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Post# 378651   9/13/2009 at 18:39 (5,309 days old) by autowasherfreak ()        

Any of you Maytag lovers familiar with this?

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Post# 378653 , Reply# 1   9/13/2009 at 18:45 (5,309 days old) by autowasherfreak ()        

Here's a better link.

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Post# 378667 , Reply# 2   9/13/2009 at 19:27 (5,309 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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I've been on that site before, but that totally awesome silent clip wasn't there at that time. Thanks!

Post# 378681 , Reply# 3   9/13/2009 at 20:15 (5,309 days old) by rpm ()        

Can you imagine the fumes and toxins those guys must have breathed in?

Post# 378706 , Reply# 4   9/13/2009 at 21:58 (5,309 days old) by autowasherfreak ()        

With the use of Video Download Helper, I was able to save that video to my hard drive. I also sent the secretary of the club an email about my Maytag set, and a really good plug for AW.org.

Post# 378720 , Reply# 5   9/13/2009 at 22:16 (5,309 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)        

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I am familar with this club. I have contacted some of the members in order to get some information on my Maytag wringer. They are a very knoweldgeable group of people. The video is very cool. I just love the greatest breakthrough in the history of laundry, Maytag's famous Gyrator action!!!

Post# 378769 , Reply# 6   9/14/2009 at 06:17 (5,309 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        

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pretty cool vid. cant imagine working in that plant. what a tough job

Post# 378777 , Reply# 7   9/14/2009 at 07:54 (5,309 days old) by spiceman1957 ()        
Very nice clip

of Americana. Truly the best machines produced at that time. Can't say that now!

Post# 378786 , Reply# 8   9/14/2009 at 08:30 (5,309 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

If you managed to catch the short shot, that machine had a tall drive post. When CU tested washers sometime in the early decades of the 20th century, one of the tests for the durability of the machines was to fill them up with water and dissolve washing soda or other alkali used to "break" the water before adding the soap. This solution was allowed to sit in the tub for an extended period and then the machine was checked for signs of corrosion. The Maytag's tall drive post showed damage and CU posted a picture. That led to Maytag's developing the famous low post drive where the air bell under the Gyrator protected the drive components from the water.

Post# 379040 , Reply# 9   9/14/2009 at 21:26 (5,308 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
Great vintage video footage

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Interesting post from Tom-turbomatic. I wondered why Maytag wringer washers didn't have a regular high agitator drive post. Not sure what, or who "CU" is....a predecessor of UL?



Post# 380255 , Reply# 10   9/20/2009 at 18:15 (5,302 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)        

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Brad, "CU" is Consumers' Union, the people who put out "Consumer Reports" magazine.

Ralph


Post# 380258 , Reply# 11   9/20/2009 at 18:19 (5,302 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Maytag Wringers Washer's

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Cannot remember the whole story, but IIRC, when the first Maytag wringers came out they damaged quite allot of laundry. Something about how the washer's agitator was designed to sit on the post. Mr. Maytag had the design revised and that was the end of the damage, and Maytag learned a valuable lesson about building "dependable quality".

Post# 1128939 , Reply# 12   9/17/2021 at 19:14 (922 days old) by Fonzie40 (Michigan, U.S.A.)        
What year was my Maytag Wringer washer made?

Trying to find out what year my Maytag ringer washer was made. Serial number is 614999W
Any help would greatly be appreciated! Thanks!


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Post# 1128989 , Reply# 13   9/18/2021 at 09:29 (922 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada)        
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Hi Bruce,

You have a Model 30 there. According to my serial number list, it was made March 1935.

Regards...Brad


Post# 1129089 , Reply# 14   9/19/2021 at 11:55 (921 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn)        

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That page looks pretty much dead now



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