peterh770
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Mama wanted a dryer, so daddy bought one for her.
Mama wanted a Hamilton
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peterh770
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The problem was the house was tiny and there was no place for it, except in the tiny kitchen between the stove and the water heater...
peterh770
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And the tiny house only had 40 amps of service...
peterh770
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So when mama used the dryer, lights dimmed and fuses popped...
peterh770
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So mama never used the dryer...
peterh770
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I mean NEVER...
peterh770
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So after mama died, daddy's mind started to go, so he had to move into an assisted living home. The nice next door neighbors helped him clean out the house, but didn't know what to do with the old, unused dryer. So they put it on eBay, where it sat and sat and sat. Until one day, a guy who was really fighting the hoarding urge gave into his urge, bought the dryer and drove from Atlanta to north of Detroit to get it.
I'm currently jockeying the stuff in the house around to get this installed and connected...
I'm currently jockeying the stuff in the house around to get this installed and connected...
OMG Peter thats G E O R G E O U S!
Oh I love those square windows, I"M CUMMING DOWN WITH WET CLOTHES!!
jon
-poor mama
Oh I love those square windows, I"M CUMMING DOWN WITH WET CLOTHES!!
jon
-poor mama
Peter, send me
a close up of that sun-e-ray logo and i'll sew it for you (and me)
a close up of that sun-e-ray logo and i'll sew it for you (and me)
I love it when an
appliance gives you a HOLIDAY!
appliance gives you a HOLIDAY!
lovestowash
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Can you only use it on Holidays?...
Now all your loads will smell like a sun*E*day...
Congrats...
George
Now all your loads will smell like a sun*E*day...
Congrats...
George
That's a very pretty dryer! Congratulations!
mrb627
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Atlanta to Detroit?
You do have a problem, Peter. We should probably form a support and have an intervention on your part.
Malcolm
You do have a problem, Peter. We should probably form a support and have an intervention on your part.
Malcolm
peterh770
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You know what we need? We need a anger management support group for those of us struggling with the stupid corrugated aluminum dryer ducting crap! Man! I hate this $h!t!!!
STUPID ALUMIUM DUCTING
Peter I totally agree that is the worst stuff ever sold for dryer venting. I contend that its more dangerous than the cheap vinyl ducting, as it often doesn't stay attached and it collapses and has no chance of going back into shape. I refuse to use it at all.
Peter I totally agree that is the worst stuff ever sold for dryer venting. I contend that its more dangerous than the cheap vinyl ducting, as it often doesn't stay attached and it collapses and has no chance of going back into shape. I refuse to use it at all.
Green with envy
WOW Peter that is a great fun find!!!! Congrats, ugh its sooooooo MIB.
WOW Peter that is a great fun find!!!! Congrats, ugh its sooooooo MIB.
peterh770
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Drying my first load of rags in the dryer. Relatively quiet, but it has a very distinctive thump. My guess is the belt for sitting so long. It seems to be mellowing out as it heats up.
Defintely belt... When I turn the drum by hand, the thump happens still rhythmically but at different places...[this post was last edited: 12/5/2010-18:34]
Defintely belt... When I turn the drum by hand, the thump happens still rhythmically but at different places...[this post was last edited: 12/5/2010-18:34]
Nice Machine!
ronhic
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How FAB!
toggleswitch
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Quote: The problem was the house was tiny and there was no place for it, except in the tiny kitchen between the stove and the water heater...
Quote: And the tiny house only had 40 amps of service...
LOL so the stove and/or the hot water heater must have been gas
why get an electric dryer instead of a gas one?
Their loss is your gain. What a beaut!
Quote: The problem was the house was tiny and there was no place for it, except in the tiny kitchen between the stove and the water heater...
Quote: And the tiny house only had 40 amps of service...
LOL so the stove and/or the hot water heater must have been gas
why get an electric dryer instead of a gas one?
Their loss is your gain. What a beaut!
Hamilton!
Real nice dryer! Couple of questions, why did they call this a holiday dryer, didn't they have models with automatic cycles and what was the reason they went out of business? I think they stoped in the early 70's and wasnt the washers made by Norge?
Thanks,
Peter
Real nice dryer! Couple of questions, why did they call this a holiday dryer, didn't they have models with automatic cycles and what was the reason they went out of business? I think they stoped in the early 70's and wasnt the washers made by Norge?
Thanks,
Peter
Very nice, Peter! I don't think you can blame me though, it's too pretty to have any buyer's remorse!
Hamilton was squarely in the grips of WCI by 1967. WCI retained the small window in the dryer door but then even the brand name was gone by the mid-70's.
Hamilton was squarely in the grips of WCI by 1967. WCI retained the small window in the dryer door but then even the brand name was gone by the mid-70's.
cornutt
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I wonder if that's a paper dress...
Hamilton!
I should have known it was WCI that destroyed it. The appliance world would have been a different place if WCI never existed. It was definatly a curse to the appliance industry!
I should have known it was WCI that destroyed it. The appliance world would have been a different place if WCI never existed. It was definatly a curse to the appliance industry!
Sweet score Peter! A dedicated save, going from Atlanta to Detroit and back.
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You know what we need? We need a anger management support gr
I know what you mean, I tried to replace the plastic stuff with the metal at the old house, and it thoroughly ticked me off, and I ended up going back to the plastic stuff. The vent was directly above the dryer, so there were no curves or bends, and I would check it every month for lint buildup.
In the picture with the door open it reminds me of a GE dryer that I had once. She a beauty!
I know what you mean, I tried to replace the plastic stuff with the metal at the old house, and it thoroughly ticked me off, and I ended up going back to the plastic stuff. The vent was directly above the dryer, so there were no curves or bends, and I would check it every month for lint buildup.
In the picture with the door open it reminds me of a GE dryer that I had once. She a beauty!
mickeyd
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What a hoot. Blew my fuse, too.
What a hoot. Blew my fuse, too.
Thump
Peter,
I wonder if the inner drum rolls on rollers? As in rubber wheels.
It could be that they have some flat spots.
I am sure that this will stop as you use it more and more.
I have dryers now that if I don't use them for a few weeks it has that thump thump thump sound. After the dryer heats up, and for the next few loads the sound is gone.
How many towels did you dry? Did they dry fast?
Do you remember Steve Riley's gas Hamilton? I am wondering how close in age it was it to yours. His had the Sun E Day logo and same window door as yours.
I bet you are loving this new dryer!
Brent
Peter,
I wonder if the inner drum rolls on rollers? As in rubber wheels.
It could be that they have some flat spots.
I am sure that this will stop as you use it more and more.
I have dryers now that if I don't use them for a few weeks it has that thump thump thump sound. After the dryer heats up, and for the next few loads the sound is gone.
How many towels did you dry? Did they dry fast?
Do you remember Steve Riley's gas Hamilton? I am wondering how close in age it was it to yours. His had the Sun E Day logo and same window door as yours.
I bet you are loving this new dryer!
Brent
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