Thread Number: 2579
Restored 1956 Whirlpool dryer |
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Post# 72603   7/6/2005 at 22:24 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72604 , Reply# 1   7/6/2005 at 22:26 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72605 , Reply# 2   7/6/2005 at 22:31 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72606 , Reply# 3   7/6/2005 at 22:33 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72607 , Reply# 4   7/6/2005 at 22:35 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72609 , Reply# 5   7/6/2005 at 22:43 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72610 , Reply# 6   7/6/2005 at 22:44 (6,840 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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Way to go, Rick! Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 72611 , Reply# 7   7/6/2005 at 22:44 (6,840 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Very beautiful machine!! You did a great job making her look pretty again! |
Post# 72613 , Reply# 8   7/6/2005 at 22:46 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72614 , Reply# 9   7/6/2005 at 22:48 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72615 , Reply# 10   7/6/2005 at 22:50 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72617 , Reply# 11   7/6/2005 at 22:54 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72618 , Reply# 12   7/6/2005 at 22:55 (6,840 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 72619 , Reply# 13   7/6/2005 at 22:55 (6,840 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)   |   | |
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Post# 72620 , Reply# 14   7/6/2005 at 22:56 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72621 , Reply# 15   7/6/2005 at 22:58 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72622 , Reply# 16   7/6/2005 at 22:59 (6,840 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 72623 , Reply# 17   7/6/2005 at 23:01 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72625 , Reply# 18   7/6/2005 at 23:12 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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The drying temp is VERY fast on the HOT setting. I overdryed a load of towels the first load on that setting. They were full of static and TOO dry. They were only in for 50 minutes. They next time I did towels I set it for 15 minutes and the load was dry on the HOT setting! Very fast! I used the MED. setting for other stuff,except for some bright colored tee shirts and shirts with graphics. I used the WARM setting on those. The dryer is built like a tank! Very heavy like a tank also! The door pops opens to the right,when you push the lighted "W" logo on the front of the dryer. |
Post# 72626 , Reply# 19   7/6/2005 at 23:16 (6,840 days old) by rocky2 (Northwest Indiana)   |   | |
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Beautiful Job Rick! |
Post# 72627 , Reply# 20   7/6/2005 at 23:18 (6,840 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 72633 , Reply# 22   7/7/2005 at 00:54 (6,840 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 72634 , Reply# 23   7/7/2005 at 01:06 (6,840 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 72635 , Reply# 24   7/7/2005 at 01:10 (6,840 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Interesting...I wonder if the Normal/Delicate switch changes the tumble speed, or pauses with no tumbling and/or heat? |
Post# 72639 , Reply# 26   7/7/2005 at 02:25 (6,840 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 72643 , Reply# 27   7/7/2005 at 05:48 (6,840 days old) by Mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 72652 , Reply# 29   7/7/2005 at 07:39 (6,839 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Rick that is a wonderful restoration. Those are a GREAT pair for any collection and represent all that I so admire of the '50's washers and dryers. |
Post# 72655 , Reply# 30   7/7/2005 at 07:59 (6,839 days old) by jerry (Santa Maria, CA)   |   | |
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When it is set on delicate it works the heater on 110 volts.I worked on one years ago and thats how it was set up . Jerry |
Post# 72657 , Reply# 31   7/7/2005 at 08:00 (6,839 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 72660 , Reply# 32   7/7/2005 at 08:22 (6,839 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 72663 , Reply# 33   7/7/2005 at 08:31 (6,839 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 72664 , Reply# 34   7/7/2005 at 08:35 (6,839 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Those are beautiful machines. They are the exact machines my Mom had when I was little. I remember them well. They were built up on some kind of platform in the basement, but I don't remember why. Anyway, the light on the washer developed some kind of short in it so when the washer would spin the light might flicker on and off. One day, the washer was spinning and a little off balance so it was wobbling a bit. The light was flickering on and off and the buzzer that notified you of the final spin was buzzing looudly. I was like 4 years old and thought the washer was a monster coming after me. I ran to the other side of the basement and locked myself in my Dad's workshop. My Mom was scared to death because of all the tools so she called my Dad at work. He had to hop the train and come home from the city (New York) to unlock the door and let me out. I guess I was always getting in some kind of trouble when I was small. We had a Youngstown top load dishwasher at the time and my Dad had to put a shutoff switch high in one of the kitchen cabinets because I was always trying to play with it. My Mom was afraid I was going to fall in the thing and burn myself because it got so hot inside. |
Post# 72666 , Reply# 35   7/7/2005 at 08:37 (6,839 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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Post# 72668 , Reply# 36   7/7/2005 at 08:46 (6,839 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 72677 , Reply# 37   7/7/2005 at 09:51 (6,839 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Another beautiful restoration Rick!! They make such a beautiful pair. You should be very proud!! Thanks for sharing the pictures. Terry |
Post# 72683 , Reply# 38   7/7/2005 at 11:06 (6,839 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Thank you for the nice comments about the 56 Whirlpool Imperial set. I am sure glad to have them! They are my favorites. So when the delicate mode is selected, the heat element is on 110. Thank you for that information Jerry. I wondered how that worked. It sure has a wide choice of drying selections. No wonder it looks like a jukebox! LOL! Thank you, Rick |
Post# 72696 , Reply# 39   7/7/2005 at 13:28 (6,839 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 72743 , Reply# 40   7/7/2005 at 21:24 (6,839 days old) by drmitch ()   |   | |
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Gorgeous Whirlpool`s, Rick! Love all the lights! |
Post# 72744 , Reply# 41   7/7/2005 at 21:28 (6,839 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 72828 , Reply# 42   7/8/2005 at 16:30 (6,838 days old) by Goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Great job on the resto,Rick! I wouldn't have said that's the same dryer! Fabulous set. Also thank you for the kind words.The only thing I contributed to was being in the right place at the right time. Otherwise that dryer may have become next years Toyota,or similar. Yes,we do have a great group here,and I'm glad to be part of it. kennyGF |
Post# 72847 , Reply# 43   7/8/2005 at 18:21 (6,838 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi)   |   | |
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Gorgeous,you do excellent work Sir! |
Post# 72852 , Reply# 44   7/8/2005 at 20:19 (6,838 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Hi Kenny! "Just being in the right place at the right time" is a HUGE contribution!! You seem to be in that "place" quite often I might add.... LOL!! Thanks again for the kind comments about the Whirlpools. I will post some better photos some other time. Thank you Mr. Clean Jeans,but please don't call me "sir". You can call me Rick instead. Whenever I am called "sir" I usually have to pay $$$. (: |
Post# 72871 , Reply# 45   7/9/2005 at 05:00 (6,838 days old) by Goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 73066 , Reply# 47   7/11/2005 at 07:28 (6,835 days old) by retromom ()   |   | |
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Rick: As always, you have done an impeccable job of restoration! You do her proud! :-D Venus |
Post# 73117 , Reply# 48   7/11/2005 at 13:21 (6,835 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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I'm figuring that the left-side control is specifically for the operating temperature -- three bi-metal thermostats for three target temperatures. The right-side control sets whether the heating element runs at 220 volts or 110 volts, which determines the temperature of the input air -- hot or moderate. One wouldn't want a blast of very hot air hitting delicate, lacy items. Hot Drying Temperature with Delicate Fabric would still reach the same target temp, just take longer to get there and would be gentler on the fabric.
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