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| Post# 542408 9/8/2011 at 13:29 (4,606 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
Hello everyone on aw i do not know if anyone as notice this but the maytag toploading washers of today if i look at this model in particular kind of makes me think thats its a whirlpool washer in disguise sure it as the maytag brand logo but the body of the washer and the control panel look to close to a whirlpool washer to me see picture included and in my second post will post a pic of a classic maytag washer for comparison.
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| Post# 542409 , Reply# 1 9/8/2011 at 13:30 (4,606 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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Maytag washer dryer set before the whirlpool era | ||
Post# 542433 , Reply# 2 9/8/2011 at 15:42 (4,605 days old) by Pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Post# 542484 , Reply# 3 9/8/2011 at 20:30 (4,605 days old) by aladude () | ||
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Looks like a Whirlpool? Couldn't be! /sarcasm | ||
| Post# 542489 , Reply# 4 9/8/2011 at 21:58 (4,605 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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| Post# 542548 , Reply# 5 9/9/2011 at 08:56 (4,605 days old) by jaxsunst () | ||
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I found it interesting that Whirlpool moved the dial to the center like the early Maytags. | ||
| Post# 542550 , Reply# 6 9/9/2011 at 09:21 (4,605 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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i notice this as well and i tought it was only a special edition for the 100 birthday of maytag but kind of love the idea of the dial in the center i am suprise that whirlpool or inglis did not do this with there own desing like this vintage model because on this old inglis washer model the dial is kind of like in the center
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| Post# 542615 , Reply# 7 9/9/2011 at 16:04 (4,604 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 542624 , Reply# 8 9/9/2011 at 16:58 (4,604 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York) |
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I do have a timer position question? | ||
| Post# 542629 , Reply# 9 9/9/2011 at 17:29 (4,604 days old) by aladude () | ||
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Whirlpool had one in the late 80s/early 90s, not sure which but my mom had the center-dial Whirlpool dryer and center-dial Maytag washer | ||
| Post# 542630 , Reply# 10 9/9/2011 at 17:30 (4,604 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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the only washer i have seen with a center dial position
The only washer with a center dial position that i have seen as a child was my grandmother old inglis liberator washer that was 3 cycles with the water temp knob on the right and no water level as it seems to be auto fill and was a push to start washer if i saw a washer like this and for any reason had to go vintage i would say that it would be my dream washer lol
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Post# 542635 , Reply# 11 9/9/2011 at 17:49 (4,604 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 542640 , Reply# 12 9/9/2011 at 18:12 (4,604 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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canadian kenmore whirlpool with center dial i think that the | ||
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Post# 542653 , Reply# 13 9/9/2011 at 21:12 (4,604 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 542657 , Reply# 14 9/9/2011 at 22:13 (4,604 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 542689 , Reply# 15 9/10/2011 at 02:06 (4,604 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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| Post# 542690 , Reply# 16 9/10/2011 at 02:12 (4,604 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Glenn your dryer post is unusual, that the air only is on the temperature selector, all my Kenmore dryers over the years had air fluff on the cycle dial and usually no more than 15 or 20 minutes. arthur | ||
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Post# 542720 , Reply# 17 9/10/2011 at 07:25 (4,604 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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CENTER DAIL WPs aladude is correct that WP did build a center dail washer and dryer in the late 1980s or early 1990s, I have a customer with the dryer. The panel was mostly white, light grey and silver it was basically a recycled KM panel with different colors and graphics. While WP, GE, Frigidare, Westinghouse and most other companies used the much better looking offset location for the timer the center dail location became part of MTs trademark. MT introduced this design in the mid 1950s and it was the start of thier down fall when they went to the cheap [ Montgomery Wards ] look in 1980, they should never have dropped that style. Ironically it took thier demise and WP to bring the center dial back to the MT name. | ||
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Post# 542761 , Reply# 18 9/10/2011 at 12:47 (4,604 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Air only on temp selector
Arthur, you're quite correct. There was another version of that dryer with the elongated selector knobs. Most Kenmore dryers in the 1960 had air only on the temp dial. Or, it was a slider switch or knob liike on the LKs, the companion to our Kenmore 800 washer, and 700 dryer. However, when Sears began offering panels that were part of the cost reduction (like the plastic panels that's on several of Gordon's early to mid-1970s washer), the air fluff was only offered on the timer dial. And it as pretty much std. on all center dial Kenmores forward. I think even the ceter dial LKs had air only on the tiemr dial. The above dryer is also very deceptive. Cotton, perm press, touch up were all igh-heat. Only knit & delicate were low heat. No medium heat temperature. That was reserved only for the LK or 90 series and above (includes the electronic touch panel dryers also).
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| Post# 542896 , Reply# 19 9/11/2011 at 02:56 (4,603 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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@combo52, does your customers center dial WP dryer also have the small pull down loading door like a kenmore? alr | ||
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Post# 542954 , Reply# 20 9/11/2011 at 08:50 (4,603 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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DOOR STYLE ON DRYER I an not sure what door it has, WP did build a few models around this time that did have the small hamper door. I know that they built one that had very large print on the control panel and a drum light with this door that was intended for senior housing. We sold a bunch of this model when it appeared on a close out list at a reduced price. | ||
| Post# 543145 , Reply# 21 9/11/2011 at 22:21 (4,602 days old) by aladude () | ||
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@alr2903 It had a side-swing door with the top-mounted lint filter | ||
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Post# 544220 , Reply# 22 9/18/2011 at 01:22 (4,596 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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Whirltag/Maypool
The Machine you are showing is a re-branded DD Whirlpool and thank God it is. Shortly after WP took over Maytag they got rid of the Norgetag and Amanatag designs that were complete garbage and repaced them with the time proven WP DD mechanism. This machine is much more reliable as it uses the very durable Whirlpool direct drive mechanism rather than the Norgetag or Amanatag sure to fail mechanism.
Another improvement WP made to save Maytag from itself was scrapping the flimsy problematic glass door Neptunes for a Whirlpool Duet based machine. | ||
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