Vintage Apt sized dryer

[vintagemh]

Greetings!

We have recently gotten closer on our vintage motorhome remodel and acquired a vintage washer and dryer possibly never used to put in the motorhome. The dryer has a 220 plug and we are getting a generator that is capable of producing 220 but wanted to know if the dryer could also be used as a 110 dryer by only powering one of the hots and then getting the other heating element to work if the other half was powered. We were hoping somebody who knows about these dryers could help guide us in the right direction the goal is to be able to have maximum flexibility when traveling and on the shore power

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[twintubdexter]

Oh you young people...

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">...calling that very nice motorhome "vintage". You make very old people like me feel even older 

</span>

 

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">This one qualifies as vintage...</span>

 

[combo52]

Compact WP Dryer

Hi, These are very good dryers, This dryer was built the 20th week of 1977, it needs 208-240 volts to power the heater, you could run it on 120 volts however the heater is just 3,200 watts on 240 volts which means that it will only put out 800 watts on 120 volts.

 

Note, there is no such thing as 110 or 220 volts in the US any longer.

 

If you really want to run it on 120 volts you can get a 1,400 watt heater from a 120 volt version of this dryer which will speed it up a good bit over just 800 watts.

 

[vacerator]

Oh Joe!

A GMC motorhome is indeed vintage. It's over 25 years old. Is not an Olds Toronado of that year vintage also? They share drivtrains and engines.

 

[twintubdexter]

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">I know it's vintage, I was just razzin you. It's really a design.</span>

 

[rp2813]

I remember the FMC coaches that preceded the GMCs.  A dentist friend of the family had one for a few minutes before moving on to something different.

 

[twintubdexter]

<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">...a very nice design.</span>