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Thread Number: 93003
/ Tag: Modern Dryers
Kenmore/Whirlpool lint filters |
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| Post# 1176064 , Reply# 2 3/25/2023 at 21:21 (396 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1176066 , Reply# 3 3/25/2023 at 21:23 (396 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 The filter at front inside the drum came about in 1996/97 with the 27" dryer design which matched the width of direct-drive washers. The drum is deeper with insufficient room behind the bulkhead for the top-filter housing and blower. The heater input flume is back there (the element is on the base under the drum) but it doesn't require as much room as the filter/blower. The drum is supported at the front with two rollers instead of a bearing ring riding on a felt cushion, in addition to the two rollers at back. Front-filter is, of course, the only design that's workable for a frontloader-match dryer when the machines are stacked. | ||
| Post# 1176068 , Reply# 4 3/25/2023 at 21:49 (396 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1176074 , Reply# 5 3/25/2023 at 22:08 (396 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1176077 , Reply# 6 3/25/2023 at 22:41 (396 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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Thanks Glenn! I knew I could depend on you for the RIGHT answer! | ||
| Post# 1176085 , Reply# 7 3/26/2023 at 00:38 (395 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
Front mount lint filters are okay, but the Whirlpool 27” design is basically a copy of Maytag’s Stream Of Heat dryer which debuted in 1972 and went into full production in 1976 when it replaced the Halo Of Heat design. The downside about the Whirlpool 27” design (really any 27” front mount lint filter design) is they tend to struggle with smaller loads since they aren’t in the air stream as opposed to a Whirlpool 29” dryer with both the inlet and exhaust outlet on the bulkhead.
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| Post# 1176197 , Reply# 8 3/26/2023 at 22:09 (395 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Here is a 1987 Sears ad and the stock numbers show that these 27” front filter kenmore dryers are 1986 models.
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Post# 1176210 , Reply# 9 3/27/2023 at 01:06 (394 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1176229 , Reply# 10 3/27/2023 at 09:55 (394 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1176237 , Reply# 11 3/27/2023 at 11:08 (394 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1176242 , Reply# 12 3/27/2023 at 12:26 (394 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1176376 , Reply# 14 3/28/2023 at 22:10 (393 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I prefer the 29" WP top-filter design to most others. I have both top and front-filter versions (and a couple of perforated back models) and when drying large and bulky items, the 29" dryer completes the cycle without balling and rolling items. I've been using a WP Mark XII 30k BTU and it makes me wonder if it's not one of the best dryers, ever.
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