Thread Number: 37934
Top loading clothes dryer |
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Post# 564021 , Reply# 1   12/19/2011 at 02:51 (4,484 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Any pictures or info on these dryers-sounds like a local brand. |
Post# 564033 , Reply# 2   12/19/2011 at 04:57 (4,484 days old) by coldspot ()   |   | |
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Found this from 1954 CLICK HERE TO GO TO coldspot's LINK |
Post# 564043 , Reply# 3   12/19/2011 at 06:54 (4,483 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 564116 , Reply# 4   12/19/2011 at 16:21 (4,483 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 564194 , Reply# 5   12/20/2011 at 00:28 (4,483 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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That top load dryer sounds unusual.Guess the forerunner to the FP? |
Post# 564196 , Reply# 6   12/20/2011 at 00:56 (4,483 days old) by qualin (Canada)   |   | |
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How can that even work? Is it kind of like an H-Axis Washing machine, where you load the clothing through a hole at the top of the drum and then it closes with a pair of interlocking doors? Another question, why didn't these become more popular? |
Post# 564252 , Reply# 7   12/20/2011 at 09:23 (4,482 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 564302 , Reply# 8   12/20/2011 at 14:27 (4,482 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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A few years ago a co-worker bought a new F&P top loader. She was so excited, it was all we heard about until it was delivered; then the love affair was over. After the third one arrived, and didn't work either she bought a used Whirlpool dryer and has lived happily ever after.
Yes, how they work is you drop the clothes through a trap door at the top of the drum and then it snapps shut when the cycle starts. Problem(s) are. The drum has to be perfectly clear of anything to close properly. And the side to side air flow is different. and there isn't much tumble room, and it was noisy, and it took forever, and . . .Like I said she sent it back. I, however, didn't know that the top loader had been tried before.
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Post# 564303 , Reply# 9   12/20/2011 at 14:39 (4,482 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Overhere in Europe topload dryers are a bit more common I think. There were some models on the market like Siemens (and Bosch?) that had topload dryers. Here's a picture of a Siemens Flauschtrockner Toplader. There was also a compact model. I know the compact model was made by Blomberg. Not sure about this one. This model is from 1974.
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Post# 564305 , Reply# 10   12/20/2011 at 14:44 (4,482 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 564307 , Reply# 11   12/20/2011 at 14:53 (4,482 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 564312 , Reply# 12   12/20/2011 at 15:13 (4,482 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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The Brandt model is available in Italy as "Sangiorgio" and Candy has a water condensing model too |