the side panels 14 and 16 and is attached to them and to the bottom pan 22 to contribute structural strength and stiffness to the housing conventionally air for drying the fabrics is heated either by electrical resistance heaters or by a gas fueled heat exchanger a blower draws the heated air through the drum to evaporate moisture from the fabrics in the drum and then expels the hot moist air out of the housing and through a conduit to the outside atmosphere as the heated air is drawn through the drum the drum is rotated conventionally by means of an electric motor the operation of these various components are controlled by control means such as the timer 50 and switches 52 mounted in the backsplash 54 at the rear of the top panel 20 these various operating components are conventional in nature and have been omitted for the sake of simplicity the space between the front flange 44 of the drum 40 and the front wall 26 is bridged by a unitary seal support structure or intermediate member 56 the intermediate member includes a d shaped flange 58 dimensioned to fit closely around the flange 38 defining the opening 36 through the front wall 26 and a circular sealing rim 60 the sealing rim 60 is dimensioned to closely abut and be coextensive.