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Post# 601843 6/7/2012 at 23:30 (4,337 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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It's been raining appliances here this week, a few new arrivals have made for an interesting shuffle of visitors in the garage. First is a Maytag HOH BOL dryer, 67c. It's in nice condition overall - typical "old lady" story, her first and only dryer, likely original to the house. A friend of mine has a niece who bought a house a couple blocks from him and this dryer was left with the sale. The door latch was broken but they dried a few loads in it and used a chair to hold the door closed. The washer was a new something I didn't see and the young couple decided they could splurge and have a new dryer. They just wanted it gone so I stopped by the other day and grabbed it. I have no need or desire to own this dryer, I already scrapped a pink one 6 or 7 years ago for lack of room. I much prefer the TOL HOH dryers with sensors and lights. Though plain-faced and a bit chubby, she still has charm :-)
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Post# 601845 , Reply# 1 6/7/2012 at 23:32 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 601846 , Reply# 2 6/7/2012 at 23:33 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Honey, does this panel make me look fat? | ||
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Post# 601847 , Reply# 3 6/7/2012 at 23:33 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 601848 , Reply# 4 6/7/2012 at 23:38 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Today, I get a call from a Realtor friend who needed a washer and dryer picked up from a house closing today. It was left behind by the seller and the buyers demanded it be removed before they would sign the line. They moved it up to the driveway and I stopped by for a emergency hauling job. I was in the truck anyway as my car was in the shop so it literally took only a few minutes. I won't keep either appliance, I had absolutely no idea what I was picking up, "just get it out of the way" so this could have been much worse...
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Post# 601849 , Reply# 5 6/7/2012 at 23:43 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Oh yeah! It's almond! | ||
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Post# 601851 , Reply# 6 6/7/2012 at 23:48 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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For Bob :-) | ||
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Post# 601852 , Reply# 7 6/7/2012 at 23:49 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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fully featured - | ||
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Post# 601853 , Reply# 8 6/7/2012 at 23:50 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 601854 , Reply# 9 6/7/2012 at 23:50 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 601855 , Reply# 10 6/7/2012 at 23:51 (4,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 601874 , Reply# 11 6/8/2012 at 03:09 (4,337 days old) by cmlrobison (Ontario, NY) | ||
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Nice Saves! Love the MT! Plain faced and chubby with cute little legs - she has style AND charm! | ||
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Post# 601884 , Reply# 13 6/8/2012 at 05:30 (4,336 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Great acquisitions, Gansky. We're so used to having sensor-equipped dryers with automatic cycles that it's odd to see the Maytag timer---again, a model of simplicity---with nothing but minutes on it. I was brought up with a 1960 Kenmore pushbutton dryer with no timer, so I never experienced the process of assessing a load's size, fabric weight, and moisture content, then choosing a dry time. Nice to see a ramped agitator on the Hotpoint.
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Post# 601885 , Reply# 14 6/8/2012 at 05:34 (4,336 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 601898 , Reply# 15 6/8/2012 at 07:48 (4,336 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
WOW | ||
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Post# 601904 , Reply# 16 6/8/2012 at 09:13 (4,336 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 601932 , Reply# 18 6/8/2012 at 11:29 (4,336 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Highlander Cabinet Was more than likely MUCH cheaper and easy to manufacture. The smooth bends and the 1 piece wrap around is much easier to make and press than the sharper edges and more complex front panel of the higher-end models. Maytag had the sense to reverse the baseplate and put the motor/pump in the rear for servicing. I don't think it's really that uncommon to have service in the rear on a machine as most manufacturers did this. Also the way I see it, there isn't much serviceable behind the front panel of a Maytag to a novice. You get to the belts from underneath, and anything really major you'd need to pull it out from the wall and disconnect the water and drain anyhow. I feel like I am in the minority when I say that I do actually like the styling of the Highlanders, I like the higher models a bit more with the taller control panel. I think the smooth corners and flat tops look good with the chrome band that goes around the tops. There were certainly less attractive BOL models out there for sure.
-Tim | ||
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Post# 601938 , Reply# 19 6/8/2012 at 12:16 (4,336 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 602046 , Reply# 21 6/8/2012 at 22:02 (4,336 days old) by A440 () | ||
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What an awesome find! I love the drum on the Maytag! The Hotpoint washer would be a great Rag washer for work stuff. They really beat the dirt out of cloth! Brent | ||
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Post# 602374 , Reply# 22 6/10/2012 at 13:00 (4,334 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Went through the Hotpoint washer yesterday and got it up and running. As sad as she looked coming in, a little scrubbing restored her dignity. Even if she was forced to wear an unbecoming color :-)
Here's the test run with her top up - you can see the filter stream into the ring. Sorry about the orientation - picky iBlab phone! | ||
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Post# 602375 , Reply# 23 6/10/2012 at 13:02 (4,334 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 602379 , Reply# 24 6/10/2012 at 13:09 (4,334 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 602380 , Reply# 25 6/10/2012 at 13:10 (4,334 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 602388 , Reply# 26 6/10/2012 at 13:38 (4,334 days old) by badgerdx () | ||
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That Hotpoint cleaned up a treat. You should be able to sell those for a fair price if you wanted. | ||
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Post# 602430 , Reply# 27 6/10/2012 at 17:43 (4,334 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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| Post# 602524 , Reply# 28 6/10/2012 at 22:27 (4,334 days old) by mixfinder () | ||
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Nothing Say's Lovin Like Sparkle What a wonderful job of loving the Hotpoint back to a position of pride. Its fun to watch the sheets roll over and over. | ||
| Post# 602609 , Reply# 29 6/11/2012 at 10:16 (4,333 days old) by washernoob () | ||
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Oh Greg! More fun stuff to play with! | ||
| Post# 602617 , Reply# 30 6/11/2012 at 10:37 (4,333 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
Nice finds Greg !
Love the Hotpoint it looks brand new after your clean up ! What a pretty wash ... The rim flows where not the best in keeping lint in. But sure does make a nice water action and you can see it agitate without the hat. Are you keeping the Hotpoint ? Thanks for the videos this will be the video of the week for me. Peace. Darren k | ||
| Post# 602631 , Reply# 31 6/11/2012 at 11:30 (4,333 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Hey Greg, great vids! If you get a chance, will you see what the PP cycle does, the Cooldown being clearly marked. I ask because in the last few weeks, our Martin established that the GE's did not do the classic cooldown and I was wondering if the "Hotpernt" did.
Also, does it do the screen flush/ spray rinse?
Beautiful load--loved the yellow flash by. Ain't nothin' quite like the action of a short stroke ramp.
Thanks,
Mike This post was last edited 06/11/2012 at 11:56 | ||
| Post# 602637 , Reply# 32 6/11/2012 at 11:50 (4,333 days old) by mixfinder () | ||
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Cooling Off Period On the PP cycle the Hotpoint begins adding cold water as the tub is emptying and spinning slowly. In cases where the machine had two speeds the spin was slower. This is not really a true cool down. | ||
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Post# 602655 , Reply# 33 6/11/2012 at 13:20 (4,333 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR) |
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Post# 602699 , Reply# 34 6/11/2012 at 15:11 (4,333 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Kelly is right, when the tub is nearly empty the spray comes on and stays on until the spinning stops and it continues to fill for the rinse. It isn't a "cool down" in the true sense as we know it, especially since most of the water spray is directed from the 11 o'clock position toward the front of the tub (lint ring cleaning) and almost no water gets to the clothes. Spatters here and there mostly. I fixed that though, snipped out the end of the water flume and it now hits the rubber splash guard and mostly goes into the tub.
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