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Best used Dryer
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bebop
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Dumb question:
Owner has no NG to try dryer.
Is it OK to run a little with no gas?
Owner has no NG to try dryer.
Is it OK to run a little with no gas?
Yes, you can run it without the gas line hooked up and recommended to make sure the motor works, the drum turns and the blower is making wind. While running the dryer, remove the sight plug and confirm the igniter glows. If it does and everything else checks out, the machine should be in good working order.
bebop
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Great video for old DIY like me. Thanks
bebop
Member
Well took apart and clean well.
Replaced two seal at link chute.
Everything else appear in good shape.
We ran few loads and all seem well.
Thanks guys for you help
Replaced two seal at link chute.
Everything else appear in good shape.
We ran few loads and all seem well.
Thanks guys for you help
bebop
Member
Is it safe to build a dryer pedestal out of wood for gas dryer?
Drum is lower than old Maytag.
5 back surgeries makes it tough to get that low.
Drum is lower than old Maytag.
5 back surgeries makes it tough to get that low.
I used cinder blocks!
bebop
Member
Curiosity:
Which photo below appear to be OEM Whirlpool drum rollers?
Which type would you recommend?
Which photo below appear to be OEM Whirlpool drum rollers?
Which type would you recommend?
repairguy
Well-known member
Rollers in pic 2 replace the ones in pic 1. I prefer the style in pic 2.
Assuming you got the WP LGQ9858PW0 linked above on Facebook Marketplace ... it's a 2004 (P) model-year, manufactured 36th week of 2005 (serial MS36).
bebop
Member
Dryer doing well. Thanks again for the help.
This 29" Whirlpool drys little quicker and blows more air that old Maytag DG312.
The old Maytag is much heavier I notice when moving.
This 29" Whirlpool drys little quicker and blows more air that old Maytag DG312.
The old Maytag is much heavier I notice when moving.
Glad to hear it!!!
Building A Pedestal For A Gas Dryer
Out of wood.
It should be fine, gas dryers are designed to sit on combustable floors, do be sure the four feet that come with the dryer are in place however.
The electric WP 29" dryers are much hotter on the bottom than the gas ones, When we move them to service you often see floor damage under the left rear corner where the heater is.
John L.
Out of wood.
It should be fine, gas dryers are designed to sit on combustable floors, do be sure the four feet that come with the dryer are in place however.
The electric WP 29" dryers are much hotter on the bottom than the gas ones, When we move them to service you often see floor damage under the left rear corner where the heater is.
John L.
warmsecondrinse
Well-known member
"5 back surgeries makes it tough to get that low."
"The electric WP 29" dryers are much hotter on the bottom than the gas ones, When we move them to service you often see floor damage under the left rear corner where the heater is."
A couple of questions to maybe make a general "rule of thumb". I'm thinking that Bebop and I probably aren't the only ones with back problems...
Given the second quote above, do electric dryers in general run hotter on the floor than gas? I assume that despite floor damage, all electric dryers are theoretically safe to run on a combustible floor. If I'm wrong, please correct me!
Can one locate the elements and assume that heat to the floor is not an issue if the elements are x number of inches off the floor makes heat not a concern? I assume that the airflow as designed is theoretically sufficient.
Can one take 4x4's and cut them maybe 4" long and use those as feet to raise the dryer? Although I'm wondering about vibration...
Sorry, I woke up in a literal/nerdy/analytic mood this morn and am letting it run wild here......
"The electric WP 29" dryers are much hotter on the bottom than the gas ones, When we move them to service you often see floor damage under the left rear corner where the heater is."
A couple of questions to maybe make a general "rule of thumb". I'm thinking that Bebop and I probably aren't the only ones with back problems...
Given the second quote above, do electric dryers in general run hotter on the floor than gas? I assume that despite floor damage, all electric dryers are theoretically safe to run on a combustible floor. If I'm wrong, please correct me!
Can one locate the elements and assume that heat to the floor is not an issue if the elements are x number of inches off the floor makes heat not a concern? I assume that the airflow as designed is theoretically sufficient.
Can one take 4x4's and cut them maybe 4" long and use those as feet to raise the dryer? Although I'm wondering about vibration...
Sorry, I woke up in a literal/nerdy/analytic mood this morn and am letting it run wild here......
Electric And Gas WP built Dryers Are SAFE to Run On
Wood Flooring.
What we have seen is vinyl flooring often discolors from heat, we often see this under WP built 29" electric dryers and also under a lot of refrigerators under the compressor, I dough that it ever gets hot enough to cause a fire.
John L.
Wood Flooring.
What we have seen is vinyl flooring often discolors from heat, we often see this under WP built 29" electric dryers and also under a lot of refrigerators under the compressor, I dough that it ever gets hot enough to cause a fire.
John L.
