How old is this GE Dryer? May of 1985 A482 Maytag washer is it's spouse

[ilovewindex]

So these puppies SHOULD be coming home with me, god willing my nutty friend who thought giving them to the homeless might help wont retract his offer...

May disable them slightly till i can get them.. IDK.. LOL is that bad?

ANyway.. Washer I figured out age and such, its the same age as the GE spacemaker microwave thats installed above the stove,...

The dryer i am clueless.. it works great and I like i could wire it down to 110 volts!

Thoughts on its age and such

 

[ilovewindex]

Is that chart right? Jan. 1969? Avacado was available then?

 

[washdaddy]

That sounds about right for that dryer. Just remember if you take the voltage down to 110 you substantially reduce the drying efficiency because you lose the 5600 wattage for the heating element. Not sure if it goes down to 2800 or if it's some other rating with the lower voltage.

 

[arbilab]

Since Amps is in the Watt formula* twice, one half voltage across the same resistance is one fourth Watts or 1400.  Which is near/at the max which can be plugged into a single 120V socket.

 

*W = A² x R

 

or

 

A = V ⁄R

and

W = VxA

 

so

 

if R = 10 and V = 100

then A = 100/10 = 10A and 10A x 100V = 1000W

 

if R stays 10 and V drops in half to 50,

A = 50/10 = 5A and 5A x 50V = 250W

 

One fourth the W when V drops in half and R stays the same.  I had to write that all out to see if I believed it myself.

 

But it doesn't take 4 times longer to dry.  Only the heat Watts drops to 1/4th.  The volume of air through the dryer remains the same and accounts for some moisture removal on its own.

 

Oh, and only the cold resistance stays the same.  Hotter the element gets, resistance goes up due to electrons bumping into each other faster.  So running an element below the point it glows gets you a little more wattage out of it than predicted by the lowered voltage and derived resistance at rated temperature.

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[pulltostart]

I believe you can count on the chart being correct.  Avocado was introduced in 1966 and was offered through 1976.  The next year it was replaced by Fresh Avocado, similar but lacking the darkened edges (shading).

 

Nice dryer.

 

lawrence

 

[yogitunes]

if going to a 110 volt conversion....and keeping this washer as its mate.....consider running two spin cycles for a load, any extra water removed will help greatly on drying time.....especially heavy loads like towels...

or even consider a spinner....

I believe also for a 110 conversion, time dry would be the best choice...

note too, the washers capacity is greater than the dryer.....

 

[ilovewindex]

Thanks guys... She had a clothesline outside and they had the timer replaced in Oct. 1980 for a cost of $45.00.....

The washer has every stitch of paperwork it came with, including intact energy guide!

I am curious what transmission is in the maytag... Is it like the older center dials of the 70s or the newer ones?

 

[circlew]

Arbilab is correct that 1400 watts is near the continuous load capacity of a 15 amp 120 volt circuit (15A x 120V = 1800W), and 80% of that is 1440W. But a dryer is not considered a continuous load, such as an electric water heater is.

However, most newer and totally remodeled homes have 20 amp circuits, wired with 12 gauge wire instead of 15 amp, wired with 14 gauge. In this case, receptacles must be 20 amp if a single outlet, or can be 15 or 20 amp if there are multiple outlets on the circuit. The capacity for 20 amp circuits is (20A x 120V = 2400W), and 80% is 1920 watts.

The link discusses what is considered to be a continuous load.

Using an E-Stop as a LOTO

I was under the impression that NFPA70E did not recognize an emergency stop i.e. maintain, lockable, etc. as a valid lockout tag out device. When I browse through the internet and I see e-stop devices that can be used as a LOTO thus you can imagine my confusion. Thanks for any clarification.

forums.mikeholt.com

 

[bajaespuma]

Whenever you see those sheared black&white "Heavy Duty"emblems on the panel it's a 1969 model.

 

[ken]

Ken

1969 only? No other years used them?

 

[ilovewindex]

Wow thats Cool

 

[vintagekenmore]

Your washer is almost identical to my 86 A412 except yours has the delicate cycle and is a Fabric Matic...it will have the same transmission as the older center dial machines....you will love it.....mine is a workhorse!!!