Combo question

[turquoisedude]

Seeing that Hotpoint combo in the Daily Doctrine Dispenser got me thinking about something - what would be a good way to insulate the drum of a combo like say, the one in the photo below??

With any luck, during my 'staycation' down in Ogden this summer, I am going to pull that danged combo of mine and make the little bugger spin AND dry... Of course if I can get that far, I'll need to insulate the drum again (recall that several generations of Texan mice devoured the original insulation blanket). I was thinking that perhaps a combination of reflectix and fibreglass insulation would work.

I am open to suggestions and ideas!

 

[yogitunes]

I usually wrap tubs for insulation and sound dampening with a water heater jacket

 

[tomturbomatic]

Any foil faced fiberglass that is a safe thickness should work. Most water heater insulation that I have seen is vinyl faced. Foil on the outside of the fiberglass would be safer and more fireproof in the high temperature and electrical environment of the space between the outer tub and the cabinet of the combo.

 

[combo52]

Insulting a GE Combo

Yes as Tom suggested I would only use fireproof foil or unfaced insulation and add a little foil near the fill area over top of the insulation. The thing to be careful of is too only insulate the top half of the outer tub and the front of the tank to keep front panel temperatures down. If you insulate too far down on the sides it will make the machine take EVEN longer to dry as the heat that is lost on the lower sides helps the water condense inside the outer tub during the drying cycle.