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Thread Number: 69432
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Older Maytag should I give to friend who overloads? |
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| Post# 923070 2/22/2017 at 09:44 (2,616 days old) by PaulWash (Niagara Falls New York) | ||
My good girlfriend at work is always on the go.. so she is the type to "cram clothes in the washer and run up the stairs not paying attention to overloading. Well she has an 2000 model Kenmore Elite washer.. She had it repaired yet the dogs on the agitator snapped "again' I went over and watched her load the washer.. I told her I was going to arrest her for washing machine abuse. The machine makes a lot of noise and she kinda wants to get new or get an "older washer" That seems to be the TREND nowadays LOL a good friend of mine was given an older maytag washer.. he has to move back home and wants to give me the maytag for free to give to my girlfriend who wants to push the kenmore in the corner. The only problem is I never really liked Maytag washers.. I have used them before they rinse to short, the wash seems boring. Cleaning ehhh capacity SMALL.. again would I have a maytag in my house NEVER.. But its free and she needs a washer.. But I would have to show her how to decently load the washer. Dear friends I do not want to send an innocent maytag to an abusive overloader that does not mean to do it.. plus she has a family of 5 adults and one child.. Now my buddy said the washer washes great and is quiet.. Im sure my friend will understand strick instructions not to overload. Please feed back will the maytag have the stamina for her home? how old is this washer too?
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| Post# 923074 , Reply# 1 2/22/2017 at 10:12 (2,616 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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Let her have it. If she overloads it, she'll come back to a finished load with the soap still sitting on the top of the load. Probably pretty likely too, since they hold a LOT less than the one she is used to. This post was last edited 02/22/2017 at 10:28 | ||
| Post# 923075 , Reply# 2 2/22/2017 at 10:18 (2,616 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
i think its dangerous to overload a waher i know by experiance with my inglis superbII direct drive washer i had put to much clothes that it cause 3 problems 1 burnt motor needed a new motor second cause the timer to break and skip first spin to rinse only on the normal cycles other cycles it did not do that timer fix and last but not least agitator broke cause to buy a new washer in 2004. So over the year i have learn to be carful
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| Post# 923076 , Reply# 3 2/22/2017 at 10:28 (2,616 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
Maybe this is a good idea.
These Maytags are pretty good at handling abuse. The belts actively slip and seem like they'd be a good sacrificial stress relief, like the couplers on WP machines. I bet it'll be good for her and it'll just eat lots of belts. All she's gotta do is change those out every few months ;) | ||
| Post# 923081 , Reply# 5 2/22/2017 at 11:06 (2,616 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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If she likes to load it up that much, she should get a front loader, they can handle it. | ||
Post# 923086 , Reply# 6 2/22/2017 at 11:11 (2,616 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 923090 , Reply# 7 2/22/2017 at 11:16 (2,616 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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well, its one thing to help someone, only to discover that gift was not taken care of.....
its another thing, that you already know what that gift will be subjected to... if someone didn't take care of their own car, do you think I would let them borrow mine? I think I would save the machine for someone who needs it!.... if you need the space and have to get rid of it, I would advertise on CL and offer it for free to a loving family, there are plenty of needy people out there, that would care for that like a treasure, overly thankful for having a machine to save them time and effort of going to the laundromat... willing to bet you would feel more joy for helping someone you know would appreciate it.... | ||
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Post# 923091 , Reply# 8 2/22/2017 at 11:23 (2,616 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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 I saved a '90's-to-early-2000's single speed, three water level, three temp HOTPOINT at our old apartment from being so full, by my wife, that the lid would probably not close...
A good HEY!!!! prevented that one more thing getting put in--and let me pull out the pair of jeans and couple or more bath towels that were the excess... Wonder what the laundry doing at my wife's old apt. with her roommate must have been like--just in short...
Fortunately, nothing, even when we did my late-brother-in-in-law's stuff had anything been close to killing our Kenmore...
-- Dave This post was last edited 02/22/2017 at 15:44 | ||
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Post# 923107 , Reply# 9 2/22/2017 at 13:20 (2,616 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 923108 , Reply# 10 2/22/2017 at 13:28 (2,616 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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She should just get a front loader, you can cram all you want to with those. | ||
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Post# 923114 , Reply# 11 2/22/2017 at 14:08 (2,616 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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I have found that people who stuff machines don't have very high expectations when it comes to cleaning their clothes. They are just going though the motions. A gazillion Maytags have spent their whole working careers being stuffed and have survived. I wouldn't worry about it. | ||
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Post# 923138 , Reply# 13 2/22/2017 at 15:11 (2,616 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Thomas.....oh puhleeze!....
when you have more than one car, you have way too many friends/family who think you keep this many for when they need a vehicle..... same goes for washer collections, they seem to think you keep them, so they have their own personal laundromat.... outside of my partner, only one brother that I share vehicles with.....and the main thing, no matter what shape you got the vehicle in, you returned it, filled with gas, washed and cleaned out, and placed back in the garage... yeah, we been there from others...and got the vehicle back, empty, trashed up, ran through every mud puddle they could find......and don't want to hear of the condition of how they left it..... it happened only once, they had a flat tire, left my vehicle abandoned on the side of the road....lost the keys in the process......and wanted to know how soon they could have it back after I had it towed and fixed!....are they serious? that's what Enterprise Rentals are for! | ||
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Post# 923145 , Reply# 14 2/22/2017 at 15:31 (2,616 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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i'm Shocked! Common sense tells me to NEVER, EVER borrow a car, even if i need to walk 5000 miles. When I moved to the US it took 6 months until i bought my first car. I lost some weight (excellent for my health), used Uber, and public transportation in Dallas but never, EVER i thought about borrowing a car from anybody. | ||
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Post# 923165 , Reply# 16 2/22/2017 at 16:15 (2,616 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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| Post# 923203 , Reply# 17 2/22/2017 at 18:55 (2,616 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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no no no A Maytag is NOT good at handling heavy loads,If you can find her a Norge...THAT will laugh at a oversized load. | ||
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Post# 923245 , Reply# 18 2/22/2017 at 21:15 (2,616 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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give her a Maytag Bravos XXL I'm shocked! That washer is amazingly good and reliable. | ||
| Post# 923365 , Reply# 20 2/23/2017 at 13:15 (2,615 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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I would let her try it out. I doubt she can totally ruin it. They were proven in coin ops for decades. | ||
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Post# 923506 , Reply# 21 2/24/2017 at 00:35 (2,615 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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