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Post# 445034   6/27/2010 at 16:46 (5,049 days old) by maytag63 (South Berwick, Maine)        

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Picked up a used GE electric dryer for $30.00 for my small vacation home in northen Maine. Kind of wondering how old the dryer is. Works very well. The pic attached is from my cell phone. The model # is DDE5300BALHA. Wondering if anyone knowns.




Post# 445041 , Reply# 1   6/27/2010 at 17:13 (5,049 days old) by gefilterflo (Newark, Ohio)        

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If you have the serial number, we can decode it

Post# 445042 , Reply# 2   6/27/2010 at 17:15 (5,049 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Early to mid-1980s at the latest--that wood-grain look on the panel was the last permutation of this control panel before they changed everything and angled the control panels and went with all knobs.

Post# 445068 , Reply# 3   6/27/2010 at 18:51 (5,049 days old) by maytag63 (South Berwick, Maine)        

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Yes, I do have the S # it's HM214923G.

Post# 445072 , Reply# 4   6/27/2010 at 19:04 (5,049 days old) by gefilterflo (Newark, Ohio)        

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It was made in May 1983

Post# 445085 , Reply# 5   6/27/2010 at 19:49 (5,049 days old) by maytag63 (South Berwick, Maine)        

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Thank you very much Tony for looking it up.

Post# 445119 , Reply# 6   6/27/2010 at 22:06 (5,049 days old) by gefilterflo (Newark, Ohio)        

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It was no problem at all. Good luck with your new dryer!

Post# 445239 , Reply# 7   6/28/2010 at 11:45 (5,048 days old) by APPLIGUY (Oakton Va.)        
Actually Appnut

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They last version of this control Panel was done in black with red lettering.......I know this because neighbors at my lake house had a Filter Flo washer with that panel which the bought circa 1991..... and I also believe for a very short time it was offered in a white on white version as well.... PAT COFFEY

Post# 445307 , Reply# 8   6/28/2010 at 17:04 (5,048 days old) by larryn (Asheville, NC)        
a great dryer

I have had a hotpoint/GE model of this vintage since the 80's. They are great dryers. I have a few parts dryers of this era and expect to keep my dryer going until i no longer need a dryer. They are extremely easy to work on, there is a GE service manual that one can purchase and Grainger has a replacement motor that one can buy if necessary, or at least had one a few years ago. It seems like with the exception of the timer panel and controls, the guts (motors, pulleys, belts, etc. are basically the same for all models. There is a large and extra large capacity which does have a few different parts. If you keep your eyes open, these models are frequently put on the side of the road by folks that are replacing them with new models that will not last nearly as long.

Post# 445340 , Reply# 9   6/28/2010 at 19:31 (5,048 days old) by gefilterflo (Newark, Ohio)        

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I recently fixed my grandfather's 1991 Filter Flo and it has the panel I believe you are referring to. It is a WWA8858MALWH.

Post# 445405 , Reply# 10   6/29/2010 at 02:05 (5,048 days old) by APPLIGUY (Oakton Va.)        
Yes Tony,

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That console is exactly the one I am refering to...PAT COFFEY


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