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1998 Maytag suds-saver |
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Post# 75549   7/28/2005 at 18:59 (6,817 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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When my wife & I purchased our Maytag new in '98 the dealer had to special order our machine. At that time he told us that no other manufacturer's made them anymore. Can anyone enlighten me as to why. It saves on water, soap, and hot water. Isn't conservation what it is all about today? No problems with it as of yet! Just my viewpoint.
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Post# 75553 , Reply# 1   7/28/2005 at 20:19 (6,817 days old) by Goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 75558 , Reply# 2   7/28/2005 at 20:59 (6,817 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC)   |   | |
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Post# 75564 , Reply# 3   7/28/2005 at 22:22 (6,817 days old) by Jetaction (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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For some reason, most of the machines I have found have suds savers on them, even the 66 Rollarmatic that was my Aunt's. I have a new Dependable Care Maytag set that have never been used with a suds saver on it. When I bought them, I was told that Maytag was the last and that they wouldn't be making this machine too much longer. So many people do their laundry in a closet where there is no tub to reserve the wash water is what I was told. For years I would have never considered it, but the way I wash now is different, and I will use that feature almost weekly.
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Post# 75567 , Reply# 4   7/28/2005 at 22:40 (6,817 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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The times have changed. Suds savers were a popular option when automatics first came out...women were used to reusing the wash water from using wringer washers, and many considered fresh water for every load a waste. And they were still in the habit of doing all their laundry in one day - load after load, so reusing the wash water while it was still warm was easy. But today, many laundry rooms are not in the basement where washtubs were and many people do not do all their wash at once like in days past. They do a load here and a load there, when convenient. Plus, with front loaders more prevalent, one can have clean water for every load and still use less water and energy than a top loader reusing wash water with a suds saver. People stop buying something, then the manufacturers stop building them.
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Post# 75605 , Reply# 6   7/29/2005 at 10:35 (6,816 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 75659 , Reply# 7   7/29/2005 at 19:04 (6,816 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 75667 , Reply# 8   7/29/2005 at 19:27 (6,816 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 75829 , Reply# 10   7/31/2005 at 06:37 (6,814 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Quote: Most of the time the wash water drained out onto the yard. This happens here in outer suburbs/rural areas. I was amazed to see that detergent (and even bleach) do not appear to harm the grass..even hot water I think is OK.. For those that do pump T/L washer drain-water into the septic tank, I heard fabric softeners are a BIG no-no. That waxy coating that it leaves destroys the necessary bacteria's habitat. |
Post# 76458 , Reply# 12   8/3/2005 at 20:03 (6,811 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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When we remodeled our home 2 yrs. ago we converted an enclosed porch into a heated laundry room. We brought our suds tub up from the basement so that we could use our suds-saver. Our contractor built a standpipe into the wall, and he also put the water valves next to it. Underneath he put an access panel to the piping. We wanted to leave the old suds tub in the basement, but alas, we could not find any new sinks that were large enough to accommadate the amt. of water discharged. Our dryer is closest to the wall, the sink, then the washer. It is very snug, but everything is very handy, no wasted space.
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