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Thread Number: 71796
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 7/24/2017 |
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Post# 949770 , Reply# 1 7/24/2017 at 05:17 (2,460 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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A nice, well-lit, sleek looking console. Great font on the cycle buttons. Don't get me wrong; if a 902 appeared on my doorstep in mint shape I'd gladly provide it a loving home. However, as Bruce noted, Maytag's flagship is not big on cycle and option flexibility.
1) No partial fill option for the Delicate cycle? Think of how often that type of load consists of only a few items. 2) There's a paltry 10-minute maximum wash time in the Whites cycle on a machine with a leisurely agitation speed of 54 oscillations per minute. Question: If one wanted a longer wash time with our Kenmore Model 80, you could press the cycle button again prior to the end of the wash period and the cycle would start from the top (minus fill, of course), adding additional agitation time. Could the same be done with the 902? 3) Is the bleach dispenser truly timed or did it use the process of gradual infusion of bleach into the wash water? 4) No regular agitation/slow spin speed combination for the Wash 'n' Wear cycle. 5) No suds-saver option mentioned for this model. Although the top-line Kenmores of the period weren't as refined and quiet as Maytags, they ran circles 'round the 'Tags in features and cycle flexibility. | ||
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Post# 949782 , Reply# 2 7/24/2017 at 07:23 (2,460 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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You can start the cycle over at any time so if you want a longer wash, just press the cycle button and it will start over at the beginning.
Maytag recommended using a full water level for delicate cycles, this was just programmed for you. Press one button and washday is over! The bleach dispenser was the slow infusion type that mixed the bleach with the wash water through the pump circulation. IIRC, there was a 902s (suds saver) version available but it would have had it's own cut sheet brochure. They added a knob on the top of the panel like in the 700/702 but with suds save options instead of rinse temp options. I have this washer, earlier model 160, but the cycles are the same. There are certainly limitations but the market they were going for was all about the styling. They offered this in the '06 series until 1975 so it must have sold relatively well. | ||
| Post# 949791 , Reply# 3 7/24/2017 at 08:56 (2,460 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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I could have lived with the limitations just to have the styling. Especially with the matching dryer! | ||
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Post# 949795 , Reply# 4 7/24/2017 at 09:42 (2,460 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Looks like the ad is for the 1965 model. Last of the regular-sized tub. I used a set of these many times when visiting relatives. They lasted a loooong time. I can't think of a thing I didn't like. | ||
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Post# 949799 , Reply# 5 7/24/2017 at 10:08 (2,460 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 949842 , Reply# 6 7/24/2017 at 15:24 (2,459 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Yeah, except today, for no amount of money, can you get this level of quality. | ||
| Post# 949910 , Reply# 7 7/24/2017 at 22:24 (2,459 days old) by seedub (South Texas Hill Country) | ||
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Post# 949911 , Reply# 8 7/24/2017 at 23:09 (2,459 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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