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Thread Number: 67430
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
How old is this GE Dryer? May of 1985 A482 Maytag washer is it's spouse |
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| Post# 901573 10/3/2016 at 01:35 (2,755 days old) by ilovewindex (Tualitan OR) | ||
So these puppies SHOULD be coming home with me, god willing my nutty friend who thought giving them to the homeless might help wont retract his offer...
May disable them slightly till i can get them.. IDK.. LOL is that bad? ANyway.. Washer I figured out age and such, its the same age as the GE spacemaker microwave thats installed above the stove,... The dryer i am clueless.. it works great and I like i could wire it down to 110 volts! Thoughts on its age and such | ||
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| Post# 901574 , Reply# 1 10/3/2016 at 01:52 (2,755 days old) by Ilovewindex (Tualitan OR) | ||
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Is that chart right? Jan. 1969? Avacado was available then?
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| Post# 901580 , Reply# 2 10/3/2016 at 03:00 (2,755 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore) | ||
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That sounds about right for that dryer. Just remember if you take the voltage down to 110 you substantially reduce the drying efficiency because you lose the 5600 wattage for the heating element. Not sure if it goes down to 2800 or if it's some other rating with the lower voltage. | ||
| Post# 901584 , Reply# 3 10/3/2016 at 06:33 (2,755 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
 Since Amps is in the Watt formula* twice, one half voltage across the same resistance is one fourth Watts or 1400. Which is near/at the max which can be plugged into a single 120V socket.
*W = A2 x R
or
A = V ⁄R and W = VxA
so
if R = 10 and V = 100 then A = 100/10 = 10A and 10A x 100V = 1000W
if R stays 10 and V drops in half to 50, A = 50/10 = 5A and 5A x 50V = 250W
One fourth the W when V drops in half and R stays the same. I had to write that all out to see if I believed it myself.
But it doesn't take 4 times longer to dry. Only the heat Watts drops to 1/4th. The volume of air through the dryer remains the same and accounts for some moisture removal on its own.
Oh, and only the cold resistance stays the same. Hotter the element gets, resistance goes up due to electrons bumping into each other faster. So running an element below the point it glows gets you a little more wattage out of it than predicted by the lowered voltage and derived resistance at rated temperature. This post was last edited 10/03/2016 at 07:14 | ||
Post# 901589 , Reply# 4 10/3/2016 at 07:47 (2,755 days old) by pulltostart  (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 901597 , Reply# 5 10/3/2016 at 09:04 (2,754 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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if going to a 110 volt conversion....and keeping this washer as its mate.....consider running two spin cycles for a load, any extra water removed will help greatly on drying time.....especially heavy loads like towels...
or even consider a spinner.... I believe also for a 110 conversion, time dry would be the best choice... note too, the washers capacity is greater than the dryer..... | ||
| Post# 901613 , Reply# 6 10/3/2016 at 12:32 (2,754 days old) by ilovewindex (Tualitan OR) | ||
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Thanks guys... She had a clothesline outside and they had the timer replaced in Oct. 1980 for a cost of $45.00.....
The washer has every stitch of paperwork it came with, including intact energy guide! I am curious what transmission is in the maytag... Is it like the older center dials of the 70s or the newer ones? | ||
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Post# 901871 , Reply# 8 10/5/2016 at 11:22 (2,752 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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 Whenever you see those sheared black&white "Heavy Duty"emblems on the panel it's a 1969 model.
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| Post# 901879 , Reply# 9 10/5/2016 at 13:35 (2,752 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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| Post# 901900 , Reply# 10 10/5/2016 at 16:17 (2,752 days old) by ilovewindex (Tualitan OR) | ||
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