New member needs some advice

[washer-kid]

Hello everyone !
I am new member and need your expert advice. I have a Frigidaire dryer that has been given to me from a good friend. Is it "Trash or Treasure" ? I do not know much about vintage appliances...It came with a new motor that needs to be installed ...it has no rust spots or damage that I can tell... My friend is also giving me a 1957 Frigidaire set that was once beloned to his grandparents..I think he said they were a dark grey....I have not seen them yet....

I welcome any comments or advice....

 

[volvoguy87]

Not Trash!!!

More folks will chime in with more valid information.
Dave

 

[joefuss1984]

sprinkler?

washer-kid - I am new myself. I am curious what this sprinkler switch thing is for? The dryer looks cool regardless!

 

[washer-kid]

Thanks....I guess you put water in and it sprinkles the clothes....

 

[joefuss1984]

cool

thats cool, i guess like todays modern steam dryers

 

[combo52]

VERY COOL 1960 FRIGIDARE CONDENSER DRYER

It sounds like some great stuff. Your dryer is the last year of the large Frigidare condenser dryers it is a very cool sturdy appliance. The sprinkler was to dampen clothing for Ironing, the newer dryers today with the steam settings are for refreshing wrinkled clothing and don't actually leave the clothing damp. We want to hear more about the other Frigidare pair, try to get model #s and pictures.

 

[joefuss1984]

what was meant by condenser dryers?

 

[washer-kid]

Thanks so much...Combo52....what are my chances of me finding the matching washer to my Frigidaire dryer? so this is a 1960 model...cool...my friend has all the owners manuals for all the Frigidaire's but he is out of the country on an work assignment....his grandparents never threw anything away...it seems...I also have a 1987 Whirlpool washer & dryer that my mother bought brand new.....they have never had a service call and still work great!

 

[mattl]

Don't tell us you are getting a set of charcoal grey control tower Frigidaires?!?!?  Those are some of the most coveted units out there.

 

[philr]

I missed an identical dryer that was for sale locally at 25$ two years ago. I contacted her and missed her email reply, contacted her again and she then told it's been sent to scrap...

 

[combo52]

CHANCES OF FINDING A 1960 CI WASHER

Are not great but thats one thing that makes this hobby so much fun as we are all always on the lookout for that cool rare appliance. Tom has a pair of these at our warehouse-museum that can be seen. Even as long as I have been collecting appliances I have not found a number of appliances that I would like to have.

 

[alr2903]

Nice Frigidaire dryer

Welcome and  you are off to a great start if you are going for a collection. alr2903

 

[washer-kid]

Thanks so much for all the kind comments and good information...I knew that I had come to the right place...I ALREADY FEEL AT HOME! Maybe one day I will find that matching washer..especially with all the wonderful people they are members here making it a nice community.

 

[easyspindry]

Washer-Kid . . .

. . . put that Frigidaire dryer into a padlocked display case and allow NO ONE near it!!!!! You have hit a jackpot with that dryer.

Frigidaire used to be made by General Motors, and those appliances are considered to be the best ever -- best quality, design, colors . . .

BY ALL MEANS, do NOT get rid of the dryer.

And if your friend has a 1957 Frigidaire set for you, pay him -- marry him -- fix him a standing rib roast dinner -- do anything in the world you can to get that set. Yet another jackpot. When you see them, you will know what we mean by design.

Remember that when that dryer was made, perma-press was in its heyday. Most everything had to be ironed. The sprinkle cycle on the dryer simply got the clothes to be ironed damp enough that they would iron beautifully. You will see, after you get the Frigidaire washer, that most anything that needs to be ironed can be ironed as soon as you take it out of the washer. Not so with any other washer.

You will be the envy of 90% of the members here if all this comes true.

Oh, by the way, WELCOME to a great great.

Jerry Gay

 

[washer-kid]

Easyspindry

Thanks for all your encouraging thoughts and the information it was very kind of you! I really like the design of the dryer....I am hopeful that the matching washer is not too far behind it....it sounds like a awesome washer....

I am excited about the 57 Frigidaire set....I have never seen a 57 Frigidaire washer or dryer so it will be interesting to see how they well they were made back then...

I am realizing how much I like the vintage Frigidaire machines....

 

[Jsneaker]

For joefuss1984...

Hi Joe,
A condenser drying system is one that is a closed-system & non-vented. The machine is usually electrically heated either 110 or 220 volts depending on the appliance. As the clothes dry, the machine recirculates the warm damp air over a cold-water or refrigerated unit(like a dehumidifier or air conditioner, the moisture is mostly removed, and the air is sent back into the drum to repeat the drying cycle. Usually, condensor dryers' cycles are longer than regular vented dryers. My family had a 1955 Frigidaire Filtrator condenser dryer, bought brand new back then, and I DO remember it very well, until we moved in December 1962. I hope my explanation to you is satisfactory.

Jason

 

[laundromat]

Adding to Jason's info on condenser dryers, think about a huge glass of iced tea and sitting out by the pool with it.Condensation immediately forms on the outer part of the container and gets the area around it soaked.Condensation in the condenser dryers is either drained out into a chamber or container that you have to physically dump. The Frigidaires had a tubular cube that needed cleaning on occasion but, the liquid was evaporated so there was nothing to need to drain out. My Askos and my Mieles both had trays to empty but either could be connected to a drain hose instead but still had lint build up that you had to clean out every three to five loads to assure the best dryness.Here in Hawaii (and anywhere else there is a tropical environment)the condensor style of drying is not practical because the water here gets no colder than 84F and does not condense as easily as it does in, say, New York or Washington.The colder the water is, the faster the condensation works.Many times, after the cycle is over, as you open the dryer, there will be a steam build up escaping and the clothes seam to still be damp but , as soon as the outside air hits them, the left over moisture evaporates and the clothes are bone dry.

 

[combo52]

CONDENSER DRYERS

ALL air cooled condenser dryers collect water and must either be emptied or connected to some sort of drain system, there would be no point of condensing the water in the first place if the dryer was just going to evaporate it back into the air.

 

ALL water cooled condenser dryers carry the condensed water away with the cooling water that is used to cause the condensing to take place.

 

And all air cooled condensing dryers have filters or other traps that must be cleaned of lint regularly.

 

Most water cooled condenser dryers carry any collected lint down the drain with the water, but some have traps or screens that may need occasional cleaning.