Thread Number: 49390
Who wants an early-mid 60's Lady Kenmore Dryer, Chattanooga TN? |
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Post# 714397   11/10/2013 at 15:16 (3,791 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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Posted Noon, 11/10/13, early-mid Lady Kenmore Gas dryer in Chattanooga TN.
Ad is short: "Lady Kennmore Gas Dryer I do not know the year. Works but I think it needs a regulator." CLICK HERE TO GO TO scoots's LINK on Chattanooga Craigslist |
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Post# 714536 , Reply# 2   11/11/2013 at 06:42 (3,790 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore)   |   | |
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Looks well cared for and to be in great shape. Wish there was a closer shot of the console. |
Post# 714851 , Reply# 3   11/12/2013 at 11:44 (3,789 days old) by boboh1 (California)   |   | |
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What is this regulator he thinks it needs to be fully operational? |
Post# 714958 , Reply# 4   11/12/2013 at 20:34 (3,788 days old) by newvista58 (Northern NJ)   |   | |
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I had a 59 Pink Lady Kenmore Gas Dryer.
Looked just like this. I had to give it away to save it, when I lost storage. These dryers were 37,000 BTU, which are WAY!! hotter than anything recent. My friend has and uses it, as it was working when I got it. Man you should see that flame light off through the tunnel. A repairman we spoke to about it, through AW, worked on them in the day, and said do anything it takes to keep it going. It was one of the Best. |
Post# 714968 , Reply# 5   11/12/2013 at 21:13 (3,788 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 715052 , Reply# 6   11/13/2013 at 10:21 (3,788 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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This is a 1960 Lady Kenmore dryer. The 1959 Lady Kenmore dryer had a row of 6 buttons that visually matched the washer on the left hand side.
Depending on the blower bearing condition, these can either be really noisy or relatively quiet. This is a great dryer that someone should pick up. Thankfully it doesn't use trouble prone rapid advance timer than the 1959 models did. Ben |
Post# 715056 , Reply# 7   11/13/2013 at 10:58 (3,788 days old) by rustyspaatz ()   |   | |
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I love the pastel buttons. It sounds like this is going to need a new gas valve that won't over heat and damage the clothes and dryer. Also be pilotless operation. |
Post# 715221 , Reply# 8   11/13/2013 at 22:37 (3,787 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Pilot ignition, its practically fool proof. |
Post# 715658 , Reply# 9   11/16/2013 at 07:20 (3,785 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This is a pretty Cool Dryer, the entire cabinet was porcelain enamel along with the dryers drum [ very rare to have a porcelain drum in a KM dryer and WP never had one in their dryers ]
These were indeed fast dryers with a 37,000 BTU burner and these DID have electric ignition [ no constantly burning pilot ]. The regulator is part of the main gas valve on these and I dough it is actually what is bad, and a bad regulator could not cause the dryer to run hot or burn clothing.
Hope someone here gets this dryer, if it was a 59 I would get it to use to convert my electric 59 LKM to gas. |
Post# 715730 , Reply# 10   11/16/2013 at 16:23 (3,785 days old) by maytag63 (South Berwick, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 715937 , Reply# 11   11/17/2013 at 21:09 (3,783 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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Since this dryer has sat a week on C-list and there's been no action on it, I'm trying to arrange an inspection. Aside from the issue of taking lint bags*, is there anything else an era nubie needs to know about these appliances (I was born in 1960, so I don't have experiance with equipment prior to the 1966 model year for Kenmore)
Thanks *I suppose this was Sears' dryer-equivalent of their new "No Touch" washer lint filter. |
Post# 716344 , Reply# 13   11/19/2013 at 19:12 (3,781 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 716668 , Reply# 14   11/20/2013 at 22:40 (3,780 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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Post# 754854 , Reply# 15   5/4/2014 at 09:25 (3,616 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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I'm reviving this dead thread because this same dryer is being offered again from the same part of town with the same minimal description. I've written again, once, to arrange and inspection/purchase and I have got no response.
Could this be a scam? How is it supposed to work, and what is the benefit to the perpetrator? Lady Kenmore Gas Dryer - $50 (east brainerd) Lady Kenmore Gas Dryer '60s model? Spins but needs work. $50 do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers post id: 4448560344 CLICK HERE TO GO TO scoots's LINK on Chattanooga Craigslist |
Post# 754861 , Reply# 16   5/4/2014 at 10:08 (3,616 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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if that persists, I've had this happen to me a few times - and finally gave up...what are they fishing for, emails? Drug deals? SEX? (ha, not sex), people replying with trade offers? Craigslist is a pita, sometimes. If they sold it and didn't delete the ad, who would know the difference if they're not replying to further interest? grrr.
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Post# 758188 , Reply# 17   5/19/2014 at 19:17 (3,600 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 758209 , Reply# 18   5/19/2014 at 21:02 (3,600 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore)   |   | |
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Just out of the blue....have you tried calling the number that's posted in the ad? Normally they only give you an e-mail to respond to but this ad does also have a phone number. |
Post# 758385 , Reply# 19   5/20/2014 at 15:02 (3,600 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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Post# 758390 , Reply# 20   5/20/2014 at 15:14 (3,600 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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I called the owner up. Regular guy who doesn't check is emails because of the spam Craigs list creates. It was his father's - the washer is long gone. He was reluctant to scrap/sell because it was in such good condition. I am going there tomorrow to pick it up.
Thanks to Phil and Rick for giving me a poke about this one. Vintage machines almost never come up locally. I'll post photos when it arrives. |
Post# 758427 , Reply# 21   5/20/2014 at 17:47 (3,600 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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