What happened in this dryer????

[maytagwc401]

This is the inside of a portable Whirlpool dryer, for sale on the web, in Texas.

What happened in there? I never saw such damage in a dryer. And who in their right mind would buy a dryer like that. Or even think of putting their clothes in there.
What do think?

Serge

 

[bertrum]

the enamel paint has come off, easy repair job.

 

[whirlcool]

And who in their right mind would buy a dryer like that. Or even think of putting their clothes in there.

You'd be surprised at what I see people do down here. A lot of them just don't care or don't have any common sense at all.

I consider this dryer a redneck special. Just take it home, set it up on a extension cord in front of your trailer and just wash and dry away!

 

[spankomatic]

Maybe they thought it was a FRONT LOADER washer.... Put the clothes in,get the garden hose and fill it up. Ya gotta wonder......

Jim

 

[maytagwc401]

you guys are funny!! We should have an appliance convention one day!!!

 

[laundromat]

I see this all the time. Sometimes,the washer does not spin veryfast and the humidity caused during the dry cycle(timed instaed of automatic sensor drying)as well as damp clothes that need more time to dry,the PAINTED INTERIOR as aposed to STAINLESS STEEL OR PORCELAIN,oxydises and begins to rust. Ouside instalation also contributes to this oxydation.

 

[yogitunes]

we have trailer parks around here, and they have the washer and dryer on the front porch/deck, hooked up and running, I stopped by one day cause I thought they were throwing them out, and they were in use, no roof overhead, all year around, rain or shine, unbelievable!

 

[supremewhirlpol]

I'd have to say a washer and dryer being used outside can't last very long.

 

[qsd-dan]

Interesting

My 1981 series 70 Kenmore gas dryer has less than 5% of the paint left on the drum, yet no rusting issues.

 

[whirlcool]

In college I rented a house that had the washer in the kitchen and the dryer out on the back porch, uncovered. It was an electric model. Even though the landlord said it was safe to use on rainy days, I never would. The though of touching an electric dryer out in the rain just seemed kind of dangerous. It was a Gibson dryer with a Norge washer in the house.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Oh that is easy. It's damage from dryer-sheet softeners.
Promotes corrosion, paint damage and fires galore.

There is a REASON dryer manufacturers weoudl not recommend and DISCOURAGES their use for YEARS early-on.

However when the industry relaized how much money was to be made with dryer-softener sheets, dryer mannies were somehow persuaded to simply say, use a metal vent hose and all will be jolly. NOT!

 

[davek]

!

I recognize that as the portable like I've got. Going by that lint filter's color, that one has been VERY HOT! The plastic looks scorched.

I'm no expert about that kind of stuff, but it's gotta be abuse.

 

[maytagwc401]

The screen where the hot air enters the dryer is also scorched. I think it's been abused too. My full size Whirlpool has been running for 10 years, and that screen is still shiny.

 

[qsd-dan]

I'm not sure if it was abuse or malfunction, like a stuck thermostat that burned the clothes. The high limit thermo's on these machines have a ridiculously high temp reading before they cycle. Usually the clothes will burn a little before it kicks in.

 

[danemodsandy]

In Addition....

....To the other possible causes mentioned already, heavy loads of work clothes can contribute to enamel wear. Coveralls and other stuff with rivets, heavy zippers, scratchy fabrics, etc., can wear the paint away.

Looks like you could have found a Workin' Man's Special....

 

[vintagesearch]

wow

well i actually seen this too!!! when my brother bought a home in hopewell junction the house came with a kenmore paired washer and dryer the dryer interior look like this paint mostly scratched off the back of the drum it was dark blue and green were the paint was left the drums vanes were dingy and brown and that damn thing took forever to get things dry we would have to run it 2x @ 70 minutes to get it to fully dry clothes at least it never burned them!!! but yea ive seen this before LOL

 

[jeffg]

I'd bet a box of doughnuts this dryer had clogged or damaged venting. Same goes for the "have to run it 2x @ 70 minutes" post.

 

[tristarcxl]

2x @ 70 minutes

I've had 2 Whirlpool/Kenmore dryers and they both took an eternity to dry a load. I grew up with Maytag dryers, so I was spoiled by a 45 minute dry cycle. Both of the dryers I've had were vented directly outside through a short 5" duct. Straight shot and clear venting. It was very common to have the dryer run for 1.5+ hours to dry a load....even out of the front loader.

Now there's a Maytag HOH dryer in there that's the same wattage and vented through the same ductwork. I can take a full/packed load of towels washed in the Filter-Flo and they're dry in less than an hour. We're talking DRY.....not "dry-ish".

 

[cornutt]

I have to concur about the Whirlpool/Kenmore stationary-back dryers. There's something funny about the air circulation in them. I don't know what it is, but I had a 1991 model that took forever to dry. I never really thought about it until I got married and my wife started complaining about it. Our GE Harmony dryer now dries most loads in about 25 minutes... of course, that 1000-RPM spin from the washer helps. Actually, that might be one reason the Whirlpool dryers are so slow...