Comments on: Because wet clothes don’t line dry went it rains http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:21:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Mrs. Mallard http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41316 Mrs. Mallard Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:32:46 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41316 We're at the same point with our dryer. I keep telling myself those new fangled dryers are supposed to be more energy efficient. I'd really be doing the earth a big ol favor by getting a new one. We’re at the same point with our dryer. I keep telling myself those new fangled dryers are supposed to be more energy efficient. I’d really be doing the earth a big ol favor by getting a new one.

]]> By: The Bosphorus http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41319 The Bosphorus Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:45:56 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41319 No doubt you'd be mother earth's bff by buying a spanky new energy efficient model. The old dryer could then make a new life as a lawn decoration with flowers planted in it. No doubt you’d be mother earth’s bff by buying a spanky new energy efficient model.

The old dryer could then make a new life as a lawn decoration with flowers planted in it.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41322 Suzanne Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:27:44 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41322 Bzzzz bzzzzz Good luck finding an energy efficient model... (There's no energy star rating for dryers, for some reason). I vote for buying a new-used one from some yuppie upgrading to the latest high-end model. (I just bought a spare washer and dryer for $50). Bzzzz bzzzzz
Good luck finding an energy efficient model… (There’s no energy star rating for dryers, for some reason).
I vote for buying a new-used one from some yuppie upgrading to the latest high-end model. (I just bought a spare washer and dryer for $50).

]]> By: Netmom http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41327 Netmom Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:05:42 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41327 I'm in the same boat with you, Bos. 20-year old dryer broke yesterday; wet clothes were on the line today when the storm rolled in. Back to school clothes, back to school computer, back to school dryer.... WAIT! Shouldn't the tax holiday apply to dryers, since kids have to have clean clothes to go to school?? I've ordered the part to fix mine, but it'll be a few days. I’m in the same boat with you, Bos. 20-year old dryer broke yesterday; wet clothes were on the line today when the storm rolled in.

Back to school clothes, back to school computer, back to school dryer…. WAIT! Shouldn’t the tax holiday apply to dryers, since kids have to have clean clothes to go to school??

I’ve ordered the part to fix mine, but it’ll be a few days.

]]> By: Atomictumor http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41328 Atomictumor Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:18:23 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41328 Give fixin it a whirl, man, if you have a vague notion of what the deal is. Since you have a gas dryer, tho, I dunno... Give fixin it a whirl, man, if you have a vague notion of what the deal is. Since you have a gas dryer, tho, I dunno…

]]> By: VA Bluebelle http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41330 VA Bluebelle Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:38:43 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41330 This happened to me once, I couldn't really afford a new one and took the back of the dryer off. Didn't really know what I was looking for but amazingly, I didn't have to. The rubber belt that turned the drum had worn & broken. It was easy to fix and cost about a buck fifty - and I did it myself. So proud! There's not a whole lot to a dryer, you should check it out first. Then check Craigslist. This happened to me once, I couldn’t really afford a new one and took the back of the dryer off. Didn’t really know what I was looking for but amazingly, I didn’t have to. The rubber belt that turned the drum had worn & broken. It was easy to fix and cost about a buck fifty - and I did it myself. So proud! There’s not a whole lot to a dryer, you should check it out first. Then check Craigslist.

]]> By: Allisone http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41332 Allisone Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:45:49 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41332 Once I replaced the heating coil on my old dryer - with the help of a book from the library. My part cost $10. It's worth a look to see if it is something easy. Daco seems like the kinda guy who should be able to fix a dryer ... Daco, where are you? Once I replaced the heating coil on my old dryer - with the help of a book from the library. My part cost $10. It’s worth a look to see if it is something easy.

Daco seems like the kinda guy who should be able to fix a dryer … Daco, where are you?

]]> By: The Bosphorus http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41333 The Bosphorus Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:56:41 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41333 I think its igniter doohicky is busted. That's my best guess since it's not heating, just tumbling and blowing cold air. I took the back off the sob this morning and the gas line runs way back into the machine's innards. I don't see fixing it myself. I think its igniter doohicky is busted. That’s my best guess since it’s not heating, just tumbling and blowing cold air.

I took the back off the sob this morning and the gas line runs way back into the machine’s innards. I don’t see fixing it myself.

]]> By: Jane http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41345 Jane Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:24:27 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41345 Sounds like it's time to go shopping! Sounds like it’s time to go shopping!

]]> By: sumgirl http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41349 sumgirl Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:59:10 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41349 we have been through too many dryers since rhino was born ... 3, i think. hubs fixed a some parts here and there but they kept busting. we finally bought a new one this spring. they make them to self-destruct ... it's a conspiracy. we have been through too many dryers since rhino was born … 3, i think. hubs fixed a some parts here and there but they kept busting. we finally bought a new one this spring. they make them to self-destruct … it’s a conspiracy.

]]> By: Atomictumor http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41350 Atomictumor Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:01:15 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41350 I'm dreading the day mine goes out, cuz its one of those washer dryer top bottom combo dealies, so I'd have to get a new washer too... yeesh. I’m dreading the day mine goes out, cuz its one of those washer dryer top bottom combo dealies, so I’d have to get a new washer too… yeesh.

]]> By: timsan1 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41357 timsan1 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:44:42 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41357 Is it electronic ignition or is it old skool thermocoupler? If it is old skool it will have a piolet. but come to think of it, it probably has the ignitor thinger. Pop off the front and clean out the heating element/burner and the heat exchange. If that does not do it I am sorry to say that it is dead and not worth the time to fix it. Ours only lasted 5 years (two years out of warrenty). we are on our second dryer. Buy a kenmore. avoid amana. It seems that lots of rich folk have those new $3K sets. My opinion is that 3K worth of stuff to go wrong. I don't need my clothes steamed in the morning -- downy wrinkle releaser is part of my morning. Yes Bos, I actually flatten my clothes before I go to work now... Is it electronic ignition or is it old skool thermocoupler? If it is old skool it will have a piolet. but come to think of it, it probably has the ignitor thinger. Pop off the front and clean out the heating element/burner and the heat exchange. If that does not do it I am sorry to say that it is dead and not worth the time to fix it. Ours only lasted 5 years (two years out of warrenty). we are on our second dryer. Buy a kenmore. avoid amana. It seems that lots of rich folk have those new $3K sets. My opinion is that 3K worth of stuff to go wrong. I don’t need my clothes steamed in the morning — downy wrinkle releaser is part of my morning. Yes Bos, I actually flatten my clothes before I go to work now…

]]> By: The Bosphorus http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41379 The Bosphorus Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:17:25 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41379 Tim thanks for the advice. I can't believe you knock the wrinkles out. I just can't believe it. AT, that's the best argument I've heard for not getting one of those stacked washer/dryers I've heard. Tim thanks for the advice. I can’t believe you knock the wrinkles out. I just can’t believe it.

AT, that’s the best argument I’ve heard for not getting one of those stacked washer/dryers I’ve heard.

]]> By: sumgirl http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41384 sumgirl Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:39:42 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41384 frankly, i think timsan is way off base ... sounds like it could be the flux capacitor to me. frankly, i think timsan is way off base … sounds like it could be the flux capacitor to me.

]]> By: snakeepoo http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41386 snakeepoo Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:21:41 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41386 I have to agree with sumgirl. You might just need more plutonium. If you put more plutonium in and it still won't start, try hitting the front of the dryer with your forehead a couple of times. It worked for Michael J. Fox!! I have to agree with sumgirl. You might just need more plutonium. If you put more plutonium in and it still won’t start, try hitting the front of the dryer with your forehead a couple of times. It worked for Michael J. Fox!!

]]> By: Netmom http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41388 Netmom Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:41:43 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41388 My 20 y/o dryer is disassembled in the floor as I write. First the belt broke, then we realized that the idler pulley had disintegrated as well. What idiot makes idler pulleys out of plastic, anyway? No one local has it in stock, so there's some creative engineering going on to devise a fix. Should know by this afternoon if it will work. I dread the clothesline, because that's where ticks come from. Already pulled one off, from yesterday's line-dried laundry. My 20 y/o dryer is disassembled in the floor as I write. First the belt broke, then we realized that the idler pulley had disintegrated as well.

What idiot makes idler pulleys out of plastic, anyway? No one local has it in stock, so there’s some creative engineering going on to devise a fix. Should know by this afternoon if it will work.

I dread the clothesline, because that’s where ticks come from. Already pulled one off, from yesterday’s line-dried laundry.

]]> By: Atomictumor http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41389 Atomictumor Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:45:32 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41389 I guess you guys can all come over here and use my dryer, provided you bring beer. I guess you guys can all come over here and use my dryer, provided you bring beer.

]]> By: Doug McCaughan http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41408 Doug McCaughan Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:51:56 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41408 <a href="http://realityme.net/2007/01/15/are-clothes-lines-passe/" rel="nofollow">Repairing a dryer</a> can take a day out of your life but is fun, you find some socks, kill some spiders, and learn how simple these devices really are. Patterson's Appliances at Lovell and Kingston Pike is very helpful in making these repairs. They get parts quick and fair cheaply. 10640 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 (865) 694-4181 http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=patterson's+Appliance++knoxville+tn&ie=UTF8&ll=35.874029,-84.186172&spn=0.375564,0.831528&z=11&iwloc=A&om=1 <a href="http://www.davesrepair.com/DIYhelp/DIYnoheatdryers.htm" rel="nofollow">Dave's Repairs</a> is very helpful. Hmmm. Seems I've <a href="http://realityme.net/?s=dryer&searchbutton=go%21" rel="nofollow">talked about dryers</a> more than I remember. Repairing a dryer can take a day out of your life but is fun, you find some socks, kill some spiders, and learn how simple these devices really are.

Patterson’s Appliances at Lovell and Kingston Pike is very helpful in making these repairs. They get parts quick and fair cheaply.

10640 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37922
(865) 694-4181
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=patterson’s+Appliance++knoxville+tn&ie=UTF8&ll=35.874029,-84.186172&spn=0.375564,0.831528&z=11&iwloc=A&om=1

Dave’s Repairs is very helpful.

Hmmm. Seems I’ve talked about dryers more than I remember.

]]> By: Denette http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41483 Denette Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:32:56 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41483 Too bad! Our washer of 6 years just broke for the third time! Our dryer is still going strong though. When I called to complain about how much this Kenmore has broken the guy said, "How long do you think they should last?" Well? My Mom had her kenmore for 20 years so I don't think asking 10 is that much. I'd replace the heating coil (is that it?) and see if that fixes the old thing. Too bad! Our washer of 6 years just broke for the third time! Our dryer is still going strong though. When I called to complain about how much this Kenmore has broken the guy said, “How long do you think they should last?” Well? My Mom had her kenmore for 20 years so I don’t think asking 10 is that much. I’d replace the heating coil (is that it?) and see if that fixes the old thing.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41528 Suzanne Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:15:07 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41528 Planned obsolescence is lame. Planned obsolescence is lame.

]]> By: Summers http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41567 Summers Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:41:24 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/08/03/because-wet-clothes-dont-line-dry-went-it-rains/#comment-41567 There be another steampunk in our midst? *boggle* There be another steampunk in our midst? *boggle*

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