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Thread Number: 94579
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Westie dryer throwing up lint balls |
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Post# 1192440 , Reply# 1 10/23/2023 at 11:38 (193 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Old slant front Westinghouse dryers
These older dryers with low airflow, often built up, lint between the back of the drum and outside the drum, and eventually the lint would get thick enough and would ball up and be carried with the rotating drum up to the filter, or down to the condenser on Frigidaire condenser dryers for example.
You could get in touch with your Westinghouse dealer and complain but I think it’s just a design flaw of these machines fortunately, not a serious one. Enjoy your old Westinghouse dryer. John | ||
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Post# 1192454 , Reply# 2 10/24/2023 at 01:51 (193 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT) |
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Thank you John, so at least I know it’s not really anything To worry about, and at least the dryer doesn’t really have to be taken apart for it to be self cleaning so to speak | ||
| Post# 1192460 , Reply# 3 10/24/2023 at 09:26 (192 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
mine too
when i first got mine i put a new cord on it and ran it to see how it worked and it shot out lint balls too, at the time i kinda freaked out so i thought it needed a total cleaning so took the inner drum out and cleaned it. found 50 cents in dimes and a diamond stud earing. there was a ton of lint in there
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| Post# 1192475 , Reply# 4 10/24/2023 at 15:45 (192 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Post# 1192477 , Reply# 5 10/24/2023 at 16:40 (192 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT) |
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Yeah with my machine, I just have it vent into the room With absolutely no ducting just because I like to be able to move it so I can vacuum underneath it. Plus it has wheels too | ||
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Post# 1192489 , Reply# 6 10/24/2023 at 19:23 (192 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Dryer airflow
Hi Sean, in reply, number four didn’t you mean to say that most dryers went to negative airflow, yes, some early dryers did use positive airflow, or pressurized drum but the problem with those is any tiny gap or leak allows heat and dust to escape, and it fills up the inside of the dryer cabinet with lint, the heat and humidity and lint also leak out of the machine and into the room where the machine is located.
John | ||
| Post# 1192510 , Reply# 7 10/25/2023 at 00:41 (192 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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