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Thread Number: 57145
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Maytag HOH lint problems |
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| Post# 794482 , Reply# 1 11/17/2014 at 13:21 (3,446 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Is Your....
Lint screen one of the original, metal-screen units, or is it one of the later, polyester-screen units? It's hard to tell from the photo.
The metal-screen units allow more lint to pass through than is considered acceptable by today's standards. If you have one, you should consider getting a polyester-screen replacement, which has a much finer mesh and traps much more of the lint. | ||
| Post# 794484 , Reply# 2 11/17/2014 at 13:27 (3,446 days old) by mandorob () | ||
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Thanks, This is the polyster screen, I have considered trying to find a new one but this one seems perfect. | ||
| Post# 794485 , Reply# 3 11/17/2014 at 13:30 (3,446 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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I Think.... | ||
Post# 794517 , Reply# 4 11/17/2014 at 17:24 (3,446 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Lint Clogging Outside? Lint Screen
Hi Rob, you should not have a lint screen on any dryer vent on the outside, dryers are not designed for screens because they clog too quickly and cause problems, and this is especially important with classic dryers like your MT HOH dryer as there are no safety Thermal Fuses on these dryers and they were know to have more trouble with dryer fires than most brands back in the day.
Post a picture of the screen you are using and I can advise if you like. | ||
| Post# 795652 , Reply# 9 11/23/2014 at 17:17 (3,440 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
I have noticed my 806 screen not catching as much lint as my 808 one did. This seems strange. I have a source for an old metal grid filter too. I might try it.
I do have a question though. Is the lint screen supposed to go over the plastic flanges in the middle of the screen cover by the spring or should it just be placed on the central shaft and the cover pushed over it? This post was last edited 11/23/2014 at 17:35 | ||
| Post# 795657 , Reply# 10 11/23/2014 at 17:34 (3,440 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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You may want to change that mesh out at the dryer exhaust vent for a vent that has a flapper door on it. I don't think any animals would run inside the dryer ducting when the dryer is running. | ||
| Post# 795659 , Reply# 11 11/23/2014 at 17:53 (3,440 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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Allen,
His exhaust vent may have a flap underneath the cage. I haven't examined them closely at the store because I wasn't in the market for one. I have had friends that have had the problem with birds getting under that flap and building nests in the dryer vent. Mostly starlings and English sparrows; non-indigenous species to this country that build those trashy nests in stupid places. | ||
| Post# 795682 , Reply# 13 11/23/2014 at 19:25 (3,440 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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