Part Two: Salvaged Parts from Samsung Washing Machine WD0704CQQ

This post is a continuation of Part One. If you are only interested to see the non-
electrical parts, scroll to item #14 onwards.

9. Condenser Dryer Evaporation Unit

How does a condenser dryer work inside a washer-dryer combo machine, you ask? Well, watch this video. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYPCL9jsrwQ

This unit houses several parts. See items, 10, 11,12 and 13.











10. Evaporation Heater Element

This heater element served to evaporate moisture from the drying cycle of the machine.

Careful inspection reveals markings on this heater element, showing that it uses 1600W of electricity.















11. DC Motor

Taken from the evaporation unit (see item 9 above), this is a 17.5V DC motor.

Close up shows that it uses 608 ball bearings instead of bushings. A sign of good quality motor build, unlike many of the motors used in cheap home fans these days.

12. Sealed Thermostats

Two pieces of these were found in the Condenser Dryer Evaporation unit (item #9).

Specs of such thermostats - https://www.calcoelectric.com/images/pdfs_thermostats/calco_ksd301series.pdf

See how they work- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8245v9Q0xnI

13. Temperature Sensor (Thermistor)

Nothing more to say about this simple sensor except that it is probably a useful sensor for many IOT projects.

14. Flexible Rubber Hose Connectors

Various sizes and all come with quality clips. Easy to reuse them in gardening or plumbing projects.

15. Pair of Spring Coils

These coils suspend the weight of the entire drum and its contents. My unscientific testing shows that each spring takes about 50kg to stretch to twice its length. Pretty strong. Might be good for building a suspension chair or something like that.

16. Metal Drum

This is going to someone who will use it as a container for burning paper offerings to the deities.

17. Steel Frame Body & Back Cover

 

A smiley face adorns the cover plate at the back of the machine frame. It might seem like an odd place to be putting such a design on the machine since nobody ever gets to see it. But after thinking about it more, I realised it is likely to be a purposeful design strategy because anyone who needs to access the back of the washing machine is probably not having a good day. :D

With some plywood and a little creativity, I could see this being turned into a unique storage cabinet or some form of pet house.



18. Door Frame

The glass dome has been removed (see next item). The shiny chrome finish of rim is maintained and the hinge still works. Can easily be made into a round window by inserting a piece of flat glass.

19. Glass Door with Plastic Shield






Glass Door













Plastic Shield 

Very obvious to me what this is good for. I have given this to someone who will use it that way. Hopefully, a photo of it in action will be posted here soon.








20. Twelve Kilograms of Solid Cast Iron Encased in Plastic

Comes in 2 pieces of 6kg weight. Not exactly the best shape to use like a dumbell. but should be more usable once ropes or straps are attached to the existing holes found on them. Most likely I will make them into a weighted vest, which isn't exactly a cheap item to buy from the store.


https://www.decathlon.sg/p/8313278-3053-10-kg-weight-training-weight-gilet.html

These weights were originally attached towards the front of the washing machine to provide added stability. Now you know why a washing machine is so heavy!

That's all folks! If you haven't checked out Part One of the list, you should go there now, especially if you are into electronics and electrical stuff.