Favorite Dryer

[Chetlaham]

What is everyones favorite dryer?

My all time favorite dryer is the GE GE DDE5300BAL and most 1970 onward 29 inch top filter Whirlpool dryers with a 120 minute timed dry.







Minus the electric heat source being behind the drum on the GE dryers; these dryers dried fast, lasted forever, sounded soothing, quiet, simple, easy to fix and provided excellent garment care when the thermostat was replaced with a medium 135-140*F cycling stat. I miss them very much.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Honestly I have two favourite dryers, one is my Australian made Westinghouse (Malleys made under license) dryer and My Simpson infrared dryer, surprisingly both take roughly the same amount of time to Dry a load of laundry, even though the Simpson does use double the the Westinghouse does as the Simpson uses two elements, while the Westinghouse only has one

 

[pierreandreply4]

1972 inglis dryer with matching dryer would be my fav dryer @Chetlaham

 

[vacerator]

Whirlpool. I don't like working on GE's. My dad didn't either.

 

[maytag85]

Pre 1966 Whirlpool 29” top filter dryers and Maytag HOH’s.

Some people might argue about how the older Whirlpool 29” dryers were slower with the design of the bulkhead behind behind the drum perforations and while that is true if you were to jam them full, but since it doesn’t have that lint screen plenum which can get choked down with lint (think of it as a bottleneck that gets narrower with time, especially drying things that generate a lot of lint), will run for awhile without getting choked down with lint which will slow down the drying time substantially. Also like how the baffles are stamped into the drum and is more of a speed bump type of shape which is for sure gentler on certain types of items, definitely can tell it’s more gentle since there’s not much lint on the lint screen afterwards.

The other is the Maytag HOH, seems to dry certain types of loads fairly quickly since they are always in the air stream, definitely drys blankets and bedding to completion even when jammed full. Though HOH’s aren’t the fastest dryers in the world, definitely more than make up for it in terms of quietness when they are tuned up properly.

 

[Chetlaham]

Adam, way cool! How does that infared dryer work and how many watts is the heater? Your limited to 20 amps at 230 volts, correct?

 

[thatwasherguy]

My personal favorite is the Maytag Halo of Heat. That’s what we had when I was a kid, so I have a lot of fond memories attached to them. My second favorite would have to be the Maytag Stream of Heat design. Third would be the 1966 to 1990’s Whirlpool built top filter models.
Thatwasherguy.

 

[cfz2882]

whirlpool around 1957:lots of belts and pulleys behind and a Packard motor running the whole thing

 

[agiflow]

Doesn't matter to me. Any dryer that keeps me from having to hang clothes over furniture.

 

[pierreandreply4]

just posting here another dream set and in my fav color also

 

[fisherpaykel]

favourite dryer

Well that would have to be my current Fisher & Paykel top loading dryer, continuous auto reverse and auto self cleaning lint filter with a collection bucket that holds at least 15-20 mixed loads worth of lint-a great feature.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Adam, way cool! How does that infared dryer work and how many watts is the heater? Your limited to 20 amps at 230 volts, correct?

Yes, apparently the thing has oven style heater elements, and the cool thing is I actually was able to electrically isolate the two elements, that way even though the dryer consumes 20 A, I can split it across two 10 amp circuits, and it’s a negative Pressure Dry, as in it pulls air through the heating element through the laundromat style drum into the fan then out the lint filter while the Westinghouse is a positive pressure dryer, as in it blows air through the heater into the drum then out through the lint trap

 

[qsd-dan]

1st - 1960-1975 Maytag HOH with electronic control.

Dead on accuracy with 3 sensors in the baffles in the direct path of the clothes. Thick rugs, thin dress shirt, stuffed to the gills or one small item....doesn't matter. It's coming out dry with perfect accuracy. Hums along quiet as a mouse.

2nd -1976-1989 Maytag SOH with electronic control.

Reasonably quiet and pretty accurate. Fast and easy full frontal disassembly and reassembly, no need to move the dryer or remove the top, rear, or side panels.

3rd. Norge dryers through 1967-ish. Built like a Sherman tank!

4th Early Hamilton. Zero experience but heard they're a great design.

 

[vacerator]

Pre 1966 Whirlpool 29” top filter dryers and Maytag HOH’s.

Some people might argue about how the older Whirlpool 29” dryers were slower with the design of the bulkhead behind behind the drum perforations and while that is true if you were to jam them full, but since it doesn’t have that lint screen plenum which can get choked down with lint (think of it as a bottleneck that gets narrower with time, especially drying things that generate a lot of lint), will run for awhile without getting choked down with lint which will slow down the drying time substantially. Also like how the baffles are stamped into the drum and is more of a speed bump type of shape which is for sure gentler on certain types of items, definitely can tell it’s more gentle since there’s not much lint on the lint screen afterwards.

The other is the Maytag HOH, seems to dry certain types of loads fairly quickly since they are always in the air stream, definitely drys blankets and bedding to completion even when jammed full. Though HOH’s aren’t the fastest dryers in the world, definitely more than make up for it in terms of quietness when they are tuned up properly.

Sean, our previous dryer had the front lint screen. I did have to vacuum out the plenum once per year, and take it apart once to do a good cleaning. Our new one has the top screen, which is huge. It dries just as fast.

 

[statomatic]

Top loader with horizontal axis of course ! https://statomatic.e-monsite.com/pages/photos/seche-linge.html

 

[Chetlaham]

Yes, apparently the thing has oven style heater elements, and the cool thing is I actually was able to electrically isolate the two elements, that way even though the dryer consumes 20 A, I can split it across two 10 amp circuits, and it’s a negative Pressure Dry, as in it pulls air through the heating element through the laundromat style drum into the fan then out the lint filter while the Westinghouse is a positive pressure dryer, as in it blows air through the heater into the drum then out through the lint trap

Do you have more pics of the drum, control panel and insides? I am really interested in what I'm seeing. I would be willing to try such a dryer if I had it.

 

[Chetlaham]

just posting here another dream set and in my fav color alsoView attachment 316479

Well, I think I now have a new dream set. There is something so nice about that pair! The washer even has a recirculating lint filter. And a dryer rack in the dryer too. Hot/warm, warm/warm on the washer, two speeds. Everything one needs for a wash day. The harvest color with wood panel wall and orange counter top is a good color scheme btw.