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Thread Number: 10559
Maytag 1979: Jesse White Presents-- |
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Post# 192725 2/21/2007 at 19:56 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma  (Connecticut) |
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IMHO, this is the beginning of the end. I'll never forget walking into Malley's department store in New Haven on a sad day of 1979 and the shock of seeing a classic design swept away and in its place the new-fangled. Gone was the center dial, and in its place an ordinary RH dial on a panel face of phony wood grain. Gone were the elegantly small and carefully placed buttons and in their place dumb squares of wordless plastic vertically oriented in pointless rows. In some models, gone even was the complimentary fabric softener dispenser, replaced, almost spitefully because they had to manufacture it specially for this line, a retro lint filter column with no depression, just a blank stare. Gone was even the beautifully pristine and brilliant white porcelain tub on the TOL models--it's as though they were rationing the white paint. The finish was greyed and closer to the tone of the BOL blue. At least Jesse was still alive and kicking as were the garbage disposers and the porta-pair(but not for long). Enjoy the images, for they live on only in books...
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Post# 192726 , Reply# 1 2/21/2007 at 19:57 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192727 , Reply# 2 2/21/2007 at 19:58 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192728 , Reply# 3 2/21/2007 at 19:59 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192729 , Reply# 4 2/21/2007 at 19:59 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192730 , Reply# 5 2/21/2007 at 20:00 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192731 , Reply# 6 2/21/2007 at 20:01 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192732 , Reply# 7 2/21/2007 at 20:02 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192733 , Reply# 8 2/21/2007 at 20:02 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192734 , Reply# 9 2/21/2007 at 20:03 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192735 , Reply# 10 2/21/2007 at 20:03 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192736 , Reply# 11 2/21/2007 at 20:04 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192744 , Reply# 14 2/21/2007 at 21:09 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 192751 , Reply# 15 2/21/2007 at 21:54 (6,270 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Maytag
I actually liked these newer models better than the center dial models. I agree with Steve that they should have kept a console light. But these newer models were styled nicer in my openion and they increased the standard wash time back to 12 minutes which in my openion is better than a 10 minute wash that the center dial offered. My mother got the TOL model Maytag in 1981 and it lasted 14 years and she still could have got more life out of it. I liked the machine very much. Peter | ||
| Post# 192753 , Reply# 16 2/21/2007 at 22:06 (6,270 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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im sure by 1975 We had center dial kenmores, the folks had one, maybe that influenced Tag to go to the right? | ||
| Post# 192760 , Reply# 17 2/21/2007 at 22:31 (6,270 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
What I Find Interesting...
...Is how straightforward the quality statements are in these pages: "Maytag Washers are built to last longer and need fewer repairs than any other brand." "Dependability Is Built Right In." "Long life with few repairs is what we try to build in to every Maytag." Boy, you sure don't see statements like those in advertising any more! Anybody's advertising. | ||
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Post# 192801 , Reply# 18 2/22/2007 at 02:49 (6,270 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Truth in Advertising...
Today, they would have to write: "Maytag Washers are thrown together with leftover designs which work ok". "Dependability is boring. Life is a surprise! Let our washers surprise you. Often." "Long life with few repairs is what we took out of Maytag." And last, but not least: "We figured out how to make every Maytag like a Neptune." What blows my mind is the difference in quality between products made by US firms for sale in the US and products made by US firms for sale (usually at lower prices) in Europe. The quality is so much better over here. Even the Bauknecht brand (so not my favorite) washers are much better than the Whirlpool sh** dumped on us regularly. Oh, gosh, did I say "dumped?" Maytag's management destroyed jobs and a very good company. What a pity there is no punishment in a capitalistic society for such people. Oh, wait, there is. They have to take their millions and leave. Silly me. | ||
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Post# 192806 , Reply# 19 2/22/2007 at 04:54 (6,270 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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My Mom has the A510 of this line up and coming up on it's 26th birthday it's still running as strong as the day she bought it. Her's also has the sudssaver feature on it. These machines were the same as the center dial ones. Honest, durable, dependable and practical. The dishwashers are what i miss the most. They cleaned extreamly well, held alot. What a shame it's all gone and now whirlpool.
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| Post# 192831 , Reply# 21 2/22/2007 at 10:10 (6,270 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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dishwasher... that built in all pushbutton dishwasher looks identical to the one my mom had from 1982-2004 | ||
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Post# 192834 , Reply# 22 2/22/2007 at 10:19 (6,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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I have two of that generation of Jetclean dishwashers. One is my daily driver and the other I'm sprucing up for use as a second machine. So far, of all the dishwashers I've ever seen/used these are the best. I always liked the smart and innovative "plates on top-glassware on the bottom" design. I rate them slightly higher even than the KitchenAid KD-17 series (which I love) only because they hold much more. Also, I can wash almost any large pot or utensil in the Maytag. On the KitchenAids, the racking wasn't so accommodating. Couldn't beat the KitchenAids for elegance, reliability and design, though.
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| Post# 193321 , Reply# 23 2/24/2007 at 18:48 (6,268 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
LA511
My parents still have an LA511 from 1982 still chugging away. It seriously is a member of the family, since it's been the ONLY washer our family has ever known. Sadly the matching dryer died about 4 years ago. We replaced it with a 2003 Neptune dryer. That dryer is wonderful and we love it more than the original dryer. However, the washer motor sounds like its getting louder and louder when I go home. I'm worried that the motor is starting to die. Are these motors still abundant if a repair is needed??? | ||
| Post# 193322 , Reply# 24 2/24/2007 at 18:50 (6,268 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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BTW | ||
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Post# 193324 , Reply# 25 2/24/2007 at 19:02 (6,268 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass) |
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Fabric-Matic denotes a one speed machine. Normal speed only; no slower speed for delicates. | ||
| Post# 193331 , Reply# 26 2/24/2007 at 19:42 (6,267 days old) by gefliterflo () | ||
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These were and still ARE my favorite version of Maytag washers. If I found one I would replace my Atlantis with this in a heart beat. | ||
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Post# 193336 , Reply# 27 2/24/2007 at 20:20 (6,267 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Instead of a slower speed, the "Fabricmatics" used shorter wash times and pauses between periods of agitation. Wasn't a bad idea when you think about it. My LG front loader does much the same thing when you select a delicates cycle. Having grown up with GE's though, I loved the fact that one could change speeds by a touch of a button anytime with the Maytag 2-speed machines without damaging the mechanism. Our 2-speed GE became a 1-speed very early in its life. So early, in fact, that I forgot that all 2-speed GE's begin activation in every cycle on low speed and then ramp up to normal.
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