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Thread Number: 26367
Good or Bad Maytag on Craigslist? |
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Post# 404709 1/8/2010 at 22:05 (5,218 days old) by moparwash  (Pittsburgh,PA ) |
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I heard this maching was the beginning of the end for Maytag
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| Post# 404721 , Reply# 1 1/8/2010 at 23:27 (5,218 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Good or Bad Maytag | ||
| Post# 404723 , Reply# 2 1/8/2010 at 23:45 (5,218 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 404733 , Reply# 3 1/9/2010 at 01:42 (5,218 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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I think it's a good one... | ||
| Post# 404737 , Reply# 4 1/9/2010 at 02:51 (5,218 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
It sounds like the lid switch or the plunger for it. It'll fill but no motor function. The lid switch internal fuses are good as it will fill but the plunger isn't activating it. There is a retrofit kit that includes a new lidswitch and longer, green colored plunger. This is to help with a problem that the Herrin built Atlantis platform washers can have where the lid itself can be slightly bent where it should make contact with the plunger. It's called "oil canning" and can be caused by setting sonething too heavy on the lid such as someone climbing in it... RCD | ||
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Post# 404741 , Reply# 5 1/9/2010 at 05:50 (5,218 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 404747 , Reply# 6 1/9/2010 at 07:01 (5,218 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Maytag Atlantis
I had one of those for almost three months. It was a good machine overall, but the agitator has a design flaw. The fins are semi detached to make them flexible, but the clearance between the fin and the baseplate is too thin and creates a pinch point. During spin/drain, as the water and clothes pull away from the agitator towards the tub, you can see garment clothespinned underneath the fin. I noticed holes forming in my bath towels and this was determined to be the reason. Otherwise, it is not a bad machine. I sent mine packing, though. Malcolm | ||
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