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1959 Frigidaire Dryer Service Tech-Talk (continued)
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Figure 4 Model DCI-59 Electric Dryer

New Features for 1959

SAFETY DOOR LATCH-ALL MODELS: The dryer door latch and strike contact surfaces, Figure 5, have been redesigned to provide both positive closure and easy release from inside the dryer. This safety feature is most desirable on appliances.

INTERIOR LAMP-IMPERIAL MODELS: An interior lamp, Figure 6, has been added on the Imperial Model. It mounts by means of a bracket at the dryer rear. A hole in the shell permits light to illuminate the interior. A defective lamp can be replaced by removing dryer rear cover.

Figure 5 Safety Door Latch and Strike

CYCLE-END BUZZER - IMPERIAL AND CUSTOM IMPERIAL MODELS: Imperial and Custom Imperial Models incorporate a cycle-end buzzer, Figures 6 and

7. The buzzer is energized for a maximum of 45 seconds at the end of the timed drying cycle on these models. It is not energized at the end of the automatic drying cycle.

AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER-IMPERIAL AND CUSTOM IMPERIAL MODELS: Imperial and Custom Imperial Models feature a built-in clothes sprinkling system, Figures 6 and 7. Sprinkling is accomplished by means of a tank located in the control housing and a rubber hose leading from the tank to a plastic sprinkler nozzle which locates in a hole in the center of the drum-shaft. The nozzle extends through the shaft to permit the ejection of water into the dryer drum. The rubber hose is supported by a mounting bracket at the dryer rear and internally by a piece of copper tube extending from the bracket to the nozzle.

To use the sprinkler, clothes are placed in the drum, the heat selector is set for Sprinkler or Sprinkle Cycle, the Timer is set at Sprinkler (17 minute marking on



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