1956 Duomatic
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The loose white stuff is corrosion, not detergent-soap residue, best thing is to just clean it up with steel-wool etc, or take it to work and lightly sand-blast or glass-bead it. If it is pretty thin you can two-part epoxy this as well.
The loose white stuff is corrosion, not detergent-soap residue, best thing is to just clean it up with steel-wool etc, or take it to work and lightly sand-blast or glass-bead it. If it is pretty thin you can two-part epoxy this as well.
Well I got it back together. It fired right up! Went into low speed then high speed no problems. But drying~ not so much. Some how after taking it apart one of the cal rods shorted out. But other than that the dry run went good!
Great!
Been following your progress and it's great to see you're overcoming all these obstacles.
Been following your progress and it's great to see you're overcoming all these obstacles.
Thanks for the encouragement
It needs a new belt as well I was going to go down to the tractor part store and see if they had one that would work but I figured I would ask if you guys knew of a place that would have one before I do that. now for the heating element, I was think one could remove the old cal rods and bend a bake element around to fit. dose anyone know the wattage of the factory elements? or is this just a bad idea it looks like its two 120V rods tied together so the wont fry.
It needs a new belt as well I was going to go down to the tractor part store and see if they had one that would work but I figured I would ask if you guys knew of a place that would have one before I do that. now for the heating element, I was think one could remove the old cal rods and bend a bake element around to fit. dose anyone know the wattage of the factory elements? or is this just a bad idea it looks like its two 120V rods tied together so the wont fry.
I seem to remember reading they were around 3500 watts, but don't take that to the bank. Jon (Jetcone) or John L ought to know, among others.
Keep up the great work!...Soon you will have the first load underway!
gyromatic
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Heater wattage
The heater wattage is 4000 watts
The heater wattage is 4000 watts
Jon
Thank you. I have been thinking about this for the best part of the night and I came up with an idea. Do you guys think if I made a plate and cut a hole in it at the vary rear and bolted a flange style 4,500 watt hot water heater element to it that it would work. I would have to bend the element around to make it fit but I was thinking this would be a cheep and EZ solution. I was also thinking that the 4,500 watt element would be ok as John L said before in 1956 we only had 220V serves so if one puts 240V to a 4,000W element that = 4,500 watts. Just let me know if you guys think I have bumped my head lol
Thank you. I have been thinking about this for the best part of the night and I came up with an idea. Do you guys think if I made a plate and cut a hole in it at the vary rear and bolted a flange style 4,500 watt hot water heater element to it that it would work. I would have to bend the element around to make it fit but I was thinking this would be a cheep and EZ solution. I was also thinking that the 4,500 watt element would be ok as John L said before in 1956 we only had 220V serves so if one puts 240V to a 4,000W element that = 4,500 watts. Just let me know if you guys think I have bumped my head lol
56 Duo-Matic Air Heater
Hi Anthony, i dough the water heater elements would work well, they are usually only copper sheathed and not designed to run very hot as the are immersed in water all the time. I have been thinking about this and have a few ideas, I will try to call you later.
John L.
Hi Anthony, i dough the water heater elements would work well, they are usually only copper sheathed and not designed to run very hot as the are immersed in water all the time. I have been thinking about this and have a few ideas, I will try to call you later.
John L.
And we are
Somewhat washing! I got to do some work to it the last few days and it got its first test with water today. I would say it went well only two leaks one at the vary slight drip on the cold water solenoid and the other being the seal on the lint screen. I would say that's pretty good. I also made a temporary dryer element plate that has two elements from some cheep China combo part # WD-2500-05. They work pretty well and have been through 4 45 minute runs now with no issues.
Somewhat washing! I got to do some work to it the last few days and it got its first test with water today. I would say it went well only two leaks one at the vary slight drip on the cold water solenoid and the other being the seal on the lint screen. I would say that's pretty good. I also made a temporary dryer element plate that has two elements from some cheep China combo part # WD-2500-05. They work pretty well and have been through 4 45 minute runs now with no issues.
