Thread Number: 77076
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
2013 Maytag Centennial Washer and Dryer Longevity |
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Post# 1010054 , Reply# 1   10/7/2018 at 21:56 (1,999 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1010058 , Reply# 2   10/7/2018 at 23:29 (1,999 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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More information about your usage habits, for starters how many loads do you wash a week ?
How hard is your water ?
Do you use plenty of detergent or dose lightly, and how often do you use bleach and how is it added ?
What temperature do you wash in ?
But in general the washer you have can last 5-30 years before it is not worth fixing and the dryer should have a life range from 10-40 years before you probably would have to replace it.
John L. |
Post# 1010121 , Reply# 4   10/8/2018 at 14:10 (1,998 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1010122 , Reply# 5   10/8/2018 at 14:28 (1,998 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I have a Maytag Centennial MVWC415 that will be 2 yrs old in Dec. I wash almost every load with hot water, and mostly us either the Power Wash or Deep Water cycles. Both of these cycles use enough water to just cover the load, without being wasteful and have fill rinse, instead of spray rinses, and they spin before the rinse, so the dirty water is extracted before the rinse fill. I’ve never found it necessary to add an extra rinse and there is never any residual detergent left in the clean wash.
I wash the majority of the laundry on Wednesdays, 3 loads, and do a load of sheets on Sat. My dryer looks like yours. These machines are GREAT! They have never disappointed me. Every load comes out perfectly clean in a reasonable amount of time. And the capacity is adequete to handle king size blankets, comforters, bedspreads and pillows. So no trips to the laundromat. Since our water is very hard here I use the max amount of detergent, and have never had a problem with over sudsing. I do run the Clean cycle once a month with 1 cup of LCB, and I don’t use liquid fabric softener. I hope that these machines last a good long time. Eddie This post was last edited 10/08/2018 at 15:54 |