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Thread Number: 82701
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Is it possible to convert Halo-of-heat to gas? |
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| Post# 1068344 4/20/2020 at 17:52 (1,465 days old) by Oliger (Indianapolis, Indiana) | ||
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I have an HDE-806 dryer that is electric. My house was built in 1910 and there is absolutely no way to have an electric dryer. Is it possible to convert it to gas? If so, what all would be needed? I have read that the electronic control needs 220 to operate, is this true? | ||
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Post# 1068353 , Reply# 1 4/20/2020 at 18:51 (1,465 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Yes  But you really need a harvest gold HOH gas dryer for all the donor parts including the cabinet to do it correctly.
The controls in both the DE806 and a DG606 are identical, so you do not need 240 volts [ there is actually no such thing as 220 volts in the US ]
In fact if you can not have a 240 volt circuit for your dryer it will operate on the regular 120 volts your home probably has, you just need a separate 120 volt 20 amp circuit, and it will take about three times as long to dry a load, you could get a SpinX to give heavy items an extra spin to speed thing along.
It is very unusual not to have 240 volts in a home in the US, you will not be able to have things like central A/C an electric oven etc.
John L. | ||
| Post# 1068354 , Reply# 2 4/20/2020 at 19:29 (1,465 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
If you do find a gas HOH you will more than likely will need to replace the felt seals, and repaint any surface inside that has rust from the constant burning pilot light. Had to replace all the felt seals on my Maytag DG606 I converted to a DG306 timer dryer and had to paint the surfaces that had rust on them.
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| Post# 1068364 , Reply# 4 4/20/2020 at 20:25 (1,465 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
You're better off finding an earlier HDG-808 dryer (later models went from harvest gold to harvest wheat) and using that. Converting an HOH from DE to DG would be a nightmare and common gas replacement parts are getting extremely hard to find (seals, burner, standing pilot thermocouple, ect). The gasser version of the Halo wasn't really a good design, even in its heyday. If you do decide to go through the hassle of going from DE to DG, install an electronic ignition system from a later SOH dryer and your cabinet/wiring will disintegrate at a much slower pace.
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| Post# 1068368 , Reply# 5 4/20/2020 at 20:36 (1,465 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 1068378 , Reply# 6 4/20/2020 at 20:49 (1,465 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
Knob-and-Tube Wiring I know it would be expensive, but you might consider having the house rewired. Unless K&T wiring is carefully maintained, the porcelain insulators can crack from years of exposure to heat and cold and the rubber sheathing in the wiring will get brittle and crack. All of that can create a fire hazard! | ||
| Post# 1068384 , Reply# 8 4/20/2020 at 21:00 (1,465 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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As someone who uses a gas HOH on a daily basis, I will say the gas HOH is slower than the electric, and if all the felt seals are compromised it will be even slower since the high limit thermostat will be tripping since there isn’t enough air being pulled through the burner cone and air mixer assembly. My average drying time is about 70 to 75 minutes for a extra large load of towels and 65 minutes for a normal load of towels.
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Post# 1068403 , Reply# 9 4/20/2020 at 23:48 (1,464 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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Post# 1068491 , Reply# 10 4/21/2020 at 12:59 (1,464 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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For house wiring, insurance availability is completely separate from code compliance. Different industries, different goals, and different motivations.
Knob & Tube wiring is still in place and in use in substantial numbers of homes, factories, and businesses across the country. The national electrical codes don't mandate removal/replacement unless necessary, as K&T wiring is considered to be safe if circuits are unmodified and not overloaded. In many areas, local codes dictate that fuse boxes should be replaced with breaker panels, and that K&T circuits should be protected by arc-fault breakers at that point, but stop short of mandating circuit replacement. And even for houses that have been "rewired", you may find a modern breaker panel in the basement with exclusively Romex wiring leaving the box... yet pull an outlet or fixture on the second floor and Bingo, there's the K&T. Partial rewires are/were very popular, as unfinished basement runs (and the short legs up to first-floor receptacles) are substantially easier to replace than the rest of the wiring buried in plaster walls on finished upper floors. | ||
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Post# 1068494 , Reply# 11 4/21/2020 at 13:04 (1,464 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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>> In fact if you can not have a 240 volt circuit for your dryer it will operate on the regular 120 volts your >> home probably has, you just need a separate 120 volt 20 amp circuit, and it will take about three times >> as long to dry a load I'll second John's post. We ran our DE806 on 120V for over a year, and were quite happy with how well it dried, other than the longer drying times. The electronic control handled it beautifully - it just keeps going until it is dry, no issues at all. So if you don't find a gas dryer, or want to experiment in the mean time, switching the power cord and running it on 120V could be a good option. | ||
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