Thread Number: 44757
1956? MAYTAG GAS DRYER - MINNEAPOLIS |
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Post# 656795   1/29/2013 at 14:22 (4,075 days old) by agitatorboogie (Denver)   |   | |
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*cue music* ITS RAAAINING MAYTAGS!
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Post# 656796 , Reply# 1   1/29/2013 at 14:23 (4,075 days old) by agitatorboogie (Denver)   |   | |
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Post# 656797 , Reply# 2   1/29/2013 at 14:23 (4,075 days old) by agitatorboogie (Denver)   |   | |
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Post# 656798 , Reply# 3   1/29/2013 at 14:24 (4,075 days old) by agitatorboogie (Denver)   |   | |
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Post# 656799 , Reply# 4   1/29/2013 at 14:25 (4,075 days old) by agitatorboogie (Denver)   |   | |
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Post# 656808 , Reply# 5   1/29/2013 at 14:58 (4,075 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 656809 , Reply# 6   1/29/2013 at 15:05 (4,075 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 656811 , Reply# 7   1/29/2013 at 15:23 (4,075 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 656816 , Reply# 8   1/29/2013 at 16:04 (4,075 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 656824 , Reply# 9   1/29/2013 at 16:59 (4,075 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Note the three inch vent. |
Post# 656826 , Reply# 10   1/29/2013 at 17:04 (4,075 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 656851 , Reply# 11   1/29/2013 at 18:00 (4,075 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 656864 , Reply# 12   1/29/2013 at 18:34 (4,075 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 656869 , Reply# 13   1/29/2013 at 18:54 (4,075 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 656881 , Reply# 14   1/29/2013 at 21:12 (4,075 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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All MT gas dryers had electric ignition before the weird HOH dryers came out and NO HOH dryers ever had electric ignition, MT was the ONLY company that didn't offer electric ignition on at least some of their gas dryers for all the years that the HOH dryers were produced.
Bob interestingly the identical looking electric MT water condensing dryer that we have has Low, Medium, and High and no air setting.
This is a rare dryer, someone should save it, I don't think that I have ever seen this model in gas. |
Post# 656996 , Reply# 15   1/30/2013 at 11:27 (4,074 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 657010 , Reply# 16   1/30/2013 at 12:39 (4,074 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 657014 , Reply# 17   1/30/2013 at 13:06 (4,074 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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This machine is located about 5 miles from the farm where I grew up. I bet that it was sold by Bathrick's in Hastings which is where my family bought all of their Maytags from the 1930s on. There is a bit of a mystery unfolding right now about what kind of gas this machine is set for. The nameplate clearly says it is a Natural Gas dryer, but the machine right now is located on a hobby farm about 3 miles out of town, well beyond the natural gas lines from Hastings. Time will tell....
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Post# 657037 , Reply# 18   1/30/2013 at 14:48 (4,074 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 657040 , Reply# 19   1/30/2013 at 14:53 (4,074 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 657067 , Reply# 20   1/30/2013 at 17:00 (4,074 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Well, Sandy, I kick myself everytime I think of it, but I let a set of 906's(in Avocado) slip through my hands. About 10-12 years ago, I got a set from where I get my trade ins. Both worked perfect, but the washer had one side of the glass broken. So I substituted a piece of Plexiglas, painted white on the inside. Looked acceptable. I gave the set to my brother, who used them for a while. Then my dad gave him a set of BD Kenmores, and put the 906's in a rental house he had. He sold the house about a year later.
I am SO tempted to try and peek through the basement window of that house, and see if they still exist! |
Post# 657085 , Reply# 21   1/30/2013 at 18:07 (4,074 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 657097 , Reply# 22   1/30/2013 at 20:02 (4,074 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 657117 , Reply# 23   1/30/2013 at 22:37 (4,074 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657758 , Reply# 24   2/2/2013 at 22:13 (4,071 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657924 , Reply# 25   2/3/2013 at 20:32 (4,070 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657926 , Reply# 26   2/3/2013 at 20:33 (4,070 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657927 , Reply# 27   2/3/2013 at 20:34 (4,070 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657928 , Reply# 28   2/3/2013 at 20:34 (4,070 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657929 , Reply# 29   2/3/2013 at 20:35 (4,070 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657930 , Reply# 30   2/3/2013 at 20:35 (4,070 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657931 , Reply# 31   2/3/2013 at 20:36 (4,070 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657932 , Reply# 32   2/3/2013 at 20:37 (4,070 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657943 , Reply# 33   2/3/2013 at 22:12 (4,070 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 657944 , Reply# 34   2/3/2013 at 22:18 (4,070 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 657978 , Reply# 36   2/4/2013 at 05:50 (4,070 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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WOW it looks like you found a good low-mileage dryer, they probably moved it out to the farm 40 years ago and never did anything about converting it to LP so it just sat.
Yes this would be considered a lower air flow- higher temperature dryer and it may indeed produce fluffier towels, a test should be done, Mark. Tom and I have the electric condenser version of this dryer which works pretty well and Tom also has the electric vented version of this dryer, I don't know whether he has ever used it.
These earlier style MT dryers looked to be reasonably well built and durable dryers, the only real weak point I am aware of is the all pot-metal blower assembly and blower bearing was a real weak spot. |
Post# 657987 , Reply# 37   2/4/2013 at 07:59 (4,069 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Ha! Good save, guys - a very interesting machine. This same dryer model was in an appliance shop in Newton, in pink, for quite a long time along with a PA700 washer. They wanted a fortune for it, IIRC.
The Maytag sickness was rampant this weekend - saw this lovely 606 on CL and just couldn't rest until it was in the garage. It's amazing how much "heavier" this is built than even the later '08 series machines. |
Post# 657988 , Reply# 38   2/4/2013 at 08:00 (4,069 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 658004 , Reply# 39   2/4/2013 at 09:49 (4,069 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Wow, the dryer looks to be pretty good shape. Will be curious to hear how the gas system has held up over the years.
Many moons ago I noticed a pink Maytag dryer at the local St. Vinnies warehouse. I inquired about it and was told to just take it. The dryer was a 740C, but it had sat outside for several years and was not worth getting up and running again. I saved parts from it but I'm not sure if I held on to much. Greg - nice save there on the 606! Ben CLICK HERE TO GO TO swestoyz's LINK |
Post# 658017 , Reply# 40   2/4/2013 at 10:28 (4,069 days old) by agitatorboogie (Denver)   |   | |
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Post# 658022 , Reply# 41   2/4/2013 at 10:39 (4,069 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Interesting you should say that about 06-series machines vs. 08-series machines. I'm getting that exact impression as I work with my "new" early 806 pair. The later machines I've had aren't quite up to the same standard in terms of finish. In particular, the porcelain of the dryer drum was replaced by paint in the switch from HOH to the big-door format. And the bleach dispenser setup on the washer is nothing but a funnel and hose on later machines, of course, but the difference between the early bleach dispenser fill funnel and the later one is pretty substantial. I'm not talking the design difference - I'm talking the heaviness and quality of the part.
And at that, Maytag didn't indulge in '70s cheapening to nearly the extent that some other manufacturers did. |
Post# 658030 , Reply# 42   2/4/2013 at 11:20 (4,069 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 658034 , Reply# 43   2/4/2013 at 11:38 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658035 , Reply# 44   2/4/2013 at 11:39 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658036 , Reply# 45   2/4/2013 at 11:40 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658037 , Reply# 46   2/4/2013 at 11:43 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658038 , Reply# 47   2/4/2013 at 11:45 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658041 , Reply# 48   2/4/2013 at 11:50 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658048 , Reply# 49   2/4/2013 at 12:13 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658056 , Reply# 50   2/4/2013 at 13:05 (4,069 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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Post# 658057 , Reply# 51   2/4/2013 at 13:06 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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In doing some more research through my stash of service literature, here is the information on the thermostat. As John mentioned above, this would definitely qualify as a "lower airflow, high temperature dryer. In the image below you can see the thermostat temps. Compare that to a year later when the thermostat temps on a Halo-of-heat dryer would be 155 degrees and 135 degrees!
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Post# 658058 , Reply# 52   2/4/2013 at 13:15 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Actually, to all who are wondering about the story of this dryer here it is:
This machine was purchased by the son of the guy I bought it from at an estate sale in Apple Valley, MN. It was in the home of a little old lady. The son then moved half way across the country and lost interest in trying to move the dryer with him. Dad decided it was too nice to scrap and thought he'd try to get out of it what had been paid for it. As to the aforementioned little old lady, I'm guessing her husband bought her this dryer new in 1957 or 1958. She probably line dried 99% of her clothes so that this machine was only used for "fluffing" line-dried towels and perhaps drying a few loads in the deepest cold of winter. I bet this machine only actually dried a few dozen loads of laundry a year. And, as is often the case with "old lady" dryers, it likely saw no use at all during the last years of her life since laundry was likely done by family members at their homes. I know this situation from personal experience. My grandmother (now 99) has a late 1960s Kenmore "Match-all" dryer that looks almost as if it came off the catalog store floor! As a child, I helped her wash in the Maytag E2L and then everything was hung outside or in the basement. If it was a particularly still summer day or in the winter, towels and jeans would get a 10 minute air tumble in the dryer before folding so that they were not "stiff as a board" as my grandmother would say! This post was last edited 02/04/2013 at 17:56 |
Post# 658091 , Reply# 53   2/4/2013 at 18:02 (4,069 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 658130 , Reply# 55   2/4/2013 at 23:45 (4,069 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658132 , Reply# 56   2/5/2013 at 00:19 (4,069 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Kenmore71, after rereading the post I think you picked it up for Ben, Someone was kidding,about his basement being full. I became confused, its a very nice dryer is all i really wanted to say. arthur |
Post# 658170 , Reply# 58   2/5/2013 at 07:36 (4,068 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Many early gas and electric dryers had the heat source at the top like this. I think that MT and others borrowed this design from the inventor of the modern dryer Hamilton. In addition to Hamilton and MT Blackstone also used this system on their early gas dryers and several makes like GE and Frigidaire did this on their early electric dryers, GE and FD did not have gas dryers till the 1960s.
Greg good save on the MT A606, they really were not that much heavier you are just getting older and weaker, LOL. |
Post# 658175 , Reply# 59   2/5/2013 at 08:08 (4,068 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Older and weaker! That's funny. The young soccer player for Iowa Western College (you should have been there!) that helped me carry it out of the basement and to the parking lot commented on how much heavier the Maytag was than the Kenmore they just moved out of the basement to their new place.
Radial-heating & exhaust patterns seem like a very efficient way to dry clothes tumbling in a drum. I still would like to have one of the ADC built machines they did for KitchenAid right at the end of the KA laundry era. |
Post# 658418 , Reply# 60   2/6/2013 at 08:30 (4,067 days old) by A440 ()   |   | |
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What an awesome find! It looks so well preserved. Thanks for the scans and pictures of the dryer with the back taken off. Will you be using this dryer? I bet it would be great with towels and heavy fabrics. Brent |
Post# 658686 , Reply# 61   2/7/2013 at 09:50 (4,066 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658688 , Reply# 62   2/7/2013 at 09:55 (4,066 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 658715 , Reply# 63   2/7/2013 at 11:57 (4,066 days old) by A440 ()   |   | |
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Awesome Video! How long did it take to cycle the burner off the first time? I love this dryer! Brent |
Post# 658735 , Reply# 64   2/7/2013 at 12:50 (4,066 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Didn't pay attention to how long before the burner cycled off.
I did dry two loads of laundry in it and I have to say that I'm impressed! It dries HOT and relatively fast. A load that would take 60 minutes in the HOH was dry in 50 in this dryer. And the towels seemed fluffier. Maybe that's just because that's what I wanted to believe but I think it's true. There also seemed to be the faintest "filtrator-esque" smell to everything. Mind you, there is no ozone lamp on this dryer. Yet. |
Post# 658883 , Reply# 66   2/8/2013 at 07:45 (4,065 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Thanks for posting the video of the ignition sequence Mark.
Maytag and many other gas dryer makers used this same system for many years, WP-KM used this system through 1963.
When you first start the dryer the pilot valve coil is opened and the Platinum 2 1/2 volt glow coil are energized, this lights the pilot flame which starts heating a mercury filled sensor bulb that in centered in the pilots flame. Once the mercury filled bulb is hot enough to flex a diafram and push a switch at the other end of the sensor to the hot position it then completes a circuit that allows the second and main gas valve to open and 18,000 BTUs worth of gas flows to the main burner.
These systems were fairly relibible and most gas dryers left the polet flame burning the whole drying cycle and just cycled the main burner. My friend Bob in Ohio found this same dryer last year and after fixing a few things on it has been using it as one of many machines he has. |
Post# 659015 , Reply# 67   2/8/2013 at 17:03 (4,065 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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I wonder why Maytag "digressed" and went to a standing pilot for the HOH dryers. Seems backwards to me....maybe cost??? |
Post# 659026 , Reply# 68   2/8/2013 at 17:30 (4,065 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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The issue of the standing pilot in the HOH dryer has been discussed here before. I'm not sure that cost was as big of an issue as PERCEIVED reliability issues by the service techs in the field. I really don't know if there were many issues with the electric ignitor systems in the field, but the pilot light is certainly simpler!
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Post# 982680 , Reply# 69   2/13/2018 at 16:19 (2,234 days old) by wft2800 (Leatherhead, Surrey)   |   | |
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Apologies for necroposting - does anyone know what model numbers the pre-"Halo of Heat" perforated-drum Maytag dryers were given? |
Post# 982754 , Reply# 70   2/14/2018 at 07:36 (2,233 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Having such terrible luck with Maytag products, and really hating them...I have to admit, they are really well built and beautiful.Im glad they are being preserved. |
Post# 982761 , Reply# 71   2/14/2018 at 08:23 (2,233 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Sure - dryers listed from 1953 through 1957 that are lower than the *41 models are pre-HOH dryers, with the exception of the two digit 65C/75C Highlander models from 1956, which were the first HOH dryers.
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Post# 982835 , Reply# 72   2/14/2018 at 19:25 (2,233 days old) by wft2800 (Leatherhead, Surrey)   |   | |
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Thanks! What do the B, C and W suffixes indicate? |
Post# 982863 , Reply# 73   2/14/2018 at 21:22 (2,233 days old) by kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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I don't have a definitive answer for you, but perusing the trove of Maytag service and promotional literature that I have I'm going to make some guesses:
C = "conventional" dryer, flowing air that requires an exhaust vent W = "water" dryer, a condensing water dryer that is not vented, but requires a cold water supply and drain B = I have no clue |
Post# 982873 , Reply# 74   2/14/2018 at 23:00 (2,233 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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I almost got a early 60's Maytag A902 set, but someone beat me to it. The dryer was not a Halo Of Heat, but it was a push button electric version of your 1956 Maytag gas dryer. I don't have that big of a collection, but I do have a early 80's Maytag A810 set, and I also have a mid 80's Lasy Kenmore portable belt drive washer and dryer.
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Post# 982903 , Reply# 75   2/15/2018 at 07:41 (2,232 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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