Thread Number: 77680
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Maytag end-of-cycle bell/chime - Dryers only? |
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Post# 1016962   12/5/2018 at 16:59 (1,962 days old) by lowefficiency (Iowa)   |   | |
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Post# 1016978 , Reply# 1   12/5/2018 at 18:30 (1,962 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 1017000 , Reply# 3   12/5/2018 at 20:27 (1,962 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1017095 , Reply# 4   12/6/2018 at 15:16 (1,961 days old) by lowefficiency (Iowa)   |   | |
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>> although if time was that important, why not set a minute timer?
I actually only thought of this feature omission when testing my new A408, which currently has a severely limited water flow rate until my parts arrive to repair the leaking injector/air-gap assembly. Since the fill is based on a level sensor instead of being time based, having restricted water flow greatly lengthens the wash time, especially for large or extra large loads. It also occurred to me that in all of our moves and rentals, this will be the first machine we've used which *doesn't* have a buzzer or chime for when the washer finishes. I wonder how much work it would be to retrofit one... hmmm.... |
Post# 1017110 , Reply# 5   12/6/2018 at 16:58 (1,961 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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I think you'd have to modify the timer... My 56 Whirlpool, I think, has an extra switch or cam in the timer that sounds the buzzer and starts the cool-down cycle. One day, when I get my courage up, I need to take that timer apart 'cause it shuts down at the cool-down instead of sounding the buzzer and running for 5 minutes with no heat. The matching 56 Whirlpool washer sounds a buzzer twice during the final spin to let you know that you should start making your way to the basement 'cause your laundry's done... LOL
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Post# 1017130 , Reply# 7   12/6/2018 at 20:26 (1,961 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 1017184 , Reply# 9   12/7/2018 at 10:12 (1,960 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Regards to newer non-Maytag machines ... Mom's 1994 KitchenAid washer & dryer both have/had (dryer is in-use, washer is gone) buzzers. Neither has an on/off switch, they always buzz. The 1999 KM 90 series washer does not. I have a 2003 WP Gold washer with an EOC buzzer (selectable on/off integrated into the Extra Rinse switch). |
Post# 1017204 , Reply# 10   12/7/2018 at 13:10 (1,960 days old) by potatochips ( )   |   | |
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Im not a fan of buzzers, too harsh. The bell chime in Maytag dryers is fantastic, nice warm sound. |
Post# 1017818 , Reply# 11   12/12/2018 at 20:13 (1,955 days old) by lowefficiency (Iowa)   |   | |
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Thanks guys, good information here.
I don't have all of my books handy, but I did find a section about it in my "big load" dryer service manual. It looks like a clever design, as the buzzer parallels the timer, but is in series with the motor start switch, so it's basically the spin-down of the motor (via the centrifugal switch) that times the buzzer's buzzing duration. Likewise, the repeated chiming of the bell on the electronic control dryers in the permanent press setting is basically a clever usage of a side effect of the capacitor charging/discharging when the load is dry. The book also has a chart, which answers part of my original question: * DE91 and DE/DG 106, 107, and 308 do not have an end-of-cycle signal. * DE/DG 309, 408, and 409 have an end-of-cycle buzzer. * DE/DG 608 and 808 have an end-of-cycle chime (the bell). |
Post# 1017830 , Reply# 12   12/13/2018 at 00:45 (1,955 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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I've never personally encountered a washer with end of cycle buzzer, chime, or bell. It could be an interesting feature from the appliance enthusiast's view. Although, on a practical level, it's pretty easy to tell when the washer is done. At least it is for me. The BOL WP DD washer I'm using isn't exactly quiet, and it's pretty obvious when the final spin stops.
I hate buzzers on dryers. A bell would be much nicer. I have the buzzer on the WP BOL dryer switched off. |