Restored 1956 Whirlpool dryer

[rickr]

Here are some pictures of the 56 Whirlpool Imperial dryer I got from Kenny (Goatfarmer) Both before and after pictures.

This was the inside before.

 

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inside after

And it only took about 15 minutes! LOL!

 

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it looked like this

Only cabinet shot I have,but it was not pretty!

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Rebuilt and repainted

And it still sat in the garage,for a couple weeks,until we could move it to the basement

 

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another

garage shot

 

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Then we moved it downstairs!

Poof! and it is down there...

Don't know why these photos have the black dots all over the top light. Must be the 35 mm film??

 

[maytagbear]

Another beautiful restoration.

Way to go, Rick!

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[westytoploader]

Very beautiful machine!! You did a great job making her look pretty again!

 

[rickr]

They were just made for each other..

They have to sit like this,instead of side by side for now. Need to figure out a better plan for all this later.

 

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Top light on

I am not happy with the way these pictures turned out,however it will have to do for now. I changed film type,and will try again another time.

 

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Dryer drum

It has to light of course..

 

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dryer console close up

I have to paint the RCA logo background white,and have my machinist friend make a small part for the timer knob yet.

 

[DADoES]

Yay!

 

[bpetersxx]

Flexible aluminum dryer vent does wonders for venting out dryers

I have it on both of the vintage dryers and makes it easy to shape and bend around corners

Menards has it and the local Maytag dealer uses it esp in cramped
spaces

 

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Washer console

for comparison

 

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Better look at the dryer console

Looks better outside!

 

[DADoES]

What does the Fabric Guide selector do on the dryer?

 

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NOS Surgilator

BTW I found a new old stock bakelite Surgilator a few weeks ago,here it is!

 

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Dryer controls

The drying temp is VERY fast on the HOT setting. I overdryed a load of towels the first load on that setting. They were full of static and TOO dry. They were only in for 50 minutes. They next time I did towels I set it for 15 minutes and the load was dry on the HOT setting! Very fast!

I used the MED. setting for other stuff,except for some bright colored tee shirts and shirts with graphics. I used the WARM setting on those.

The dryer is built like a tank! Very heavy like a tank also! The door pops opens to the right,when you push the lighted "W" logo on the front of the dryer.