Here's an unexpected bonus - there IS a drum light. Glad I keep a supply of 15 watt bayonet base lamps handy!
'Swonderful! 'Smarvelous! 'SNORGE!!
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And speaking of the drum... I was fascinated by the three channels in the rear of the drum to direct air over the clothes. A very interesting drying system!
After choking on dust and tobacco-perfumed lint, I got the dryer back together and replaced the light bulb for the heat selector. Swanky!!
And while hooked up to electricical, I figured I might as well try starting the dryer up. Well, it worked with no sparks or giant blue flashes that have accompanied my dryer work in the past!
I will add some video proof shortly.
Overall, I think I got this one back in shape reasonably quickly (the 57 GE's had some choice comments about that...)
I still need to do some detailing but should I somehow manage to get the 55 Norge washer I can now boast of having the dryer to go with it!
I will add some video proof shortly.
Overall, I think I got this one back in shape reasonably quickly (the 57 GE's had some choice comments about that...)
I still need to do some detailing but should I somehow manage to get the 55 Norge washer I can now boast of having the dryer to go with it!
A short video
Just to prove I did get it running... LOL
Shame on me for not replacing the 40-watt bulb in the rear of the cabinet. I will, I promise!
Just to prove I did get it running... LOL
Shame on me for not replacing the 40-watt bulb in the rear of the cabinet. I will, I promise!
So yours actually had a functioning door gasket? Mine, which had very little use had a bad gasket and there don't seem to be any around. It has the side swing door, too. I think the mechanical timers were why Norge only had time dry machines for so long.
Oh, the gasket on this one is shot to hell, Tom. Fortunately, lint build-up over the years 'made' a new one... LOL
Obviously a Canadian model
Before Thomas Keller created his "butter-poaching" method for cooking lobsters, Mary Margaret McMertz, Domestic Management Spokeswoman for the Borg-Warner Company, came up with her inventive system, the "Norge Clothes Dryer Lobster Poaching Protocol" (launched before she introduced her famous Norge Dryer Hair Dryer accessory). Lobsters are placed in the special McMertz Kettle before the load is dried, "40 minutes later, Wah-Lah! perfectly dried clothes and, after a brief rinsing in clean fresh water, a perfectly realized Acadian Lobster Bake."
When you think about it, it makes about as much sense as that frikkin light-bulb-to-nowhere. I hope GE got a royalty from each of those dryers sold.
Seriously Archie, your Vintage Appliance Tooth Fairy really, really loves you.
Before Thomas Keller created his "butter-poaching" method for cooking lobsters, Mary Margaret McMertz, Domestic Management Spokeswoman for the Borg-Warner Company, came up with her inventive system, the "Norge Clothes Dryer Lobster Poaching Protocol" (launched before she introduced her famous Norge Dryer Hair Dryer accessory). Lobsters are placed in the special McMertz Kettle before the load is dried, "40 minutes later, Wah-Lah! perfectly dried clothes and, after a brief rinsing in clean fresh water, a perfectly realized Acadian Lobster Bake."
When you think about it, it makes about as much sense as that frikkin light-bulb-to-nowhere. I hope GE got a royalty from each of those dryers sold.
Seriously Archie, your Vintage Appliance Tooth Fairy really, really loves you.
michaelman2
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Turquoisedude, is that the dryer Travis had at his house?
Yes, this is the one!
Ken, that being said, it is a USA-made model. Norge was not widely seen around these parts in the north, but there were some around.
Ken, that being said, it is a USA-made model. Norge was not widely seen around these parts in the north, but there were some around.
The final fixes....
Since the Norge washer was already in service AND the '59 Frigidaire decided to quit on me, I was inspired to get the '55 Norge dryer into service at long last.
I still had a couple of little things to resolve. The first was very easy - swap the 3-pin power cord for the 4-pin style.
Since the Norge washer was already in service AND the '59 Frigidaire decided to quit on me, I was inspired to get the '55 Norge dryer into service at long last.
I still had a couple of little things to resolve. The first was very easy - swap the 3-pin power cord for the 4-pin style.
The next one was easier than I thought! I had been mulling over how to modify the dryer exhaust vent so that it would go to the rear of the cabinet - that dryer is wide enough already and I don't have the luxury of space to have it vented to the side. And I really didn't want to be using that hot-air lint-popper attachment it came with.
My first thought was to use a section of hot-air duct to attach to the vent port at the back of the dryer. Turns out the rectangular part of the duct was too wide....
My first thought was to use a section of hot-air duct to attach to the vent port at the back of the dryer. Turns out the rectangular part of the duct was too wide....
But you know me... Sometimes when I take a second look at something I see what I missed the first time around. I said 'sometimes'.... LOL
Well in this case I realized that the original exhaust port had a removable cap. Once removed, I was able to attach a standard exhaust elbow to it. Better still, it fit an opening already in the rear panel. I was very pleased to say the least!
Well in this case I realized that the original exhaust port had a removable cap. Once removed, I was able to attach a standard exhaust elbow to it. Better still, it fit an opening already in the rear panel. I was very pleased to say the least!
@turquoisedude
Being a dim Englishman I am not completely understanding how your dryers are wired to go from 3 core to 4 was it simply an external earth wire before thats now included in the plug ???
Sorry I am only running 40watts today not my usual 100w.
Austin
Being a dim Englishman I am not completely understanding how your dryers are wired to go from 3 core to 4 was it simply an external earth wire before thats now included in the plug ???
Sorry I am only running 40watts today not my usual 100w.
Austin
Taaaa Daaaa!
With help from Hubby, we wrestled the Norge dryer down to the basement and it was paired up with the matching 1955 Norge washer. They make a handsome couple, don't you think??
So far, the dryer has been performing well but I'll have to think of a way to replace that door gasket. It blows more hot air than the 4 major candidates in our Provincial election campaign... LOL
Now, if I can figure how to get that Duomatic downstairs... LOL
With help from Hubby, we wrestled the Norge dryer down to the basement and it was paired up with the matching 1955 Norge washer. They make a handsome couple, don't you think??
So far, the dryer has been performing well but I'll have to think of a way to replace that door gasket. It blows more hot air than the 4 major candidates in our Provincial election campaign... LOL
Now, if I can figure how to get that Duomatic downstairs... LOL
3 to 4 pin wiring
Austin, you are 100% right, there is simply an external ground wire that is added to the power cord and plug. It became the standard here in Canada back in the 1970s and applies to electric ranges as well as dryers. In the US, the 3-wire cords and plugs are used, with the appliance usually grounded to the neutral leg of the power supply.
Austin, you are 100% right, there is simply an external ground wire that is added to the power cord and plug. It became the standard here in Canada back in the 1970s and applies to electric ranges as well as dryers. In the US, the 3-wire cords and plugs are used, with the appliance usually grounded to the neutral leg of the power supply.
Thank you
Now I understand
Now I understand
norgeway
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Re Door gasket
A quick fix is use peel and stick weatherstripping , attach it to the door and when you close it it will be tightly sealed, if you don't get ready for lint city!
A quick fix is use peel and stick weatherstripping , attach it to the door and when you close it it will be tightly sealed, if you don't get ready for lint city!
Thanks, Hans!!
@austin
During WWII as a measure to save copper USA installations for high draw electric appliances (ranges, ovens, clothes dryers, etc...) were allowed to use three wire plugs where the ground was to neutral. This worked well also because North American 220v power is two 120v wires (two hot and a ground)so the fourth wire (neutral) just went with grounding wire.
This was changed in late 1990's to four wires, but anything already installed was grandfathered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_and_neutral
Have had several appliances over years (mostly steam irons/boiler systems) where the cords had three prongs, but wiring internally was for four.
During WWII as a measure to save copper USA installations for high draw electric appliances (ranges, ovens, clothes dryers, etc...) were allowed to use three wire plugs where the ground was to neutral. This worked well also because North American 220v power is two 120v wires (two hot and a ground)so the fourth wire (neutral) just went with grounding wire.
This was changed in late 1990's to four wires, but anything already installed was grandfathered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_and_neutral
Have had several appliances over years (mostly steam irons/boiler systems) where the cords had three prongs, but wiring internally was for four.
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