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Post# 964218 , Reply# 1   10/25/2017 at 06:22 (2,346 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This dryer was a cheaper to build machine than the No-Vent Filterater dryers FD also built, The large lint drawer was really just filling the space where the expensive to build aluminum condenser cartridge would be. The good thing about this dryer is it would dryer faster and use less power, and as large as the lint filter is you could probably dry many loads without having to clean it.
Its also interesting that this cheaper to build FD washer washer with the pulse-a-matic mechanism is still labeled as a Rapid-Dry machine even though it spins at about 1/2 the speed as their better washers 660 vs 1140, but they are correct that 660 is still faster than WP-KMs and MTs of the time.
John L. |
Post# 964223 , Reply# 2   10/25/2017 at 06:48 (2,346 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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I saw a Frrigidaire dryer, at least with a Lint Drawer like that one, at a Salvation Army years ago & seemed to be the most decrepitly-old appliance there...
Well, there was also bare-bones General Electric range (Just an oven, and four eyes--three small, one large) there, in Woodtone Brown... -- Dave |
Post# 964225 , Reply# 3   10/25/2017 at 06:50 (2,346 days old) by johnrk (BP TX)   |   | |
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Were those all condenser dryers, IOW the more expensive ones weren't vented? Or were they vented and also had condensers? I really know little about those as my mother didn't get a dryer until the early 60's. Thanks for your reply. |
Post# 964230 , Reply# 4   10/25/2017 at 07:10 (2,346 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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FDs first dryers were Non-Condensing vented or un-vented models built by Hamilton.
In the early 50s [ 1950-1952 ]they introduced their first dryers and these were condensing models only available for either 120 volt or 230 volt operation.
They quickly came up with smaller less expensive models that were vented dryers as well.
FDs TOL dryers were all the bigger condensing models from around 1950-1960.
1961 was a big change yaer for FD, they abandoned their large condensing dryers and now all dryers were 27" wide, and all washers went from being 25" wide to 27" wide as well.
FD for the first time in 1961 introduced Gas dryers, they also completely redesigned their no-vent electric dryers to a more modern system with two fans that is similar to NVD sold all over the world today. They of course built vented electric models as well.
John L. |
Post# 964273 , Reply# 8   10/25/2017 at 14:16 (2,345 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 964283 , Reply# 10   10/25/2017 at 15:16 (2,345 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Joe the Pulsamatic (one belt) was made from 1955-1958 models. The Multimatic (two belts) came out in 1959 and was produced through 1964. The Unimatic was 1947-1958 models (and was made thru 1963 in coin-op and dry-cleaner models). The image you are showing is the Multi-matic.
I have white sheets and they have not yellowed and I mainly dry them in the Filtrator, but I use low heat for most things, properly spun articles will dry in 40 to 60 minutes on low heat. Key here is properly spun. |
Post# 964287 , Reply# 11   10/25/2017 at 15:39 (2,345 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 964289 , Reply# 12   10/25/2017 at 15:45 (2,345 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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I'll keep my comments to toasters & waffle irons from now on... This post was last edited 10/25/2017 at 16:25 |
Post# 964290 , Reply# 13   10/25/2017 at 15:47 (2,345 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Electric & Gas--yes, that was one thing I was wondering about that dryer that I saw--but I guess I only need to have looked in back of it to tell, as in the case of it being Gas there was no Blue Star, as opposed the more likelihood of finding a UL somewhere which would designate (the very likely) of it being Electric...
Another "aged" appliance at that store was a Westinghouse tow-tiered electric range and probably also a number of single-door, round-top fridges; things here now set my mind a'reelin'...! -- Dave |
Post# 964308 , Reply# 15   10/25/2017 at 19:41 (2,345 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Yes, from you'd said here, that Frigidaire was eee-lek-trik!
Brings me to the Hi-Dryer, that Westinghouse made, with a DRWAER under that--of which according to the one source I'd read about it: "The only conceivable use for it, would be lint-storage", and I quote from my book, HOW TO BUY MAJOR HOME APPLIANCES (Author, Charles Klamkin), that he'd also mentioned that the idea of "Westinghouse's "so-called Hi-Dryer" was for it to stand taller than a regular dryer w/ that drawer beneath it" (the book is from 1972-1973)... -- Dave |