maybe you can ask them to sell the dryer separately
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I bet the Kenmore replaced the GE washer--a matched set at one time.
oldskool
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Anyone know the capacity of that particular GE dryer? I've got one just like it and the interior of the drum seems huge - the opening likewise - if you'll notice the larger door on some of the older GEs. It seemed to dry very fast to me. Just curious about it's capacity.
I would say it's close to 8 cu. ft. That's what a 1/18 dryer is and this is pretty close to that. I used to be able to get two 3/4 GE washer loads or a full and 1/2 load into the dryer and dry if needed--if the same type of fabrics.
oldskool
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Thanks Bob for the info, very interesting.
Extra Large GE Dryers
I would agree Bob that these were close to 8 cubic feet, but I never heard that MY 1-18s were that big, I figured that they were closer to 7 Cubic Feet, did you find this capacity information in the literature?
I would agree Bob that these were close to 8 cubic feet, but I never heard that MY 1-18s were that big, I figured that they were closer to 7 Cubic Feet, did you find this capacity information in the literature?
John, I vaguely remember someone around her commenting the 1/18 dryer was about the largest ever produced of vintage products and was close to or at 8.0 cu. ft.
Biggest Vintage Home Dryers
Hi Bob, maybe when the 1-18 was introduced it may have been one of the biggest dryers across the entire FD line, but I am quite sure that the GE in question is bigger, also many of the Norge-Wards dryers were bigger than the 27" wide FDs. And bigger still is the limited model that WP built for Sears in 1969, I have one of these 31" wide dryers and it is huge, unlike the big GE the drum is full diameter all the way to the front of the dryer [ on the GE the drum diameter is really cut down at the front for the bearing slides ].
Sears carried this dryer so they could say they had a bigger dryer than Wards who was beating up on Sears over capacity of washers and dryers in the late 60s.
John L.
Hi Bob, maybe when the 1-18 was introduced it may have been one of the biggest dryers across the entire FD line, but I am quite sure that the GE in question is bigger, also many of the Norge-Wards dryers were bigger than the 27" wide FDs. And bigger still is the limited model that WP built for Sears in 1969, I have one of these 31" wide dryers and it is huge, unlike the big GE the drum is full diameter all the way to the front of the dryer [ on the GE the drum diameter is really cut down at the front for the bearing slides ].
Sears carried this dryer so they could say they had a bigger dryer than Wards who was beating up on Sears over capacity of washers and dryers in the late 60s.
John L.
