I finally had the time to tinker with the matching dryer to the Inglis H560 washer I recently acquired. I figured it would a good idea to open it up and give it a good cleaning. I was right - here's what 42 or 43 years of lint look like!
The Inglis H860 Dryer
- Thread starter turquoisedude
- Start date
Help Support :
Under the drum:
Back part of the cabinet looked like this. I was pleasantly surprised to find a drum light - I figured there should have been one, but I didn't see it until I got it apart.
The After photos
A good vacuuming and a wipe down made all the difference:
A good vacuuming and a wipe down made all the difference:
Under the drum looked almost new again!
And even hubby was impressed with the way the back looked after a good cleaning!
Now, I just need a door catch... The intial testing was a success; I hope to try it with a real load of clothes from the washer soon...
re: door catch
Same challenge with ours. An inexpensive work-around is to use some velcro at the 11 o'clock position. We have the gripping part on the frame and the fuzzy part on the door. Takes a little practice to use but sure does work on keeping the door closed.
Happy New Year to All!
Same challenge with ours. An inexpensive work-around is to use some velcro at the 11 o'clock position. We have the gripping part on the frame and the fuzzy part on the door. Takes a little practice to use but sure does work on keeping the door closed.
Happy New Year to All!
Velcro, eh? Thanks for the tip! Happy New Year to you too!
autowasherfreak
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2008
- Messages
- 3,637
Major difference in the before and after pics. I never realized how much lint can actually build up in a dryer. I check mine about every 3 or 4 months and clean if necessary.
That is a good plan - I actually remember two house fires on the block where I grew up starting because of lint build up in the dryer! I remember one of the charred, discarded dryers looked just like the one our family had, so I took ours apart for a cleaning just to be on the safe side...
Jed -
Earlier dryers from the 50s had a big pulley on the back for the drum drive, but later switched to what you see here. They switched finally to the rearless w/direct drive blower design in 1966 (approximately). This is what they still build to this day.
Earlier dryers from the 50s had a big pulley on the back for the drum drive, but later switched to what you see here. They switched finally to the rearless w/direct drive blower design in 1966 (approximately). This is what they still build to this day.
