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Thread Number: 19348
Blue dye in Kenmore dryer |
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| Post# 311603 10/26/2008 at 09:15 (5,660 days old) by phamq () | ||
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I picked up a Kenmore dryer. The drum was dyed blue like someone spilled ink. I tried to clean but only made little progress. I see other Kenmore dryers on Craiglist also has blue drum. I wonder what the cause? | ||
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| Post# 311604 , Reply# 1 10/26/2008 at 09:18 (5,660 days old) by phamq () | ||
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This is not mine, but the drum looks like it 
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| Post# 311605 , Reply# 2 10/26/2008 at 09:22 (5,660 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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Is'nt that caused by drying lots of Jeans and transferring blue dye to the white finish of the drum. Here they make no more white drums for that reason.. Stainless steal doesn't pick up the colors of bleeding fabrics. | ||
| Post# 311607 , Reply# 3 10/26/2008 at 09:33 (5,660 days old) by phamq () | ||
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I guess that must be the cause because it's so common in Kenmore dryers.   | ||
Post# 311608 , Reply# 4 10/26/2008 at 09:46 (5,660 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 311617 , Reply# 5 10/26/2008 at 11:15 (5,659 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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I've also been told liquid fabric softeners can do this 
I have no evidence of that in my experience. My 1986 LK dryer didn't have any blue hues to it nor does my 1994 Maytag Dependable Care. And I use fabric softner on every load. Mind you, I also only wash a load of jeans about once a month or every 6 weeks. Can't wear them to work and only wear them on weekends to church and in the winter time. But I have seen this when I know families wash jeans a couple, to numerous times a week. I also turn my jeans inside out when I wash them so there is less dye exposure. That also may help.
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Post# 311622 , Reply# 7 10/26/2008 at 11:45 (5,659 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Indigo dye is one of the most unstable and will bleed onto anything, especially when garments are new and indigo concentration is highest. The white powder-coating on dryer drums is particularly susceptible to dye transfer and virtually nothing but sandpaper or sandblasting will remove it. Since it's been "heat set" into the paint, it won't transfer onto other fabrics being dried and other than being rather unsightly, it's harmless.
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| Post# 311623 , Reply# 8 10/26/2008 at 12:02 (5,659 days old) by phamq () | ||
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so I guess it's futile trying to get rid of the blue. But I don't see anywhere else but Kenmore dryers | ||
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Post# 311630 , Reply# 9 10/26/2008 at 14:08 (5,659 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 311641 , Reply# 10 10/26/2008 at 16:08 (5,659 days old) by lasvegasrox () | ||
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omg its like common sense OK...All you need to do is take ajax and make a paste and with a little elbow grease it comes right off, then dry some rags and it will be all clean...lol sandblasing that just made my day :P -luke | ||
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Post# 311655 , Reply# 11 10/26/2008 at 18:16 (5,659 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA) |
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| Post# 311656 , Reply# 12 10/26/2008 at 18:30 (5,659 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Blue HUE here Too. | ||
| Post# 311670 , Reply# 14 10/26/2008 at 20:12 (5,659 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Never a blue drum in nearly 30 years of use with the 1981 series 70 Kenmore dryer, and I use fabric softener with every load. It would actually be nice if I did have a blue colored drum since the original paint completely wore off the entire drum/baffles ect MANY years ago. It makes me wonder what the internals are made of since I haven't had a rust issue........yet.
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| Post# 311680 , Reply# 15 10/26/2008 at 21:27 (5,659 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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Post# 311692 , Reply# 17 10/26/2008 at 23:42 (5,659 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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It's blue jeans | ||
| Post# 311693 , Reply# 18 10/26/2008 at 23:49 (5,659 days old) by fredfred9633 () | ||
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it also happens when you leave mealtable objects in your pockets | ||
| Post# 311701 , Reply# 19 10/27/2008 at 06:26 (5,659 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 311720 , Reply# 20 10/27/2008 at 09:35 (5,659 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA) |
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I have noticed that dryers with very long vents or vents that are clogged up, have more problems with dye transfer. I have one customer with a very long dryer vent, who has bright red bath towels, and the dryer drum is all pink. With poor air flow a dryer gets hotter and steamier inside and this might help the dyr transfer.
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Post# 311783 , Reply# 21 10/27/2008 at 13:36 (5,658 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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All - I don't think this is due just to blue jeans only. Like many things, there is not one simple culprit, rather I think it is a combination of things. I have a 1986 Kenmore dryer, which I bought new. It is one of the earliest models with the white finish drum. Years ago it was developing that blue hue, which I didn't like, so I called the Whirlpool help line and asked what was going on. They told me it was due to fabric softener sheets, and film build-up that was getting discolored, not the drum itself. At that point I quit using dryer softener sheets for many years, and the blueness (which was never as healthy as in the pics above) eventually wore off. I certainly never quit wearing or washing my jeans though. So, I'd venture a suggestion that fabric softener film has built up on many dryer drum and bulkhead surfaces, then a transfer prone garment such as jeans, new towels, etc. transfer their color to the softener build-up. I think it a lot more likely that softener film could be discolored vs. high-heat enamel. What is odd is that I have a 1978 Kenmore dryer as well, which has the previous gray finish (what hasn't worn off) and I've never seen any sign of discoloration in it, though it's harder to see. It must be something particular to the white finish that attracts or retains the softener. I think the comments about the venting efficiency are especially smart - higher internal temperatues (due to poor venting) probably would encourage softener build-up. I suspect a cleaner/polish capable of removing surface stains and oxidation from a car paint would remove the discolored softener film. I didn't want that blue color in my dryer, and it was all my clothes in there. If that were a dryer I bought used, I'd especially want it gone. Gordon | ||
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