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Thread Number: 92812
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
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| Post# 1173802 3/5/2023 at 13:01 (425 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
It was 6 years ago around this time when I discovered the Maytag Halo Of Heat dryers (this was in early 2017 before I was on AW). Absolutely was intrigued by the design, sure it’s not a Whirlpool 29” dryer or any unique dryer from yesteryear but an interesting design/concept nevertheless since it moves the heated air from front to back vs back to front. As for the supposed 26 minute drying time, probably was true for certain delicates and synthetics but not really for a load of cottons unless you were drying a shirt and a pair of shorts separately. The average drying time for a small load in a Halo Of Heat would be about 40 minutes, medium load drying time about 50 minutes, normal load drying time about 55 minutes, large load about 60 minutes.
However, I do have a few theories on how they archived the 26 minute drying time/how the drying time were possible in the early Halo Of Heat dryers that debuted in 1957/1958. The earlier Halo Of Heat dryers had a slightly different air inlet compared to the Halo Of Heat dryers made from about the 60’s to 1975 which allowed for a bit more airflow and kept clothes in the air stream more vs Halo Of Heat dryers from the 60’s to 1975. The blower wheel had a total of 16 vanes on it compared to the Bakelite blower wheels that only had 8 vanes which means the metal style of blower wheels moved a little more air. The lint screens were also different since they were made of a screen mesh which probably didn’t filter out as well but allowed for more airflow. The high limit thermostats in those older Halo Of Heat dryers were rated for 170F vs the 1966 to 1975 Halo Of Heat dryers that only had a 155F to 160F high limit thermostat. | ||
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| Post# 1173803 , Reply# 1 3/5/2023 at 13:03 (425 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Early style of Maytag Halo Of Heat dryer drum. Credit maytag63
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| Post# 1173804 , Reply# 2 3/5/2023 at 13:04 (425 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Second Maytag Halo Of Heat dryer drum. Credit combo52
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| Post# 1173805 , Reply# 3 3/5/2023 at 13:05 (425 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Third style of Maytag Halo Of Heat dryer drum. Credit RedCarpetDrew
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| Post# 1173806 , Reply# 4 3/5/2023 at 13:06 (425 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Older 16 vane Halo Of Heat blower wheel. Credit maytag63
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| Post# 1173807 , Reply# 5 3/5/2023 at 13:07 (425 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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8 vane Bakelite Maytag Halo Of Heat blower wheel. Credit volvoguy87
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| Post# 1173808 , Reply# 6 3/5/2023 at 13:10 (425 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Mesh screen lint filter, 1957 to about 1964 or so.
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Post# 1173828 , Reply# 8 3/5/2023 at 15:43 (425 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1173830 , Reply# 9 3/5/2023 at 15:48 (425 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Reply #7
The 26 minutes drying time is true for some things but not for all fabrics or large loads of laundry.
“Amazing the lengths they went to prevent scorching laundry especially when they refused to redesign the dryer to match the capacity of the deep tub washer” From my experience, the Halo Of Heat dryer drum may be a tad on the small side but is adequate for the standard and deep tub washers they made. The Halo Of Heat wasn’t the only small drum dryer that was out there, many of the Westinghouse and WCI dryers had a capacity that was similar and had a blazing hot 5600 watt heating element that was near your clothes and to add insult to injury, they had a high limit thermostat that would cut off at a much higher temperature which scorch clothes or cause a fire. GE dryers are essentially the same as the WCI dryers though the WCI is a copy of GE’s dryer designs. In the 4 years I’ve owned Halo Of Heat dryers gas and electric, never had anything get scorched or damaged in my Maytag Halo Of Heat dryers and frankly the Maytag DG306 that’s paired up with my Maytag A606 is the gentlest gas dryer I’ve ever owned, even more gentle when I installed a low heat thermostat. | ||
| Post# 1173843 , Reply# 11 3/5/2023 at 18:03 (425 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Reply #10
Looks to be about a medium load. If you remember, I’ve been looking for a Maytag 808 console since about June of last year since I wanted to put a customized Maytag Halo Of Heat dryer together with dual temperature selections. The high heat would be 175F and the low heat 120F, I am willing to bet it probably would dry a small or medium load in about that time.
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