closer, I'd probably be trying to outrun PhilR to get this one... LOL 

 

 



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Post# 941443 , Reply# 1   6/2/2017 at 14:24 (2,490 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        
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A '55 Filtrator Dryer, indeed!


Post# 941471 , Reply# 2   6/2/2017 at 17:37 (2,490 days old) by ken (NYS)        

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Educate me. Was the Filtrator a condensing dryer?

Post# 941480 , Reply# 3   6/2/2017 at 18:30 (2,490 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        

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I think a member here LeBron has this dryer and Washer.

Post# 941579 , Reply# 4   6/3/2017 at 12:52 (2,489 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        
Filtrator drying

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Ken, yes the Filtrator was a condensing dyer but it used air to cool the dryer outflow through a series of tubes.   I have seen this air condensor system in dryers in the UK but I am not sure if they are still made in North America.

The other condensing dryers used cold water to condense moisture but needed a drain to remove the water as well as the 'drip' water extracted from the air in the dryer.  With a Filtrator, the condensate water is collected in a drip pan.  I have one of each but I think I prefer the Filtrator!


Post# 941601 , Reply# 5   6/3/2017 at 16:49 (2,489 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Condenser dryers

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Fell off America's radar after the 1950's or so. IIRC there was only one version offered by the 1970's or 1960's from a major manufacturer, and it was water cooled. Cannot recall who made it but our home economics lab at school had one. Teacher was upset at using it because even during water shortages she had no other choice. Wonder if the thing is still remains.

By the 1980's or 1980's you started to see small/compact combination units with condenser drying from companies like Equator, Malber, and of course then came Miele, Asko, Creda, and Bosch with their "European" sized units.

The compact 120v combo dryers from the likes of Equator or Malber were just above useless. Many here in NYC at least just used their combo machines to wash and got a small Whirlpool/Kenmore portable dryer instead.

Am not sure but *THINK* the Frigidaire unit shown above could be wired to run on either 120v or 220v power.

Still if you think modern condenser dryers heat up a room, they're nothing on those old Frigidaire units IIRC. As we've been discussing in other threads such condenser dryers are being phased out in favor of heat pump versions.


Post# 941617 , Reply# 6   6/3/2017 at 18:19 (2,489 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
US Condenser Dryers

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Frigidaire built air-cooled condensing dryers in the US from about 1950-1968.

Maytag built water cooled condensing dryers from about 1952-1965.

Hotpoint built WCCDs from around 1956-7 through around 1964-5.

The water-cooled models generally worked faster, but had more problems, FD probably built and sold more CDs than the two other companies did.

Bendix, Westinghouse, General Electric, Norge and Speed Queen all built water condensing drying Combinations.


Post# 942078 , Reply# 7   6/6/2017 at 15:30 (2,486 days old) by TrainGuy (Key West, FL)        
Frigidaire Dryer

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Is anyone going to save this dryer?


Post# 942357 , Reply# 8   6/7/2017 at 21:54 (2,485 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        
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PhilR?

This is a nice one!



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