Alright, that will work too.
Whirlpool motor wiring question
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Hi Sean, wiring a whirlpool dryer, oh my I hope your fire insurance is paid up.
There is no 4600 W in 1000 W element in that dryer
Your 64 whirlpool dryer used a 5600 W element and if you put both elements in series you got 4600 W for the delicate or lower heat.
I can’t begin to figure out what you’re doing. You have the electronic sensor grounded through a thermostat.???
Where did all the original whirlpool thermostats go? It looks like there’s a bunch of cheap new Chinese ones on the blower housing what’s what’s with that?
How did the variable tumble system work out? You never posted any pictures of that?
What you’re trying to do is very difficult. I don’t think I would even attempt this. The wiring systems were just too different from the two different dryers. You’re trying to combine, you need to use the entire wiring harness from the 70s dryer and put just a regular single wattage heater in, or if you want a little greater safety and economy wire your 1965 heater in series and just let it produce 4600 W, which is plenty. It was already a slow dryer. It will just be a little slower.
John L
There is no 4600 W in 1000 W element in that dryer
Your 64 whirlpool dryer used a 5600 W element and if you put both elements in series you got 4600 W for the delicate or lower heat.
I can’t begin to figure out what you’re doing. You have the electronic sensor grounded through a thermostat.???
Where did all the original whirlpool thermostats go? It looks like there’s a bunch of cheap new Chinese ones on the blower housing what’s what’s with that?
How did the variable tumble system work out? You never posted any pictures of that?
What you’re trying to do is very difficult. I don’t think I would even attempt this. The wiring systems were just too different from the two different dryers. You’re trying to combine, you need to use the entire wiring harness from the 70s dryer and put just a regular single wattage heater in, or if you want a little greater safety and economy wire your 1965 heater in series and just let it produce 4600 W, which is plenty. It was already a slow dryer. It will just be a little slower.
John L
