Dryer Installation

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Your dryers where probably still "Made in UK".  The Adelco dryers  build in China are apparently not so good anylonger. But of course cheaper.

Is this first hand info?  I only ask because I spoke to some very knowledgeable people in the industry about the dryer before making the purchase and they had nothing but good things to say about it. I hadn't even heard of Adelco before the opportunity to buy one came up, but from what I've gathered they are pretty highly regarded, save for a few quirks on the older models that Sonny outlined above.

If you are asking are the Adelco dryers made in China the answer is yes they are?

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If you are asking are the Adelco dryers made in China the answer is yes they are?

I'm aware that they are made in China.  I was referring to his comments stating that they get very hot on the outside, consume more gas than other dryers this size, and are "not so good any longer".

[244]

If you are asking are the Adelco dryers made in China the answer is yes they are?

I'm aware that they are made in China.  I was referring to his comments stating that they get very hot on the outside, consume more gas than other dryers this size, and are "not so good any longer".

Got it. I won't respond to those as I am a competitor.

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Got it. I won't respond to those as I am a competitor.

I wouldn't mind hearing your thoughts on it, so please don't not respond on my behalf.  I'd imagine you'd know more than most on the subject, regardless of any bias toward your own brand.  As mentioned earlier, I hadn't even heard of Adelco before this purchase. The price was just too good to pass up. 

[ZooCity]

Maybe buy a new wire for the alligator zipper, it may help on the install of the belt.  I hate, freaking hate, putting used dryer belts back together, it's pure hell.  The drill trick is super smart and get a little oil dropper to help lubricate it.  Also it will go in best with around 2-3 people holding it and pushing/pulling. 

I don't know how the drones/chambers of the Adelco fit together but purchase rolls of whatever high temp gasket they use at the factory.  That stuff is probably long gone, brittle and hardened.  New gasket saved our butts when we found our used Sprint just would not/could not buckle back together exactly the way it had been initially installed.  It ensures you have a tight seal in the chambers and also gives you that bit of leeway you might need in assembling the chambers. 

[Gilligan]

Yeah, I was twisting the wire by hand and it was going in pretty good for a while.

Then I thought, hang on a sec, grabbed the drill and set it to slow gear and started at it... still was slow but I couldn't imagine doing it without the drill... the last few inches were brutal.

[tonypep]

They usually are

[Rockers]

Got it. I won't respond to those as I am a competitor.

I wouldn't mind hearing your thoughts on it, so please don't not respond on my behalf.  I'd imagine you'd know more than most on the subject, regardless of any bias toward your own brand.  As mentioned earlier, I hadn't even heard of Adelco before this purchase. The price was just too good to pass up.

Well we just had the tech for our dryer over here and he did a lot of work on Adelco dryers back in the UK and he told me about how hot they get on the outside. Generally sice they switched production to China quality has apprently gone down. I`m saying apparently as I don`t know from first hand experience but rather from what o was told by engineers and the Adelco distributer here in Japan. I`ve asked him about them getting hot and he said that it was the case but it got better in the last 2 years as they made some improvements.

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Well we just had the tech for our dryer over here and he did a lot of work on Adelco dryers back in the UK and he told me about how hot they get on the outside. Generally sice they switched production to China quality has apprently gone down. I`m saying apparently as I don`t know from first hand experience but rather from what o was told by engineers and the Adelco distributer here in Japan. I`ve asked him about them getting hot and he said that it was the case but it got better in the last 2 years as they made some improvements.

Thank you for clarifying, it is appreciated. I'll be looking into these issues next week once the dryer is up and running and will post my findings.

[sqslabs]

I don't know how the drones/chambers of the Adelco fit together but purchase rolls of whatever high temp gasket they use at the factory.  That stuff is probably long gone, brittle and hardened.  New gasket saved our butts when we found our used Sprint just would not/could not buckle back together exactly the way it had been initially installed.  It ensures you have a tight seal in the chambers and also gives you that bit of leeway you might need in assembling the chambers.

Thanks for the tips, I just checked the gasket on the heat chamber and it feels like new.  No hardening, and not at all brittle. I'm starting to wonder how many times this thing has even been fired up.

[mk162]

I'm starting to wonder how many times this thing has even been fired up.

Maybe that is why they are selling it....

What's the back story on it?  Is the company downsizing, closing, or just selling it?

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What's the back story on it?  Is the company downsizing, closing, or just selling it?

Very large promotional items company decides to get into DTG printing.  Purchases two top of the line Kornits and this dryer and puts them in their China plant. They are barely used there so the company decides to move the DTG operation to their Miami location.  They sit there crated for a while until the company begins moving operations to their west coast location, at which time they decide they will not be doing the DTG thing after all.  Instead of shipping the equipment to the west coast, they aim to sell it before their lease is up, and I got the dryer off Craigslist at the last minute.  It was still crated when I picked it up, and the CFO of the company was sure to let me know that it was basically a gift at the price I got it for.  I agreed, said thanks, and smiled a lot on the way back to my shop.

Now I'm not sure that story is 100% true.  But the company I purchased it from is legit, and it seemed like the money meant less to them than ridding themselves of the headache. Will know the full story when I fire it up this weekend.

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Is there any easy way to tell if a dryer is set up for natural or propane gas?  I was told by the previous owner that it had been converted to run on propane, but just want to be sure before moving forward.

[Inkworks]

Does that company want to gift-price one of those Kornits?

[bulldog]

Does that company want to gift-price one of those Kornits?

I'll take dibs on the 2nd gift Kornit. :-)