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Maytag DG606 woes
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tazz
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Making room in the garage, got some other projects I need to finish first but they're easy. I have two lighted medicine cabinets I need to strip cause the previous owner painted them with latex and a brush so some sanding and a nice new coat of appliance white and there done.
There is a way to convert it to an electronic ignition. A thread exists on here somewhere telling about it. I'll hunt for it.
found it
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The Maytag set I restored this Spring
Like we have never seen any of these before....
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Converting HOH dryer from pilot light to electronic ignition
I would like to convert my gas Halo of Heat dryer from a pilot light to an electronic ignition and would appreciate any suggestions of how to go about it. I would need to get the parts and do the job myself. If anybody has the parts to do the job I would be willing to purchase them. Thank you...
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Maytag HOH Gas Dryers
I got 80% done restoring a Gas HOH 1958 TOL pink dryer a few years ago before I ran out of room and lost interest in the project. This one I converted to electric ignition by using the burner assembly from a newer MT SOH dryer. If you are actually going to use your dryer I would differently do the same, the constant burning pilot not only burns close to $5 worth of gas a month but also causes constant damage to most of the internal parts of your nice restored dryer [ to say nothing of producing enough carbon monoxide to set off many CM alarms ].
HOH of heat dryers are interesting fun machines, but when you get really serious about having a GREAT vintage gas dryer get something like a 1966 Lady Kenmore Gas dryer and you will be able to turn out perfectly dried laundry as fast as you can wash it all day long and not have to make any excuses for wrinkling, poor cool-down performance, small capacity, inconvenient lint filter design and poor ability to properly tumble large loads.
If you need any parts or help with the MT HOH dryer I have quite a few parts for them and of course I worked as a MT tech for many years, I have seen about anything possible that goes wrong with these interesting dryers.
John L.
I got 80% done restoring a Gas HOH 1958 TOL pink dryer a few years ago before I ran out of room and lost interest in the project. This one I converted to electric ignition by using the burner assembly from a newer MT SOH dryer. If you are actually going to use your dryer I would differently do the same, the constant burning pilot not only burns close to $5 worth of gas a month but also causes constant damage to most of the internal parts of your nice restored dryer [ to say nothing of producing enough carbon monoxide to set off many CM alarms ].
HOH of heat dryers are interesting fun machines, but when you get really serious about having a GREAT vintage gas dryer get something like a 1966 Lady Kenmore Gas dryer and you will be able to turn out perfectly dried laundry as fast as you can wash it all day long and not have to make any excuses for wrinkling, poor cool-down performance, small capacity, inconvenient lint filter design and poor ability to properly tumble large loads.
If you need any parts or help with the MT HOH dryer I have quite a few parts for them and of course I worked as a MT tech for many years, I have seen about anything possible that goes wrong with these interesting dryers.
John L.
I did this 806g set years back
And it is still in service today.
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And it is still in service today.
The Maytag set I restored this Spring
Like we have never seen any of these before....
www.automaticwasher.org
tazz
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so far I need the one part no one seems to have.... the front drum felt.
tazz
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I might have a line on a DG107, how's that dryer, I know it's 22,000 btu with electronic ignition I think made in 78 but how's the dryer it's self. Anything basic I need to look out for.
DG-107
Is the newer larger faster SOH dryer design, overall its a BIG improvement over the HOH dryers, still no where nearly as good as a WP built 29" dryer however.
Major weak points of the MT SOH dryers are, crappy blower wheel that works loose from the motor shaft,
Little Teflon front drum bearings that wear down and destroy the edge of the dryer drum [ especially if your laundry has much sand and grit in it ].
Cheap plastic inner door liner and plastic blower housing.
Poor air-flow through lint-filter housing, fan and duct to rear of machine, MT really improved this area when the went to the 27" wide dryer they built.
But other than these minor problems MT SOH dryers can dry a lot of clothing and are very rebuildable, and if you want you can adapt the electric ignition burner assembly from it to fit your HOH dryer to get rid of the standing pilot.
John L.
Is the newer larger faster SOH dryer design, overall its a BIG improvement over the HOH dryers, still no where nearly as good as a WP built 29" dryer however.
Major weak points of the MT SOH dryers are, crappy blower wheel that works loose from the motor shaft,
Little Teflon front drum bearings that wear down and destroy the edge of the dryer drum [ especially if your laundry has much sand and grit in it ].
Cheap plastic inner door liner and plastic blower housing.
Poor air-flow through lint-filter housing, fan and duct to rear of machine, MT really improved this area when the went to the 27" wide dryer they built.
But other than these minor problems MT SOH dryers can dry a lot of clothing and are very rebuildable, and if you want you can adapt the electric ignition burner assembly from it to fit your HOH dryer to get rid of the standing pilot.
John L.
tazz
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Another dg606
So I picked up another DG606 yesterday along with a DG107. Spent a grand total of fifty bucks for them. I plan now on using the 107 for parts as I want to convert the 606 to electronic ignition. I searched but didn't find any definitive instructions on how to do it just that rickr had done one. The 606 I just got is not brand new for sure but it runs, there is some pilot light damage but not bad and everything is intact. I am having one problem with it though, I can dry clothes on damp dry as normal, as in if I start the machine on damp dry with no clothes it will shut off within a few seconds, with wet clothes it will dry them to damp as it should. On the other hand if I use the regular setting with no clothes it will just run and run, with wet clothes it will run and run even if after they are dry. I did see one article on this but then again nothing definitive. Here are some pics of the new one, the tag says it was made in 94.
So I picked up another DG606 yesterday along with a DG107. Spent a grand total of fifty bucks for them. I plan now on using the 107 for parts as I want to convert the 606 to electronic ignition. I searched but didn't find any definitive instructions on how to do it just that rickr had done one. The 606 I just got is not brand new for sure but it runs, there is some pilot light damage but not bad and everything is intact. I am having one problem with it though, I can dry clothes on damp dry as normal, as in if I start the machine on damp dry with no clothes it will shut off within a few seconds, with wet clothes it will dry them to damp as it should. On the other hand if I use the regular setting with no clothes it will just run and run, with wet clothes it will run and run even if after they are dry. I did see one article on this but then again nothing definitive. Here are some pics of the new one, the tag says it was made in 94.
tazz
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Oh yeah and in the spring I will tear this one down again and bring it outside for a nice new paint job. Just too cold now and too much snow.......
tazz
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Electronic ignition
So I tore apart that DG107 and refitted the gas valve and injector to fit in the 606. I tried firing it up and I have ignition but no gas. I also put the correct 18,000 btu nozzle in also. Am I missing something? I now the 107 worked as I saw it before buying it.
So I tore apart that DG107 and refitted the gas valve and injector to fit in the 606. I tried firing it up and I have ignition but no gas. I also put the correct 18,000 btu nozzle in also. Am I missing something? I now the 107 worked as I saw it before buying it.
There is a shutoff valve usually in the line before the valve. Is it open?
tazz
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Figured it out, the ignitor/glow plug wasn't close enough to the thermal sensor. I repositioned it and all is good. There isn't enough room on the very front to mount the sensor so I had to mount it where you see it now. Pics to follow.
tazz
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Here's a couple of pics of how I mounted it. I cut the bracket that holds the ignitor off the 107 and spot welded it to the top of the original 606 nozzle. Works perfect.
Great job! Does it cycle like normal?
tazz
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I believe that it does now. I haven't run a load through it yet. I used the duct and switch from the other 606 and it seems to have done the trick. With no clothes on regular it runs for approximately 10 minutes, cycles a couple of times, then the bell rings and runs in cool down mode then stops. I don't know the exact cycles for this but it seems right now.
