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Thread Number: 46026
Lookey, Lookey! Really Nice GE Dryer |
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Post# 672732 4/14/2013 at 16:11 (4,028 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 672759 , Reply# 1 4/14/2013 at 17:55 (4,028 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 672769 , Reply# 2 4/14/2013 at 19:07 (4,028 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Oh my! That's the 1963 'Compensated Control' dryer! I did a slight rebuild on one last summer - unless it's been used regularly, the drum rollers will be flattened and need to be replaced.
Neat thing about this dryer is the 'Economy' setting for the automatic dry cycle. It uses less power (110v instead of 220v powering the heating elements). | ||
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Post# 672774 , Reply# 3 4/14/2013 at 19:46 (4,028 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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That would have matched the washer we had that was born under a dark star, poor thing. I think John knows someone in Lakeside OH. Maybe he could get it for us if non one else wants it. | ||
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Post# 672778 , Reply# 4 4/14/2013 at 19:51 (4,028 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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GE dryer
That is one very cool dryer. A nice piece for any collector for sure. I do not understand slowing down the drying process though. I don't see how the economy cycle could do more than cost more. Running the elements on 120/60/1 VS 240/60/1 would force the motor and timer to draw the same amount of current for a longer time due to less heat. Also it would in many cases cause more heated or cooled air to be drawn out of the house. Not to mention more wear on the machine due to longer cycles. Unless I am mistaken, (That does happen) it would be more economical to eun the machine @ full power.
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Post# 672877 , Reply# 5 4/15/2013 at 08:49 (4,027 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 672885 , Reply# 7 4/15/2013 at 10:29 (4,027 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Was this the deal where it took over 120 minutes to dry a regular load? That's about the speed of my Maytag HOH.
What I like about the 1963 X-series 900's is that they had unique striated plastic cycle dials that were on the drawing board, probably, for 1964 until the GE bean counters nixed the original V-12 panel design for the cheaper pressed aluminum backsplashes with a stationary "printed" cycle that would remain until the end of the Filter-Flo's. One reason I hope there's a nasty cheap smelly motel in a circle of hell for bean-counters. 
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Post# 672899 , Reply# 8 4/15/2013 at 11:51 (4,027 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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I believe the GE dryer would be faster on 115-120 volts than the Maytag because the GE had a higher wattage heating element than the Maytag, but it would probably be between 90 and 120 minutes if spun out in a regular top loader. | ||
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Post# 672902 , Reply# 9 4/15/2013 at 12:04 (4,027 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Just for the thrills of it, I tried a load of permanent press shirts in my 63 GE last night. They were washed in the fabulous Lady K washer on the permanent press cycle, so they were spun at low speed and rinsed in cold water. I set the automatic cycle to between Regular and Heavy in Economy mode. It took just under 2 hours to dry the load. I'll have to try the same test in High Speed mode later this week!
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Post# 672933 , Reply# 10 4/15/2013 at 14:01 (4,027 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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I'm not an electrician, but... | ||
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Post# 672939 , Reply# 11 4/15/2013 at 14:37 (4,027 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Another Nice GE Dryer | ||
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Post# 673906 , Reply# 12 4/19/2013 at 09:19 (4,023 days old) by TrainGuy (Key West, FL) |
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"V" number? | ||
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Post# 674133 , Reply# 13 4/20/2013 at 06:49 (4,022 days old) by frigidaireguy (Wiston-Salem, NC) |
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Bidding is over I bid on this machine but someone else outbid me. I hope someone in the club got it. Let us know. Bob | ||
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Post# 674154 , Reply# 14 4/20/2013 at 10:11 (4,022 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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another unique GE dryer...Utility Dryer to be exact....not a common console....a combination of a few models
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK on eBay | ||
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Post# 674200 , Reply# 15 4/20/2013 at 16:30 (4,022 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Hmmm, Maybe One Should Start A "List" | ||
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