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The Inglis H860 Dryer
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Post# 321619   12/29/2008 at 09:26 (5,568 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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I finally had the time to tinker with the matching dryer to the Inglis H560 washer I recently acquired. I figured it would a good idea to open it up and give it a good cleaning. I was right - here's what 42 or 43 years of lint look like!




Post# 321620 , Reply# 1   12/29/2008 at 09:26 (5,568 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Under the drum:

Post# 321621 , Reply# 2   12/29/2008 at 09:28 (5,568 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Back part of the cabinet looked like this. I was pleasantly surprised to find a drum light - I figured there should have been one, but I didn't see it until I got it apart.

Post# 321622 , Reply# 3   12/29/2008 at 09:29 (5,568 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        
The After photos

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A good vacuuming and a wipe down made all the difference:

Post# 321623 , Reply# 4   12/29/2008 at 09:30 (5,568 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Under the drum looked almost new again!

Post# 321624 , Reply# 5   12/29/2008 at 09:31 (5,568 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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And even hubby was impressed with the way the back looked after a good cleaning!

Post# 321625 , Reply# 6   12/29/2008 at 09:32 (5,568 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Now, I just need a door catch... The intial testing was a success; I hope to try it with a real load of clothes from the washer soon...

Post# 321850 , Reply# 7   12/31/2008 at 09:22 (5,566 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC)        
re: door catch

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Same challenge with ours. An inexpensive work-around is to use some velcro at the 11 o'clock position. We have the gripping part on the frame and the fuzzy part on the door. Takes a little practice to use but sure does work on keeping the door closed.
Happy New Year to All!


Post# 321851 , Reply# 8   12/31/2008 at 09:25 (5,566 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Velcro, eh? Thanks for the tip! Happy New Year to you too!

Post# 321855 , Reply# 9   12/31/2008 at 09:47 (5,566 days old) by autowasherfreak ()        

Major difference in the before and after pics. I never realized how much lint can actually build up in a dryer. I check mine about every 3 or 4 months and clean if necessary.





Post# 321857 , Reply# 10   12/31/2008 at 09:51 (5,566 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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That is a good plan - I actually remember two house fires on the block where I grew up starting because of lint build up in the dryer! I remember one of the charred, discarded dryers looked just like the one our family had, so I took ours apart for a cleaning just to be on the safe side...

Post# 321888 , Reply# 11   12/31/2008 at 12:14 (5,566 days old) by tuthill ()        

So the belt for the drum just wraps around the whole thing?? Instead of a pulley mounted on the back? Interesting.

Post# 321898 , Reply# 12   12/31/2008 at 12:29 (5,566 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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Jed -

Earlier dryers from the 50s had a big pulley on the back for the drum drive, but later switched to what you see here. They switched finally to the rearless w/direct drive blower design in 1966 (approximately). This is what they still build to this day.



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