Lookey, Lookey! Really Nice GE Dryer

[launderess]

Someone needs to save this beauty!

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[bajaespuma]

Thank you for posting that! Now, all I have to find is its mate.

 

[turquoisedude]

Oh my! That's the 1963 'Compensated Control' dryer! I did a slight rebuild on one last summer - unless it's been used regularly, the drum rollers will be flattened and need to be replaced.

Neat thing about this dryer is the 'Economy' setting for the automatic dry cycle. It uses less power (110v instead of 220v powering the heating elements).

 

[tomturbomatic]

That would have matched the washer we had that was born under a dark star, poor thing. I think John knows someone in Lakeside OH. Maybe he could get it for us if non one else wants it.

 

[whirlykenmore78]

GE dryer

That is one very cool dryer. A nice piece for any collector for sure. I do not understand slowing down the drying process though. I don't see how the economy cycle could do more than cost more. Running the elements on 120/60/1 VS 240/60/1 would force the motor and timer to draw the same amount of current for a longer time due to less heat. Also it would in many cases cause more heated or cooled air to be drawn out of the house. Not to mention more wear on the machine due to longer cycles. Unless I am mistaken, (That does happen) it would be more economical to eun the machine @ full power.
WK78

 

[Unimatic1140]

Wow that is a great dryer, hard to tell but it looks like it is in really nice shape. That would be fun to play with!

 

[tomturbomatic]

Well, actually, as long as the heating elements are on, the timer motor with its miniscule watt draw is not running. That is how a time/temp auto dry system works. It is true that if the dryer were in a heated or cooled space, the prolonged cycle would exhaust more conditioned air out of the dwelling than a shorter cycle on 220 volts, but nobody thought of that then. Might be why the feature was only offered for a year or two. Mainly, it allowed the dryer to be used on the automatic cycle at 115 volts.

 

[bajaespuma]

Was this the deal where it took over 120 minutes to dry a regular load? That's about the speed of my Maytag HOH.

 

What I like about the 1963 X-series 900's is that they had unique striated plastic cycle dials that were on the drawing board, probably, for 1964 until the GE bean counters nixed the original V-12 panel design for the cheaper pressed aluminum backsplashes with a stationary "printed" cycle that would remain until the end of the Filter-Flo's. One reason I hope there's a nasty cheap smelly motel in a circle of hell for bean-counters.

 

[tomturbomatic]

I believe the GE dryer would be faster on 115-120 volts than the Maytag because the GE had a higher wattage heating element than the Maytag, but it would probably be between 90 and 120 minutes if spun out in a regular top loader.

 

[turquoisedude]

Just for the thrills of it, I tried a load of permanent press shirts in my 63 GE last night. They were washed in the fabulous Lady K washer on the permanent press cycle, so they were spun at low speed and rinsed in cold water. I set the automatic cycle to between Regular and Heavy in Economy mode. It took just under 2 hours to dry the load. I'll have to try the same test in High Speed mode later this week!

 

[bajaespuma]

I'm not an electrician, but...

If the dryer is running for an hour and 15 minutes longer than it needs to, is there any significant energy savings?

 

[launderess]

Another Nice GE Dryer

Not to create too many new threads......

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Washer-Drye...485?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257cde9b4d

 

[trainguy]

"V" number?

I seem to remember that GE used a V something on the early models. The pics won't enlarge on eBay and I'm not that familiar with GE at all.

 

[frigidaireguy]

Bidding is over

I bid on this machine but someone else outbid me. I hope someone in the club got it.
Let us know.
Bob

 

[yogitunes]

another unique GE dryer...Utility Dryer to be exact....not a common console....a combination of a few models

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GE-UTILITY-...0503677&pid=100011&prg=1005&rk=5&sd=290899221

 

[launderess]

Hmmm, Maybe One Should Start A "List"

For a small fee will send those interested first notice of my *finds* before they go live. *LOL*

 

[tomturbomatic]

If you are using a dryer for permanent press, it is a great waste of energy to use the low speed spin. Its original purpose was to reduce wrinkling of line dried clothes. The heat needed to relax the wrinkles in the fabrics is supplied by the dryer and it is sufficient to smooth out the wrinkles from the high speed spin. GE originally supplied an air restricter plate with a very small air opening that replaced the lint screen when wash 'n wear loads were dried on 120 volts to raise the dryer temperature, but when I was runing a WP dryer on 120 outside my first summer in this house, it dried permanent press items just fine. Once the load is dry, the temperatures will climb, even on 120 volt operation. Maytag's electronic auto dry did that when W'n W or Perma Press was selected. It continued heating until the air temperature reached 165F.

The low speed/shortened spin is great for all cotton fabrics that are then put into a hot dryer for about 5 minutes. The heat relaxes the wrinkles out of the cotton. Shirts, for example can be removed, one at at time from the dryer, and put on hangers. Their seams are stretched and panels pulled smooth. If fabric softener is used, no ironing is needed for casual wear and surprisingly easy steam ironing is needed for dress wear.