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Post# 379759   9/17/2009 at 22:34 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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Should have posted sooner, since its been a month or so since I dragged her home, but I was busy busy busy. So finally, out with the GE and in with...




Post# 379760 , Reply# 1   9/17/2009 at 22:35 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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a closeup of the timer.

Post# 379761 , Reply# 2   9/17/2009 at 22:36 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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worn spot on the drum...

Post# 379762 , Reply# 3   9/17/2009 at 22:36 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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and some scorches...

Post# 379763 , Reply# 4   9/17/2009 at 22:37 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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Dirty motor area, now all cleaned up

Post# 379764 , Reply# 5   9/17/2009 at 22:37 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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and dirty up front...

Post# 379765 , Reply# 6   9/17/2009 at 22:39 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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inside the lint filter housing, years of accumulated dryer lint and wax

Post# 379766 , Reply# 7   9/17/2009 at 22:39 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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inside the outer housing...

Post# 379767 , Reply# 8   9/17/2009 at 22:40 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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after a very good cleaning, she now resides next to her new friend.

Post# 379770 , Reply# 9   9/17/2009 at 22:44 (5,305 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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LDG309, serial 883469CT, October of 1979. Works nicely, so much quieter than the GE.

I'm guessing we're MOL here, with no sensors, no drum light. I wish it were TOL, but I'd take it over what it replaced any day. I'm guessing the automatic cycle is based on exhaust temperature?


Post# 379773 , Reply# 10   9/17/2009 at 22:50 (5,305 days old) by everythingold (Grand Rapids, Michigan)        

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a matching set. a washer by itself seems so lonely. looking forward to the next post. matt

Post# 379774 , Reply# 11   9/17/2009 at 22:50 (5,305 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
Excellent catch!

there, Eric!


Yes, the automatic setting here is thermostat controlled.


And yes, Maytag dryers are (were) very quiet.


Nice cleanup, too.


Enjoy!


Lawrence


Post# 379775 , Reply# 12   9/17/2009 at 22:53 (5,305 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        
Here's to new friends made!

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Tell her welcome to the family.

RCD


Post# 379808 , Reply# 13   9/18/2009 at 07:15 (5,304 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        
Very nice!

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It is so neat when a match for a favorite washer or dryer is found! Congratulations and hope the halo of heat will serve you well for years to come!!!
Nice save, Eric!


Post# 379813 , Reply# 14   9/18/2009 at 07:29 (5,304 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
Eric

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Good Luck with your 'new' Maytag.

I have the electric version(DE 309)

This was my very first Vintage Maytag to start my collection.


Post# 379819 , Reply# 15   9/18/2009 at 08:02 (5,304 days old) by appnut (TX)        
halo of heat will serve you well

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IT's not HOH, it's a BigLoad dryer. HOH would have lint screen on back of drum

Post# 379826 , Reply# 16   9/18/2009 at 08:39 (5,304 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()        

Congrats!

What a catch!

I'd say the yelowish-brownish muck by the vent-in is typcially just dirt associated with combustion of natural gas. Clean it up once, and you are good-to-go for 5+/- years, I'd say.


Post# 380070 , Reply# 17   9/19/2009 at 18:52 (5,303 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Nice lookin big load there! I'm sure the 806 is happy to have a little company ;)

I'm guesing that Maytag introduced Electronic Ignition on the big load gas dryers. Is that correct? I have a DG306 that I need to test and see if it works. Hope I don't blow up the house trying to light the damn pilot, lol.


Post# 380376 , Reply# 18   9/21/2009 at 11:04 (5,301 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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Thanks everyone! I'm still on the lookout for a DG806 but this machine is much improved in the meantime.

The gookus was mostly dryer sheet wax as evidenced by the smell of it. If the gas was that dirty, 30 years of buildup would be all over my kitchen.

This machine has an electrical ignitor, and even has a sticker mentioning that inside the door - no standing pilot here.

Only thing that bugs me is that the door swing is the wrong way. Not likely that i'd be able to move the laundry room around to suit it.


Post# 380467 , Reply# 19   9/21/2009 at 17:17 (5,301 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        

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Quite a few things in this world swing the opposite way, LOL!

Post# 380500 , Reply# 20   9/21/2009 at 20:53 (5,301 days old) by appnut (TX)        
Only thing that bugs me is that the door swing is the wrong

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Eric, unfortunately you're one of tens of thousands of Maytag owners who have had to endure the same problem and lived with it over the decades, if I'd gotten a Tag set in 1978, I would be included in that count. If that was the only reason why I didn't get Tags back then, it wouldn't have kept me from getting them. Part of the reason for the advent of later designs whreby the door was switchable.

Post# 380810 , Reply# 21   9/22/2009 at 22:22 (5,300 days old) by phamq ()        

I have 2 and half pairs of central dial Tags now: 1 golden, 1 almond and a green washer


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