Thread Number: 11673
I saw the new Whirlpool-made Maytag washers today! |
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Post# 208499 , Reply# 1   5/6/2007 at 03:46 (6,172 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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My local Maytag dealer has 2 in stock---the TOL 3-speed and the next one down. I like the stainless steel tubs, but wish they had a timed fabric softener dispenser. Not fond of the in-post dispensers. The machines have a nice, solid feel to them. I'm tempted to try one....but I'm hesitant to get rid of my old-school, slow-stroke, tub-indexing belt-drive Frigidaire TL. It's so much fun to watch. Unfortunately, that's about the only positive thing I can say about it, LOL.
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Post# 208545 , Reply# 3   5/6/2007 at 12:25 (6,171 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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That's a good question, Bruce; I wonder what type of lid switch the new WhirlTags have. I use a small, strong magnet to fool GE magnetic lid switches, but I don't know what kind of switch these new machines use. The Frigidaire was also easy to fool; I stuck a large chunk of pencil eraser in the lid-lock hole, which holds the lid switch lever down. It's stayed in place for almost a year, now. |
Post# 208558 , Reply# 4   5/6/2007 at 13:27 (6,171 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 208569 , Reply# 5   5/6/2007 at 13:54 (6,171 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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I saw the new Maytags and I DON'T like the stainless steel tub - it has a very obvious seam and did not seem all that smooth to me. The stainless tubs of the Norgetags and Neptunes seem to be smoother and so is the white porcelain tub of the Kenmore, which I would probably buy over the current Maytag.
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Post# 208826 , Reply# 7   5/7/2007 at 18:31 (6,170 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 209042 , Reply# 8   5/8/2007 at 20:04 (6,169 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 209114 , Reply# 9   5/8/2007 at 23:37 (6,169 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 209150 , Reply# 10   5/9/2007 at 08:56 (6,168 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 209154 , Reply# 11   5/9/2007 at 09:24 (6,168 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 209196 , Reply# 13   5/9/2007 at 17:08 (6,168 days old) by westyslantfront ()   |   | |
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I was in Homo Depot today and saw the stainless steel Whirltag and did not like all the seams in the tub. They also had an Admiral with a white porcelain tub which looked better. Ross |
Post# 210003 , Reply# 15   5/14/2007 at 09:57 (6,163 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)   |   | |
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I went to a couple of Homo Depos, we seem to have alot of them around here.I noticed they push the LG more than anything. Coming from a true Maytag house growing up, it to me is detestable. Maytag and Whirlpools are natural rivals, and now they are cousins, it just seems very wrong to me. I did notice the tops of the Whirltags were the clasic Maytag bubble pocelin top that they all have. They are great finishes, that is external, and the timers.When I was a kid, I loved the little amber light we had on our Maytag, plus the knob you really had to push while you turn it for you to set the cycle. The attention to every little detail, the cup for the Downy, my favorate spin drain,the sound of simplicity at work, and the whole clasic made in Iowa Maytag which nothing can tuely imitate by the mochery of simply asteticly saying Maytag on the outside, and inside is just a stamped out Whirlpool, off of the other side of the assembly line. PS: Does anyone know where they are manufacturing these machines? |
Post# 210114 , Reply# 17   5/14/2007 at 23:46 (6,163 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Posted a link in the "Sandbox" forum to an interview with the head of Whirlpool about the one year birthday of Whirlpool aquiring Maytag. The old Maytag washers and dryers of yore are long gone, and will stay that way according to the article. When Whirlpool sold off several Maytag factories, with them went the technology/equipment to produce those machines. To it's credit Whirlpool states it is seeking to return "quality" to the legendary Maytag brand, which fits in what I've been thinnking all along. Whirlpool wanted it's mitts on the Maytag brand, which though tarnished of late, still is world known especially for laundry appliances. Personally don't see how Whirlpool is going to have two high profile laundry brands. There can only be one bride at a wedding, and one corpse at a funeral. What made the various brands different as they competed against each other was the various designs, drive systems, and so forth. You cannot tell me that Whirlpool is going to develop innovations for each brand and keep them apart. L. |
Post# 210124 , Reply# 18   5/15/2007 at 01:19 (6,163 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 210125 , Reply# 19   5/15/2007 at 01:33 (6,163 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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It would have been nice if the KA TL washers had just morphed into the new Maytag design with the slower strokes and large base agitator-being as they will probably be all phased out in several years anyway. |
Post# 210128 , Reply# 20   5/15/2007 at 02:00 (6,163 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 210166 , Reply# 21   5/15/2007 at 09:37 (6,162 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)   |   | |
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