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Thread Number: 64396
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
New to Us Beautiful Maytag LA612 and LDE412 Manuals Needed! |
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Post# 870215 , Reply# 1 3/2/2016 at 23:29 (2,974 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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 Those are beautiful machines and offer enough customizing options to handle most anything you throw in them. You've opted for the best vintage alternative to your modern front load machines, as your Maytags were/are the most efficient top loaders of their period.
The Ephemera site doesn't have any Maytag automatic manuals later than 1976 for downloading. If no one comes forward with manuals here, you should check ebay periodically and see if a set shows up there. | ||
| Post# 870269 , Reply# 2 3/3/2016 at 07:43 (2,974 days old) by 88gibson (Beverly) | ||
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Thank you, I have always appreciated older things. I also reconditioned a classic insinkerator cl700 dishwasher. I will post that machine in another thread. Simple and durable. Something that gets the job done well, and I can work on! | ||
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Post# 870306 , Reply# 3 3/3/2016 at 12:26 (2,974 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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My wife and I were hoping that somebody on this forum has a copy of the owners manuals for both machines ( most importantly the washer).
>I have the owner's manual for the D412. I also have the owner's manual for the A312 washer which is identical in terms of features and cycles, it just has the 16 gallon tub instead of the 19 gallon tub. Do you guys use less water during delicate cycles? >No. Pump-out is a little bit slower with the motor speed being lower, but that is part of the point of the delicate cycle that clothes get spun for less time. Also, you should know that the final spin on the PP cycle is 3 minutes and the final spin on the Reg. Cycle is 5 minutes. In my experience, most Mayatgs will pump out the full tub of water in about 1:30 on normal speed and in about 2:00 on low speed. So that means that clothes only spin about 1 minute once the tub is empty on PP. Also, does the fabric softener dispenser work on delicate cycle, or does it not dispense due to the slower spin cycle? >It work just fine on Delicate. 400-ish rpm vs. 600 rpm isn't enough of a difference for it to not work | ||
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Post# 870308 , Reply# 4 3/3/2016 at 12:32 (2,974 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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I'm looking forward to your ISE pix. I have two Classic Supreme models, a CLSUP-4 and a CLSUP-5. They are the same machine, but I presume they're from different production runs.
Re: Your Maytags, you'll be fine with a combination of common sense and label information on items to be laundered. The only thing I remember from the instructions on the center dial pair we had was the advice regarding tub/drum capacities, stating "A washer load is a dryer load." | ||
| Post# 870309 , Reply# 5 3/3/2016 at 12:34 (2,974 days old) by db130 (Boston Metrowest (MA)) | ||
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Congrats, I recently picked up an A512 as well. It is similar to yours but with the 1-speed motor. I've been using HE detergent because I have quite a bit left from my Kenmore front loader days. | ||
| Post# 870340 , Reply# 7 3/3/2016 at 15:45 (2,973 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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Just don't overload them or the wash rollover action will stop. We had to constantly watch out for this when we had a set of similar Maytag machines. | ||
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Post# 870343 , Reply# 8 3/3/2016 at 16:17 (2,973 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 870344 , Reply# 9 3/3/2016 at 16:18 (2,973 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
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