Thread Number: 61673
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
The Magic of Maytag |
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Post# 843257   9/28/2015 at 16:50 (3,129 days old) by mjg0619 (Scranton, Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Hey all,
I finally quit hemming and hawing about pulling the Whirlpool Direct Drive out of service in favor of my 1993 Maytag. After much junk shifting, dryer moving, lots of swearing, and a lot of arm and lower back pain, the Whirlpool now lives under a sheet in the basement and the Maytag is sitting proudly in the laundry room where it has already done several loads of wash. I will be recording and uploading a video of the full cycle from fill to finish soon. Until then, some photos will have to do :) First pic is the Whirlpool coming out. Second is the Maytag going in. Third is the maiden spin. Fourth is the odd couple. Fifth is a glamour shot. |
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Post# 843264 , Reply# 1   9/28/2015 at 17:36 (3,129 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 843287 , Reply# 2   9/28/2015 at 19:30 (3,129 days old) by Realvanman (Southern California)   |   | |
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And why? I have both an '84 'pool, and an '84 'tag, and I can't decide which one is my favorite lol. Keith |
Post# 843288 , Reply# 3   9/28/2015 at 19:54 (3,129 days old) by mjg0619 (Scranton, Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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This was a 2004 Direct Drive Whirlpool. Your 1984 belt drive is a much nicer machine, for sure!
I prefer the smooth silky sound of a belt drive washer to the steam engine-esque chunka-chunka-bang sound of the direct drive transmission. I also like the spin drain and spray rinses the Maytag does. In your case, Keith, neither washer is a bad choice! |
Post# 843343 , Reply# 4   9/29/2015 at 00:01 (3,129 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 843412 , Reply# 5   9/29/2015 at 08:29 (3,129 days old) by mjg0619 (Scranton, Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Post# 843626 , Reply# 6   9/30/2015 at 12:10 (3,127 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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