Dryer Fire Tonight!!!!!

[launderess]

Interesting bit from GE

Pipe:
http://www.geappliances.com/search/fast/infobase/10000971.htm

American consumers complaining about Bosch dryers: http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-WTV76100US-Axxis-Stackable-Electric/product-reviews/B002C9IYY6

 

[logixx]

Yes,condenser dryers get really hot. The front of my Bosch gets almost too hot to touch - I still dry almost anything on high temp without issues. Don't know how hot vented dryers get, but I since they have smaller drums and smaller fans, a 3 kW heating element shouldn't be too bad.

As for GE: a common complaint from reviewed.com seems to be that they get too hot. More than 180F in some cases.

 

[askolover]

My GE

gas dryer is a 1998 model and has always been quite the toaster inside. I don't have a thermometer to use inside so I can't say for sure but I think it has ALWAYS been much warmer than is posted on GE's website Launderess linked to.

 

[logixx]

Yes, even the F&P dryer that is made by GE reached 158F on Normal and 143F on Delicate, according to Reviewed.

 

[fredriksam]

Even Miele dryers can catch fire

well many years back when we visited france, we saw a Miele dryer that had caught fire at the camp site we were at. As i understand the clothes were fine, the fire had started in the motor or fan. It was one of these early 70´s dryers, like T333 or T336. It had these "old" knobs on the front. The washing Machines was also very old and actually, we would have used the washers if they hadnt been so Dirty and scrangy.

The whole camp site was a disaster. We thought we would live cheap and still live pretty good. This was not the case there. There was a pool you could bather in, the water was Dirty and there was a wasp nest near the water. The store had old food that wasnt edible. Bah!!! the list could go on and on.

The best thing about that trip was seeing Paris and visit the Disneyland Resort.

 

[alr2903]

Dustin sorry for your troubles.  I think the fire really was caused by the new "Hot" in the Cabrio washer.  Kitchen grease plus ATC would lead me to believe there was a build up of residual grease/oil in the kitchen linens. You mention the same articles had been washed and then dried on "sanitize" many times.  I think if you had a washer with tank temp hot water, this fire might not of happened.

 

[dustin92]

You know, you may be on to something there... I never gave thought to the reduced Hot temp of the new washer vs. the old one (early 90's Kenmore DD) I had noticed that "Hot" was more like "very warm", but never considered it an issue because things always came clean. Also, on the "same items washed the same way" I just now realized, there were about 6 white cotton/polyester aprons in that load that were NOT ours... They belonged to the group that was using the camp that week, they are one of two groups that do their own cooking. I had asked if they needed anything washed, and they said they were running out of clean aprons. Who knows what they were previously washed in or if they were washed at all. That may be my answer.In any case, the dryer is gone, it was taken for scrap. I never did see the inside, I am off this week. I don't know what Whirlpool ended up doing, but am sure I will find out when I get back. I was able to pick up a small Haier portable washer for cheap yesterday, and will take that in for myself and the rest of the staff to use. Will see about having a clothesline put up for drying.

 

[dustin92]

I needed to post a long overdue update on this whole situation... Apparently the dryer *wasn't* taken for scrap, but to the storage barn to get the smell out of the house, and in the meantime a new Maytag BOL top lint filter dryer was donated, and works great. About a month after the incident, a service tech showed up out of the blue to repair the burnt up Whirlpool, and I know the whole drum assembly along with the lint filter assembly and moisture sensor bars were replaced. Used lots of bleach (lol) cleaner to clean up the rest of the machine and apparently it is in working condition- but still reeks. It hasn't been used since, and the door and side panels are still yellowed. The new Maytag is still in use and working great, I never set the temp over medium though, just to be safe. Just had to share a nice gesture on Whirlpool's part. Attitudes have cooled down, and as of last month when I finished up for the season, I still have a job. Will see how things run next summer, but I do have the Haier portable and a drying rack to take up with me.