Thread Number: 29094
The worst Maytag Lint Filter I've seen (Washer) |
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Post# 443005   6/20/2010 at 00:42 (5,058 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 443027 , Reply# 1   6/20/2010 at 02:54 (5,058 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 443063 , Reply# 2   6/20/2010 at 06:50 (5,058 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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My A207 was replaced by the owner because everything washed smelled funny. She didn't know that there was a filter either. I only wish I could have taken a picture of her husband's face when I slide that filter out of the agitator and said here is your smell.
I bet there was a argument after I left... Too funny. |
Post# 443064 , Reply# 3   6/20/2010 at 06:51 (5,058 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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This is where Consumer's Reports was dead wrong. They always downgraded Filter-Flo's and similar machines for having a lint filter pan that was "in the way" and had to be removed before loading and unloading. And, conversely, they gave the Maytags another brownie point for having their lint filters inside the agitators leaving the openings unobstructed. What they failed to realize was that most consumers don't read instructions(not just men here) and didn't even know that the Maytags had a lint filter inside that agitator. Plus, back then, the Maytags, unlike the Filter-Flo's and most other machines, didn't have all the basic instructions printed on the underside of the lid. At least with the filter pan on top of the agitator it's right in your face and you have to deal with it. My own Sister's Maytag filter looked exactly like what you have pictured there. Although in my Sister's case, she probably knew that it was there but didn't give a crap. Almost every Maytag I've gotten from people's homes is like this.
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Post# 443068 , Reply# 4   6/20/2010 at 08:14 (5,058 days old) by surgilator_68 (Maryland)   |   | |
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Post# 443073 , Reply# 5   6/20/2010 at 08:53 (5,058 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Not long ago I had about a 30 minute negotiation with the manual filter assembly in a Kenmore. The previous owner never bothered to clean it either, until it clogged up completely, so much so that the filter itself was stuck tight into the sleeve. I am not sure it had ever been removed. The only way I got it out was to soak it with water to get the lint wet and plyable. Once the filter was removed, I ran the machine and before long, about two cups more lint came out of the rear and hose of the filter assembly.
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Post# 443075 , Reply# 6   6/20/2010 at 08:58 (5,058 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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me i think that the previous owner of this maytag washer was a bit negligent in all of the washers that i have add after every washe load i always make sure that the lint filter is clean mee think that this owner would be better off buying a washer with a slef cleaning filter if she don't clean the lint filter manualy. if we want or washers to last long we need to clean them including the lint filters.
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Post# 443169 , Reply# 9   6/20/2010 at 17:10 (5,057 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 443171 , Reply# 10   6/20/2010 at 17:22 (5,057 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))   |   | |
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Post# 443180 , Reply# 11   6/20/2010 at 18:13 (5,057 days old) by surgilator_68 (Maryland)   |   | |
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Post# 443185 , Reply# 12   6/20/2010 at 18:58 (5,057 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Reading directions is an un-American activity. |
Post# 443193 , Reply# 13   6/20/2010 at 20:11 (5,057 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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My sister in Denver has a GE Filter-Flo washer and the filter pan is MIA. I asked about it a few years ago and she said it was tossed out not long after the machine was new. Her old washer (filter-ring Hotpoint) "didn't have a filter to mess with and I don't see the difference with or without it so out it went."
It's obvious that many people stopped taking pride in their homemaking skills years ago, but that said, few of those filter-gimmicks did little more than add another bullet-point on a list of features. |
Post# 443255 , Reply# 14   6/21/2010 at 02:13 (5,057 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Those good ole SQ's overflowed, if i had a solid tub SQ, i would never use that agitator mounted filter. alr2903 |
Post# 443258 , Reply# 15   6/21/2010 at 03:41 (5,057 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 443323 , Reply# 16   6/21/2010 at 10:41 (5,057 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Greg, with the way the water washed over the top of the tub during drain and back onto the clothes, the Hotpoint's filter ring might have been as effective as no filter, maybe. |
Post# 443346 , Reply# 17   6/21/2010 at 12:34 (5,057 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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I always thought the lint filter feature was a bit of snake oil. I don't ever remember lint on clothing being an issue as long as one had a dryer. My Mother would, on occasion use a lint brush or masking tape, but it was only on dress clothes that attracted lint or showed it badly. Almost none of today's so-called HE machines even boast a lint filter. I think for us, it's just another toy to puzzle over and enjoy, but for the people who manage laundry on a regular basis, lint is a non-issue. To be fair, this might have been a useful feature for families that had a lot of pets and/or line-dried everything. And even though I collect lint filters now, I always thought the Filter-Flo lint pans just got in the way of the action.
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Post# 443476 , Reply# 18   6/21/2010 at 22:12 (5,056 days old) by aaronfitzy (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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The newer FL washer's don't have self cleaning lint filters! Thus the "easy" access doors to the pump on some of them. Mine requires removing four hex screws and then taking off the whole bottom panel. For the money that these machines cost, its a bunch of B.S. The average consumer isn't even going to know about this...and probly pay a $200.00 service call because the pump has a couple penny's and some lint in it!
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Post# 443508 , Reply# 20   6/22/2010 at 00:06 (5,056 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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GE and Norge had the best system to me, although I love the Whirlpools and Kenmores,no matter which filter they happen to have,there is almost NO lint! |
Post# 443549 , Reply# 22   6/22/2010 at 07:56 (5,056 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Kelly, you are a stitch. |