Vintage World Hand Dryer

Juat a quick overview of the World Hand Dryer that I trash picked a while back Unfortunately, the bearings in the motor are seized, so stay tuned for a motor rebuild video.
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[@1964catt]

Just one of those things that you never thought about being vintage

[@chardelraconner7324]

larger household appliance adapter rotation increase at compressed independent function

[@amberbludnick6402]

Very good and a good value

[@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof6440]

To fix it put in 3 in 1 motor oil or zom
Om sprout in bearings it helps big time

[@general0ne]

Thanks for the info. I was suspecting this was from the 50's or 60's, judging only by the style of the motor and the condition of the grease in the bearings. Yeah, they're still available, in models ranging from 115v 15 amp up through 277 volts, and have the option of an automatic sensor, which I would suspect uses a solid state timer rather than the synchronous motor.

[@general0ne]

No idea... Motors are expensive in general, though, due to the high amount of copper in them. Even a small motor for an older Nutone bath fan runs around $50 or more new. I wouldn't suspect the motors on these need replacing very often, though, as long as the bearings are kept lubricated.... motor brushes have a 3 year warranty on the new units.

[@EWPA14]

Wow this 1 must be super old! I've never seen 1 w/ that label before, & that font looks very old. I know of a Model "A," I think it's slightly newer than this 1, probably from the 80s, where when you press the button, the heating elements turn on, & it keeps clicking, but the motor never turns on. I feel like the motor on that 1's also seized.

[@hdyudu]

i agree the price of copper today is ridiculous that why we hear more of air
conditioners getting stolen or rip apart on the spot because the copper condensing coils

[@general0ne]

Yeah, I discovered that with a bit of searching... Though I'm sure the sensor models have a solid state timer.

[@douro20]

That is probably the oldest electric hand dryer still in production. They were first made in 1948. That unit probably dates to the late 1950s or the early 1960s.

[@sethhorst6158]

My Middle School I go to has one similar that's rusty and is missing all the labels and can be heard from the Hallway and also puts out a lot of heat..

[@ogorekkiszony7236]

Oh my god, I saw and used this exact dryer at a summer camp I went to a few years back. Place fucking sucked, looked like it hadn’t been renovated since the 60s/70s. Now I would be fine with that if they kept it properly maintained, but to say the least it was NOT properly maintained (mice)

[@general0ne]

Not bad if you need a parts unit. Though it wouldn't be of much use for anything else without the outer cover.

[@DavidLeon140m3]

also you could rebuild the motor which is cheaper than buying a chicom motor

[@general0ne]

That is my plan.

[@douro20]

+David H
The newer Fasco motors I believe are made in Mexico...

[@general0ne]

Thanks!

[@douro20]

Model A dryers still very much use the same time switches.

[@kagome122885]

It has to be at least from 1973 or before because it says cycles instead of hertz.

[@general0ne]

I should be getting to it sometime in the next week or so.

[@whoisthisguy724]

My local bowling alley has one of these with the exact same nameplate! It doesn't work unfortunately...

[@douro20]

Any idea why the motors for these things are so expensive? A new Model A dryer is about $375...

[@psalerno123]

I think according to the serial number this is either a 1976 or 1956 model, but I am not sure.

[@general0ne]

Not yet, unfortunately. Too many other projects and other things going on lately.

[@hdyudu]

i guest alongs you power it on dedicated circuit for it you can put it anywhere

[@condimentking14]

Mine looks identical to yours except right where it says world dryer on you're unit mine says national dryer corporation Chicago Illinois I don't know if they're maybe the same people because I tag on mine looks just like yours exactly except where it says that anything you know about that I'm trying to figure things out about it so I need to find someone who'knows stuff

[@Daconthocon78]

why won't it be in home bathrooms?

[@general0ne]

There's no reason they can't be used in a home. They're just more common in commercial installations.

[@theofficial3train]

i have an xlerator

[@Matt_Electronics]

It's been quite some time now; did you end up getting it working?

[@demonblooddrinker7671]

Update?

[@douro20]

You can still buy the motors for these...

[@DavidLeon140m3]

My video of my EXCEL dryer without the cover

[@redneckbryon]

Sorry, I've seen people have those in the house before

[@SkyvatorProductions]

I would say this is from the 70s.

[@DavidLeon140m3]

Did you get it working?

[@general0ne]

Not yet. I actually pulled it out of the box to work on today. Keep an eye out for a video of it in the next few days.

[@MixerVM]

Probably from the early-mid 1950's

[@general0ne]

Yeah, for about $150...

[@redneckbryon]

I have hard of peiple

[@chardelraconner7324]

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sundial compressor setting

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