Thread Number: 72614
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 959428 , Reply# 3   9/27/2017 at 12:29 (2,401 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 959439 , Reply# 5   9/27/2017 at 13:43 (2,401 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Had a brief conversation about washers some years ago with a long-time family friend. She mentioned that she had "always wanted a Maytag" so bought one to replace her aged/ailing machine. She quickly returned it for something else because it "stretched and mangled my knit sweaters and tops all to hell" even though she used the Delicate cycle. I explained about Maytag's Fabric-Matic scheme vs. true two-speed, and she agreed that was probably the cause. As I recall when we bought the 1976 Supreme 80, price comparison via newspaper ads had equivalent Maytag models $100 to $130 higher. This post was last edited 09/27/2017 at 14:44 |
Post# 959441 , Reply# 6   9/27/2017 at 13:53 (2,401 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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Kenmore always gave you more bang for the buck! Their sales were tough to beat! |
Post# 959448 , Reply# 8   9/27/2017 at 14:41 (2,401 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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I wonder if your friend did the same thing I did, with some delicate curtains I washed in the maytag 608?
I loaded the washer with the kitchen-style curtains. They reached about 1/2 way up the tub, so I thought I was ready to try out the GENTLE cycle... I added the detergent, set the water temp to warm/cold, pushed in the GENTLE button, and selected the MEDIUM LOAD water level, and walked away thinking the 608 was going to work is MAYTAG MAGIC on my delicate vintage kitchen curtains. Well I didn't know that with a medium sized load, you are supposed to use an EX-LARGE water level, when washing a gentle cycle. I just thought, match the water level to the load size since the machine was a 2-speed. I ended up with holes in my curtains! LOL... so now I know, whenever washing a GENTLE cycle, ALWAYS use the highest water level to get a gentle wash action. Lesson learned! :o) |
Post# 959449 , Reply# 9   9/27/2017 at 14:45 (2,401 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 959494 , Reply# 11   9/27/2017 at 18:56 (2,401 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Maytag uses the belt as the clutch; lotsa rubbing and slipping going on wearing belts which are going to need service sometime. |
Post# 959538 , Reply# 13   9/28/2017 at 06:36 (2,400 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Bruce, you forgot to mention that you can tip the Maytag back with one hand and change the belts with the other if they ever need changing. |
Post# 959578 , Reply# 15   9/28/2017 at 10:21 (2,400 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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My mom joined the ranks of "once you buy a Maytag, there is no other great brand to buy"--going from the smallest & cheapest one-speed washer, to leaving w/ a "does everything, has everything" machine, with a "middle-of-the-road" model, that was my favorite, washer (but unlike the "before" and "after" no dryer, but the Maytag dryer that went w/ old one, & moderately featured better than that washer was) in between...
-- Dave |