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Thread Number: 42073
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| Post# 619645 8/23/2012 at 22:58 (4,531 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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Post# 619655 , Reply# 1 8/23/2012 at 23:19 (4,531 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 619656 , Reply# 2 8/23/2012 at 23:19 (4,531 days old) by mixfinder () | ||
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A806 Large Tub, power fin agitator, most likely sold between 1968 and 1972. It is the TOL model with everything Maytag had to offer. I have one like it. 
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Post# 619657 , Reply# 3 8/23/2012 at 23:21 (4,531 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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| Post# 619659 , Reply# 4 8/23/2012 at 23:28 (4,531 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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| Post# 619673 , Reply# 5 8/24/2012 at 01:27 (4,531 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 619686 , Reply# 6 8/24/2012 at 05:23 (4,530 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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Post# 619700 , Reply# 7 8/24/2012 at 06:58 (4,530 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Earlier A806 washer | ||
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Post# 619774 , Reply# 8 8/24/2012 at 13:11 (4,530 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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| Post# 619793 , Reply# 9 8/24/2012 at 14:19 (4,530 days old) by mixfinder () | ||
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Older This machine gives you three speed cycle choice buttons for Permanent Press, Normal and Gentle. Later models like my 1972 offer four choices of spin and agitation speed. 
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| Post# 619816 , Reply# 10 8/24/2012 at 15:49 (4,530 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 619819 , Reply# 11 8/24/2012 at 16:00 (4,530 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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The four speed options came with the introduction of the true Permanent Press cycle with cool-down. This was introduced across the board in February of 1969. Before this, the only machine that offered a true cold-water cool-down was the A906. The Wash-n-Wear speed button simple agitated on High and would spin on low.
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Post# 619820 , Reply# 12 8/24/2012 at 16:02 (4,530 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 619857 , Reply# 13 8/24/2012 at 18:25 (4,530 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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806s with Four Water Levels It is also entirely likely that the WL SW was replaced at some point as someone already pointed out, and it was considered a proper substitution to use the better four level switch on any large tub machine that did not come with it originally. And while WL SWs did not fail that often we certainly did replace enough of them to keep at least a 1/2 dozen different MT WL SWs on each service truck.
It is always fun to do a little detective work and if someone here gets this machine they can easily check the date stamp on the WL SW and other electrical parts. | ||
| Post# 621333 , Reply# 14 8/30/2012 at 12:39 (4,524 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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| Post# 621880 , Reply# 15 9/1/2012 at 19:52 (4,522 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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Post# 621896 , Reply# 16 9/1/2012 at 21:08 (4,522 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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| Post# 621913 , Reply# 17 9/1/2012 at 21:38 (4,522 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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Post# 621927 , Reply# 18 9/1/2012 at 23:04 (4,522 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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| Post# 621933 , Reply# 19 9/1/2012 at 23:33 (4,522 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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Post# 622001 , Reply# 20 9/2/2012 at 08:00 (4,521 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL) |
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Correct me if I'm wrong but, | ||
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Post# 622002 , Reply# 21 9/2/2012 at 08:02 (4,521 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL) |
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Post# 622006 , Reply# 22 9/2/2012 at 08:14 (4,521 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Or was this the first iteration of the 806??  The very very early ones did. It's kind of a shame, according to my opinion, that there wasn't a model in between the 2-speed 606 and the 4-speed combo 806. Maybe there at one time had been planened to have one, i.e. a 706 with 3-speed combo. I don't recall seeing this feature again until the completely redesigned control panel came out in 1980 or 1981. Had a friend from work buy a Maytag set when she and her husband got married. It had the 3-speed combo. For some reason it just kind of irritated me that the only way one could obtain a N/S combination was with the 806. WP & Kenmore had it quite prominently in their line. At least 2 GE models offered it as well as Westinghouse and Norge and these weren't necessarily the TOL models either. | ||
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Post# 622026 , Reply# 23 9/2/2012 at 10:23 (4,521 days old) by kENMORE71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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| Post# 622089 , Reply# 24 9/2/2012 at 17:05 (4,521 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 622707 , Reply# 25 9/5/2012 at 08:14 (4,518 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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Post# 622749 , Reply# 26 9/5/2012 at 12:48 (4,518 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham)) |
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| Post# 623474 , Reply# 27 9/8/2012 at 18:51 (4,515 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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Got it!!!! I just had to replace the back light bulb and the starter, and 5 loads of laundry! There seems to be a small oil leak coming out from the screw in the belt drive pulley. Is this something I should be concerned about? How can I check the oil level to make sure it's not dry?
Also, anyone have a matching dryer? This machine looks nice! | ||
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