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Thread Number: 36980
My "Small" Find of the Weekend |
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| Post# 550024 10/17/2011 at 16:17 (4,573 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
So as John let out of the bag, I did pickup another appliance en-route to get the Maytags. This machine is fairly neat and apparently pretty rare. What was really odd is that I ran across it after John Lefever and I were having a conversation about just this very thing. Apparently Kenmore produced this as a match to their 24" washer but Whirlpool supposedly did not make one to match theirs. John has the 24" Kenmore version, which I want to match my DD 24" washer, so this may end up in Beltsville.
One thing I can say is that it is certainly a neat little machine. It also has a lot of features for such a small machine. As John pointed out to me, the "infinite" heat settings are actually 36 settings, I counted. It has automatic dry cycles and timed. It actually has more flexibility than the Maytag dryer I picked up with it's heat settings and more generous cycle options. Essentially it's a 240v version of the portable unit in a full-height, 24" cabinet. Same drum, motor etc, even front panel. It can take a light load from a 24" DD machine, but don't over-do it. In my old house I have the Kenmore 24" DD mated with the 110v Lady K portable. It has worked out OK, but you have to be careful not to pack the washer or the clothes will come out wrinkled in the dryer. Realistically this dryer is for space contraints as it will not hold as much as the washer, but it's still a neat pair. I think it's at least a good compromise as the portable washer holds a good deal less than the dryer, so the full-size 24" washer coupled with this dryer give you a little more capacity. Anywho... here it is, the 1988 Whirlpool 24" electric dryer: -Tim 
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Post# 550025 , Reply# 1 10/17/2011 at 16:19 (4,573 days old) by mistereric  (New Jersey (Taylor Ham)) |
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| Post# 550026 , Reply# 2 10/17/2011 at 16:20 (4,573 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
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The Console | ||
| Post# 550029 , Reply# 3 10/17/2011 at 16:22 (4,573 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
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Drum | ||
| Post# 550030 , Reply# 4 10/17/2011 at 16:25 (4,573 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
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The Timer | ||
| Post# 550032 , Reply# 5 10/17/2011 at 16:28 (4,573 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
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Gas Version | ||
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Post# 550057 , Reply# 6 10/17/2011 at 18:08 (4,573 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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24" 240 volt dryer The KM version we have is listed as being available in gas in the catalog but I have never actually seen one. In the WP Micro-film this model is listed as being made in gas. Like the electric model it was available in white, almond, golden wheat, toast and platinum colors.
It is amazing as we were a WP sales and service dealer all through the 1980s and 1990s and beyond and I never knew that they made this machine. Cool find Tim. | ||
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Post# 550061 , Reply# 7 10/17/2011 at 18:25 (4,573 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 550070 , Reply# 8 10/17/2011 at 19:10 (4,573 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC) | ||
re: "small" find Whirlpool Dryer
From the looks of your pics, similar in capacity to our 60's something Whirlpool Imperial Dryer (out on loan). Definitely agree with not overloading this beauty...guaranteed wrinkles. I wonder if the windowed door on our 62 would fit this 80's version. From the pictures looks like it could! Enjoy :-)
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Post# 550074 , Reply# 9 10/17/2011 at 19:29 (4,573 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Can you find this filter easily in the U.S.? If no, i can send you a brand new from here. Brastemp Ative dryer still use the same drum design, it has been unchenged since late 70's/early 80's. It's easily found on any Brastemp Authorized Service. | ||
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Post# 550080 , Reply# 10 10/17/2011 at 20:06 (4,573 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 550089 , Reply# 11 10/17/2011 at 20:43 (4,573 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Whirlpool! | ||
| Post# 550116 , Reply# 12 10/17/2011 at 22:41 (4,573 days old) by KenmoreBD (Mass, usa ) | ||
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I have the 27 inch dryer, you will love this "small" Whirlpool! | ||
| Post# 550150 , Reply# 13 10/18/2011 at 06:34 (4,572 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 550151 , Reply# 14 10/18/2011 at 06:49 (4,572 days old) by kenmore700bill (Lodi NJ) | ||
Nice find, I had the portable Whirlpool GAS dryer at the shore house same interior with the 3 fins and lint filter in the rear of the drum. Real workhorse, it has since been replace with a digital Maytag E1000 (believe that is the model #) Washer / Dryer, I did not have the heart to get rid of it since it is still in excellent working condition and took it up north.
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Post# 550155 , Reply# 15 10/18/2011 at 07:31 (4,572 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WP 24" GAS DRYERS | ||
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Post# 550322 , Reply# 17 10/18/2011 at 22:43 (4,572 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Filter. | ||
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Post# 551876 , Reply# 19 10/25/2011 at 18:07 (4,565 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WP DRYER DESIGN WPs full sized dryers with both the heat source and exhaust in the rear are actually faster drying and more energy efficient than dryers that pull the air through the drum to the front, with light to normal sized loads. The dryers where the heat comes the back and exhausts at the front do have an advantage with very large loads but with smaller loads the hot air tends to just travel through the middle of the tumbling clothes.
Jason I know that you were talking about WP compact dryers and WP has been building these for over 40 years and I have never had a complaint about unevenness of drying or speed on these dryers. And while the full sized 27" WP built dryers are very good dryers they still have far more problems with lint in the cabinets and slow drying than thier 29" machines. The 27" dryers are almost always the ones we see packed with lint that have caught fire.
Consumer Reports did tests of efficiency on clothes dryers about 15 years ago and found the 29" WP built dryers the most efficent when drying normal sized loads compared to almost all other brands where the air travels from back to front. I have also never seen any advantage in reverse tumbling in a full sized machine. Both Philco Ford and much later Frigidare tried this and both dropped it as thier seemed to be no advantage. And it both cases it the dryer dried more slowly and caused a host of additional repair problems. | ||
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Post# 551979 , Reply# 21 10/26/2011 at 08:56 (4,564 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR) |
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reverse tumble? | ||
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