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Maytag DE306 Halo Of Heat Dryer
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Post# 1002477   8/4/2018 at 01:32 (2,063 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        

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i finally got a Maytag Halo Of Heat dryer! It is not a TOL DE806, or DE906, but it's a DE306 Halo Of Heat electric dryer. I was going to test it out, but the power cord seems to be a bit short, and when I took the back panel off for further inspection, there was a good amount of lint build up in it. The seller claims it was serviced 2 years ago, and there is a surprising amount of lint that had built up since it was serviced 2 years ago back in 2016. I looked at the hearing element, and there was a lint bunny or town in the halo, and maybe it's a good thing I didn't test it out lol. I inspected around the front of the drum/felt seal area, and apprarenrly there isn't a felt seal at all. The felt seal either decentergraded over the years, or the ding-dongs who serviced it last didn't even bother to put a new one on.




Post# 1002497 , Reply# 1   8/4/2018 at 09:31 (2,062 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
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Hi Sean, glad you finely got your HOH dryer, these were interesting and fun dryers, they were one of the last old-school dryers that were mass produced in the US so if you like to have something that older in design that can actually still be used this is a good choice.

 

A lot of the lint inside any dryer comes from leaky exhaust connections and the lint is merely drawn back into the machine with the in coming air.

 

John L.


Post# 1002502 , Reply# 2   8/4/2018 at 10:47 (2,062 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))        
No Drum seal on the electric version.

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The large diameter drum seal on the gas version is there to force the bulk of the incoming air to travel through the burner cone and mixer assembly before entering the drum cover. On gas versions it's a critical feature and the dryer should never be operated without it. If the seal is compromised air will enter the drum through the missing portions, bypassing the burner cone and mixer assembly. This air flow through the burner cone is what causes the flame to lay flat along the center of the cone as it heats the air going by. Reduce that airflow though leaks and the flame will rise up and get the upper surface of the cone red hot. At that point it's a serious fire hazard.

On the electric versions this seal was omitted so that air flow would enter the drum cover around its entire circumference, travel through the heating coil and then enter the drum. As John has pointed out in earlier posts, only the electric versions provided a true "halo of heat." The only felt seal your dryer should have at the front end is around the drums smaller diameter opening and it's there to prevent coins, paperclips and other small objects from falling through the gap and contacting the heating coil.


Post# 1002531 , Reply# 3   8/4/2018 at 14:00 (2,062 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        

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The drum is smaller than the one in my Maytag DG810 gas dryer, but the capacity may be slightly less than a Whirlpool 29" small door dryer.

Post# 1002563 , Reply# 4   8/4/2018 at 19:25 (2,062 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        

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I will try to look for a Maytag A207 short tub to go with the Maytag halo of heat dryer I just acquired sometime in the near future. It seems like the short tub (standard capacity) Maytags seem to wash, rinse, and spin better for some reason.

Post# 1002662 , Reply# 5   8/6/2018 at 00:19 (2,061 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        

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Here are some pictures of the Maytag DE306 Halo Of Heat dryer I just aquired last Friday

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Post# 1002671 , Reply# 14   8/6/2018 at 00:29 (2,061 days old) by Jasonlittle (Southern iowa)        

The inside looks awesome!! Nice find!! I just love Center dial Maytag’s ! ☺️

Post# 1002672 , Reply# 15   8/6/2018 at 00:30 (2,061 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        

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Post# 1002684 , Reply# 17   8/6/2018 at 07:12 (2,061 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        

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Hi Sean, Wow its in really nice condition, I assume these pictures are after you cleaned it inside.

 

Its great that you got one with the better Emerson motor, the EMs were quieter and longer lasting than the WH or GE motors that MT was also using during this time period.

 

John L.


Post# 1002708 , Reply# 18   8/6/2018 at 11:02 (2,060 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        
Combo52

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The pictures were taken after I cleaned the inside of the Maytag DE306 halo of heat dryer. I actually cleaned the inside the previous evening before, but I decided to take it apart again to deteal the inside, and I even wiped down the inside so it would be sporless inside.

Post# 1002739 , Reply# 19   8/6/2018 at 14:46 (2,060 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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I believe the gold back console on a HOH is one year only. Nice find!


Post# 1002745 , Reply# 20   8/6/2018 at 16:15 (2,060 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        
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This dryer is in pretty good shape, and I only paid $50 for it. Nothing appears to be wrong with it at all, but I can't test it out or use it since the power cord seems to be a bit too short. Finding a matching washer to go with this Maytag DE306 I just aquired won't be too difficult since they seem to pop on Craigslist every now and again in SoCal.

Post# 1003880 , Reply# 21   8/16/2018 at 17:19 (2,050 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        

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I've dried a couple loads of laundry with the Maytag DE306 HOH dryer, and I must say I am impressed! It seems to dry a lot better than the Maytag DG810 SOH dryer does, and is a lot quieter as well.

Post# 1003901 , Reply# 22   8/16/2018 at 21:31 (2,050 days old) by delturner (USA)        

Those dryers are really quite good. They dry more evenly than the SOH dryers and are super quiet as long as you keep the pulleys and blower lubricated.


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