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Thread Number: 87781
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Maytag DE406 questions |
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| Post# 1123541 , Reply# 1 7/17/2021 at 19:25 (1,012 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 1123543 , Reply# 2 7/17/2021 at 20:30 (1,012 days old) by Moparman (Patton) | ||
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Thank you very much Dan, it's definitely appreciated. This dryer is almost like the one I grew up with. I'm kinda bummed out it doesn't have the light behind the lint filter | ||
| Post# 1123544 , Reply# 3 7/17/2021 at 20:56 (1,012 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 1123549 , Reply# 4 7/17/2021 at 22:22 (1,012 days old) by Moparman (Patton) | ||
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I was talking to mom, she remembers her 806 set, bought them from Uncle Sam's parents for $200 around 1990. It was just neat it had that light | ||
| Post# 1123552 , Reply# 5 7/18/2021 at 00:04 (1,012 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1123565 , Reply# 6 7/18/2021 at 07:01 (1,012 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Restoring a MT DE406 Dryer Hi John, Congratulations on getting this fun dryer.
In restoring this dryer for use I would only replace the parts that are needed, heating elements in HOH dryers almost never fail unless something shorts them out for example, likewise with thermostats etc.
I would take it apart and see what it needs as you might be surprised, it might even have great belts and front felt seal. If you are just going to try replacing all parts that can fail you should replace the timer and motor as both of these items fail far more often on these dryers than thermostats.
It does look like from your pictures that the door switch is missing.
Keep us posted and let us know if you need parts we still have a lot of parts for these dryers that we seldom need any longer.
John L. | ||
| Post# 1123579 , Reply# 8 7/18/2021 at 11:17 (1,012 days old) by Moparman (Patton) | ||
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I almost forgot, I saved an A9200 washer too. They buggered the front panel, it was loaded for the scrap yard when I saw them. Otherwise, it just needs cleaned. She can't wait to try that HOH, and said save the washer for my mom. Mom has a Kitchaid washer.
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| Post# 1123580 , Reply# 9 7/18/2021 at 11:32 (1,012 days old) by Moparman (Patton) | ||
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Here's the drive belts. I'm guessing the number after the part number is the year the belt was made. One is 76, the other is 85. I think these are why they got scrapped. | ||
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Post# 1123790 , Reply# 11 7/20/2021 at 20:34 (1,009 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 1123823 , Reply# 12 7/21/2021 at 16:11 (1,008 days old) by Moparman (Patton) | ||
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Thanks combo52, I'll go through the rivet collection. Next question, and I know I'm a pain, what adhesive does everyone use for the felt? I saw Y055980, but I'm not sure how far a 2oz tube would go. | ||
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Post# 1123831 , Reply# 13 7/21/2021 at 20:19 (1,008 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Glue For Dryer Seals Etc | ||
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Post# 1125388 , Reply# 15 8/8/2021 at 22:10 (990 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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There's some good info on the conversion in this thread:
www.automaticwasher.org/c... You might be surprised how well it works. I ran my DE806 on 120V for a year and a half or so - I initially only wired it up like that so I could test it out in the garage, but it worked so well that I just kept it that way! We only ended up changing it back to 240V after we rewired our basement. | ||
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Post# 1125416 , Reply# 17 8/9/2021 at 09:30 (990 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Gas Vs Electric Dryers | ||
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