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Post# 205095 4/18/2007 at 22:11 (6,209 days old) by gadgetgary  (Bristol,CT) |
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Post# 205100 , Reply# 1 4/18/2007 at 22:42 (6,209 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Gary, No lighted consoles on these models. I always look for the little chrome divider above the control knob to know they have the lighted glass panels. I don't know what age they are but it was after they switched from the blue lower trim to the gold. I know there is a Maytag expert that can probably tell us the year that happened. Patrick | ||
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Post# 205105 , Reply# 2 4/18/2007 at 22:53 (6,209 days old) by bobbins (Victoria, BC, Canada) |
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A good indicator is the dryer. The halo of heat heater located in front of dryer changed. This dryer has the newer style heater - the door is larger then the halo heat models. With the gold control panel, I believe these models are the later part of the 70's (around 1979) Bob | ||
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Post# 205110 , Reply# 3 4/18/2007 at 23:18 (6,209 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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It looks like a 308 or 208 washer, can't make out the number of water level buttons, even enhanced a little here - it's still a toss up. A gold lower panel and "Big Load" dryer are both post-1975. That is actually one of my favorite dryer designs, while smaller capacity, it runs a very close second to the 29" Whirlpool made dryers. Maytag returned to a pilotless ignition after years of standing pilot nonsense, they increased capacity, moved the lint filter up front - and those machines were built like tanks. Keep us posted, Gary! 
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Post# 205111 , Reply# 4 4/18/2007 at 23:19 (6,209 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 205115 , Reply# 5 4/18/2007 at 23:33 (6,209 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Post# 205118 , Reply# 6 4/18/2007 at 23:42 (6,209 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 205119 , Reply# 7 4/18/2007 at 23:42 (6,209 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Either fuel is a fire hazzard with that vent! | ||
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Post# 205120 , Reply# 8 4/18/2007 at 23:44 (6,209 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Thanks everyone | ||
| Post# 205124 , Reply# 9 4/19/2007 at 00:24 (6,209 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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It should have a powerfin agitator, and I think it's a 308. I think a 208 would have 2 speeds, like a 206. Made bet about 76 and 80. | ||
| Post# 205141 , Reply# 10 4/19/2007 at 04:47 (6,209 days old) by drmitch () | ||
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Post# 205148 , Reply# 11 4/19/2007 at 06:32 (6,209 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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I think it's a 308. I think a 208 would have 2 speeds, l | ||
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Post# 205160 , Reply# 12 4/19/2007 at 08:35 (6,209 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 205161 , Reply# 13 4/19/2007 at 08:39 (6,209 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 205162 , Reply# 14 4/19/2007 at 08:42 (6,209 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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| Post# 205258 , Reply# 15 4/19/2007 at 20:56 (6,208 days old) by drmitch () | ||
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208 has four temp buttons, hot/warm, hot/cold, warm/cold/, cold/cold, Two speeds, regular and Gentle, and three load, sm, med, lg. | ||
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Post# 205426 , Reply# 16 4/21/2007 at 06:57 (6,207 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Road Trip | ||
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Post# 205530 , Reply# 17 4/21/2007 at 22:19 (6,206 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Got these home today
Steve(Toggle) and I did a clean-up inside and out. Boy, were they dirty. A yellow film was all over them(possibly from a smoker's house). The washer came with 'gunk' in the fabric softener dispenser, and, the dryer came with lint(YUK!). The washer runs fabulous. It looks like there is a slight transmission leak. Can anyone help out with this problem? Steve converted the dryer from 220V to 110V and has his eye on it for his temporary apt. However, since I like matched sets, I may be sweet-talking him out of it(Tee Hee). Please see photo album of our 'Maytag' day in the link. CLICK HERE TO GO TO toggleswitch's LINK | ||
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Post# 205531 , Reply# 18 4/21/2007 at 22:21 (6,206 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 205532 , Reply# 19 4/21/2007 at 22:27 (6,206 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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OOPSIE | ||
| Post# 205534 , Reply# 20 4/21/2007 at 22:41 (6,206 days old) by llmaytag (Southern California) | ||
Tub Sizes | ||
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Post# 205538 , Reply# 21 4/21/2007 at 23:00 (6,206 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 205541 , Reply# 22 4/21/2007 at 23:25 (6,206 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Maytag! | ||
| Post# 205543 , Reply# 23 4/21/2007 at 23:58 (6,206 days old) by drmitch () | ||
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Congratulations Gary! You`ll have a lot of fun with these! Best of luck! :) | ||
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Post# 205550 , Reply# 24 4/22/2007 at 01:43 (6,206 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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The best way to clean a filter/dispenser! | ||
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Post# 205590 , Reply# 25 4/22/2007 at 07:32 (6,206 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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The plug-queen at play!
Dryer: 220v to 110v conversion. Many NYC apts generally have 40a 110/220v service. This is the required minimun. Sizng/capacity assumes gas cooking and heat and hot water (via fossil fuels) provided by landlord. Using an electic dryer(which may have to be unvented) requires a 30a line. To me that is cutting it a bit too close. Converting the dryer to 110v lowers the wattage draw of the heater to aproximately 1/4 of its normal 5,000w. Other than the heater, the other components all use 110v, so their wattage will not change. 5,000w heater on 220v +/- becomes 1,488w on 110v +/-. The ohns (resistance) stays constant. Thus the heater plus a 600w motor will function below 20a @ 110v! PERFECT! Ohm's law calculator in linkie. Conversion simply entailed heater going fron [L1(hot) and L2 (hot)] to [L1 (hot) and N (neutral)]. this can be seen in the pic on GadgetGary's photo-album of the wiring terminal- block. I took a jummper (grey) and shot the netural (center post) to the blue wire (heater). I took an air-conditoner extenson cord and removed the male and female ends. It was gauge 12, 20a wire. Then it was just a matter of fitting a 110v plug! This machine has time/temperature auto-dry that advances the timer when the heater is "off". This is important in that the 60 minute timer becomes woefully inadequate on a pitful < 1,500 watt heat source! The anticipated dryign time will shoot to over two hours form the standard one hour! Use 220v, 5,000w. Derive ohms (9.68) Then, plug in ohms with 120v. See resulting wattage! CLICK HERE TO GO TO toggleswitch's LINK | ||
| Post# 205601 , Reply# 26 4/22/2007 at 09:22 (6,205 days old) by ~sudsshane () | ||
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Gadgetswitch I would contact Steve--(Mayken4now)..He knows everything about vintage Maytags and he is a real nice guy as well. Have fun fellas! | ||
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Post# 205606 , Reply# 27 4/22/2007 at 10:12 (6,205 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Nice conversion - now you have a hair dryer for laundry ;-) I did this a lot when I had only 120v in the garage. You can convert most any 220v dryer simply by moving the heater wire over to the neutral terminal and attaching your 120v cord to the L1 & neutral (center post) of the terminal block. Auto-Dry will probably not work well at all, the temperature will be (slowly) reached but the timer will advance toward off too fast to allow sufficient time for the clothes to dry. You'll have to reset the timed dry cycle... Vintage dryers would commonly have 2 hours and longer on their timers because of the people who didn't have a 30A line for the new dryer or access to gas. I believe GE had a price-leader dryer in 57 or so that came with two cords attached. | ||
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Post# 205657 , Reply# 28 4/22/2007 at 16:54 (6,205 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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It is Miss Enthanlpy to you dear. :-)
~Auto-Dry will probably not work well at all, the temperature will be (slowly) reached but the timer will advance toward off too fast to allow sufficient time for the clothes to dry. HMMMM, I thought it might work in that the timer only advances with this system when the heat is off. We know that won't happen at all in the beginning of the cycle! The latent heat of vaporization, changing water from a liquid to a gas (vapor), takes a great deal of energy and absorbs heat in the process, therby cooling the drum and out-going air. I had converted my old GE of the early 60's for a neighbor who needed it. It was an excuse to buy a new one. That model, IIRC had a resistor that kept the amperage down when on 110v. It had a Gansky mentioned, a 2 hr timer and auto dry. | ||
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Post# 205665 , Reply# 29 4/22/2007 at 18:06 (6,205 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Better latent than never. | ||
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Post# 205667 , Reply# 30 4/22/2007 at 18:10 (6,205 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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I recall reading a service manual (for a Gibson dryer?) that advised when converting it for 110v the auto-dry cycles were not to be used, the gist of which seemed to be due to the machine being unable to hit the target temperature with the reduced heat input (in which case the timer would be forever stalled at the starting point).
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Post# 205669 , Reply# 31 4/22/2007 at 18:18 (6,205 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Can you take a picture of the inside of the washer cabinet | ||
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Post# 205670 , Reply# 32 4/22/2007 at 18:19 (6,205 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Front Panel | ||
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Post# 205673 , Reply# 33 4/22/2007 at 18:21 (6,205 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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More pics | ||
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Post# 205676 , Reply# 34 4/22/2007 at 18:28 (6,205 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Cycle
We tried the Permanent Press cycle and after the main wash and customary pause, it did the following: Partial Drain Fill Partial Drain Fill Quick Drain Pause Timer Advance Full Spin There was no separate spray rinse and the contents of the fabric softener dispenser did not leave the holding cup until the full spin. Please note all spins above are 'spin' drains, not neutral drains. It is nice to see a machine that actually uses water to get the job done. I guess according to today's standards, this is not and Energy Star machine(Thank you Lawd!) 
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Post# 205686 , Reply# 35 4/22/2007 at 18:53 (6,205 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Maytag! | ||
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Post# 205688 , Reply# 36 4/22/2007 at 18:59 (6,205 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Permanent Press Cycle | ||
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Post# 205689 , Reply# 37 4/22/2007 at 19:01 (6,205 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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The matching dryer | ||
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Post# 205695 , Reply# 38 4/22/2007 at 19:25 (6,205 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 205713 , Reply# 39 4/22/2007 at 21:56 (6,205 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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WOO HOO! Congrats Gary and Steve on the Maytags, they look absolutely beautiful! You are going to love them! Jeff | ||
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Post# 205715 , Reply# 40 4/22/2007 at 21:58 (6,205 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Jeff, | ||
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Post# 205742 , Reply# 41 4/22/2007 at 23:50 (6,205 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Great pics, Gary. I'll bet you're having a lot of fun with this washer & dryer. Can you see oil on the top of the gearcase or just on the sides of the gearcase? Repairs are fairly simple on these machines. Amazon.com should have Repair-Master service manuals for Maytag, they were pretty common and are a good reference in times of need.
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Post# 205767 , Reply# 44 4/23/2007 at 07:38 (6,205 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Does the dryer have a bell or a buzzer on it?
BZZZZZ Steve thinks it is annoying...I kind of like it! It is nice having three different capacity Maytags: Vintage Maytag(regular capacity) New DC(TL) Maytag(Super capacity) Maytag Neptune FL(Even bigger...ducks and runs) The only way I will get rid of this set now is if one comes along that it lighted. See what Tucson did to me???? | ||
| Post# 205769 , Reply# 45 4/23/2007 at 07:41 (6,205 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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OH yes Gary, I have to agree with you. If you find a lighted set that would be awesome. Until then you have a matching set of great machines. Aren't you glad you went to Tucson!! | ||
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Post# 205771 , Reply# 46 4/23/2007 at 07:47 (6,205 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Aren't you glad you went to Tucson!!
Yes, Teri I am happy I went to Tucson. I not only started a new 'Maytag' fetish, but, got to meet a great group of friends here on the AW site. It was a wonderful life experience and would love to live it again and again. The expertise and knowledge here is truly amazing, as well as the great caring and understanding. We are a very special group of people and a round of applause goes out to all the AW friends here. Hugs to everyone! GadgetSwitch | ||
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Post# 205788 , Reply# 48 4/23/2007 at 10:20 (6,204 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Nice Pair!!!
Congratulations guys on the Maytags!!! looks a fine working pair... How does the Maytag numbering work, is the 106 the economy model with less features n speeds and the 806 all bells & whistles features etc?? Is this the first model of re-designed dryers after the DE 306 small door??..Also is this year the first use of the Turquoise Power Fin agi?? Cheers, Mike | ||
| Post# 205839 , Reply# 49 4/23/2007 at 14:28 (6,204 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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I couldn't agree with you more Gary!! | ||
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Post# 205840 , Reply# 50 4/23/2007 at 14:35 (6,204 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Calling the 'Maytag' experts...
Since I am a Maytag 'newbie', I cannot answer the following questions....but, I bet someone out there in AW-Land can Chime in Bois.... -How does the Maytag numbering work, is the 106 the economy model with less features n speeds and the 806 all bells & whistles features etc?? -Is this the first model of re-designed dryers after the DE 306 small door??..Also is this year the first use of the Turquoise Power Fin agi?? | ||
| Post# 205918 , Reply# 52 4/24/2007 at 02:54 (6,204 days old) by badata () | ||
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no expert here but.... YOU GO BABY!!!!! TELL THEM WHAT YOU KNOW!!!! MY SMART MAN!!! | ||
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Post# 205954 , Reply# 53 4/24/2007 at 07:11 (6,204 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 205955 , Reply# 54 4/24/2007 at 07:12 (6,204 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 205963 , Reply# 55 4/24/2007 at 08:02 (6,204 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 205982 , Reply# 57 4/24/2007 at 11:04 (6,203 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Congratulations, Gary!
You'll love having Maytags- I've been very happy with mine. I have an LA108 washer and a DE608 dryer. I'm especially impressed with how simple the engineering is on these machines, and how many features the washer has, in spite of its being a lower-end model. It dispenses bleach and softener, has a delicate cycle, and has three temp selections, as well as three water levels. The delicate cycle is Fabric-Matic, that stops agitation and restarts it; this is a one-speed machine. I really like the softener dispenser and lint filter assembly; they both get the job done with a minimum of fuss, very easy to clean. I had a Whirlpool pair previously, and there was no easy way to clean its softener dispenser, which built up excess softener after a time. And the self-cleaning lint filter flushed its lint into my pipes, which isn't my idea of convenience- sooner or later, there will be a need for drain cleaning. Question: Did your machines come with their instruction manuals? I'm still searching for manuals, and I'd be very happy with Xeroxes or scans. If you have them, I'd love to talk with you about paying you for copies! | ||
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Post# 206054 , Reply# 61 4/24/2007 at 20:27 (6,203 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Thanks for all the kind words on the Maytags
Today I noticed a slight leak in the left hand corner of the washer. It seemed to be happening only during the 'fill' portion of the cycle. Upon further investigation(Thanks Steve for showing me how to open up the machine), I found that the water was coming from the tube near the top of the machine(Thanks also to Bobby Deregis for explaining what the problem could be). I tightened the screw, but the leak persisted. I then moved the black tubing a bit and then tightened the screw again and Viola....No Leak...YAY! 
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Post# 206056 , Reply# 62 4/24/2007 at 20:28 (6,203 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Now Filling | ||
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Post# 206059 , Reply# 63 4/24/2007 at 20:32 (6,203 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Sandy
Unfortunately, mine did not come with the manuals. I asked the seller if the manuals could be laying around somewhere in the condo where they came from. I am waiting to hear back from the seller. It seems that these machines came from a home where the owners passed away. I don't know how long they sat without use, but, in any event they work perfectly. I am so glad that Steve and I went to get them on Saturday. Thanks for the well wishes. P.S. Which ones did you get again? Can you post pics again if possible? | ||
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Post# 206063 , Reply# 64 4/24/2007 at 20:50 (6,203 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 206068 , Reply# 65 4/24/2007 at 21:09 (6,203 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Post# 206100 , Reply# 67 4/24/2007 at 23:03 (6,203 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Gary. So, is yours a 308 or a 108? | ||
| Post# 206111 , Reply# 68 4/24/2007 at 23:43 (6,203 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Thanks Gary! I guess if I hadn't missed the link to your picture thread earlier, I would have known that! LOL Great pictures. | ||
| Post# 206120 , Reply# 69 4/25/2007 at 00:02 (6,203 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Gary: Manuals
Thanks for responding! If the manuals ever surface, great. If they don't, well, the search continues. Manuals seem to be the hardest part of collecting vintage stuff. I have two Electrolux vacuums (a 1205 and a Diamond Jubilee) and I've been looking for their manuals for TWO YEARS. Feh. I have promised myself- if I ever find these elusive goodies, they get posted here or at Vacuumland, as appropriate. I can't be the only person on Earth looking for them. | ||
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Post# 206128 , Reply# 70 4/25/2007 at 00:26 (6,203 days old) by jimmyb (Texas Y’all) |
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Great Set Well Boys I am excited to see that you have aquired a Maytag set - Congratulations! Great job on cleaning them up they look great!!!!! | ||
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Post# 206153 , Reply# 71 4/25/2007 at 06:50 (6,203 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 206154 , Reply# 72 4/25/2007 at 06:56 (6,203 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Waxed is not always good????
Steve, I had to make it clean, clean, clean! That set shines, and to think it is over 30 yrs. old. Here is a link to the polish that I used.....it is easily applied and works wonderfully on appliances, as well as fiberglass tubs and of course, automobiles. CLICK HERE TO GO TO gadgetgary's LINK | ||
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Post# 206157 , Reply# 73 4/25/2007 at 06:59 (6,203 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 206174 , Reply# 74 4/25/2007 at 08:19 (6,203 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Manuals for these? Why? Are you confused by all the buttons and dials? Then you need a 906 Maytag to banish all that washday confusion forever! One button washdays, what could be easier? ;-) Did you try calling Maytag? It's a long shot, but sometimes they still have them on file and will at least copy them for you. | ||
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Post# 206272 , Reply# 75 4/25/2007 at 16:51 (6,202 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Perhaps we couldl have tarred and feathered him.
~Did you try calling Maytag? I would have thought that Whirlpool would have had a fabulous bon-fire by now, with Maytag manuals and instructions as thier kindling and fuel. Goes ta show ya... Be careful when you hire a former Whirlpool man as a top-level guy. Apparently he slashed and burned and got himself back in to the good graces of Whirlpool. Love those golden parachutes. I was trying to substantiate the above thought with an article, but no can find. The below linkie will have to do. CLICK HERE TO GO TO toggleswitch's LINK | ||
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Post# 206273 , Reply# 76 4/25/2007 at 16:54 (6,202 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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So now can we see a picture of them all shined up and installed in their permanent home? ;-) | ||
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Post# 206338 , Reply# 78 4/25/2007 at 21:20 (6,202 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Oh Badata, I'm not smart; I just have a big mouth! Actually I have a great love for "applied" sciences, I was taught Greek before English, and my first word was "BRIZA" OUTLET!( power-point) Honey if it plugs in, I'm interested! Austin, as soon as a permanent home is established we will post. Promise. Well, we bought the set with the dryer intended for me and the washer for GadgetGary. But someone *AHAM* likes the set AS a set. So we're back to finding me any-old electric dryer, which I will convert to 110v. Do most electric dryers have a 5,000w heater with a 600w motor as was the the one of this set? I think the mechanical (time-temp) auto-dry will be just fine on 110v; Gansky thinks it won't stay on long enough and Dadoes says it will never shut off..... we shall see. | ||
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Post# 206368 , Reply# 79 4/25/2007 at 22:47 (6,202 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Manuals for these? Why? | ||
| Post# 206383 , Reply# 80 4/25/2007 at 23:19 (6,202 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Greg:
I get your point- my centre-dials couldn't be easier to figure out and operate. But having the ephemera to go along with the machines is very interesting to me, the difference between having nice old machines and having the beginnings of a proper collection. After all, how did you get to know so much about old washers? ;-) So, I'll keep looking- they'll turn up. Some damn day... | ||
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Post# 206385 , Reply# 81 4/25/2007 at 23:25 (6,202 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 206444 , Reply# 83 4/26/2007 at 08:32 (6,202 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Doing it the 'Maytag' way..... | ||
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Post# 206445 , Reply# 84 4/26/2007 at 08:36 (6,202 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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And of course... | ||
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Post# 206462 , Reply# 86 4/26/2007 at 09:24 (6,201 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Jeff, | ||
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Post# 206596 , Reply# 92 4/26/2007 at 22:15 (6,201 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 206599 , Reply# 93 4/26/2007 at 22:21 (6,201 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Someone is having loads of fun with his new helical-drive tr | ||
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Post# 206601 , Reply# 94 4/26/2007 at 22:25 (6,201 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Toggle Dear, | ||
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Post# 206602 , Reply# 95 4/26/2007 at 22:26 (6,201 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 206603 , Reply# 96 4/26/2007 at 22:28 (6,201 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Oh, did I miss a teddy, a slip and a brassiere? | ||
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Post# 206605 , Reply# 97 4/26/2007 at 22:29 (6,201 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 206606 , Reply# 98 4/26/2007 at 22:30 (6,201 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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And now Mr. Kelly, back to our regularly scheduled programmi | ||
| Post# 206630 , Reply# 99 4/26/2007 at 23:40 (6,201 days old) by mixfinder () | ||
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Washing Dickies Always use the Permanent Press cycle to gently yet thoroughly remove all the wrinkles. We, who do our own laundry appreciate a gentle cool down period following the first extraction. And now Mr Gadget, back to you. Kelly | ||
| Post# 206676 , Reply# 100 4/27/2007 at 07:34 (6,201 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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OY... and to think I'm missing the above by not using the permanant press cycle! | ||
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Post# 206858 , Reply# 102 4/28/2007 at 04:28 (6,200 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Tsk, tsk, tsk | ||
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Post# 207252 , Reply# 103 4/29/2007 at 21:35 (6,198 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Kelly, | ||
| Post# 208965 , Reply# 104 5/8/2007 at 12:07 (6,189 days old) by nitronick () | ||
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Having some troubles with my machine. Once the load hits the spin cycle, it starts to smell of burning rubber and once completed, the clothes are still soaking wet. Any clues? | ||
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Post# 208970 , Reply# 105 5/8/2007 at 12:22 (6,189 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Assuming it's a Maytag... | ||
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Post# 209048 , Reply# 106 5/8/2007 at 20:31 (6,189 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Tight is good. | ||
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Post# 209057 , Reply# 107 5/8/2007 at 20:36 (6,189 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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so....speaking of dryer performance on 110v (low wattage). It took three hours to dry an average-sized load that included towels. The exhaust temp only rose towards the end. I had to abscond from the house at that moment, so I did not get to see the mechanical auto-dry advance and/or shut the dryer off. Methinks Glenn (DADoES) wins this bet. | ||
| Post# 210201 , Reply# 109 5/15/2007 at 14:30 (6,182 days old) by nitronick () | ||
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Anyone? Sorry to be annoying, but its either fix this beast or purchase a new one :( | ||
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Post# 210202 , Reply# 110 5/15/2007 at 14:33 (6,182 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Please, please, please....... | ||
| Post# 210203 , Reply# 111 5/15/2007 at 14:40 (6,182 days old) by oldwasherguy (Ladson SC) | ||
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Post# 210275 , Reply# 112 5/15/2007 at 21:24 (6,182 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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110V Dryer Performance
Toggle I'se feel your pain! Despite being larger than my vintage Whirlpool portable, your dryer only has about 325 watts more heating power than mine at 1450w/120v/15amps. Only plus is your drum is larger so you can do larger loads and or things like sheets won't ball up. My advice is not to do large loads at once, and or dry some items like towels and other heavy things on the line first,then finish in the dryer. Sheets and blankets, I do one at a time, mostly because otherwise they ball up into a mess. Yes, as the load dries the exhaust heat gets hotter. Since my unit does not have sensors, can tell when a load is dry because the laundry room will start gettng warm, an indication that the load is dry and the machine is now heating air. Not a good thing as even 1500 watts will turn out crispy laundry if dried over dried. L. | ||
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Post# 210277 , Reply# 113 5/15/2007 at 21:30 (6,182 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 210280 , Reply# 114 5/15/2007 at 21:55 (6,182 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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My towels will dry indoors in less than three hours or so, providing it is not to humid (as in the summer), but then again they are spun at 1100 rpms in the Miele. Before than would spin them in the Hoover TT (3000 or so rpms). You may wish to look into either getting a Hoover TT, which IMHO are streets ahead build wise than any of the "Spin-X" extractors being offered on this side of the pond. Towels and other heavy items not only dry faster, but are softer as the high speed extraction removes remaining soap/detergent and other stuff not rinsed out during the final rinse bath. Another option is to have a small fan in the room, which I do as well. Good air circulation is key fast and even drying of laundry. It also helps keep down the potential for mold/mildew. While not small, have a Honeywell "Commercial" fan, you know; one of those huge things that sits on the floor. On high it cranks out jet engine type of wind, and will "blow" laundry dry in no time flat! *LOL* | ||
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