Saw this dryer listed on craigslist a few weeks ago for a very reasonable price. After it popped up for sale again, I knew from experience that it would be destined for the crusher if it didn't sell this time around. After speaking with the owner, this was his exact intentions. I just couldn't bear the thought of a near TOL (or maybe TOL) WORKING vintage dryer being sent to the crusher!
The Good:
It runs and heats up. YAY!
No rats nest to be found behind the rear panel.
Immediately found 17 cents after removing the rear panel.
The Bad:
It's missing a leg.
It's missing all 4 rubber feet.
I replaced the 40 watt drum light and it still refuses to light.
I replaced the 20 watt florescent console light and it refuses to light. I couldn't find a starter in this design, so that boggled me. After narrowing down the problem to the switch, I tried to carefully open it up and ended up breaking it in half........ooops.
The chime doesn't work.
Some idiot cut half of the "L" prong on the connector.
I think this unit is of the female gender. Doesn’t behave, respond to easy fixes, and probably will take lots o time and money to fix her......if that is even possible. LOL!!
I can certainly see why design changes (for the better) occurred later on in comparison to my 1964 DE-750. However, there are a few positive aspects to this old girl.
Here are some "before" pics of the unit.
The Good:
It runs and heats up. YAY!
No rats nest to be found behind the rear panel.
Immediately found 17 cents after removing the rear panel.
The Bad:
It's missing a leg.
It's missing all 4 rubber feet.
I replaced the 40 watt drum light and it still refuses to light.
I replaced the 20 watt florescent console light and it refuses to light. I couldn't find a starter in this design, so that boggled me. After narrowing down the problem to the switch, I tried to carefully open it up and ended up breaking it in half........ooops.
The chime doesn't work.
Some idiot cut half of the "L" prong on the connector.
I think this unit is of the female gender. Doesn’t behave, respond to easy fixes, and probably will take lots o time and money to fix her......if that is even possible. LOL!!
I can certainly see why design changes (for the better) occurred later on in comparison to my 1964 DE-750. However, there are a few positive aspects to this old girl.
Here are some "before" pics of the unit.
