turquoisedude
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OOH! What's this that has made it's way into the Ogden Laundry by way of Connecticut??
The latest find....
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turquoisedude
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It's white...
turquoisedude
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And it seems to be telling me it's Automatic...
turquoisedude
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A HOTPOINT DRYER?? Yep! This is the one that Ken in NY posted last week and I managed to close the deal on while on vacation in Palm Springs!!
It's a beaut; it's a model LB910 (the air-blower style)
It's a beaut; it's a model LB910 (the air-blower style)
turquoisedude
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Check the size of the lint filter... And there was plenty of lint in it, too... LOL
turquoisedude
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Inside the drum looks pretty good!
turquoisedude
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Instructions are quite clear and readable.
turquoisedude
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Yikes! The wiring diagram is there, too! I noticed a code of 9-15-58 on the diagram, so I'll take an educated guess that I've got myself a 1958 model here. Not quite the perfect match for the 57 Hotpoint washer, but SSSHHH! don't tell Hubby... LOL
turquoisedude
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Now, of course I had to try at least a 120v test with the dryer and I am thrilled to say that the motor, fan, and timer all seem to work fine. However, I noticed a 'scraping' sound while it was running but this vanished when I removed the lint filter... So, I had to dig around some more to see what might be causing the rubbing and I found this - an access hatch in the drum! I'm having visions of the 56 GE Washer-Dryer combo...
turquoisedude
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BUT unlike the '56 Combo, there are no screws to loosen to gain access to the inner tub... What to do??
turquoisedude
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Aha! You simply have to press down on the lower part of this latch and the upper one will release. So cool!
turquoisedude
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Yikes! Can we say 'Lint Fest 2014'??
I'll need to do some further cleaning and inspection here, but I think the machine will not need much in the way of restoration. Now, all I have to do is figure out where to put it with the '57 Hotpoint washer and I'm all set!
I'll need to do some further cleaning and inspection here, but I think the machine will not need much in the way of restoration. Now, all I have to do is figure out where to put it with the '57 Hotpoint washer and I'm all set!
launderess
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Stunning, Just Stunning
Throw a quilt or something over it and tell your DH it is an old table you've shifted about.
Throw a quilt or something over it and tell your DH it is an old table you've shifted about.
70series
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Nice panoramic shot of your laundry room there. Congratulations on your new acquisition.
norgeway
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One Thing!!
These are great machines...BUT, be SURE that drum latch is fastened when you use it...I had a neighbor when I was a kid who cleaned out the lint, but didnt get the trap door latched...the next load of clothes ended up on fire !!!I think they were some of the best built stuff ever...all porcelain!
These are great machines...BUT, be SURE that drum latch is fastened when you use it...I had a neighbor when I was a kid who cleaned out the lint, but didnt get the trap door latched...the next load of clothes ended up on fire !!!I think they were some of the best built stuff ever...all porcelain!
turquoisedude
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Now, all I need to do is get this out of the top-secret off-site storage location (just off Dufferin Road in Stanstead) and pair it up with the dryer! It won't be a perfect match, but pretty darn close. Methinks the Ogden laundry will be taking on '50s theme this spring... LOL
hippiedoll
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
what a beaut!!! and in such GREAT condition too boot!!!
i would LOVE to pull out my 1974 eureka canister vacuum cleaner and let it loose on that latch door lint!!!
so happy for you that you got a 1958 hotpoint dryer to go with your 1957 hotpoint washer. i agree with ken, the 1 year difference between the dryer & the washer isn't a bad at all!!! i mean, how much closer could you have gotten for having to have 2 different years!!! that is a PERFECT match to me!!! and the way ken explains it in his post, it makes total sense!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!
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what a beaut!!! and in such GREAT condition too boot!!!
i would LOVE to pull out my 1974 eureka canister vacuum cleaner and let it loose on that latch door lint!!!
so happy for you that you got a 1958 hotpoint dryer to go with your 1957 hotpoint washer. i agree with ken, the 1 year difference between the dryer & the washer isn't a bad at all!!! i mean, how much closer could you have gotten for having to have 2 different years!!! that is a PERFECT match to me!!! and the way ken explains it in his post, it makes total sense!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!
;o)
Congratulations!
Not surprised about the lint buildup. These were rather low air flow dryers so a lot of lint sorta settled out of the drum and never was blown away.
Ken gives a perfect explanation for different year appliances, especially in the 50s. There were many situations where a dryer might be needed after the washer was purchased. Maybe the wife went back to work and did not have the time or, more likely, maybe there were more babies. UGH. And maybe a dryer was purchased and then the older washer died and was replaced so they still did not match.
A teacher lived down the street from us in our old neighborhood with her husband and daughter. I used to wonder how she got her laundry done in one day (Saturday) with having to hang stuff out, especially in cold, rainy weather. Their house had no basement for line drying laundry in bad weather which was my mother's prime excuse for many years about why she did NOT need a dryer.
Not surprised about the lint buildup. These were rather low air flow dryers so a lot of lint sorta settled out of the drum and never was blown away.
Ken gives a perfect explanation for different year appliances, especially in the 50s. There were many situations where a dryer might be needed after the washer was purchased. Maybe the wife went back to work and did not have the time or, more likely, maybe there were more babies. UGH. And maybe a dryer was purchased and then the older washer died and was replaced so they still did not match.
A teacher lived down the street from us in our old neighborhood with her husband and daughter. I used to wonder how she got her laundry done in one day (Saturday) with having to hang stuff out, especially in cold, rainy weather. Their house had no basement for line drying laundry in bad weather which was my mother's prime excuse for many years about why she did NOT need a dryer.
christfr
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very nice indeed.. pack em up and send that set to st Louis
classiccaprice
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Congrats! I am so happy for you Paul!
classiccaprice
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Congrats! I am so happy for you Paul!
turquoisedude
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Time to tear into the Hotpoint dryer!
So this weekend, I decided it would be fun to play with the 'new' Hoptpoint dryer. Canyon had other ideas, but well, tough... LOL
First, I got the back off to check out the wiring and drive mechanism. Considering how much lint was inside the drum, I was surprised at how little there was back here, especially around the motor.
So this weekend, I decided it would be fun to play with the 'new' Hoptpoint dryer. Canyon had other ideas, but well, tough... LOL
First, I got the back off to check out the wiring and drive mechanism. Considering how much lint was inside the drum, I was surprised at how little there was back here, especially around the motor.
turquoisedude
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Wow - the original belts with the original Hotpoint part numbers!
turquoisedude
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While exploring inside the tub, I found an opening for what I guess could have been for a drum light.
turquoisedude
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Now, I didn't get a lot of pictures of the disassembly process, but suffice it to say it was easy enough even for me to get the thing apart... LOL After lifting off the top, the cabinet can be unscrewed and lifted off the frame, like a Maytag dryer.
Inside I was surprised at how little insulation there was on the outer drum - it was literally concentrated around the calrods.
Speaking of which, there they are, lint and all!
Hippiedoll, I definitely could have used that 74 Eureka canister... I filled a bag on the wee Kenmore Magic Blue with lint and assorted shmutz!
Inside I was surprised at how little insulation there was on the outer drum - it was literally concentrated around the calrods.
Speaking of which, there they are, lint and all!
Hippiedoll, I definitely could have used that 74 Eureka canister... I filled a bag on the wee Kenmore Magic Blue with lint and assorted shmutz!
turquoisedude
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Now, it's always a good idea to give a dryer of this vintage a good cleaning out and that was part of my reason for taking the Hotpoint apart.
Here's the other reason - when I got the machine home last week, this piece of well-done foil was at the bottom of the inner drum where the lint filter sits. I wanted to know where it came from and if I could figure out how to put it back.
Here's the other reason - when I got the machine home last week, this piece of well-done foil was at the bottom of the inner drum where the lint filter sits. I wanted to know where it came from and if I could figure out how to put it back.
turquoisedude
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Aha! It must go here!!
There was a cover plate for the front of the drum housing that I was able to remove to inspect and dust out the space between the inner and outer drum. The cut of the foil and the 'browning' from being close to the calrods seem to indicate that it went here.
I guess that this area was a 'hot spot' due to the concentration of heat from the calrod units!
There was a cover plate for the front of the drum housing that I was able to remove to inspect and dust out the space between the inner and outer drum. The cut of the foil and the 'browning' from being close to the calrods seem to indicate that it went here.
I guess that this area was a 'hot spot' due to the concentration of heat from the calrod units!
turquoisedude
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So that's where I put it.
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