Vintage Maytag Dryer

[pulltostart]

Heads up Maytag fans! Check it out.
Lawrence

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[gyrafoam]

Wow! That looks like a nice one----seller seems VERY well versed--------

Now who has the matching washer-------is it Chris-------?

 

[gansky1]

This is the electric model (641) just like the gas (741c) model I found the Friday of the convention weekend last June. Mine differs from this only in the panel glass - this one is lined, mine is tiny dots like the 1960 washer glass. I'm currently in the process of converting mine from gas to electric. This 641 looks lovely, needs a new door seal which might be a challenge to find, but otherwise I'll bet it works great. One of the quietest dryers I've ever heard.

 

[christfr]

no not mine

no thats not mine.. i promised greg he could have the one i have..that is if he still wants it ??

 

[bobbyderegis]

I have the matching washer. The front emblem is the 1960 revision, though. the washer is a model 142, and any original parts I would be greatly interested in. Door seals are still available thru Maytag.
Bobby

 

[gansky1]

Hi Bobby, the front emblem is the older style on this dryer - the round style came out in 59-60. I just ordered a door seal through my parts supplier last month, they had one in stock at another store but said they were NLA from Maytag now. If you know of a parts supplier that might still have some, I'd love to buy another to have on hand.

 

[gansky1]

Yes Chris, I do still want the one you have. In fact, I'm sitting in your driveway right now waiting for you to answer the door! ;-)

 

[tomturbomatic]

The sad thing is that the HOH drum was so much smaller than the huge perforated drum in the previous model.

 

[bobbyderegis]

I'll call Maycor in Boston tommorrow and see if they have any door gaskets left. As of last year they still had some.
Bobby

 

[gansky1]

Thanks for checking Bobby!

You're right, Tom, it is a shame all the wasted space in this dryer... Almost 3 inches around all sides of the drum - wasted space. The drum is the same size as the later '06 series but they trimmed the cabinet down a bit.

 

[bobbyderegis]

Hi, here's the scoop! Maycor in Boston is out of stock, however they say the warehouse in Tennessee has some, and they would order the door gasket. If it's soon to be NLA, we should grab them, otherwise we'll be SOL!
Bobby in Boston

 

[toggleswitch]

Greetings Mr. Gansky

I'm currently in the process of converting mine from gas to electric.

I've only seen Maytag dryers in gas. I hear that then heating coil (electric) surrounds the door by the intake vents, rather than being a duct-installed heater.

May I ask for details? TYVM.

 

[toggleswitch]

Tommy boy...

The sad thing is that the HOH drum was so much smaller than the huge perforated drum in the previous model.

I'd love a pic of this larger drum, If anyone would indulge me.....

hai...DOMO ARIGATO=> Japanese
(Thank you very much)

 

[gansky1]

Here is the electric version, you can see the shroud around and in front of the clothes drum. There is a heating element (coil-type) that runs around the shroud. Air is pulled over the drum, over the element and into the drum. Notice the wires and hi-limit thermostat at the top of the shroud at the top in my previous picture, this is the '06 style, earlier HOH models had a two-coil element. Also notice that there is only one 'regulating' thermostat, thus one operating temperature for all cycles. The older timed-dry model I have has two, a high temp and low temp for wash-n-wear.

 

[gansky1]

Now here is the gas version, probably just like yours with a heater flue on the left side that pulls heat into the drum over the gas heater and into the drum through the shroud on front.

For some odd reason, Maytag didn't use electric ignition for their dryers after the HOH models came out and wasn't offered again until the Big Load series dryers were intro'd in 1975. With a standing pilot, everything in the cabinet is coated with gas combustion by-products continually which rusted every screw, all painted surfaces, corroded the glass panels, etc. The only parts mostly unaffected by the pilot burning were the porcelain top and the zinc-coated cabinet. The cabinet would get moisture corrosion on the surfaces (inside) but no rust.

 

[bpetersxx]

pilot lights

I wonder with corrosion in a HOH dryer like Gregs' post picture above if I should shut the gas off between dryer uses