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You are insane. That is an amazing refurb job. I expect that's the best those machines have been since the week they came out of the factory. Congrats...
 
Restored Compact Dryers

You are amazing Louie those machines look like and work like new, if you get bored you can come down and work on appliances for us anytime. It make me envious that you can concentrate your energy on one or two appliances at a time, I feel spread thin trying to work on all the appliances here and do our daily appliance repair work as well.

 

Last week I bought 40+ SQ washers and dryers 1/2 FL and the rest dryers from a government installation, they are all 4 years old and in good shape but they will still all have to be checked out cleaned and tested before being resold.
 
superb

..I'm looking at the insides with starry eyes and looking at the outside with "is that all there is?". (I nearly picked up a Lady Kenmore like this, but thought it was plain..oh well.)

What a beautiful job and thanks for the fine coverage in photos and videos.

Now, with your luck, along will come the matching pairs to these.

Phil
 
 

 

<span style="font-size: medium;">@ John, Thanks! If I lived nearer I'd take you up on your offer! </span>

 

<span style="font-size: small;">@ Gan, Thanks! It's really satisfying putting something back into service that otherwise was going to be scraped. Specially something that is better built than it's modern counterparts. </span>

 

<span style="font-size: medium;">@ Phil, Thanks! They're really simple machines to work on. A washer is a whole other matter, but I'm game!</span>
 
Kenmore Update:

 

<span style="font-size: medium;">New motor has arrived! Yay!</span>

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<span style="font-size: small;">The real McCoy, no "Made In China" crap.</span>

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<span style="font-size: small;">I just noticed the motor is 1/3 HP instead of 1/4 HP I ordered. Would this adversely affect the Kenmore?</span>

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Motor HP

the higher rating won't change a thing. As long as the RPM is the same you will never know. Perhaps this one will have a bit more torque but you are likely to never tell the difference.

I am still bewildered at just how you get your appliances SO clean! Starting to think you are adding reflective glints with Photoshop to make them look shinier ;)
 
Hey thanks Phil...

<span style="font-size: medium;">was concerned it was going to have a higher RPM and thus wear out the other parts prematurely. As for cleaning them, ammonia, a good degreaser and turpentine (followed with a clear water rinse) is all I used. </span> 
 
New 1/3 HP Motor

Will work fine, it will make the dryer consume about 150 watts more power so if the dryer is being operated on a 15 Amp fuse it taxes it a little more. The extra power consumed does assist the drying a little as the waste heat from the motor gets drawn through the drum so if you do a very careful time-drying-speed measurement you should find that the dryer with the higher Amp motor actually dries a little faster.

 

The other thing you must do is use the original motor pulley, the pulley that comes with the 279827 motor is meant for the larger drum in the 29" dryers and if you use that pulley for the little 24" dryer the drum will tumble too fast and the clothing will actually dry slower and much more wrinkled because the clothing will cling to the dryer drum and not tumble properly, proper tumbling can make or break a dryers performance.
 
I'm doomed

<span style="font-size: medium;">Tried to take off the blower wheel on the Kenmore, and it wouldn't budge.  Long story short, I need a new one (part # 345317) So far no dice online except for a used one. If anyone knows where I can get new one, please let me know. Thanks.</span> 

 



 

[this post was last edited: 5/7/2013-03:47]
 
Louie -

I looked at every place I could think of. Google doesn't offer many suggestions other than a couple websites that show the worthless information of "NLA" along with a price. I even called one of the companies and asked "Why do you quote a price online of something that is NLA?" The answer was "well the screen does say it is NLA". This part must have been discontinued some time ago.

One thought --- since WP is basically still making the same dryer, could the new blower they're using today be re-engineered to fit the older models, especially since you need a new motor anyway?

Someone with a recent model number would be able to help us start researching, and someone with any experience (John?) on the newer versions would know if a new motor and blower are "transplantable" into an older machine.

I will try to get us a model number from the Sears outlet --- it is on my way home from work and they usually have one or two of these dryers on the floor for sale.

Good luck Louie!

Gordon
 
LDR3822PQ

This is the newer 120volt compact version that is being made today. There is a similar compact 240volt version as well LER3622PQ. Both these models are very, very similar in design (some parts are totally interchangeable) to the older compact models. The blower wheel part number for the newest current versions is 696426. However being honest I have no idea if it will fit in the older Kenmore blower housing. My guess is it should, but that's just my opinion. It will fit the newer drive motor shaft without a problem, but again, however the blower housing in unknown to me.

Parts sheet: https://www.whirlpool.com/digitalassets/MLPDF/Repair Part List - 8181032.pdf
 
Gordon, I found the part!

<span style="font-size: medium;">First I went to my parts guy, he had the modern equivalent, it indeed fits the Kenmore, but he wanted way too much money. Even more expensive than online. So no thanks. BUT, I  happened to find the ORIGINAL OEM part, online and ordered it. So crisis solved. Thanks for all your help!</span>
 
I sure will Gordon!

 

 

<span style="font-size: medium;">Sooo, don't want to unscrew ay? </span>

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<span style="font-size: medium;">Well I don't THINK so.</span>

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<span style="font-size: medium;">Somebody's got a date with ammonia.</span>

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Blower Wheel For Compact WP Built Dryer

Louie I  would bet that the current blower for 24" dryers and TTs would fit, but the bigger question is why not use the good used one you have?. In over 40 years of fixing these dryers I have NEVER seen one of these blowers fail on a compact dryer, this is one place where the used one may be better than new, it would certainly be more environmentally responsible.
 
Blower Wheel For Compact WP Built Dryer

Sorry I guess I read your posts wrong, I thought you said you already had an extra used one, I do have dozens of good used ones if you or anyone ever needs another one. I have also had to cut these off as sometimes they will not budge, I always squirt penetrating oil at the blower end of the motors shaft before I even try to loosen any DD WP dryer blower so I dough that I have to cut off even one in 30 when changing a motor.
 
Blower wheel update:

<span style="font-size: medium;"> "Sorry this part was sold just before your order posted and it was our last one. we will email you if we locate another" So I'm back to square one. Oh John!!!</span>
 

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