Free 1974 Harvest Gold Mayttag Dryer

[jill123]

Lovely dryer for FREE in southern Indiana. If I really wanted a dryer I'd fix it up and use it again because it's so delightfully simple. I think this is a 1974; it has the paint that is slightly darker at the edges of the machine. The paint is in good shape--not perfect, but excellent for 50 years old. I haven't used it for a few years. From what I remember, it could use the following:

1. Lint screen is getting old (small holes)
2. It runs on low (which was fine for me. My parents said it would overheat on high; I'm not sure if this is true but I didn't try it.)
3. I would rewire it. I think the last time I opened it up I saw an electrical tape fix and I can't remember if I detached that part or not. Regardless, I'd redo at least part of the wiring. It's50 years old, after all.

We had a minor condensation issue under it and the washer. I don't know if this was just because of something simple such as the hose not being firmly attached. The oak floors in that room discolor with the tiniest amount of water on them, so maybe it wasn't even an issue. I remember thinking if I fixed it up I'd sand the bottom plate a bit and paint it with Rustoleum (not visible).

We're in Indiana about an hour south of Indianapolis. I want this to go to someone who will use it, not scrap it. There are no stairs involved. It's a bit difficult for me to send photos so please inquire only if you are seriously interested and can get to our location.

 

[combo52]

70s Maytag dryer needing a new home

You should at least post the model number. It’s inside the door on the face of the machine, it’s got to be newer than 1974 because there was no temperature control on Maytag dryers till a couple years later.

It should not be necessary to rewire a machine at this age certainly it should be gone over in any bad wiring connections repaired But the overall wiring should be fine for decades yet.

You don’t mention whether it’s gas or electric either, thanks for posting and offering this to someone.

John L

 

[qsd-dan]

John is right, the dryer must be a 1976 Stream of Heat design if the harvest gold paint has darker shaded edging along with a high/low temp switch. 1977 was the introduction of harvest wheat with no shaded edges and 1975 was the Halo of Heat design dryer which had no temperature selections.

 

[maytag85]

There were some Maytag HOH’s made in 1976, but that was from leftover parts stock from the previous year.

I pulled some wiring off of a Maytag HOH from a junkyard a few years ago, the wiring was a little dirty but otherwise was still legible. Still pliable as well. Wiring in dryers doesn’t really need to be replaced, just not often for wiring to fail or go bad. Usually it’s around the thermostats of heating element in electric dryers where the wiring can burn around the spade connectors.

 

[combo52]

Leftover appliance parts.

Appliances are not manufactured from leftover parts, the parts orders are carefully planned for what they intend to manufacture, and nearly all parts for halo dry heat dryers continued in production long after they stopped, producing the dryers because they had to produce replacement parts for the tens of thousands of dryers that were out in the field.

John L

 

[bpetersxx]

ok this has to be a 808 806 or 608 at he least

do not know what model # of the dryer with 2 push buttons for heat selection is

mine is late 70"s according to the work order

 

[jill123]

Ah, perhaps it's a young 48 years old then. It's electric. The model number is HDE408, the serial number 359692. I would rewire at least part of it because I don't think splicing things together with 1980s electrical tape is a great solution 30 years later, and while I haven't looked inside it for a couple years, that's what I remember seeing.

I need it out of here very soon and it pains me to take it to the scrap yard because there's someone out there somewhere who would like it.

 

[DADoES]

 
Cite the letters at end of the serial, they're the code for the year and month of manufacture.

 

[bpetersxx]

glenn is this right

583971zb de808 is January 1977

 

[DADoES]

 
Pete, yes per the coding decoder I have.

(or 2001 January, but that'd be wrong for a center-dial)

 

[qsd-dan]

It should look identical to this.

 

[jill123]

Yes, that's it! I guess my parents got it for my diapers, not as a wedding present. Now someone please come take it! Should I post this in a different part of the forum?

 

[bpetersxx]

now is that the step down from mine that I have

de 808 and dg608

Oh i think the dg608 is newer i think 531214cl june 1979

maybe at the end of the run