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Thread Number: 11222
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| Post# 201859 , Reply# 1 4/7/2007 at 10:02 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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The dryer was not working, so here we go to see whats wrong with it..........first the back comes off to reveal the workings..... 
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| Post# 201861 , Reply# 2 4/7/2007 at 10:05 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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In the bottom of the case were broken pieces of black plastic, which is a very bad sign in a Philco dryer. They were famous for breaking the blades on their fans and subsequently breaking the fan housing/shroud. 
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| Post# 201862 , Reply# 3 4/7/2007 at 10:06 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Philco heating element removed. Its in very good shape and this dryer does not appear to have been heavily used....... 
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| Post# 201863 , Reply# 4 4/7/2007 at 10:08 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Philco dryer drum removed.....its also in very nice shape....... 
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| Post# 201864 , Reply# 5 4/7/2007 at 10:09 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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And so the story goes..........the fan is broken and so is the fan housing..........DAMN! 
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| Post# 201865 , Reply# 6 4/7/2007 at 10:11 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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But, I wisely saved all the Philco parts I could find, and lo and behold I had another one! Yeah! This is from the Philco dryer that I got out of the NASTY NASTY house a year ago. For all that effort it paid off in the extra parts that I was able to save........ 
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| Post# 201866 , Reply# 7 4/7/2007 at 10:12 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Philco dryer interior light and ozone bulb. This dryer dates from 1966 and Philco only used an ozone bulb in this model......... 
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| Post# 201870 , Reply# 8 4/7/2007 at 10:23 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Custom Imperial 3 Speed.......... 
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| Post# 201871 , Reply# 9 4/7/2007 at 10:24 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Master Control............both timed drying, Automatic sensor drying, and air fluff........ 
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| Post# 201872 , Reply# 10 4/7/2007 at 10:25 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Speed Selector............Low Air, High Air, or Reverse Tumble........... 
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| Post# 201873 , Reply# 11 4/7/2007 at 10:31 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Philco dryer service manual.......... 
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| Post# 201874 , Reply# 12 4/7/2007 at 10:33 (6,222 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Reverse Tumble action as explained in the manual....... Thank you VERY MUCH Rich, for thinking of me and being a good friend! Jimmy 
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Post# 201880 , Reply# 13 4/7/2007 at 10:46 (6,222 days old) by unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 201884 , Reply# 14 4/7/2007 at 11:23 (6,222 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN) | ||
What a beautiful machine | ||
| Post# 201889 , Reply# 16 4/7/2007 at 11:34 (6,222 days old) by soapnsuds () | ||
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How cool! But what's all that stuff on the heating element?? Looks like someone had a BBQ! Thanks for the gr8 pictures. Congrats and Happy Birthday--- James | ||
| Post# 201891 , Reply# 17 4/7/2007 at 11:47 (6,222 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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Post# 201894 , Reply# 18 4/7/2007 at 11:51 (6,222 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Nice looking dryer Jimmy!
If I were you I would replace that fan with a steel squirrel cage and not the original flyapart bakelite with no obvious reinforcing in the thermoplastic!! What a screw up after what 100 years of fan production. It's like the later Frigidaire 1-18 dryers where if you move the cabinet just the wrong way the drum pops off the poorly positioned rollers! | ||
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Post# 201915 , Reply# 20 4/7/2007 at 13:19 (6,222 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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That's just beautiful... | ||
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Post# 201923 , Reply# 21 4/7/2007 at 13:32 (6,222 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 201924 , Reply# 22 4/7/2007 at 13:35 (6,222 days old) by spinout (Phoenix) | ||
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If these are common failures, I would consider reinforcing the unsupported end of the fan blades to prevent another failure. A band or wire around the periphery (under light tension) would prevent excessive flexing and subsequent failure due to centrifugal forces. | ||
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Post# 201925 , Reply# 23 4/7/2007 at 13:36 (6,222 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 201927 , Reply# 24 4/7/2007 at 13:48 (6,222 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 201932 , Reply# 25 4/7/2007 at 13:59 (6,222 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Congratulations Jimmy, that is one beautiful dryer. The other half can't be far off. | ||
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Post# 201975 , Reply# 26 4/7/2007 at 17:03 (6,222 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Damn Jimmy - these are by far one of the coolest control panels of any washer/dryer combo from the 60's! So many different colors and buttons - this dryer is a smash! Thanks for posting the service lit info about the reverse tumble feature. Looking forward to seeing the washer next to this dryer in the near future ~ Ben | ||
| Post# 201987 , Reply# 27 4/7/2007 at 17:44 (6,222 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 201988 , Reply# 28 4/7/2007 at 17:45 (6,222 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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NOS Heating Element | ||
| Post# 202007 , Reply# 29 4/7/2007 at 18:27 (6,222 days old) by cehalstead (Charleston, WV) | ||
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a toaster??? I thought any of us would want a pair of Capri pants...for all of those "smart" dinner parties we host..... Nice dryer, btw.... | ||
| Post# 202019 , Reply# 30 4/7/2007 at 18:40 (6,222 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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| Post# 202180 , Reply# 33 4/8/2007 at 06:32 (6,221 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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"Id look better wearing a toaster than I would those checkerboard britches!" (from the Young & Modern dept) | ||
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Post# 202249 , Reply# 35 4/8/2007 at 12:27 (6,221 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Happy Birthday | ||
| Post# 202284 , Reply# 36 4/8/2007 at 14:42 (6,221 days old) by timonator () | ||
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Neat!1 Jimmy I know you like your philco's and thanks to a good friend you have another addition to your collection. I like others will keep my eyes open for the "Match" and of course If I find it youll be the first to know Happy Birthday Dude | ||
| Post# 202536 , Reply# 37 4/9/2007 at 14:19 (6,220 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania) | ||
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not to change the subject or anything, but........... HOLY COW! AN AIRWAY SANITIZOR!!!! My parents still have one of those with the little accessory holster that hangs on the handle! I totally forgot about that thing until I saw it peeking around the corner in Post# 201862! Davy | ||
| Post# 202546 , Reply# 38 4/9/2007 at 15:36 (6,220 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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Looks very nice Jimmy! Happy Birthday a little late too, from one Aries to another! Congrats on the great find! | ||
| Post# 202634 , Reply# 39 4/9/2007 at 20:56 (6,220 days old) by southernmdgeguy () | ||
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Another late Happy Birthday Wish From one Philco lover to another, congrats! So cool you have the correct parts to fix it too. Scott | ||
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Post# 202660 , Reply# 40 4/9/2007 at 22:00 (6,219 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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~What was a FORD badge doing on a washing machine sold in the UK? Or the US for that matter - I notice that it is also present on the dryer pictured above. Did not see a direct response to this..... but it can be seen in the pictured manual Philco was a subsidiary of Ford. Frigidaire was a divison or subsidiary of General Motors. Air-Temp was a D or S of Chrysler. | ||
| Post# 202680 , Reply# 41 4/9/2007 at 22:43 (6,219 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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...and Norge was Borg Warner, which I think did brakes or transmissions or some such thing. Interesting about washers and cars. I was a youngun when Ford owned Philco, and I always thought it was funny to see that car emblem on appliances. | ||
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Post# 202685 , Reply# 42 4/9/2007 at 22:51 (6,219 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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501s for your dyer. | ||
| Post# 202697 , Reply# 43 4/9/2007 at 23:19 (6,219 days old) by speedqueengkc () | ||
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Extras I am sorry for not keeping in touch. I have some extra stuff if you or anyone wants them. Paragraph: I like the Philco. | ||
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Post# 203744 , Reply# 46 4/13/2007 at 19:42 (6,216 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Fascinating details keep coming out on these gorgeous Philco machines. Reverse tumble does help. My F&P topload dryer looks to have the same kind of blower with no pitch to the blades. I can't say for sure that the reverse on it is a slower speed, but it may be as reverse is a leeeeetle bit quieter than forward. | ||
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