Matching Hoover 620 and 195 dryer
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blackstone
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I've never seen a wall-mounted dryer like that. Good use of space, but installation must be annoying.
wall hung dryers...
That is probably the most common dryer installation in Australia. It is really easy to mount. There is a pressed steel bracket which screws to the wall, it has two protruding tabs which mate with two slots in the back of the dryer. You just screw the bracket to the wall, then hang the dryer on the bracket.
Most people in Aus dry outdoors on a line. electric dryers are generally small, operate on a standard 240v 10 amp circuit. I'd estimate that most people use their dryer to dry one or two items needed urgently, not whole washloads. So Aussie dryers are cheaply and lightly constructed compared to the US monsters.
I don't own a dryer at all, I dry my clothes in three ways as needed - rotary clothes line outside; clothes lines strung up in the greenhouse; and several clothes horses upstairs, in an area warmed by a wood heater flue passing through from downstairs.
That is probably the most common dryer installation in Australia. It is really easy to mount. There is a pressed steel bracket which screws to the wall, it has two protruding tabs which mate with two slots in the back of the dryer. You just screw the bracket to the wall, then hang the dryer on the bracket.
Most people in Aus dry outdoors on a line. electric dryers are generally small, operate on a standard 240v 10 amp circuit. I'd estimate that most people use their dryer to dry one or two items needed urgently, not whole washloads. So Aussie dryers are cheaply and lightly constructed compared to the US monsters.
I don't own a dryer at all, I dry my clothes in three ways as needed - rotary clothes line outside; clothes lines strung up in the greenhouse; and several clothes horses upstairs, in an area warmed by a wood heater flue passing through from downstairs.
blackstone
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Dryer....
So I'm assuming that the dryer does not have an outside vent? Your installation sounds relatively easy, as long as the dryer is not TOO heavy, and there is room to work. Looks like a 2-person job to lift and install, although I've installed kitchen cabinets by myself.
For a while, long time ago, I had our dryer vented indoors, with the pipe leading into a water bucket. The cold water in the pail condensed the moisture and lint. Of course, it did not condense ALL of the moisture. Not a good idea. In the winter, condensation would be everywhere (especially on cold closet walls); in the summer, way too much humidity in the house.
So I'm assuming that the dryer does not have an outside vent? Your installation sounds relatively easy, as long as the dryer is not TOO heavy, and there is room to work. Looks like a 2-person job to lift and install, although I've installed kitchen cabinets by myself.
For a while, long time ago, I had our dryer vented indoors, with the pipe leading into a water bucket. The cold water in the pail condensed the moisture and lint. Of course, it did not condense ALL of the moisture. Not a good idea. In the winter, condensation would be everywhere (especially on cold closet walls); in the summer, way too much humidity in the house.
That is right, no external vent. Usually open a window near the dryer, or some people install a ceiling exhaust fan in the laundry room.
The older Hoovers had louvres in the door for air outlet, so no duct could be fitted. Simpsons and later Fisher and Paykels exhausted through a port at the back, and could be fitted with a flexi-duct if desired but most weren't.
The older Hoovers had louvres in the door for air outlet, so no duct could be fitted. Simpsons and later Fisher and Paykels exhausted through a port at the back, and could be fitted with a flexi-duct if desired but most weren't.
