What Is Harvest Gold & Is 100lbs of Fun?

[panthera]

ace hardware

Launderess,
Last I looked, ace hardware had an appliance patch in that color, but it varys so much, you might be better off taking the top down to a paint store. They can scan it and mix on the spot to hit your color very closely.
I went with the slider solution because that price is absurd. Speaking of sharp edges, you can break a nail cleaning that lint filter if you catch it wrong. Been there, done that.
I greased the rollers with lithium and the bearing with white silicone made for Miele dryers, by the way - the Miele stuff I just had on hand.

 

[wiskybill]

LOL
Okay, I admit I'm a little tired, chasing my 2yr old granddaughter around all day. What I meant was that the WP is 1-1/2 times larger capacity that the Hoover.

Yes,(whispering so Toggle won't hear) Yours is bigger than mine.

I too, had "broken caster syndrome". Mine are NLA and more of a roller shape than caster. Went to a local "junk-surplus-salvage" store that had oodles of different size and shape casters. Found some small ones that had a square plate attached that could be screwed to the bottom of the dryer. $1.00 each. Problem solved.

Bill

 

[mickeyd]

You want to hear something cool, Sweet Lady?

I acquired the matching washer, though not as glamorous as yours, just plain ole white. It's in the upcoming movie with the Visimatic, both of which came from the Dorothy Street Washer Warehouse. Love the verbal picture you gave us of your wiry self charming the dryer right out of that house.

 

[launderess]

First Major Test

Am doing several loads of satten sheets and pillow slips at the moment. Two king sized sheets and two pillow slips take about 30 minutes and emerge slighly damp in spots but mostly dry. Because the last 5 minutes of the cotton cycle is without heat, and it is below 20 degrees outside, have a feeling the cold air coming into the machine causes items to feel "cool".

Because only have the exhaust hose out the window without any sort of lid/vent to close off the end; one can feel cold air coming into the dryer. That is to say the inside the drum feels cold and one can feel air coming in from where the lint filter. Is this normal? Think it is because in the absence of air being blown out by the motor, air simply comes down the hose into the dryer.

Peeped out the window during the cycle, and noticed that contrary to my previous post, white mist does indeed come out of the exhaust hose. It is not as visable as the clouds of "smoke" that came from my mother's full sized dryer at home, which was gas and of course vented out of the side of our house; but sill never the less if one looked hard it could be seen. Will have to restrict my drying to late hours when the weather is cold so as not to attract attention. All and all still believe it is best to vent dryers, even small compact dryers out of doors. Who wants to breathe all that lint, dust, laundry product fumes as indoor air?

L.

 

[panthera]

yup,

My mom's does that, too - cold air flows in from outside, clothes feel "damp" when they aren't.
Silly question, but who cares whether you vent outside or not?
And if it really is a problem, what sort of "stealth" mode solution could there be?
I had one nasty bitch for a neighbor who used to complain to the police when I washed on Sundays (in some parts of Germany it is still "technically" forbidden to wash on Sundays, sort of like US Blue Laws).
Since that was the only day I could do housework back then, I made up an absurd, Rube Goldberg condensing loop which I stuck in the end of the dryer vent of my European dryer. It pulled the water vapor down far enough so there was no tell-tale con-trail out the bathroom window...but what a waste of cold water it was!
Those silly little boxes filled with water you attach the hose to only work for about 5 minutes, then they are overloaded.

 

[launderess]

Though an expensive part of NYC, people here complain about everything. Honestly believe if the angel Gabriel blew his horn, some would complain it was too loud. Then there is the pesky techincal aspect that our building forbids laundry equipment, though think that applies only to washing machines as they consume water and affect plumbing.

One nice thing about this dryer is items come out feeling soft and fluffy. Many dryers,even the large commercial ones at the local laundromat leave items crispy and full of static.

Those little water filled boxes are more trouble than they are worth. Did that with my last dryer after we moved into the city, and was one of the reasons got rid of the dryer. Such units do not trap that much lint, and create more moisture on top of what is already coming out of the dryer. The overall affect is a very humid area and a coating of dust all over the place. That dust is not only combustible, but can over time cause problems with electronic/computer equipment as it gets into everything.

L.

 

[launderess]

Still cannot get used to that darn end of cycle signal. Every time it goes off, one leaps five feet into the air! *LOL*

L.

 

[magic clean]

Previous message says "I don't know if all Mexican made products are this bad".

Today's compact dryers, as well as all Whirlpool dryers for sale in N. America are produced in Marion Ohio. Just like the vintage machine pictured above. Virtually the same machine, except with the addition of electronic moisture sensing.

http://whirlpool.com/catalog/product.jsp?parentCategoryId=113&categoryId=119&subCategoryId=122&productId=314&view=2#tabs

 

[magic clean]

oops, spoke too soon

There is 1 compact Whirlpool dryer from europe that is available as a match to a f/l washer.

 

[launderess]

Was almost certian Whirlpool/Kenmore compact dryers were made in Mexico, sorry if one had the wrong end of the stick. Maybe it is General Electric's small dryer that is made south of the border.

Whirlpool's 24" models were made in Italy, however IIRC they are now being made in Mexico. The Italian units were rebadged from a manufacturer with one of the worst reputations, so perhaps that is why Whirlpool brought production back home.

L.

 

[magic clean]

"Whirlpool's 24" models were made in Italy, however IIRC they are now being made in Mexico".

Nope, no dryers from Mexico. All from the U.S. as stated previously. Except the 1 compact model that is the companion to the compact front load washer. They are imported from Italy.