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Lint filters in Combos
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Post# 1059160   1/29/2020 at 23:03 (1,519 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        

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Where are the lint filters in Combos?




Post# 1059162 , Reply# 1   1/30/2020 at 01:08 (1,519 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

LG lower left front.

And they don`t have a drying lint filter because it wouldn't make much sense.
The lint is "theoretically" washed away during the next wash cycle.

What we know is it only half truth, because ever few months (average once a year) it's a good idea to open the condenser and clean it (fairly easy to do it).

I mean, it cleans itself every few seconds (flush) but anyway, always one or other lint manages to fly further than the tiny spray nozzle in the condenser.


Post# 1059163 , Reply# 2   1/30/2020 at 01:11 (1,519 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        

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What about vented combos? Do they have a drying lint filter?

The more I research combos, the more I'm starting to like the concept.


Post# 1059164 , Reply# 3   1/30/2020 at 01:13 (1,519 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

The only vented combo I know is the one I'm designing right now... the lint filter is on the lid (HATL combo)

Post# 1059165 , Reply# 4   1/30/2020 at 04:13 (1,519 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        

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How does you design keep water from leaking out while letting in air for drying?

Post# 1059167 , Reply# 5   1/30/2020 at 05:30 (1,518 days old) by neptune1 (Northern Virginia)        
Combo Lint Filters

I had a Lady Kenmore Washer-Dryer combo in the 60s. This combo was vented. The lint filter was on the top right.

Post# 1059171 , Reply# 6   1/30/2020 at 06:58 (1,518 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)        
Vented combo

These were vented combos. See pic 7188828 - vent outlet at rear of machine, with simple lint screen.

Sold in many countries under a variety of brand names. Made by Riber.



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Post# 1059181 , Reply# 7   1/30/2020 at 08:03 (1,518 days old) by iej (.... )        

I used a washer-dryer made by Hotpoint (Indesit) at a relative's house recently. It had a large size drum and was actually surprisingly good in terms of performance in both the wash and dry cycles.

The only HUGE issue was when I washed some dark items (which weren't being run on a drying cycle) they came out absolutely covered in lint from the previous cycle which had been run with a load of towels.

Seems the only way to avoid that was to run the self-clean cycle before washing dark items!

I guess though there's always a compromise with trying to do those two processes in a single drum. Dryers are all somewhat lint-prone due to the nature of what they do and you will inevitably get some lint between the inner and outer drum in a washer dryer.

The self clean cycle seemed to eliminate it entirely though.


Post# 1059187 , Reply# 8   1/30/2020 at 10:27 (1,518 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Vented washer dryers

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Not forgetting the Big Bertha Bendix vented washer dryers, these have the big long filter on the top of the machine..

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Post# 1059188 , Reply# 9   1/30/2020 at 10:34 (1,518 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Vented washer dryers

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Hoovers first entry into the combined washer dryer in the 80`s had a vented dryer, this unit was on the top, powerful fan & heater combined with an 1100 rpm spin made quick drying on these machines..

Air intake through the centrifugal fan and hot air exhaust through the big tube to the right of fan chamber and out the back with a flexi hose.


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Post# 1059189 , Reply# 10   1/30/2020 at 10:44 (1,518 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Washer Dryers

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The best washer dryers we have had here is the Hotpoint WM Ultima range, big dry load, 1600rpm thermal spinning (where the clothes are heated while spinning to fling moisture out easily)
and then during the drying cycle its starts to spin to speed up the drying process.

These are condenser dryers and run hot with a high airflow, but longer drying times over vented because longer to condense the steam.

Oh yes the proverbial white towels and then the next load is a dark wash ha ha, deffo use the tub flush clean programme.



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Post# 1059192 , Reply# 11   1/30/2020 at 11:06 (1,518 days old) by Marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin)        

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We used to have the above Hoover washer-dryer when I was a kid. The instructions said that no lint filter was required if the machine was vented outside. Ours was indeed permanently vented out through the wall, so we didn’t use the filter. The lint was blown out through the vent.

 

However, if you were using it without venting it outside, the instructions advised that the filter be inserted into the air outlet on the back of the machine (at the very top left, when viewed from behind the machine). This somewhat awkward arrangement would require access to the rear of the machine after every cycle to clean the filter. You could reach over the top to remove the filter without too much trouble, as long as you had installed the air outlet cover to direct the air upwards out of the back of the machine. But you wouldn’t be able to cover the machine or build it in if you were using the filter. 


Post# 1059194 , Reply# 12   1/30/2020 at 11:37 (1,518 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

@Chetlaham

Water never reaches the lint filter.

That part isn't actually my design as We're "Upcycling" a very old platform.

I made some cosmetic changes on the lid and briefly touched the design to improve air flow.


Post# 1059196 , Reply# 13   1/30/2020 at 12:28 (1,518 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)        

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I believe the Whirlpool 29” Combos of the 60’s had some sort of damper flap that would close off the blower/fan housing during the wash part of the cycle

Post# 1059208 , Reply# 14   1/30/2020 at 15:38 (1,518 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        

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Great thread, I'm elated!

Why not use the same heater for heating the water? Is it to small a surface area and would burn out without water?


@Thomas: Doesn't the water during spin force its way up and out? Genuinely curious.


Post# 1059251 , Reply# 15   1/31/2020 at 03:15 (1,518 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Early washer dryers

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Actually I forgot to include some models of washer dryer which did use the heater in the base of the machine to heat the water along with others positioned on outer tub sides to dry, these where condenser type but didnt have an airflow of fanned air through tumbling drum, it was basically a high temp residual heat that dried tumbling clothes and the steam was condenser and pumped away by water cooling.

In the 80`s Neff, AEG & Miele had models and where often referred to as "baking ovens" as they ran very hot using the condenser drying with no active forced airflow.


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Post# 1059257 , Reply# 16   1/31/2020 at 05:33 (1,517 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

@chetlaham

It doesn't have a spin cycle. It's based on the Scirocco Nova from late 1980's, early 1990's.

We used the same platform, i just added auto rinses, auto fill, drain pump, water heater, changed a little the drum design to improve mechanical action and tub design to improve drying.


Post# 1059258 , Reply# 17   1/31/2020 at 05:58 (1,517 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Those Scirocco's were horrible machines with no spin option. Perhaps you need some inspiration from this Constructa twintub. You wash and dry in the drum, then move the clothese to the spinner and then back into the big drum for drying.








Post# 1059452 , Reply# 18   2/2/2020 at 15:37 (1,515 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

Well, it won't be like the Scirocco.

It's automatic (automatic fill, rinses) drain pump, internal water heater.

When the cycle is done, you transfer the load to a The Laundry Alternative Ninja spin dryer, then transfer the load back to the washer to dry.

Thanks for the video. it's VERY interesting, however, for this project it was mandatory to be countertop, to replace the Miniwash that was discontinued 1 year ago .

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