Maytag Gas Halo Of Heat Dryer burner ignition sequence

[akronman]

Patience

and perseverance.
Maytag built tons of them, keep checking Craigslist and ReStores in your area. HOH from Maytag are not that rare, something will turn up

 

[maytag85]

I literally go onto Craigslist multiple times a day to see if there are any Maytag halo of heat dryers. I live in the Inland Empire, I even go onto Los Angeles Craigslist multiple times a day to see what there is LOL.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Definitely something to get The Lonely Ol' Maytag Repair Man hopping!

The brand known for dependability being a bit behind in a dryer's lint filter design, and not exactly w/ the exposure to the workings hardly in the long ru being especially reliable or maintenance free... I second the old standing-pilot light design, going from a very trouble-free ignition source, to burning up your dryer's innards, but likely to be time to dispose of the applause once the washer's age catches up to a pair...

My appliance book (How To Buy Major Home Appliances, author Charles Klamkin) recommends even w/ the combustable H.O.H. design and awkward lint filter arrangement, not to mention the potential trouble-spot for repairs in the lint-filter system location & long-term pilot light-burning erosion, the Maytag, as Best Made, Regardless Of Price... While a Norge in gas and electric configuration (LDG 1818A, LDE 1818A, respectively) would rank as a Best Value, given that it boasts a large lint filter arrangement, up front, though lacks the porcelain drum and top that the Maytag has, (baked enamel of which no matter how carefully applied, will corrode, and rust!, as cited in book) albeit a potential larger drying capacity, hence a toss-up...

-- Dave

 

[brucelucenta]

Maytag85

If you truly want a halo of heat dryer, there are still many of them around. They have a smaller capacity than the newer ones do. They dry fairly well, but are more complicated as far as the pulley set up too. Also it is very inconvenient to clean the filter at the back of the drum. If you should ever have to replace an element in one, that is a lot of trouble to do too. What I'm trying to tell you is you aren't really missing anything by not having one. You can tell if one is a HOL dryer by the size of the dryer door. It is smaller than the large capacity models after that.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

There was a flea market in Canada that I went to--and a whole lotta Maytag Halo-of-Heat models--all GAS ones, even at that!

And a BOL Kelvinator w/ a back-opening lid and a window in it w/ a black agitator...

Plus a whole bunch'a records by BREAD--every title...

I can still remember this even though: --This was decades & decades ago...

-- Dave