Yippee! The Inglis dryer is back too!

[turquoisedude]

So, not that long after the Inglis washer smoked me out of the basement back in 2010, the matching Inglis Sterling dryer quit on me. The motor refused to start and I saw smoke coming out of the back of it, so I thought, 'Right, time for a new motor'. At the time, I had been getting parts for vintage machines from a used-appliance dealer not far from our place in the eastern edges of downtown Montreal. I took the motor to him, asking if it could be repaired or replaced. He said sure and that was the last I saw of it... His business closed down some time ago and my motor went with him wherever it was he moved to.
About 2 years ago, when the guy with the repair business in Stanstead was trying to get me to buy out his parts stock, I noticed he had a bunch of motors that looked like they'd fit the Inglis. Well, it took me a good 6 months to convince him that I just wanted a few parts not the whole lot. Among what I bought were three motors that would work in a Whirlpool/Inglis/Kenmore dryer.
Life got in the way until I retired last year, but I still never managed to get anything done to remedy the motorless Inglis dryer.

Until today...

 

[turquoisedude]

I didn't remember what I had or hadn't done to the dryer when I removed the dead motor.

Turns out I left myself plenty of clues! I had labelled each wire from the old motor so that I would have been able to reconnect them. AND I had taken pictures as well. This was important because, surprise, I have no wiring diagram for this dryer.

I tested the three motors that I bought. Only one really worked properly... GRRR!
Still, I had a good motor, so back into the dryer it went.

 

[turquoisedude]

I did a 110v test to make sure the motor powered up once installed and it did!

Now, just a little creative wiring to get a 240v test line... Why I installed dryer outlets in the upstairs part of the garage is now a mystery to me. This is an extension from one of those outlets; I think I heard my electrician down here in Ogden having kittens... LOL A knob and tube version of what I did here would no doubt have been much safer!

 

[turquoisedude]

And... TAAA-DAAAH! The dryer powered up and the heaters kicked right in!

Canyon and Hubby both came running to see what the hooting and hollering was all about. But by golly, IT WORKS!! That and I didn't set fire to the garage.

Now, I've got one last detail to work on with this dryer, but I'll get to that tomorrow. Dog and husband are both complaining about a lack of supper... EESH, the nerve!! LOL

 

[washdaddy]

Paul,

Congrats on getting the dryer back up and running. I'm sure that you are elated about it.

On that machine- quick question, I see the timed wash-n-wear cycle. What do the other numbers on the timer dial correlate to?

Rick

 

[DADoES]

 
Oh my, that Console Light switch is something unique!

The numbered settings on the Regular cycle are for a range of Light (or maybe Damp or Ex Light) to Ex Heavy fabric loads.  It's still a timed cycle (unless there's another surprise involved).

 

[ovrphil]

three motors and one worked - you can never have enough resources

...good show , Paul....

on the dial, there's a damp dry area - if you turn that dial to the (approx) 15 min. mark, will it run to the 25 minute mark and stop? And just curious, can you select a time after 15 minutes, like 20 minutes and will it run to the end of the Damp Dry mark - trying to understand how that little marked area functions and what variables, if any, are within that marked area.

thanks! - Phil

 

[DADoES]

 
Damp Dry is simply the marked 25- to 15-min range, on the premise of that much drying time (less 10 mins of cooldown, so 5 to 15 mins of heating) results in a damp-dry load.  The timer runs fully to Off.

 

[ovrphil]

DADoES -I make life too complicated. ! lol ! appreciate the explanation - now if I only could start a car....let's see, fill up the tank...er..

 

[turquoisedude]

By the numbers...

I had always assumed these were programmed 'automatic' cycles - but timed seems likely, too.

Here's the chart which explains which program number and temperature setting to use for most loads. I have got to admit that these combinations work really well - I quickly decided this was my favourite vintage dryer because of how nicely it dried things on the first shot!

 

[turquoisedude]

There is a thermostat of some kind in this unit - I will hazard a guess it's more of a cycling thermostat than a dryness control thermostat. I am soooo looking forward to getting this back into active service - four drying temperatures will be be really nice to have again!

 

[turquoisedude]

Now, I mentioned that I still some tweaking to do on the Sterling...

Here's the before shot:

 

[turquoisedude]

Can you spot what changed? LOL

 

[turquoisedude]

This doesn't show up that well, but the drum light and germicidal lamp stay on during the dry cycle so there HAD to be a window, n'est-ce que pas??

No, it's not completely original anymore; I don't know if there was a TOL Inglis dryer model (A Royal, perhaps?) that was equipped with a window door on the dryer like the Whirlpool Mark VII. But I don't care because it's cool... LOL Anyway, all laundry appliances should have windows!

A big thanks to John (combo52) for the door which I got back in 2010 and finally installed today.

It may be a while before Mona (the dryer) gets reunited with Roger (the washer) in the laundry room, though... I need to do some switching around, perhaps some creative wiring, plumbing and venting, and some careful consideration of what will go where. I'd really like to get both the Inglis machines repainted, but that's something I'll do when the weather really gets nice again.

In the meantime, I can always dry clothes in the garage... LOL

 

[philr]

I like the window! This needs to be moved downstairs soon! 

 

[turquoisedude]

Hubby's on the warpath...

I caught him just in time... He wasn't happy that the Inglis still hasn't moved in a couple of weeks since I got it running again. Well, tough.... I am planning on repainting the cabinet of it and the matched Inglis washer to add to my 'Canadian Corner' of the Ogden laundry.

 

[turquoisedude]

And just to prove that it does work, I dried a small load of towels in the dryer on Sunday. It took a whole 15 minutes to dry two bath sheets, two hand towels, a tub mat, and a couple of washcloths. OK, to be fair they did get washed and spun dry in the '63 Frigidaire, but the dryer seems to be working just fine. Yay!

Here's a quick view of the 'new' look-in window in operation and proof that the machine cycles off:

 

[swestoyz]

Paul, I love the shot of Chris! He almost got his way.... hahaha

Ben

 

[turquoisedude]

Pity he couldn't find a hockey mask... LOL