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    Whirlpool 27" Dryer Overheating Help Please

    Fixed! I pulled out the element and there was no sign of damage. Nevertheless, I swapped it out with a spare I had and now it's working just fine. Thank you for your input! Dave
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    Whirlpool 27" Dryer Overheating Help Please

    Thank you It's got good old fashioned knobs. It's matched with a similar vintage Direct Drive top loading washer. The high limit thermostat and fuse have identical openings in teh side of the heating element housing. The exploded drawing shows the fuse in the back and the high limit...
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    Whirlpool 27" Dryer Overheating Help Please

    I'm trying to help a friend with a Whirlpool 27" dryer from the later 1990s. It's the one with 4 rollers and the lint filter below the door. The dryer keeps overheating and blowing the high limit thermal fuse on the side of the heating element. I've replaced the high limit thermostat & fuse...
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    Advice needed for a refrigerator start relay.

    A friend of mine has about a 1941 monster of a double door GE refrigerator, and I think it weighs around 700 pounds (he has affectionately named his fridge "Bertha"). At some point in the last 30 years, the compressor was replaced (by a previous owner). The compressor is an Embraco FF10HBK...
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    My Summer of Vintage Washer Rubber Reproduction

    Take My Money! I'll need a complete set for my '58 Unimatic and some Kenmore caps too. Once you nail down pricing, I'll order some. Thank you for creating these parts & allowing our machines & the technology to live on! Dave
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    Advice needed regarding motor carbon brushes

    Thank you John I could use brushes and springs as soon as you encounter some. I'l gladly pay for them & shipping. There are 2 sizes and I'll need the larger size. I'm guessing the larger size is used on the 3/4 & 1 HP versions. Unfortunately I don't know any plumbers. Thank you!!! Dave
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    Advice needed regarding motor carbon brushes

    I have a 1 horsepower Waste King L-8000 garbage disposal made by Anaheim that is unused. It was given to me by someone who took it apart to swap the electric cord for a hard-wire connection, didn't know what they were doing, and lost the carbon brushes and springs. Part numbers do exist, but...
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    57 Kenmore Dryer belts

    This was not what I expected. I always thought that these Whirlpool dryers with the belt-driven blowers used 3 belts. 1 belt from the motor to the blower. 1 belt from the motor to the drum reduction pulley. 1 belt from the drum reduction pulley to the drum pulley. This 1957 model uses 2 belts...
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    If Anybody is Looking For Maytag Transmission Oil, I've Got It

    I got it! I ordered and received 2 bottles, but have yet to tear into the project. I wish I had brought my Agi Tamer with me! Many thanks, Dave
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    Westinghouse slant front heating element broke.

    Drooping Heating elements can droop. So long as they are sufficiently supported with porcelain insulators that they don’t break or touch metal and ground out, it’s okay. Dave
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    Westinghouse slant front heating element broke.

    Update He had a spare element restring, so it’s working again. Still curious if the GE restring kit could be used in the future though. Dave
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    Westinghouse slant front heating element broke.

    I’m helping out a friend with a Westinghouse D6-M. The heating element failed We pulled it out and have visual confirmation of the break. Of course, parts are NLA. Can we re-string this with a re-string kit for a GE dryer, part numbat WE11X10007? This is the kit to restring the WE11M23...
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    If Anybody is Looking For Maytag Transmission Oil, I've Got It

    Thank You! I will be placing an order shortly! Dave
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    Whirlpool Direct Drive lid swich wiring harness question.

    Wiring While I would love to get this machine up and running, I want it to be done by the book in case future repairs are needed and I am not available to do the work. I also worry about the wires rubbing against the metal lid and shorting, which is prevented by the connection being inside the...
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    Whirlpool Direct Drive lid swich wiring harness question.

    Could it be a Molex connector? Could it be the Molex Super Sabre Connector System? https://www.molex.com/molex/products/family/super_sabre?parentKey=wire_to_wire_connectors Dave
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