Hotpoint 17351 dryer. Looking for info please?

[clairemarion86]

Your a star Mathew

Really appreciate that Mathew. Thanks very much. In the event I cant get it fitted properly I wouldnt be able to keep it. Are there places I could donate an old machine like this to? Seems a shame to tip it when its still in working order but i know my local charity shops would take machine this old.x

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hotpoint 17351 Vent

Hey Steve, ya could have gotten my attention with Mike, Servis Sooze or Ya C**T, that usually works round here, but hey why personalise it !! I guess I was hoping you could have offered to a newbie member advice about the health benefits of damp /mold/ dust from what you see in your daily work.....

The point about moisture is due to our damp wet rainy climate (and the fact we use fast spinning washing machines before the dryers) our clothing is usually spun to within an inch of its life being
A:we do have more efficient faster spinning machines, B:the drying process is much quicker and C: skinflints as we are we hate watching those leccy meters spin around especially with our non subsidised energy tariffs and companies...

I`ll pitch anyday with our vintage HOTPOINT or HOOVER weshers if you wish on Spin Efficiency, cant match the gas guzzling though...ha ha.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hotpoint 17351 Vent

Hi Mathew, have you or anyone else seen this type of vent before ? its bugging me where I`ve seen those bars...could it be an older English Electric perhaps ?

Claire great to see this place offering all sorts of advice to your problem, I hope you give it a try with a working vent, quiet dryers as well with it being a polypropylene drum, all those modern zips, buttons and fixed belts make a lot less noise clanking around....If you do decide to pass it on please let us know, am sure many of our fellow collectors will give it a home for the future.

ps. the stories we could tell of stuff "if only you came last week" and "I sent it to the tip" we would have just about every model produced , thankfully you didnt!!

 

[clairemarion86]

Thanks again Mike.

Glad I asked for advice. Everyone's been so helpful.I really appreciate it. I'm definitely going to try and sort it myself. Going to have a look about this week at some point for the metal foil ducting that was mentioned. If I can't sort it or it becomes too much of a job to sort, I'll definitely be happy to let someone have it.x