New to Me Whirpool Imperial from 1983

[combo52]

1994 29inch whirlpool gas dryer

This afternoon I did a service call on this dryer it’s the only dryer in a small four unit apartment building, needless to say it’s had a lot of use and it has about a 15 foot fence that goes up through the roof.

Previously this dryer has needed new valve coils in about three years ago I put a belt and two rollers on it.

The complaint was it was making strange noises, when I checked it out the motor bearings were indeed failing so I set about putting a new motor in it. I was not able to get the blower wheel off it cracked so I had to take the dryer completely apart and remove the rear exhaust duct that the lint filter slides into.

There was only a small handful of lint at the bottom of the duct in the trap area it was not impeding airflow at all I did clean it out put the new motor in and put a new blower in.

Dryer ran like new will probably work at least another 10 years even with 15+ loads a week of use.

Even though lint does accumulate at the bottom of this duct it does not build up to the point where it will Impede performance, if it builds up too much it just get sucked into the blower and the blower wheel as usual was completely clean even after 28 years of use.

John

 

[maytag85]

I wonder if dryer sheets or perhaps fabric softener causes lint to build up more easily since it makes lint a bit more sticky, at least that’s what I’ve noticed whenever I use dryer sheets and go to clean the lint screen after the laundry is done drying.

 

[mickeyd]

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[mickeyd]

Knew you'd love it ~

I remember you loved sudssavers, and wonder if you recycle DW water. Even though mine is built-in now, the plumbing is not, so I have a ball with the expelled liquors depending on what I'm up to, either the boil wash or the boiling last rinse or both get saved to wash the floor soak a pot, accumulating dishes, a lot of variety here.

Also, Mark, the buttons and dials allow for a lot of cycle mods. My favorite is to press the A button, let the those babies boil, then move the dial to last click on the wash cycle for the drain, and rinses. When the second rinse water is steaming, I press D, and the heated rinse stops and proceeds to drain and dry. It's a pretty green cycle. Lots of possibilities, including shortening the fill(s) which are so generous. Your nephew will be very happy.

A nothing burger.... but the dial hits a hard stop between wash and rinse, right after the D marking on the cycle plate. Wondering if you or John, etc. know why that is.

 

[mickeyd]

Excuse the senior moment/brain fart ~

Working with the iphone where the pix are and the laptop where I write from, I F%&KED up the Universe. Apologies.