Never Used Early Eighties Whirlpool Dryer

[repairguy]

In Pittsburgh, PA

$899

Story goes as it was getting installed FBI busted in and person went to jail for life.

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[qsd-dan]

Lotta shekels for a low end dryer. Will probably need a new belt and the rollers/idler oiled.

 

[goatfarmer]

What color is that called?

 

[estesguy]

1985? Probably Almond color. It was the newest popular color at the time.

 

[chachp]

 

<span style="font-family: helvetica;">That's a reason I haven't heard before!!</span>

 

[DADoES]

 
Model LE5700XMF2.  M in 8th position is 1984 model-year.  F in 9th position is color code for Toast (not Almond).

Serial E44101308 (first time I've seen a dryer with manufacturing division code of E?) is production 41st week of 1984.

 

[repairguy]

Reply# 4 That is really why I posted the ad due to the story. I wonder what happened to the matching washer that supposedly was being installed when the FBI burst in.

Thanks for the pictures and additional information Glenn.

 

[pulltostart]

Melvin,

I noted the installation instructions for the washer and figured it got installed before the feds broke down the door.

 

That's some terrible lighting - makes the Toast look very anemic.

 

lawrence

 

[launderess]

We're collectors, not idiots

That dryer isn't worth nearly $900 with or without tragic association.

 

[maytag85]

Even if there was a unused washer paired up with this dryer, it still wouldn’t really be worth $900. Probably would be in the same shape as the dryer since it looks like it was stored in a somewhat damp environment all of it’s life, but would need to be gone through since the belt would probably have flat spots on it and the pump would probably be locked up after sitting for nearly 40 years.

 

[Chetlaham]

How many minutes was the dry time on the far left of the extra heavy cycle?

 

[maytag85]

Reply #10

Not sure, I believe it may have been a auto dry of some kind. Permanent press for sure is timed drying with a cool down.

 

[DADoES]

 
The Ex Heavy, Heavy, Med, Light cycle range is standard timed operation, no auto-dry on this model.  The labels are for convenience of the user to match-up a selection based on the (perceived) composition of the load instead of mentally calculating a time ... and so marketing can claim it's a 5-cycle machine.  The timer gearing is the same all the way around so, short of a wiring diagram with timer schematic, the effective time can be measured by comparing the arc-distance to the time markings in PP.  The "Regular" cycle has a 5-min cool down vs. PP having 10 mins.

 

[Chetlaham]

Can I guess 90 minutes then? I wish they still offered this setup.

 

[maytag85]

Reply #13

Looks like it’s 90 minutes or possibly 100 minutes of drying time. Most dryers (at least ones with a mechanical timer) are required to have a auto dry cycle and I believe it was mandated by the DOE or something or they just put a auto dry cycle and have a cycle or two with different temperature options to allow for some flexibility despite there not being a separate temperature selection switch.

I tend to like dryers with a auto dry where it advances the timer when the heating element or burner cycles off and pauses the timer once the heat kicks back on. Moisture sensors tend to be finicky, sometimes they work really well or leave the clothes damp, sometimes fail all together leaving a load of wet clothes. A auto dry timer may be slightly less accurate than a moisture sensor but will always get things dried regardless.

 

[Chetlaham]

Do you know what year the mandate came about?

Government shouldn't be dictating things like this, its rather unconstitutional.

 

[maytag85]

Reply #15

Not sure, I’d say about 2011 or 2012. It could have been a mandate or appliance manufacturers decided to put a auto dry with a medium to low heat and timed drying with high heat to allow for more flexibility without adding a temperature selector switch. Sometimes it’s just cheaper to build everything into 1 timer since the appliance manufacturers’ business plan is to make money along with filling in customer demand.

 

[appliguy]

Sorry Maytag85 but.....

the government mandated that all dryers sold in this country must have an at least one Auto Dry cycle in 1990 NOT 2011 or 2012. PATRICK COFFEY

 

[Chetlaham]

I want to say it was earlier then 2011, I don't recall any timed dry only being offered then but I could be wrong.

IMO the best dryer is one that offers over 90 minutes of timed dry and has a separate temperature knob offering fluff/low/med/high. None of that wrinkle guard stuff which now takes the place of the normal timed dry cycle.

Hamper door and drum light.

Its painful how simple things have gone by the wayside, but sadly everything is about compelling customers to buy complexity and extra features. Holding off on preferred options until the higher end models. Ect.