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Thread Number: 20431
For Jed, Toggles & all the other Maytag lovers....Video of my Aussie Wilkins Servis 506 |
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Post# 325003 1/18/2009 at 05:02 (5,569 days old) by mayfan69  (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Hello you fellow Maytag lovers, Here are 2 videos of my 1977 Wilkins Servis 506 in action. It's pretty much a helical drive Maytag with a Stainless Steel Bowl. The 1st shows the suds return facility pumping back nice clean rinse water into the bowl. The 2nd is the main wash cycle. I have to admit, i'm very fond of the machine. She needed new belts and a new pump and a VERY good clean of the agitator...i think the previous owner ever used cold water, the gunk that was inside the agitator was disgusting! Enjoy. Cheers Leon 
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Post# 325004 , Reply# 1 1/18/2009 at 05:04 (5,569 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Interior of machine | ||
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Post# 325005 , Reply# 2 1/18/2009 at 05:05 (5,569 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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1st Video | ||
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Post# 325006 , Reply# 3 1/18/2009 at 05:07 (5,569 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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2nd Video | ||
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Post# 325011 , Reply# 4 1/18/2009 at 05:49 (5,569 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 325016 , Reply# 5 1/18/2009 at 07:22 (5,569 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Wilkins Servis | ||
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Post# 325019 , Reply# 6 1/18/2009 at 07:41 (5,569 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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No seperate pump
Hey Mike There is only one pump. The pump is actually always running in these designs, so when you hit the suds return cycle, the agitation draws all the suds back into the machine at the same rate that it would be pumped out during the spin/drain cycle. This version is a "manual" suds save where you have to move the one hose from the tub to drain after it has pumped out. The "Suds Drain / Suds Save" button on the dash basically stops the machine from going into the final spin so you can move the drain hose and not flood the laundry! The TOL versions have 2 drain hoses and a suds divertor with solenoids to direct the suds accordingly, so you can save the suds automatically. Cheers Leon | ||
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Post# 325028 , Reply# 7 1/18/2009 at 09:21 (5,569 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Question on the 2nd video | ||
| Post# 325134 , Reply# 8 1/18/2009 at 19:09 (5,568 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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That is such a beautiful washer!! Thanks for the videos | ||
| Post# 325140 , Reply# 9 1/18/2009 at 19:30 (5,568 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 325142 , Reply# 10 1/18/2009 at 19:33 (5,568 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 325144 , Reply# 11 1/18/2009 at 19:37 (5,568 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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BEAUTIFUL washer Leon. You did a wonderful job with the clean up; great job with the videos! I'm really impressed that they kept the original Power-Fin design this late in the game; instead of flowing in Maytag's footsteps and changing to what we have today starting in 1969. (for those who don't know, the extra ribs and the lack of the outlets at the bottom of the filter housing are two differences between the early and late Power-Fin's). How scarce are these machines to find with the SS tub? Someday I would love to have a SS tub shipped here to the States to put in the Super 'Tag. I'm certain there wouldn't be too many modifications needed. | ||
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Post# 325153 , Reply# 12 1/18/2009 at 20:18 (5,568 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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SS Bowl in a Maytag
Hey Ben, Wilkins Servis persisted with the 8 vane power fin right up till the time the company went bankrupt in about 1978. As for the stainless steel bowl, these versions are not THAT rare, they do come up for sale from time to time. I actually do have a spare SS bowl that i was going to put in the Avocado Wilkins down the track. The outer bowl is actually plastic, but i honestly think it would fit in a Maytag as the shape of the SS bowl and the mounting stem used are ideintical to the Maytags. I will ask my contact with the graveyard if any of the other Wilkins Servis machines he has have any SS bowls in them....or to at least keep an eye out for me. Cheers Leon | ||
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Post# 325179 , Reply# 13 1/18/2009 at 22:59 (5,568 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Beautiful machine !!!!! | ||
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Post# 325399 , Reply# 14 1/19/2009 at 20:35 (5,567 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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I have to agree | ||
| Post# 325418 , Reply# 15 1/19/2009 at 21:05 (5,567 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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What a wonderful machine! So interesting to see that design with a stainless tub. I love the control panel! Never having been a fan of rear opening lids on washers, I highly endorse and would have loved to have seen this style of lid on our Maytags! | ||
| Post# 325512 , Reply# 16 1/20/2009 at 10:24 (5,567 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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I love that SS tub and the control panel as well. What a wonderful machine you have there. | ||
| Post# 325521 , Reply# 17 1/20/2009 at 10:58 (5,567 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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WOW how beautiful! | ||
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