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Thread Number: 12835
Whirltag Restyle |
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| Post# 223234 7/17/2007 at 03:34 (6,121 days old) by liamwa () | ||
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Here's the new look for the Whirltags. A bit more reminiscent of the center dial era, minus the push buttons. Still Whirlytags though. What do ya think? Liam 
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| Post# 223235 , Reply# 1 7/17/2007 at 03:34 (6,121 days old) by liamwa () | ||
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| Post# 223243 , Reply# 2 7/17/2007 at 06:36 (6,121 days old) by waterstreet () | ||
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What do I think? Too little Too late David | ||
| Post# 223250 , Reply# 3 7/17/2007 at 07:26 (6,121 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Trust me on this-- You do not want to know what I think about this. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 223276 , Reply# 5 7/17/2007 at 09:12 (6,121 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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| Post# 223394 , Reply# 6 7/17/2007 at 18:16 (6,121 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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I wonder if people are noticing that the "Maytag" and Whirlpool/Kenmore are the same machine. Ross | ||
| Post# 223409 , Reply# 8 7/17/2007 at 19:28 (6,121 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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Nice They do look retro and will appeal to some people. I think they look pretty on the outside until I lift the lid and see a Shredmore underneath. | ||
| Post# 223410 , Reply# 9 7/17/2007 at 19:30 (6,121 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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| Post# 223421 , Reply# 11 7/17/2007 at 20:11 (6,121 days old) by andrewinorlando () | ||
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It is at least far more elegant looking than the current rendition. And who knows, they've come this far, maybe the next step will be to give us a new wash system, different from the direct drive unit they currently use. | ||
| Post# 223422 , Reply# 12 7/17/2007 at 20:12 (6,121 days old) by andrewinorlando () | ||
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It is at least far more elegant looking than the current rendition. And who knows, they've come this far, maybe the next step will be to give us a new wash system, different from the direct drive unit they currently use. | ||
Post# 223444 , Reply# 13 7/17/2007 at 21:46 (6,121 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Post# 223468 , Reply# 17 7/17/2007 at 23:35 (6,121 days old) by andrewinorlando () | ||
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But they don't build washers for the likes of us, they build them for the general public, who don't know any better. They'll buy it, and Maytag will keep on making them. | ||
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Post# 223476 , Reply# 18 7/18/2007 at 00:35 (6,120 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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I doubt the center-dial design is intended to recall the classic Maytag to the typical washer-buying ("younger") consumer nowadays. More likely, it serves to set the "new" Maytag apart from other brands .. being as every other dial-timer machine on the market has the timer toward the side of the console. Now, those consumers who are older and remember the classic Maytag, the direct-drive "Whirly" innards ARE a step-up in reliability from the Norge-tags, so perhaps it will help get some attention from them as being something different simply because it looks different on the outside. As for the "innards" being a fraud, the typical consumer doesn't care, doesn't know the difference between one mechanical design and another. Trust me on this. I can line up any number of people I know, and some of them don't even know what goes on under the lid when the machine runs, much less what are the mechanicals involved. One friend with a 1-speed FilterFlo didn't know that setting the timer on Delicate doesn't make it run slower, just for less time. Another who had an A206 with a broken pressure hose was letting the machine fill just enough so it didn't grossly leak (out the broken hose) then manually advancing the timer until it started running, then repeating for the rinse phase ... never realizing that he was spinning out the water and the clothes were NOT getting washed at all. | ||
| Post# 223488 , Reply# 20 7/18/2007 at 07:02 (6,120 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
It is what it is & | ||
| Post# 223489 , Reply# 21 7/18/2007 at 07:19 (6,120 days old) by bingwsguy (Binghamton NY) | ||
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Steve What you have is beautiful. What other Maytags do you have? I am restoring a pair of 806's right now and can't wait to hear them running. The center dial Maytag is like the 450/380/560 SL Mercedes Benz....classics never to be forgotten. | ||
| Post# 223526 , Reply# 22 7/18/2007 at 11:18 (6,120 days old) by bwoods () | ||
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Fantastic looking machines, Steve! Is that a GE water softener, I see, to the left of the dryer? Barry | ||
| Post# 223546 , Reply# 23 7/18/2007 at 14:14 (6,120 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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| Post# 223555 , Reply# 24 7/18/2007 at 14:44 (6,120 days old) by liamwa () | ||
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Since we're posting Maytag pictures... Here's my 806 yet again. Liam 
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| Post# 223556 , Reply# 25 7/18/2007 at 14:46 (6,120 days old) by liamwa () | ||
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By the way, love that 606/608 set Steve. Liam 
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| Post# 223575 , Reply# 26 7/18/2007 at 17:53 (6,120 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Liam. I have an 806 but it is a suds saver model. I cannot use the suds saver as I do not have space for a collection tub. My machine is in harvest gold. Works like a charm. That is back when Maytag made a superior product. Ross | ||
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