Only you folks could appreciate this...

[bajaespuma]

Oh, Tom,

Did the washer look like this:

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[bajaespuma]

sorry, let's try that again:

 

[bajaespuma]

or this:

 

[bajaespuma]

or did it look like this?

 

[spinout]

Early GE dryers:

Does anyone know what the Model No. differentiation is for the Early model (GE second design, c 1957) GAS dryers?

e.g., DA-820x = electric, GAS = ???

 

[tomturbomatic]

Ken, DA 550 T because it had the new white plastic Filter Flo pan that was a cap over the top of the Activator! You found it!! The washer also had the Normal and Short cycles and the smaller dial. The neighbor's sister had the 450 series washer with the copper filter pan that rode on the rubber collar and with use, the rubber ridges on it wore down so that when the recirculation started the pan tipped to the back. The models with the metal pan and the screw on cap for the agitator probably let a lot of moisture in to the agitator shaft. Unfortunately, many of the solid tub GE washers we have found have had the tops of the transmissions corroded away.

Sad news: The book does not have the picture of Gloria and her GE washer.

Thank you again for finding my GE washer with the turquoise timer dial. Such a maven!

 

[bajaespuma]

GE didn't produce Gas dryers until the late 60's. I'm trying to find out what year although I remember brochures from 1969 that had them. When this happened the dryer designation stopped being DA and became either DDE or DDG.

 

[spinout]

GE Gas Dryers

Thanks for your reply. You may be surprised to know that they--GE did indeed produce a gas Dryer, at least during 1957. My grandmother had one, and it was similar to the DA820P. It was the mate to her WA855P washer. It had a top mounted burner w/standing pilot and was otherwise the same as the electric model. I'm going over to her house tommorrow, perhaps I can find a pic.

Incidently, I have an unabridged set of GE parts microfiche including the exploded drawings from about 1950-->1989, depending on the product. One of the things that I learned while browsing is that GE produced a Military version of the DA820P dryer which apparently was sold under contract in considerable quantity. There is a good possibility that there are a few of these things still around, so I'm going to contact some people I know on the inside and see if I can find out where to look, or better yet, locate one.

If you want any copies of anything from the microfiche, please let me know.

 

[bajaespuma]

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[tomturbomatic]

GE's first gas dryers were not branded GE. Since they had bought the Premier vacuum company and owned the name, the first GE gas dryers had the name Premier on the panel. They were very distinctive with the louvered access plate on the right front below the door and the leveling legs in front of the toe space to accommodate the weight of the burner and make the machine more stable. These were introduced in 1965. It was after the control panel design changed to the flush to the top mounted panels with the slanted front. The first gas models were DG4520A Premier 3 heat, DG4620A Premier 4 heat, DG4820A Premier & DG4920A Premier. The electric models were DE520A, DE620A, DE820A, DE920A & DE1220A with the compensated control auto dry for which there was no matching gas model.