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Thread Number: 16653
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| Post# 275283 4/15/2008 at 16:14 (5,854 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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| Post# 275284 , Reply# 1 4/15/2008 at 16:16 (5,854 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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| Post# 275285 , Reply# 2 4/15/2008 at 16:17 (5,854 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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PA900 | ||
| Post# 275286 , Reply# 3 4/15/2008 at 16:18 (5,854 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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PA900 | ||
Post# 275298 , Reply# 4 4/15/2008 at 16:43 (5,854 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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Post# 275302 , Reply# 5 4/15/2008 at 16:58 (5,854 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Beautiful!! | ||
| Post# 275304 , Reply# 6 4/15/2008 at 17:09 (5,854 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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Wow! Never used! Bobby in Boston | ||
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Post# 275305 , Reply# 7 4/15/2008 at 17:16 (5,854 days old) by supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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Post# 275309 , Reply# 8 4/15/2008 at 17:25 (5,854 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 275312 , Reply# 9 4/15/2008 at 17:28 (5,854 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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| Post# 275314 , Reply# 10 4/15/2008 at 17:33 (5,854 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) | ||
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VERY, VERY NICE! That is DEFINITELY a HOT looking washer! Very retro! I just noticed...ALL BUTTONS! NO control knob. AWESOME! Have you tried it out yet for it's cleaning ability? | ||
| Post# 275316 , Reply# 11 4/15/2008 at 17:42 (5,854 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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One owner...
The little old lady who owned her took good care of her. No kids, just her and the hubby. The washer is a good indicator of how the whole house looked. She has a Frigidaire Flair range with two ovens I'd like as well. Two raise up glass oven doors and a pull out burner drawer below. The oven interiors are mirrer clean and smooth... Sighhh... Anyway, nothing wrong with this girl. Bearings are silent, seals are clean and pliable... I would kill for the matching dryer to this Maytag... She got a new set due to the Westinghouse slant front dryer seizing up and her son tried to fix and lost alot of the unit pieces. One thing I have from the dryer as a prize is the end of cycle chime unit. Plays "How Dry I Am" on a motorized 6 bar chime instead of just going 'buzz'. I understand this was a rare option then and the musical units are hard to find in functional shape today. RCD | ||
| Post# 275318 , Reply# 12 4/15/2008 at 17:45 (5,854 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Cleaning...OK | ||
| Post# 275324 , Reply# 13 4/15/2008 at 18:24 (5,854 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Starting the washer So you just push a button in, and it starts filling? | ||
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Post# 275330 , Reply# 14 4/15/2008 at 19:00 (5,854 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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It has a rapid-advance timer, like a KitchenAid Superba dishwasher. Two cycles on it, Regular & Wash-n-Wear. The pushbuttons set temperature and speed combinations, and water level. All cycles are full-fill except Partial White Load and Partial Colored Load. An extra motor cranks the timer to the proper starting position in the proper cycle. After it gets going, pressing the same button cranks the timer back around to the starting point, or to the start of a different cycle if a different button is pressed.
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| Post# 275331 , Reply# 15 4/15/2008 at 19:10 (5,854 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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RCD Quite Pink , quite lovely!!! Check your email!!! DMS | ||
| Post# 275337 , Reply# 16 4/15/2008 at 19:58 (5,854 days old) by brent-aucoin () | ||
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What a great find! Your lucky day! I am sure that you are on cloud nine! Thanks for sharing! Brent | ||
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Post# 275343 , Reply# 17 4/15/2008 at 20:50 (5,854 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 275344 , Reply# 18 4/15/2008 at 20:56 (5,854 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Post# 275345 , Reply# 19 4/15/2008 at 20:59 (5,854 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 275346 , Reply# 20 4/15/2008 at 21:02 (5,854 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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| Post# 275359 , Reply# 21 4/15/2008 at 22:04 (5,854 days old) by charbee () | ||
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A true "Dream Machine"...many congrats! | ||
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Post# 275360 , Reply# 22 4/15/2008 at 22:06 (5,854 days old) by bendix5 (Central Point, Oregon) |
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Post# 275362 , Reply# 23 4/15/2008 at 22:38 (5,854 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Tag Hag 
When you think of it, this was the perfect washing machine for technically disinterested people like my dear old Mom. One button took care of every decision and even though, as the old smarmy Consumer Report reminded us, this machine wasn't as versatile as the next models down, most people, like my Mom, used one cycle 99% of the time. I think that's why she liked the KitchenAid KDC-17 we had; all she had to do was load the thing and push the "Full Cycle" button. Didn't even have to touch the dial. They should make these again. They should make real Maytags again. Oh..., yeah. Nevermind. | ||
| Post# 275363 , Reply# 24 4/15/2008 at 22:58 (5,854 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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You Are Correct | ||
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Post# 275368 , Reply# 25 4/15/2008 at 23:29 (5,854 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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That is just gorgeous! What a neat find in such nice shape. I found the matching pink dryer and a 700 washer in pink last year and converted my white 160 all-button washer into a pink cabinet. That isn't the end of the pushbutton story, but we'll save that for another day! Love it - use it in good health! | ||
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Post# 275384 , Reply# 26 4/16/2008 at 01:14 (5,854 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 275385 , Reply# 27 4/16/2008 at 02:09 (5,854 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Drool, whimper, sigh-- ENJOY! Lawrence/MAYTAGbear | ||
| Post# 275417 , Reply# 29 4/16/2008 at 08:54 (5,854 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 275421 , Reply# 30 4/16/2008 at 10:04 (5,853 days old) by norgenocker () | ||
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totally pinkberry I love it. Lucky for you the former owner didn't find the Westinghouse slant-front dryer currently on Ebay and keep this one-- I think the Clampetts had a set of these pushbutton 'tags, but not in pink... have fun. | ||
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Post# 275472 , Reply# 31 4/16/2008 at 15:46 (5,853 days old) by bendix5 (Central Point, Oregon) |
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If I may, one day I might stop by and take a look and also meet you. In 1979 We bought a A608 washer from Mrs Sargent and later a electric d308 dryer from Mr Sargent. They are sure nice people...We ran them for years and when we sold our house the buyers wanted them. RIght now we have Neptune front loaders (samsung) which we like. I also have a older A806 in the garage waiting for water hookups. I would like to find a set from the 60's. Thanks for sharing your machine. Dan | ||
| Post# 275491 , Reply# 32 4/16/2008 at 17:34 (5,853 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Catch me if you can...
Bendix5, I'm almost always on the road. (one of the senior techs). The washer is on static display, so enjoy. One of a few units the business has on display. I was turned onto this site last week by another person visiting from the Bay Area and immediatly felt like I found kindred spirits here. I thought I was about the only one to get worked up about old appliances! Anyway, I wanted to share the Pink Lady with you all. Later I'll post some pictures of the amp set and a gas engine'd grey tub wringer we have here if you want. Also, if there's interest, I'll occasionally post pictures of any old and interesting things I come across and fix while on the road... You'd be surprised how many of the old thumpers and such there are around here due to the vast rural areas and older homes and people here. Wish I'd known of this site sooner as we had hauled off a older clean JetCone set in green with the windows not too long ago... I probably could have found a home for them... By the way, I have access to plenty of older factory parts and service manuals for wringers forward... Just drop me a line and I'll see if I can help... RCD | ||
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Post# 275498 , Reply# 33 4/16/2008 at 18:52 (5,853 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Nothing better than | ||
| Post# 275864 , Reply# 34 4/18/2008 at 10:50 (5,851 days old) by fa_f3_20 () | ||
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What's interesting to me is that cursive font they used on the button legends. I don't think I've seen that on any of the other 'Tag pics I've seen here. | ||
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Post# 275873 , Reply# 35 4/18/2008 at 13:45 (5,851 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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