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How Late Were Centre-Dial Maytags Made? |
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Post# 190664   2/12/2007 at 23:13 (6,254 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 190667 , Reply# 1   2/12/2007 at 23:26 (6,254 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 190670 , Reply# 2   2/12/2007 at 23:31 (6,254 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Peteski: I have a pair coming tomorrow, and the seller thought they were circa 1987 or so, because that's the last time his mom redid her kitchen and laundry area. I figured he was wrong, which is okay; I wasn't holding him to that date. They're like the ones captainmoody has FS; I believe they're 806's. Electric dryer, though. I only hope the dryer is in good shape; I have heard more stories about the Halo From Hell... |
Post# 190673 , Reply# 3   2/12/2007 at 23:37 (6,254 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 190674 , Reply# 4   2/12/2007 at 23:44 (6,254 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 190677 , Reply# 5   2/12/2007 at 23:50 (6,254 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 190679 , Reply# 6   2/12/2007 at 23:56 (6,254 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 190680 , Reply# 7   2/12/2007 at 23:56 (6,254 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Pete: I'm a vintage person. My car is a Volvo 240, and my vacs are Eluxes- a 1205 and a Diamond Jubilee. My alarm clock is a Westclox Big Ben from 1964. My mixer is a Sunbeam Mixmaster from the 1970s, and my cookware is vintage Farberware. So, a vintage W/D are just the next step, I guess. Off to get my beauty rest- the new machines come at noon tomorrow and I've got some rearranging to do before then... |
Post# 190682 , Reply# 8   2/13/2007 at 00:13 (6,254 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 190731 , Reply# 9   2/13/2007 at 06:18 (6,253 days old) by lesto (Atlanta)   |   | |
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Good, another Atlanta washer boy. I'm in Atlanta too. Les |
Post# 190751 , Reply# 10   2/13/2007 at 08:41 (6,253 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 190756 , Reply# 11   2/13/2007 at 09:01 (6,253 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 190762 , Reply# 12   2/13/2007 at 09:45 (6,253 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 190778 , Reply# 14   2/13/2007 at 11:04 (6,253 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Kelly: Since I iron, the permanent press abilities of the machine aren't all that important to me. I REALLY appreciate knowing that I don't have the Halo From Hell; that makes me feel a great deal more confident about tackling repairs. An ironing story: A few years ago, I was at a family gathering and my nephew (late teens) asked me why I always wore freshly pressed clothes. He said, "No one does that any more!" I told him, "Kid, when you get to be my age, you'll appreciate having at least ONE set of wrinkles under control!" |
Post# 190779 , Reply# 15   2/13/2007 at 11:14 (6,253 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 190792 , Reply# 16   2/13/2007 at 13:36 (6,253 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 191125 , Reply# 19   2/14/2007 at 22:54 (6,252 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 191255 , Reply# 20   2/15/2007 at 14:43 (6,251 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Sandy, those machines are absolutely stunning and I'm sure they will work flawlessly for you for a long time. Excellent news about not having the halo from hell--I had an early 70's electric and the coil broke and nearly started the whole dryer on fire as it was using the cabinet as the coil. I couldn't get near the thing and had to trip the main breaker to the house to shut the machine off. That dryer's similar vintage gas replacement was a jewel and never a problem. It just got used to death, it was efficient, smooth and quiet but went out with a blood-curdling screeching when the time came. Good luck, those machines will serve you better than anything you could buy new today.
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Post# 191613 , Reply# 21   2/16/2007 at 17:04 (6,250 days old) by geextrarinse (Hudson Valley, New York )   |   | |
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Post# 191635 , Reply# 22   2/16/2007 at 18:10 (6,250 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 192197 , Reply# 24   2/18/2007 at 23:44 (6,248 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))   |   | |
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A cycle timer in the middle of the control panel a "center-dial-maytag" does NOT make. Where are the pushbuttons? Why are the other dials not mounted on either side of the timer, for the sake of visual balance and symmetry? And what of the dial markings riding around on the timer dial? Must we forsake this for silkscreened gray text? Sorry. I don't think this machine is handsome at all. This isn't something I want staring back at me from my laundry nook (should I ever have one.) Where the heck is the chrome, anyway? Bhua! Nice try, guys. Too much Whirlpool, too little Maytag. |
Post# 193323 , Reply# 26   2/24/2007 at 19:00 (6,242 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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guys, you're never going to get what Maytag used to be. Just be glad they're still around. I LOVE Maytag, but admit it, the stuff they were producing as of late was shit! I must give Whirlpool credit for trying to revive this brand before it loses all credibility. Whirlpool's mechanisms are ho-hum, but they are WAY more reliable than the native Maytag crap. This move, though not a total throwback to the good ole days, will definately rekindle customers' with Maytag and the quality it used to stand for. Just be glad Haier didn't buy them. |