Frustrated!

[toggleswitch]

oh no she didn't

Someone in Connnecticut is gonna get spanked, methinks!

......and I beg to differ, girls. It WAS simply the lock-nuts missing to hold the crimped on ends connecotrs of the cord in place. Pardon the epxression, but the shaft (screw with no head)was there in the terminal-block area, from my understanding. Damn that was not suspposed to sound dirty.

For our international friends 220v appliances do NOT come with a cord / flex.

There are three pronged ones:
hot, neutral/ground (combined through one conductor), hot

Four pronged ones:
hot, neutral, ground, hot

...and hard-wired.
Cable from wall goes into appliance diectly. No disconnection means.

When the machine is used with a three-prong cordset /flex there is a grounding (earthing) strap on the machine that is to be connected to the neutral wire on the terminal block.

[Petie, BTW I remember back in my youth reading on the instructions of Mom' 1966 Maytag GD306 dryer that electric appliances in Canada may NOT combine the neutral and the ground conductors. SO there! Yes mom had a gas dryer, but it incuded the electric modelinstallation instructions.] New construciotn here includes only the four pronged variety for extra safety.

BTW the heater, when electric is220v, the other components of a dryer are normally 110v.

 

[toggleswitch]

DG306.

 

[toggleswitch]

~there are no parts missing with Toggle.

Well, that does not mean that there are not a few screws loose.

 

[gadgetgary]

Time for a pitcher of greenies....lol

Still patienly waiting Carol....

 

[Maytagmom]

Come to Texas GG

I have enough greenie material....for errr....one large pitcher...

We can chat about Togs missing screws....LOL

There was a small ding in the dryer door..offered 5% off the price. I would've bitched for 10...and probably gotten it. So is this dryer for the ex? Make him pay you full price, and you pocket the rest.....
Severence pay for dealing with him....LOL
(I am sure you earned more.....I'm just saying..)

 

[wcd63]

RE Home Depot

Home Depot is the worst I did not get my mew carpet for my mobile hone for six monther because the stupid measuer made a mistake by about 9 sq yds of carpet. I showed him what the insurance man had measured out and it was 48 sq yd's. I sent it back twice because they kept sending out 32 sq yd's so it meant that the hall would not have carpet in it. In short I went to the store and made a garage out of the carpet department and had two people fired and got all the carpet that I needed at the cost of the store. It pays to call the 800 number and raise hell. I got what I wanted free carpet for 6 monthes of screw ups. I do not own the mobile home any more and in the new house I will use Stone Mountain. I have in the past and they are great..
WCD63

 

[gadgetgary]

So is this dryer for the ex?

Yes dear..for the ex....Just the nice guy that I am(Blush).

Maybe someday we can share a pitcher of greenies.

I am going to talk to the salesman tomorrow to see what he can do since I wasted my entire day.

 

[helicaldrive]

Are electric dryers slower than gas?

I've always had gas dryers to save money, and the timed portion of their timers maxed out at 1 hour. I've never seen a load that needed even close to an hour to dry.

But I noticed the Westy timer maxes out at 2 hours and the new dryer maxes out at 100 minutes. Holy smoke!!! That's a long time!

What's the deal? Are electric dryers significantly slower than gas? I've never heard anybody say that...

 

[gadgetgary]

Steve,

Electric dryers have the same heat input as gas(approx 22,000 BTU's per hour), but since one of natural by-products of combustion is water vapor, electric is technically a little bit faster, and gas(IS THEORETICALLY)a tiny bit more gentle, all other things considered(doesn't this sound like Toggles input...Hint, Hint, HINT~!).

The additional time is probably for odd and/or heavy bulky items like blankets, rugs, comforters, coats, etc.

 

[gadgetgary]

The manual....

Even this low end dryer has a cycle end signal that is louder than the one on my TOL Neptune. There is no way to turn the signal on or off, but, it is still longer and louder than the gentle chime on my Neptune.

 

[exploder321]

I need to read all posts first but:
Thats my dryer!!!!!!

 

[toggleswitch]

Push the control knob in to (safety) start a dryer is SO VERY MAYTAG!

WHAAAAAAAT no comments on the washer?

 

[appnut]

Gary, what happen to the Neppies, you leave them when you sold the old abode?

 

[exploder321]

Toggles:
I hope you aren't missing anything.....Nuts, Screws or whatever it may be...

I have this very same dryer and will be sad if whirlpool dumps it...
It makes cloths very fluffy and takes very little time with my new F/L..We've had it about a year... BTW, the white duct house should not be used with this dryer... It will not allow the proper air flow for this dryer (we had that in our old house and i changed it)...
I like the loud buzzer on ours... I can hear it anyplace in the house..
This one you can put alot of cloths into as well, aslmost more than most dryers out there

As far as lowes forgetting parts, we bought a firgidaire coktop first from lowes and it too didnot have the mounting brackets or even the cut out dimensions.. Straight from the box

Now as far as there carpet things, i have used lowes here with great success... Homo Depot is another story... Forget them.. The even screwed an order of non custom blinds..
We have a GCO carpet place...But what kills me is we have a Lecster Carpet sales and they exploit little children by making them sell this crappy carpet company..They put the lino in my old house in backwards and screwed it up and had to replace it 3 times..There jingle is even worse..I call it molester carpet sales..Thats what there commercial sounds like

 

[exploder321]

The push to start know is grand, just like every old maytag... I my yahoo pictures there is pictures of ours..Next to my baby

BTW, my ex would have simply gotten a used dryer from Habitat or Salvation Army

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/greenbean321/photo/294928803804188663/61

 

[toggleswitch]

Bob.

He still lives where he used to and still has them. He now has a top-loading Maytag Dependable Care as well.

The pic and machines belong to his Ex, who now lives a few towns over. Gary was there all day today.

I actually pointed out to Gary that that old dryer that came with Bob's new house was running hot when I went there to help out his ex. Gary & I went and picked out this one, paid for it and had it delivered. Just to avoid a potential fire.

Bob, his ex LOVES it, and says it does a great job.

From the reviews I hear of those who have it, it is quick, large and fluffy. Just like a good man.

 

[exploder321]

Yup... Nothing has made my towels so fluffly...

BTW i bought a huge bottle of downy yesterday at sams... Can't wait to use it..

 

[toggleswitch]

Enjoy. Waxy softeners and me just don't get along!

 

[DADoES]

<blockquote>GadgetGary said: The additional time is probably for odd and/or heavy bulky items like blankets, rugs, comforters, coats, etc.</blockquote>It may also be convertible to 110 volt, which would require much longer drying times. I recall that has been mentioned about Westy dryers, but maybe only in regards to older models.

 

[gadgetgary]

Cheap, watery and GOOD

This is what I use...Kills the suds, no waxy build-up and no heavy smell. DONE~!

 

[toggleswitch]

LOL.

I had the same thought. The 60's era GE dryers had an additional reistor that was used to do that.

Do these simply have the hot leg of the heater moved to the neutral terminal, therby feeding the heater 110v?

Thought to ponder: In really hot and dry climates like California and Arizona, I have heard that people use the damned things on "air fluff" (no heat) and it works just fine. Simplpy takes longer. How's that to a solution to not having a 22v 30a line? LOL

 

[toggleswitch]

220v, obviously

 

[gadgetgary]

Does anyone know...

What year that Westy dryer was manufactured? And guess an age of the Whirlpool(inquiring minds want to know).....

 

[exploder321]

I like smelly towels...

 

[exploder321]

That smell like softner

 

[toggleswitch]

then wipe your @$$ with them..

(ducks and runs)

 

[toggleswitch]

Funnier before the qualifer was added.

LOL ROARING HERE

No offense, hon!

 

[gadgetgary]

And Chad, please make sure your

Affinity gets the skid marks out first before putting them in your fluffy towel Maytag Performa dryer(ROF LMAO)!!!!!

 

[exploder321]

I was going to wait to put the softner bit.....

I think the affinty has it under control..It removes just about any stain you can imagine...

Boy am i pooped....

 

[hoover1060]

Oh man!

Toggle, you are BAD!! Thats why I like ya so much!

Gary I use the Chicago version of that softner from Jewel-Osco.
It works great!