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Maytag A608: Use it or buy new? |
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Post# 573572 , Reply# 2   2/4/2012 at 17:49 (4,458 days old) by ctrlaltdel ()   |   | |
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Clearly those are photos of the Frigidaire Filtra-matic that was also in the basement of this house. I posted them in the wrong thread. My apologies! |
Post# 573641 , Reply# 3   2/5/2012 at 03:41 (4,457 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Hello! First, CONGRATS on buying your first home, that is exciting!
On the Maytag washer, if it's in that nice of condition and it works, just USE IT! Maytags are VERY solid and durable machines! These older machines are MUCH better built then the garbage you can buy today and it will out last them too!
Allow me to clarify. The majority of the new washers & dryers on the market today are built as cheaply as possible and simply put, they just don't last. A friend has a Maytag or Whirlpool washer (same thing now) that was less then 2 years old when the water level switch failed. This caused it to either not fill at all, or overflow and flood the garage. I just heard about another washer that's a year old and the timer failed and had to be replaced. I have a 2009 Kenmore Elite front load washer. After a year and a half, the water level sensor failed (out of warranty), which caused it think there was an oversudsing condition all the time, rendering it inoperative. I could go on......
I have a 1963 Maytag washer (48 years old) that still works and still works quite well. I also have a 1955 Frigidaire washer which nearly matched your Filtrator dryer. It's in excellent condition and works amazingly well for any machine, let alone one that's 56 years old (ran a load in it yesterday)!
I'd bet if you look at the records, your Maytag washer has had very little, if anything done to repair it in the last 32 years. My point is: the older machines were built to last back then. Now the components in the majority of new washers are built SO cheaply, they would NEVER make it 32 years without any repairs!
I would imagine it could probably use a new set of belts by now (You can change them in less then 5 minutes). If you are at all handy, you can inspect a few things and maybe do some preventive maintenance to make sure it continues operating trouble free. Or find someone in your area who is actually willing to work on it, (might be tough, most service people would tell you to buy a new one rather then repair something "that old") or perhaps someone in your area from here on AW??
I hope all this info helps. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me vial e-mail (it's in my profile) I'd be happy to help.
Kevin
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Post# 573658 , Reply# 4   2/5/2012 at 07:18 (4,457 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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