mt999999
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Hello all!
I posted here once some time ago about this unit. I've been using it regularly since I picked it up a couple years ago. I finally decided to open up the back and clean it out. It's been drying a bit slower, likely due to a lot of lint build up. While I was in here, it looks like the belt on the motor is just about shot... it's de-laminating. I'm wondering where, if anywhere, I should lubricate this while I'm in here, and what kind of lubrication would be best. Any tips on where to find a belt?
In one photo, I took a close up of the shaft coming off of the motor... should that round port be oiled, or does this motor not require lubrication? I have white lithium grease in a spray can as well for the mechanics and pulleys, if that's the correct thing to use on this unit. I had to de-gunk and de-lint quite a bit back here before the photos... the motor and wires/terminals were totally coated with fluff.
One additional question; it doesn't appear that the HI/LO switch does anything. Upon further inspection, it appears that the switch broke some time ago (as pictured), and I think they hot-wired both terminals to the one side of the switch like a junction (unless I'm looking at it wrong)... basically, I think they by-passed the switch so the unit is always on "high" heat. Can replacement switches be found to fit into here?
Thanks everyone!





I posted here once some time ago about this unit. I've been using it regularly since I picked it up a couple years ago. I finally decided to open up the back and clean it out. It's been drying a bit slower, likely due to a lot of lint build up. While I was in here, it looks like the belt on the motor is just about shot... it's de-laminating. I'm wondering where, if anywhere, I should lubricate this while I'm in here, and what kind of lubrication would be best. Any tips on where to find a belt?
In one photo, I took a close up of the shaft coming off of the motor... should that round port be oiled, or does this motor not require lubrication? I have white lithium grease in a spray can as well for the mechanics and pulleys, if that's the correct thing to use on this unit. I had to de-gunk and de-lint quite a bit back here before the photos... the motor and wires/terminals were totally coated with fluff.
One additional question; it doesn't appear that the HI/LO switch does anything. Upon further inspection, it appears that the switch broke some time ago (as pictured), and I think they hot-wired both terminals to the one side of the switch like a junction (unless I'm looking at it wrong)... basically, I think they by-passed the switch so the unit is always on "high" heat. Can replacement switches be found to fit into here?
Thanks everyone!




