I just added the comprehensive service manual to Maytag Halo-of-Heat Dryers to the Ephemera Library. This has some great information and takes quite a bit of the mystery out of the early electronic control machines.
Maytag Halo of Heat Dryers
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Great news Robert!
I might still have my DG-806 if this information had been readily available back in 1996 when its bearing failed.
I might still have my DG-806 if this information had been readily available back in 1996 when its bearing failed.
twintubdexter
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I remember as a kid seeing a few electric Halo-of-Heat dryers come in as trades where the cycling and high-limit thermostats had failed. The front of the dryer had a huge burned ring like it had been branded. I didn't see a lot like this but I do remember them. There were several "dryer-fire" trade ins.
Joe, I'll bet those were electric models. We had one for a while and its heating coil broke and fused to the cabinet, incorporating it as part of the heat source. I had to flip the 240 breaker at the fuse box since there was no getting anywhere near the dryer.
My affection for HOH models applies only to those starting with DG.
My affection for HOH models applies only to those starting with DG.
I am going to get a Halo of heat electric dryer soon. Is there anything that I should know or do before I get this? Thanks in advance.Gary
Gas HOH Maytag Dryers
Were known for having gas valves that would stick open and there was nothing that would stop the burner from blazing away till you turned off the gas supply. Needless to say this was not an ideal way to finish drying a load of clothing, when the dryers timer or EC control shut the machine off with a nice dry load of clothing inside it left an 18,000 BTU flame burning away right under the front of the drum, as you can imagine it did not take long for the clothing to catch fire.
If someone was home and was able to turn off the gas in time we actually fixed a few of these dryers after this happened. You diffidently had to replace the gas valve and the front seals, and you were left with a working dryer with scorched paint on the lower front.
Mt was one of the few gas dryers that only had a single gas valve to control gas flow to the burner, Whirlpool for example never built a gas dryer in such a dangerous way, and no US gas dryer has ever been built since the HOH dryers without redundant or dual gas valves.
Hi Ralph, on your electric HOH dryer that over heated the cabinet could not become part of the heat source, but rather the cabinet became extremely hot because of the broken heating element being shorted to the cabinet. In order for the cabinet to become part of the heat source the dryer would need to be on at least a 1000 amp breaker, maybe several thousand and the cabinet would quickly have become red hot and started to melt. Steel cabinets do not make good heating elements, LOL.
Were known for having gas valves that would stick open and there was nothing that would stop the burner from blazing away till you turned off the gas supply. Needless to say this was not an ideal way to finish drying a load of clothing, when the dryers timer or EC control shut the machine off with a nice dry load of clothing inside it left an 18,000 BTU flame burning away right under the front of the drum, as you can imagine it did not take long for the clothing to catch fire.
If someone was home and was able to turn off the gas in time we actually fixed a few of these dryers after this happened. You diffidently had to replace the gas valve and the front seals, and you were left with a working dryer with scorched paint on the lower front.
Mt was one of the few gas dryers that only had a single gas valve to control gas flow to the burner, Whirlpool for example never built a gas dryer in such a dangerous way, and no US gas dryer has ever been built since the HOH dryers without redundant or dual gas valves.
Hi Ralph, on your electric HOH dryer that over heated the cabinet could not become part of the heat source, but rather the cabinet became extremely hot because of the broken heating element being shorted to the cabinet. In order for the cabinet to become part of the heat source the dryer would need to be on at least a 1000 amp breaker, maybe several thousand and the cabinet would quickly have become red hot and started to melt. Steel cabinets do not make good heating elements, LOL.
DE606
Mine runs perfectly at age 41
Mine runs perfectly at age 41
mayken4now
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I'll tell ya, it's is the quietest dryer ever made in my opinion.
Thanks for posting the info Robert!
Thanks for posting the info Robert!
Yeah, John, I should have stated that it was trying to incorporate the cabinet as the heat source. Regardless, the cabinet was most certainly a source of heat -- for the entire garage -- for those few/several minutes before the smoke tipped us off that something (i.e. the temperature) was up -- way up.
I agree with Steve. Our DG-806 was the quietest, fastest, easiest to use dryer ever. And the flame shut off when it was supposed to every single time.
I agree with Steve. Our DG-806 was the quietest, fastest, easiest to use dryer ever. And the flame shut off when it was supposed to every single time.
I loved our
DG502! Only shortcoming was the lack of a drum light. Quiet, fast, easy to program.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
DG502! Only shortcoming was the lack of a drum light. Quiet, fast, easy to program.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I remember we had the portable one. Very easy to replace belts. One for the blower and one for the drum. Didn't need a manual to do those tasks.
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