Thread Number: 4724
1957 Frigidaire Control Tower Dryer Repairs |
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Post# 105317 , Reply# 3   1/23/2006 at 21:56 (6,638 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Globs of cotton, some all rolled up! At first I thought it was insulation from the dryer, but its pure cotton. Mouse nest perhaps? But no mouse dropping in it (thank goodness!!)) so I guess it was from a blanket/quilt? |
Post# 105318 , Reply# 4   1/23/2006 at 21:58 (6,638 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Dryer back together, and running with a load of sheets in it. Love that fluffyness that a Filtrator Dryer gives laundry! |
Post# 105320 , Reply# 5   1/23/2006 at 21:59 (6,638 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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All cleaned up and back together, ready for its first real load of laundry........ |
Post# 105322 , Reply# 7   1/23/2006 at 22:05 (6,638 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 105325 , Reply# 8   1/23/2006 at 22:14 (6,638 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 105351 , Reply# 9   1/23/2006 at 23:42 (6,638 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Really nice dryer-love the "Jackshaft" pulley drive in it-hadn't seen that in years!!!Only other time I had seen the dual pulley "jackshaft" drives was for Wurlitzer band organs. |
Post# 105372 , Reply# 10   1/24/2006 at 06:18 (6,637 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 105377 , Reply# 11   1/24/2006 at 07:27 (6,637 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)   |   | |
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Good job Jimmy! It's in such wonderful shape. I'm happy for you! |
Post# 105378 , Reply# 12   1/24/2006 at 07:54 (6,637 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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Congrats on that dryer Jimmy, it sure is gorgeous! How nice too that its had very little use all these years too! |
Post# 105381 , Reply# 13   1/24/2006 at 08:35 (6,637 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Great job. This is what I tune in to see everyday. Does my heart glad. |
Post# 105386 , Reply# 14   1/24/2006 at 09:03 (6,637 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Thanks customline, and I agree. After all the drama on the Super section, thought I would post some pics of the dryer and repairs, which is one of the reasons that Applianceville exists................. |
Post# 105387 , Reply# 15   1/24/2006 at 09:39 (6,637 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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Post# 105394 , Reply# 16   1/24/2006 at 10:05 (6,637 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 105416 , Reply# 17   1/24/2006 at 16:03 (6,637 days old) by harvestgold (Deland, Florida )   |   | |
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Jimmy awesome find and such an easy repair Just a beautiful machine Hope you find a washer |
Post# 105435 , Reply# 18   1/24/2006 at 17:34 (6,637 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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The Filtrator lint problem... This is what a 1960 Filtrator looked like when I took it apart 2 years ago. The string lying in the bottom was wrapped around the drum shaft. Scary fire hazard, but all that lint absorbs moisture from the drying clothes and would have slowed the machine down horribly. You can see bits of scorched lint around the cabinet and lying in the bottom as well - this came from the top of the heating element housing. This lint looks mostly white too, probably used the machine for drying all those turkish towels! |
Post# 105440 , Reply# 19   1/24/2006 at 18:22 (6,637 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Think I remember when you restored this dryer Greg. It was just full-of-it!! LOL! That was the most lint I ever saw before. It is amazing more dryers don't catch on fire,when you see inside many of them. This is a photo of the 56 Whirlpool dryer before restoration last summer. And I thought THAT was a fire waiting to happen! |
Post# 105452 , Reply# 21   1/24/2006 at 19:50 (6,637 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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PS Rick, have you used the Radar range coffee maker yet? |
Post# 105469 , Reply# 22   1/24/2006 at 20:41 (6,637 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 105472 , Reply# 24   1/24/2006 at 20:52 (6,637 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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I use Downy in every wash load, but only about 1/4 to 1/3 the recommended dose. I have very soft water and it helps break down the remaining suds in the final rinse (FL'er). I haven't noticed any build-up on the dryer's lint screen (there was a thread about that on the forum quite awhile ago). But who knows what could be building up elsewhere inside the dryer. |
Post# 105494 , Reply# 26   1/24/2006 at 22:02 (6,637 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 105580 , Reply# 27   1/25/2006 at 12:25 (6,636 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC)   |   | |
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I think it was either Sudsmaster and Toggle that suggested (in Super section)I do that w/ our modern Frig. I was thinking of re-routing our vent (and still am) but was AMAZED how fast this little 5.8cu Westinghouse design dryer is now drying! Always do clean the screen out but never thought to actually wash and air dry it. Used Dawn and it is like night and day from last washday! Everything needs a good cleaning now and then, huh?
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Post# 105753 , Reply# 28   1/25/2006 at 21:03 (6,636 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 105811 , Reply# 30   1/26/2006 at 00:01 (6,636 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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precisely! The Filtrator dryer is, but for less than a dozen 1/4" holes in the cabinet, a closed system so with the higher operating temps, the water is quite literally "boiled" out of the fabrics being dried. The Filtrator does a great job getting the water to evaporate into steam, but it is rather slow to remove the moisture from the dryer. The air-cooled aluminum tube system at the bottom of the drum creates a natural convection for the heated, moist air. As the moist air is drawn down to the cool tubes, the moisture condenses in the tubes and drips into the water tray directly below the tube-unit. It's important to maintain the Filtrator dryer as a heavy coating of lint inside the cabinet holds moisture and slows the already-a-little-slow convection process. After about 15 minutes on high-temp, don't stand over the opening door or you could get a painful red face from the steam that pours out. This is my all-time favorite towel drying method, that steamy drying seems to revitalize towels and most cottons into their most puffy-softness. Very little or no fabric softener is even required with this moist drying climate, I don't think I've ever noticed any static electricity.
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Post# 106019 , Reply# 31   1/26/2006 at 21:03 (6,635 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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I love the smell of towels and sheets with lots of downy. However i've learned what too much can do. I usally use about 1/2 cap for most loads. I use a little more for sheets and towels. I cut back on towels because as sudsmaster pointed out once upon a time, too much sofener and build up can not only begin to stink but it can cause towels to not absorb as well as they should. I also have tried putting it in at different points in the rinse cycle. I have found using the bleach dispenser (since I rarly use bleach anyway) will dispense in the first rinse. Items dont seem to be as soft and fragrent but I dont have any residue either. Seems to be a happy medium. I never use sofener on loads of cleaning rags or towels.
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