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Vintage GE Extra-large capacity dryer
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andrewinorlando
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I had one of those for many years....it's one of the very best dryers you will ever use. And as reliable as they come.
Dryer libel
An appliance dealer in 1971 once told my mother that these "huge drum" GE and Hotpoint dryers took much longer to dry a load than their standard size models. Was this false?
An appliance dealer in 1971 once told my mother that these "huge drum" GE and Hotpoint dryers took much longer to dry a load than their standard size models. Was this false?
andrewinorlando
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Definitely false. I had the gas version of that dryer and it dried fast and even...a load of towels out of the Filter Flo washer dried in about 50 minutes. They were giant capacity dryers, quiet, elegant, and wide!! Interesting thing about that dryer, it would ignite the burner the burner would stay on through most of the drying cycle when drying loads of towels or jeans. It would rarely cycle off until close to the end of the cycle, last 12 minutes or so, when the timer dial would start to advance when set on the automatic setting. But it heated very evenly, and was very gentle on delicate fabrics with a true 120 degree drying temp on low heat. It was not an electronic moisture sensor, but rather used temp sensing, which was incredibly accurate. I really liked it, especially the size and that giant door...easy to reach into and see inside.
Definitely false. I had the gas version of that dryer and it dried fast and even...a load of towels out of the Filter Flo washer dried in about 50 minutes. They were giant capacity dryers, quiet, elegant, and wide!! Interesting thing about that dryer, it would ignite the burner the burner would stay on through most of the drying cycle when drying loads of towels or jeans. It would rarely cycle off until close to the end of the cycle, last 12 minutes or so, when the timer dial would start to advance when set on the automatic setting. But it heated very evenly, and was very gentle on delicate fabrics with a true 120 degree drying temp on low heat. It was not an electronic moisture sensor, but rather used temp sensing, which was incredibly accurate. I really liked it, especially the size and that giant door...easy to reach into and see inside.
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kennyGF
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the best GE dryer, and one of the best dryers ever. I wish it was still in production.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
the best GE dryer, and one of the best dryers ever. I wish it was still in production.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
mustangman
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What is behind the door on the bottom right side of the dryer? Did Maytag make a filtrator model?
Rich
What is behind the door on the bottom right side of the dryer? Did Maytag make a filtrator model?
Rich
Rich, you are typing too early. It's not a Maytag and the access door was for the burner assembly. Maytag did make water dryers and on some models of pre Halo of Heat machines, that nice little panel was the front of the lint screen, whether water dryer or air flow dryer. The old old gas dryers had the burner controls and electric spark ignition access through a small door on the top rear of the machine. Funny how they went to standing pilot ignition with the HOH design.
I have an electric GE Big Mouth Dryer with electronic dry control. It has on/off buttons for both the anti-wrinkle option on the Perma Press Cycle and one of the loudest buzzers in all of dryerdom. I agree with all who say this is a fantastic dryer. It came out of the Hotpoint plant and one of the trademarks of that place is that every wire is the same color, yellow, so wiring diagrams are a bear to follow. I think that the reason that it dries so evenly is the big drum. It uses the same wattage as the regular size GE dryers. Like the new large capacity WP made dryers, it has 3 baffles in the drum and usually does not roll up sheets. The porcelain drum is something you won't find anymore. Mine is old enough to still have the fluorescent light above the control panel.
I have an electric GE Big Mouth Dryer with electronic dry control. It has on/off buttons for both the anti-wrinkle option on the Perma Press Cycle and one of the loudest buzzers in all of dryerdom. I agree with all who say this is a fantastic dryer. It came out of the Hotpoint plant and one of the trademarks of that place is that every wire is the same color, yellow, so wiring diagrams are a bear to follow. I think that the reason that it dries so evenly is the big drum. It uses the same wattage as the regular size GE dryers. Like the new large capacity WP made dryers, it has 3 baffles in the drum and usually does not roll up sheets. The porcelain drum is something you won't find anymore. Mine is old enough to still have the fluorescent light above the control panel.
mustangman
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Sorry
Tomturbomatic
I meant to write GE. Thanks for the explanation
Rich
Tomturbomatic
I meant to write GE. Thanks for the explanation
Rich
Rich, No need to be sorry.
That burner access door is quite an improvement over the one used in the first GE gas dryers marketed under the name Premier, like the vacuum cleaner brand which GE owned. The plate was heavily perforated with downward facing louvers, maybe for extra air intake and really broke up the nice clean design of the front of the dryer.
That burner access door is quite an improvement over the one used in the first GE gas dryers marketed under the name Premier, like the vacuum cleaner brand which GE owned. The plate was heavily perforated with downward facing louvers, maybe for extra air intake and really broke up the nice clean design of the front of the dryer.
