Any information on the Hotpoint Super dryer 1731
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matchboxpaul
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Hi James.
see what you mean about the top but, as you say, a respray will sort that out in a jiffy.
Your mothers machine rolled off the production line in November 1979!
Tallies perfectly with being purchased in 1980.
Paul
Hi James.
see what you mean about the top but, as you say, a respray will sort that out in a jiffy.
Your mothers machine rolled off the production line in November 1979!
Tallies perfectly with being purchased in 1980.
Paul
So now you can see why i want to restore this beauty 
She is a 1979 Model according to matchboxpaul's changelog
Mum Bought her in early 1980 from a local shop called Dillworths in port street Evesham which sadly closed 5-6 years ago.
She has hardly been used.
I just need to match the paint for the cabinet and then sand down the surface rust on the galvanised steel rear as it has surface corrosion
James
She is a 1979 Model according to matchboxpaul's changelog
Mum Bought her in early 1980 from a local shop called Dillworths in port street Evesham which sadly closed 5-6 years ago.
She has hardly been used.
I just need to match the paint for the cabinet and then sand down the surface rust on the galvanised steel rear as it has surface corrosion
James
superelectronic
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Liberator Dryer E 1730
My Mother bought the very similar 1730 just before I was born in 1979; it lasted until 1998 when the timer would only work occasionally and then one day it started blowing smoke. I'd been trying to give it a bit of an internal defluffing around the heater area days before and came a cropper when a lot of the sealing tape crumbled away. That's what you'll need to be careful of if you start unscrewing the back!
They're a nice piece of Hotpoint design history but don't get excited thinking it will perform well: these are really only suited to small items - ours was mostly used to finish and fluff pants and socks. Anything much larger is liable to crease, especially with the unidirectional tumbling...think 2 shirts maximum! Oh, and towels will dry OK but the fluff filter grille can snag the loops so you get areas of pulled threads (mind you, this can happen in a lot of dryers).
Watch out too for the door switch - it's a little strip of metal behind that hole in the door and can get dislodged to one side.
On the plus side, the polypropylene drum doesn't get too hot to touch if you open the door mid-cycle.
Good luck in the restoration. I think sealing tape for the back panels is still available...or at least was in the last couple of years when I checked out of curiosity.
Interesting to see the service manual...talk about cutting back on the features: first the door seal (though suppose with an open front vent there's not much point) then the wheels (not good in a little compact you might want to shift around)!
Alex
My Mother bought the very similar 1730 just before I was born in 1979; it lasted until 1998 when the timer would only work occasionally and then one day it started blowing smoke. I'd been trying to give it a bit of an internal defluffing around the heater area days before and came a cropper when a lot of the sealing tape crumbled away. That's what you'll need to be careful of if you start unscrewing the back!
They're a nice piece of Hotpoint design history but don't get excited thinking it will perform well: these are really only suited to small items - ours was mostly used to finish and fluff pants and socks. Anything much larger is liable to crease, especially with the unidirectional tumbling...think 2 shirts maximum! Oh, and towels will dry OK but the fluff filter grille can snag the loops so you get areas of pulled threads (mind you, this can happen in a lot of dryers).
Watch out too for the door switch - it's a little strip of metal behind that hole in the door and can get dislodged to one side.
On the plus side, the polypropylene drum doesn't get too hot to touch if you open the door mid-cycle.
Good luck in the restoration. I think sealing tape for the back panels is still available...or at least was in the last couple of years when I checked out of curiosity.
Interesting to see the service manual...talk about cutting back on the features: first the door seal (though suppose with an open front vent there's not much point) then the wheels (not good in a little compact you might want to shift around)!
Alex
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Ooh that needs some T.L.C.
If i sell the door then will you want the filter?
If i sell the door then will you want the filter?
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Filter pic...
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door
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P.s I have hooverd the door out but there is some still in there.Grrr....
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And I do not have the belt. that is off the wd61
cool thankyou aquarius
How much do you want for it.
I have the filter but its up to you.
my email address is [email protected]
James
How much do you want for it.
I have the filter but its up to you.
my email address is [email protected]
James
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Ill check tonight with my dad the price as he is good at that.
Really if you want the filter please do ask, you are welcome!
Really if you want the filter please do ask, you are welcome!
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Yea,just beware I am going on holiday for a week from sat so I will have to post it after the hols. sorry for the delay!
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James,
I have sent you an e-mail.
I have sent you an e-mail.
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James!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I now have a belt of a 17230(the same one!)
I now have a belt of a 17230(the same one!)
