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Thread Number: 25219
FRIGIDAIRE CUSTOM DELUXE DRYER TUNE UP |
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| Post# 388922 10/28/2009 at 22:21 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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| Post# 388925 , Reply# 1 10/28/2009 at 22:24 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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the first thing i noticed | ||
| Post# 388928 , Reply# 2 10/28/2009 at 22:26 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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nicely packed mess! | ||
| Post# 388929 , Reply# 3 10/28/2009 at 22:29 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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cleaned it all out | ||
| Post# 388930 , Reply# 4 10/28/2009 at 22:31 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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motor and fan look fine | ||
| Post# 388932 , Reply# 5 10/28/2009 at 22:33 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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decided to tear the rest of the dryer out | ||
| Post# 388933 , Reply# 6 10/28/2009 at 22:34 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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heating element | ||
| Post# 388936 , Reply# 7 10/28/2009 at 22:36 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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put it all back | ||
| Post# 388939 , Reply# 8 10/28/2009 at 22:43 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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put it in laudry room
and put old dryer on porch. am giving it away to anyone around here who wants it. a frigidaire stackable unit, 6 years old. never did like it! tried it out and it ran fine, nice and smooth, lots of air flow! but very little heat, noticed the heating element did i not stay on long before cycling off. took forever to dry a load! i was a bit pissed! did not realize i had the wrong top on it! 
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| Post# 388940 , Reply# 9 10/28/2009 at 22:45 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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i got two dryers | ||
| Post# 388941 , Reply# 10 10/28/2009 at 22:50 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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no wonder | ||
| Post# 388943 , Reply# 11 10/28/2009 at 22:55 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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i got the other top
and put it on and tried it out! what a dryer!!! it really throws out the heat! it runs great, i love the temp selection switch on it, giving me a no heat option on any cycle! it dried a load of towels in no time. and i noticed the heating element was cycling off now and then, proving the limit switches were working properly. 
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| Post# 388944 , Reply# 12 10/28/2009 at 22:57 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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the top has some rust on it | ||
| Post# 388946 , Reply# 13 10/28/2009 at 22:58 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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love the controls | ||
| Post# 388947 , Reply# 14 10/28/2009 at 23:00 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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especially that heat selector | ||
| Post# 388950 , Reply# 15 10/28/2009 at 23:02 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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also love the lint filter | ||
| Post# 388951 , Reply# 16 10/28/2009 at 23:05 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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lifts right out! | ||
| Post# 388952 , Reply# 17 10/28/2009 at 23:08 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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i did find
that the automatic cycle is not working properly, it will not advance timer when set on "automatic" mode. this doesn't bother me too much, i love this dryer regardless but i am curious why? i cannot even find a moisture sensor on the dryer so i'm not sure how this should work. if anyone has some info please share! 
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| Post# 388953 , Reply# 18 10/28/2009 at 23:14 (5,287 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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all in all
i am so glad i brought these 2 dryers back with me. walt talked me into it, i wasn't interested at first. but he persisted and i'm glad he did! i will keep the other dryer for parts, or maybe someday even use it. using this dryer and especially that lint screen reminds me on my aunt's rollermatic and matching dryer from my teen years! it's a great old classic and i'm gonna paint the lid and get rid of the rust and keep it running in great condition! this is my first dryer tune up! the cats like it too, they checked it out immediately. 
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Post# 389007 , Reply# 21 10/29/2009 at 07:03 (5,286 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Nice dryers!
Nothing like a vintage dryer to actually DRY your clothes, I say!! LOL What a nice pair of vintage Frigidaires you have there, Pete. You'll still be using them years from now, I am sure!! And the cats like, which always a bonus. My 2 cents on the automatic drying - it sounds like something is causing the timer to stop running when the 'automatic' cycle is selected; a thermostat would normally take over until it hit the high limit, then the timer would kick in again for the 'cool down' phase of the cycle. That's what I learned (mostly the hard way) from GE and GE clone auto dryers... I am really surprised that there is no obvious moisture or temperature sensor - could it be inside the drum?? | ||
| Post# 389243 , Reply# 22 10/29/2009 at 21:54 (5,286 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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thanks
this one is a DCDL model. it does have a thermostat in the blower assembly with 5 wires coming from it. this is not the high limit switch which is on the back by the heating coils. don't have a usable schematic yet, the one posted on the back of the control panel is incomplete. meaning it's all there but doesn't show the internal connections of the timer etc. when i get time here i will trace all wires and find out where they go and what for. i will test timer leads too. if anyone knows where to get a full wiring diag please let me know. another probelm it could be is the quick connect. i had a problem with it when i first put top on and plugged it in. one wire connect was not working at all. this could cause timer not to advance. i wasn't sure how automatic cycle worked in absence of a moisture sensor so thanks for explaining it to me, makes sense now! will keep working on it when i can, in meantime will use timed cycle, works great! love this dryer! thanks to walt (18millst) for persuading me to take it home with me! | ||
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