We had a dryer like that. It conked out a few years ago. No heat but did not seem to be the element which I had replaced at least once.
Wet weather so some urgency. Bought a new one looks nearly the same. When we got it working we found to our amazement that it reversed rotation regularly and so the clothes did not end up in a tight roll any more and dried better.
Not sorry the old faithful is gone now. Sometimes new technology is good
Can anyone guide me on what settings to use and how long to run for? Do you need a heavy duty extending cord to run these for a fair length of time. I could feel the extension cord end getting warm after a while.
What clothes should I avoid putting in? Should I heed labels that say not to tumble dry?
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
Mum was given her Simpson dryer as an engagement (or maybe wedding) present circa 1979. Couple of drum belts and a few of the lint filters (hers is one of the non see through front venters) and it still goes good
MF - just use medium heat for about 25 minutes depending on load/material thickness. Mostly heed the labels.
Don't get me started on new simpson washers though.
1st one kept snapping suspension rods - eventually all 4 broke and dropped the guts out at full rpm. Got wind that the guys who deliver the new one and take the old one away end up onselling the machine to a repairer for resale - so I gleefully swung an axe through it so no poor bugger ever gets hampered with it again
2nd one now and it went bang grind 2 months ago - a bit nut (size of victa blade plate nut) dropped off the agitator shaft . Warranty guy was putting back together and I suggested locktite or a star washer, he said that management wouldn't allow - and if the next repair man saw it, it is to be reported.
I asked what the solution was - he said see you next year...
Hi Jeff, Can't say I have ever had a problem with the dryer tangling the clothes, maybe it has something to do with the fact I have never put clothes in it or taken them out of it. Hi Tyler, In the early eighties I bought a new Hoover front loader washing machine, what a dud that was, withing 2 hours of it being installed it had broken down and this saga continued on a regular basis for a couple of years till I did as you did, I took an axe to it so that there was nothing anybody could salvage from it once I took it to the tip. I have never and would never again buy a Hoover product, which was once like Victa a trusted brand. If I had had a service bloke say to me he would see me next year, my reply to him would a very emphatic " No you bloody well wont" It is a pity because Simpson was once a very trusted brand as well, but that seems the way of the world now, snap up a trusted brand, trash the product/name and just move on to the next company they can gobble up and destroy.
Clothes can end up a bit tangled - but I have only taken the clothes out of it a handful of times
Hoover is now owned by techtronic industries - the same guys who bring you homelite crap (another brand that in the 60s and 70s were good) so will be even worse now
I never get things like that repaired these days. If I can not fix it myself I always buy a new one. Often it's electronic faults which usually can not be fixed without expensive circuit boards and the like This new dryer probably has electronics for the reverse rotation. Probably not fixable
If we had never experienced the reverse rotation we would have no idea how good it is.
I found this neat little Sanyo Vacuum cleaner on a rubbish pile. I did the house with it. It punches above its weight in suction and is surprisingly quiet. I'll assign it as my car vac.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
Nice find MF. The old vacs often do better than expected. It often gets to the point where you can't find bags though. Still have a stash of electrolux ones found at IGA clearance 10 years ago.
That being said, when the 15 year old electrolux was retired from duties, the dyson filled its barrel in 3 rooms due to getting the missed dust
Hey Tyler, that explains why people pay the price Dyson want. I knew a woman across the street who gave hers to her daughter as it filled up too rapidly and she was constantly having to empty it out. It was just too powerful to her liking. Wish she let me have it! The old Sanyo is baglesstoo. It has a chamber in the front with a filter between it and the motor. Think of it as a giant dust buster.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
My missus bought a Dyson about 15/20 years ago and she was not happy with it, a couple of things broke and I didn't get involved but I think it was relegated to a far corner somewhere never to surface again. A very expensive vacuum at the time so Dyson is never again mentioned in this household
