Thread Number: 81049
/ Tag: Irons and Mangles
I have some technical questions about an Ironrite 88 |
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Post# 1050489 , Reply# 1   11/10/2019 at 06:54 (1,622 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1050597 , Reply# 2   11/10/2019 at 21:04 (1,621 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Do you have any pics of your Ironrite? I just bought this one at a sale this weekend, picking it up tomorrow.
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Post# 1050631 , Reply# 3   11/11/2019 at 05:02 (1,621 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Replacement casters - try Great Lakes Casters - www.casterdepot.com/glc-n...
Ironrite owners in past have had success finding replacements from this company who stock a variety of casters for furniture and other items. You will need "adjustible" casters as the original to Ironrite could be raised or lowered, then set by inserting a pin. Depending upon model cabinet Ironrite units had height (with open cabinet) of either 35" or 40". Uneven heating..... Many if not all irons have heat concentrated at one or two points, rotary irons are pretty much same, at least domestic versions. Fact temps on either end are pretty much same, while some what cooler towards middle leads one to believe there is nothing wrong. If one side was much higher, and or the middle drastically cooler, then there might be an issue or design fault. Many older rotary irons had two thermostats one on each end. This was because heating elements that could reach entire length of shoe weren't available; and or designer/manufacturer wanted to cut some corners. So you had two separate heating elements that went from each end towards middle. They didn't meet however so there was a gap in heating. Design pretty much planned (or hoped) there would be enough carry over heat from each of the two elements to warm their sides going towards that gap in middle. Housewives (or whoever) benefit of having two thermostats was that when doing napkins, towels, pillow slips, and other small items only one side of roll was heated. This allowed not only a savings in energy usage, but prevented scorching of unused side of roller. @gansky1 Congrats on your new addition. Welcome to my world! We've got you now! *LOL* Will have to haul my Ironrite out soon to get things ready for Thanksgiving! |
Post# 1050636 , Reply# 4   11/11/2019 at 07:07 (1,621 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Was for greater versatility and power savings when ironing a lot of smaller items on one side of the roll.
It had nothing to do with not being able to build a larger heating element or cost saving as it cost a lot more to use TWO elements and TWO thermostats.
Ironrite does have a large single element and a single thermostat, it was easy to do.
Hi Greg, love the new Ironrite Ironer, I have never seen the wood cabinet model in the flesh, I am sure my Brother Jeff has as he used to work for an IR dealer, Post more pictures when you get it all waxed up and positioned in the living room.
John L. |