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Post# 666988   3/19/2013 at 07:24 (4,053 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 668156 , Reply# 1   3/24/2013 at 20:35 (4,047 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Since my husband and I are currently living full-time in our vacation home until we find the "big house," all but two of my machines are in storage, and we needed a daily driver. We just purchased this same unit (vintage 1993) and it's surprisingly large capacity and works very well, as much as I hate to say that about such a new machine and direct drive at that.
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Post# 668163 , Reply# 2   3/24/2013 at 21:02 (4,047 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 668192 , Reply# 3   3/25/2013 at 00:04 (4,047 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Post# 668242 , Reply# 4   3/25/2013 at 07:44 (4,047 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Very popular machine we have hundreds of customers with these machines. These all used the 16 gallon standard size MT tubs and the shorter transmission from the larger capacity machines. These are good for 5-10 pound loads of clothing depending of type of clothing load, you can slightly increase the capacity and washing effectiveness by replacing the agitator with the MT Load Sensor agitator but because the agitator is taller you cannot use the agitator mounted FS dispenser.
These MT stacks came out around 1985 in only an electronically controlled version and around 1990 they started offering both this electro-mechanically controlled version, they soon dropped the electronic version all together because of cost and continued reliability problems.
These machines are a great source of repair income for our business, they use most of the same parts as the separate MTs are fairly easy to repair and most customers tend to make repairs because of the expense and difficulty of replacing the whole machine. Worst problem was getting this machine level as it has EIGHT FEET and EIGHT LOCK NUTS on the eight feet that all should be in contact with the floor and tight, it almost never happens, LOL, so a very common repair call is customers that are feed up with the vibration problems. |
Post# 668251 , Reply# 5   3/25/2013 at 08:46 (4,047 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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I totally agree about the leveling issues with this machine. I think it took me almost 2 hours to get the first one of these that I installed to level out such that the dyer didn't vibrate!.
Lebron...here's your money shot. I'm not sure if the early electromechanical models used the white agitator shown here or used the turquoise one. By 1994 all agitators would have been white. There were 3 models of this machine which corresponded to the other "series" machines that Maytag was producing at the time: LSE/G7800 - 1990 line LSE/G7804 - 1994 Dependable Care line LSE/G7806 - 1996 Dependable Care line They were basically the same mechanically. All were Fabric-Matic. There was a washer timer revision at some point which changed from 1 minute increments to 2 minute increments which allowed for longer wash periods in all of the cycles. |
Post# 668252 , Reply# 6   3/25/2013 at 08:49 (4,047 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 668254 , Reply# 7   3/25/2013 at 08:50 (4,047 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 668259 , Reply# 8   3/25/2013 at 09:07 (4,047 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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I have an electronic model......and their right, once you get that puppy leveled, pour cement around it, to never be moved ever again...lol.....although installation is a bit easier than most stacked all in one units, the dryer lays face down, mount the rack to it, stand it up in place, and then the washer slides underneath......this would be one heavy beast if you had to cart it in fully assembled...
mine has the long stroke tranny, single speed, 50hz setup, and one nice thing, the time can be adjusted/increased for wash, rinse, and spins this one also has a sliding lid.....the washer has a lighted interior, yet the dryer does not... none the less, great machines...... |
Post# 668271 , Reply# 9   3/25/2013 at 09:33 (4,047 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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