rinso
Well-known member
Sins of appliance abuse or just being a frustrated appliance engineer? Here are some examples of some of my mechanical meddling:
1. Converting a timed dryer to one with an auto dry cycle by installing a relay that stopped the timer whenever the heating element activated. I added a timed/auto selector switch and some markings on the dial. Worked like a champ.
2. I have found that almost all the BD and DD Kenmore/Whirlpool washers I've owned needed a bit of tweaking with the water level control to bring the water up to the top row of holes in the tub. I never could figure why they were so stingy with the water level.
3. Early Maytag Helical drive machines with the bleach dispenser input on the right side had an internal mixer bottle and also had a tendency to spin water back up through the dispenser and out dribbling down the inside of the cabinet. A plastic kiddie tennis ball dropped in the mixer bottle as a float, rectified that one for years.
4. My White/Westy front loader did a much better job of rinsing with a few 10 second sprays during spins between rinses.
5. Due to space constraints or adjoining cabinets, many of my dryer vents have been installed from inside the dryer. I remove the front of the cabinet and drum, then I put the pipe on the wall vent first, push the dryer cabinet on it and connect it inside the dryer. Then I just replace the drum, belt, and cabinet front. This method ensures that I can use all solid vent pipe in the tightest of places and get the machine closer to the wall. And also keeps me from ending up with squished vent pipe behind the dryer.
Any other re-engineering comments? I know they're out there!
1. Converting a timed dryer to one with an auto dry cycle by installing a relay that stopped the timer whenever the heating element activated. I added a timed/auto selector switch and some markings on the dial. Worked like a champ.
2. I have found that almost all the BD and DD Kenmore/Whirlpool washers I've owned needed a bit of tweaking with the water level control to bring the water up to the top row of holes in the tub. I never could figure why they were so stingy with the water level.
3. Early Maytag Helical drive machines with the bleach dispenser input on the right side had an internal mixer bottle and also had a tendency to spin water back up through the dispenser and out dribbling down the inside of the cabinet. A plastic kiddie tennis ball dropped in the mixer bottle as a float, rectified that one for years.
4. My White/Westy front loader did a much better job of rinsing with a few 10 second sprays during spins between rinses.
5. Due to space constraints or adjoining cabinets, many of my dryer vents have been installed from inside the dryer. I remove the front of the cabinet and drum, then I put the pipe on the wall vent first, push the dryer cabinet on it and connect it inside the dryer. Then I just replace the drum, belt, and cabinet front. This method ensures that I can use all solid vent pipe in the tightest of places and get the machine closer to the wall. And also keeps me from ending up with squished vent pipe behind the dryer.
Any other re-engineering comments? I know they're out there!
