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Thread Number: 94836
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
57 GE dryer fix - temp switch |
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Post# 1194562 , Reply# 1 12/2/2023 at 10:09 by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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WE4X274
Would you believe that there is an NOS compensator switch on eBay?
Looks like the same switch was used from 1957-1961 upper end models with compensating drying. https://www.ebay.com/itm/274666914903QUE... | ||
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Post# 1194572 , Reply# 2 12/2/2023 at 12:46 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Post# 1194581 , Reply# 3 12/2/2023 at 16:47 by Delco1946 (Oregon) |
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Dammit. Sold. That looks like it. | ||
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Post# 1194583 , Reply# 5 12/2/2023 at 17:25 by Delco1946 (Oregon) |
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And while you’re on a roll…. Any leads on a door switch? Mine is missing. It looks simple enough to replicate but something period / model correct is always wonderful. Thanks Ben | ||
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Post# 1194585 , Reply# 7 12/2/2023 at 17:38 by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 1194586 , Reply# 8 12/2/2023 at 18:05 by Delco1946 (Oregon) |
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Bought it… Was trying to haggle on the price but started getting antsy and just pulled the trigger. I never can seem to hold onto my money for long lol. | ||
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Post# 1194590 , Reply# 9 12/2/2023 at 19:43 by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Door switch - the original replacement was WE4X67. It used a threaded shaft with nuts to hold it to the panel, and was used on 1957-most 1961 models. However, beginning with the ‘61 dryers GE started using the cheaper push through switch with three terminals. You could try drilling out the hole to accommodate for the WE4X197 switch.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/155881042988... Ben | ||
| Post# 1194599 , Reply# 10 12/2/2023 at 21:13 by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1194626 , Reply# 11 12/3/2023 at 10:27 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Restoring, major appliances, expensive hobby | ||
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Post# 1194649 , Reply# 12 12/3/2023 at 17:38 by Delco1946 (Oregon) |
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Oh I have those, too plus an historic house. No such things as a savings account 😂. | ||
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Post# 1196279 , Reply# 15 12/30/2023 at 15:51 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Home insurance and do it yourself repairs
If this dryer ends up burning your house down, your insurance company has to pay for it unless they catch a problem and tell you to change it before it happens there’s nothing they can do about it they have to pay off on your insurance.
Of course, it’s extremely unlikely a closed dryer could cause a housefire it’s all in metal, as long as you use common sense and don’t keep your paper bag collection behind the dryer there’s just very little hazard. It’s sort of the same as your auto insurance. If you go out and get drunk tonight and smash up your car, they have to pay they will probably cancel you, however. But again the chance of any repair that you could make to this dryer creating a severe hazard is nil. I assume you’re talking about the temperature control thermostat and not the heat switch the heat switches the switch up on the control panel. John | ||
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Post# 1196317 , Reply# 17 12/31/2023 at 08:42 by turquoisedude (.) |
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Email sent | ||
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Post# 1196462 , Reply# 20 1/2/2024 at 22:17 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1957 GE dryer electrical problems
Does the timer motor still have continuity does it get slightly warm after it’s been on for 10 minutes.
If it still gets warm, it may just be gummed up as you mentioned, I drill a tiny hole into the gear area and just squirt some penetrating oil, and usually that will free up sticky old grease And will make them run again. If the motor windings are open, you really need to find another timer motor. Unless you want to try rewinding it. I’m not sure which way the timer turns you can tell by looking 👀 at the dial obviously it turns from 30 minutes to zero for example it doesn’t matter which way you turn it when you’re setting it , Those old timers tend to have contact problems for the heat circuit. They weren’t real good timers whenever I’ve restored an old GE dryer or any other 240 V dryer. I add a heat relay so that no current is going through the timer Contacts and the thermostats and the motor centrifugal switch. These are all high failure items on old electric dryers. If you want to use the machine much, it’s wise to put in a power relay. Hope that helps, happy New Year’s. | ||
| Post# 1196528 , Reply# 23 1/4/2024 at 15:46 by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1197197 , Reply# 27 1/15/2024 at 18:26 by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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