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Thread Number: 90445
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Free Late 50's Maytag Dryer |
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| Post# 1149934 5/31/2022 at 02:44 (689 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Unsure of the model (too lazy to look it up) but I'm pretty sure this is a late 50's model since the console has the bronze color paint. Not sure how the interior of a gas HOH dryer operated over 60 years isn't a total rust bucket unless the owner lit the pilot before each use. At minimum, it's a good machine for spare parts, particularly the gas related ones.
"This dryer has served my family flawlessly for almost 70 years. The quality of construction is incredible and formed the basis for the reputation of the Maytag company. It is so simple, just a timer and heat." CLICK HERE TO GO TO qsd-dan's LINK on San Diego Craigslist | ||
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| Post# 1149948 , Reply# 1 5/31/2022 at 11:12 (688 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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| Post# 1149950 , Reply# 2 5/31/2022 at 11:57 (688 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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I actually think this is a good candidate for a restoration, appears have little rust inside which is a indication that the pilot was only lit when someone was going to dry a load of laundry in it. Definitely will need a electronic ignition conversion if one want to use it as a daily driver without having to light the pilot every time and turn the pilot off as soon as you are done doing laundry for the day.
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| Post# 1150039 , Reply# 4 6/1/2022 at 15:21 (687 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Reply #3
That contact paper was probably put there to protect the finish of the painted surface. Sure, Maytag Highlander dryers may have seem like they were cheaply made since they were only painted along with having a galvanized drum, but survived and stood the test of time better than their arch rival Whirlpool dryers since a majority of those Whirlpool dryers were junked a long time ago. Plus those Whirlpool dryers were quite noisy in operation since they sound like a loud fan that’s in operation while these HOH dryers are almost nearly silent in operation, about the only thing you’ll hear on a HOH dryer is the faint sound of clothes tumbling around inside of it along with the burner cycling on and off on the gas models.
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| Post# 1150067 , Reply# 6 6/1/2022 at 22:34 (687 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Reply #5
How was the air flow on those older Maytag dryers before the HOH dryers? I’ve heard of people putting felt strips around the heat inlet to be sure it made it’s way to the drum without bypassing it just like how you mentioned about putting felt strips around the heat inlet on the older Whirlpool dryers with the perforated drum back built before 1965.
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Post# 1150125 , Reply# 7 6/2/2022 at 18:45 (686 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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The pre-HOH dryers had the heating element in the space between the perforated tumbler drum and the outer drum. The heat and airflow were like the original Hamilton, GE and so many other early dryers. There was no need to worry about directing the air flow like in a perforated back WP-made dryer. | ||
| Post# 1150131 , Reply# 8 6/2/2022 at 21:05 (686 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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| Post# 1150150 , Reply# 9 6/3/2022 at 08:04 (686 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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