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[rp2813]

Hey -- Wait a second!

What's become of the Kenmore dryer?  Looks to me like a Frigidaire has taken up residence in its former spot.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

AWOL Kenmore dryer...

Ralph, that was my question too. Then again, we know Nate, yes? I just assumed it got uprooted for the next machine to bat it's pretty eyes...

Gordon

 

[lordkenmore]

We had a Sears DW like the one in reply #25 when I was growing up. No idea how well it worked...I can only remember it being used ONCE. I have no idea all the whys and wherefores. It was left behind in our house by the previous occupant. I know my mother had a belief that dishwashers broke dishes, and I have a feeling that one might have broken something when she tried it out. Plus she might have felt it wasn't worth running after each meal for a small family, or worth the hassle rolling back and forth. Whatever. It wasn't used except for that one time, which was to wash a huge pile of "better than daily but not fine china" dishes before relatives came for a visit. But during the visit, it was back to hand washing.

The manual for that dishwasher was lying around, and it seems to me there were 4 profiled. That one was one step down from the Lady Kenmore. I can't remember if the next step down was the one featured in this thread, or if it even was one with a Roto Rack. The BOL certainly had a conventional rack.

 

[roto204]

the next machine to bat its pretty eyes

Oh, like you guys have never done that. Pffft.

 

[roto204]

Dryer

It's a BOL 1-18 dryer, because Scott said I needed one to go with the washer.

Ironically, shortly after acquiring it, the 1-18 washer's timer croaked anyway, and I haven't gotten around to replacing the faulty gear, so the dryer is just dealing with pretty average-sized loads from the '64 Maytag and the '63 Westinghouse at the moment.

The Kenmore proved untenable for the 1-18's larger loads--items were forever wrinkled and/or under-dried. David grew tired of it, and we have a standing agreement that the daily driver of any position (washer, dryer, dishwasher) has to perform well; no trying to use a Tappan Dual-Drench as the household dishwasher, as it were.

Under-dryness is a problem with all of our dryers; since our laundry gear is outside, if it's a cold day, you'd be better off line-drying. Frosty intake air makes for so-so warm air in the dryer when heated. Where's that Filtrator when I need it?

 

[rp2813]

Nate

That's OK, and certainly understandable.

 

I know you had quieted the Kenmore down, but I can still be reminded of it any time I visit my friend Fred.  When I hear his KA dryer make that same hopped-up barking seal sound I'm transported to your back porch.