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The 906s Are Home and Working!!
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Post# 152134   9/3/2006 at 13:49 (6,416 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA)        

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Well, the Maytag 906s are finally home in St. Charles, hooked up and running. What a saga this has turned out to be. I first saw these beautiful specimens at Greg Nunn’s in Omaha at the June 2005 Washer convention. I coveted them even before I got there. I hate to say it, but, I set my cap for them early on, and gladly report that my charm and persuasiveness won Greg over and he sold them to me.

See the attached photo link to see the whole story. They arrived from Omaha and were stored in my garage until I could get my contractor (a full-time fireman and part time contractor (and quite cute as well which is why I am inclined to wait so long)) to put a 220V electrical line into my laundry room and a gas line to the basement where my Neptunes were relegated. The machines arrived in July and are finally installed on the 3rd of September. Boy, that took patience.

The contractor installed the utilities (which he did) and was supposed to move the machines, but never was able to get that together (perhaps it was because I told him that if he scratched those 906s a fate worse than death would befall him.). I finally called a moving company and they came this weekend to move the Neptunes to the basement and the 906s from the garage to the laundry room. When I went to hook up the dryer, I realized he had put a four-prong receptacle and I had put a 3-prong plug on the dryer. I checked all the wiring to make sure that I wired the new 4-lead cord and plug right and realized that he had wired the receptacle wrong. He hooked up ground to neutral. I re-wired the receptacle and put a new 4-lead cord on the dryer and lo-and-behold, it worked!

I was so pre-occupied with getting the dryer to work that I just assumed that the washer would work fine when I plugged it in. CURSES!!! I plugged it in and pressed one of the buttons and no lights and just a hum. Long story short, I called Greg and he walked me through getting the rapid-advance motor to start working again and we were off to the races.

Now, the machines need leveling and the interior light was burned out. I put some new hoses which ran slow and those needed to be replaced. After getting the washer to work right, replacing the interior light (no small trick) and leveling as best I could, they are now fabulously working in my laundry room with the KDI-14. Did a few loads of laundry and we are off to the races. When Greg comes in in October, we will do some final leveling and get that rapid-advance timer lubricated. Thanks again Greg, I am in Maytag heaven!!!


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Post# 152137 , Reply# 1   9/3/2006 at 14:19 (6,416 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Congrats Fred!!!

Post# 152138 , Reply# 2   9/3/2006 at 14:23 (6,416 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Hey Fred, way to go! Nothing like doing laundry like your filthy rich! Push button 'Tags are so easy on the eyes ~ (swooning)...

Ben


Post# 152141 , Reply# 3   9/3/2006 at 15:05 (6,416 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Boy Fred, what a story. The end results are wonderful. Enjoy those vary rare machines. psst, how much did ya have to pay? hehehehehe

Steve


Post# 152142 , Reply# 4   9/3/2006 at 15:08 (6,416 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA)        
How Much Did You Have To Pay?

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I'll never tell!!

Post# 152147 , Reply# 5   9/3/2006 at 15:40 (6,416 days old) by sudsman ()        
Congrats. Fred

Yes, There is nothing like the warm glo from the lights on a washer....

Post# 152148 , Reply# 6   9/3/2006 at 15:43 (6,416 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
WOO HOO!!

YAY for you Fred!
I am so happy to see those machines in and running!


Post# 152152 , Reply# 7   9/3/2006 at 15:52 (6,416 days old) by westytoploader ()        

Fred, those Maytags look just FANTASTIC in your laundry room, congratulations! Glad to see they're running nicely!

Post# 152154 , Reply# 8   9/3/2006 at 16:57 (6,416 days old) by brettsomers ()        

those machines are just flawless. pure elegance.

Post# 152155 , Reply# 9   9/3/2006 at 17:37 (6,416 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA)        
Laundry Like Filty Rich

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Yes, indeed. I feel like the Beverly Hillbillies updated.

Post# 152171 , Reply# 10   9/3/2006 at 20:06 (6,416 days old) by jerseymike ()        
May they give you years of trouble free washing and drying!

Congrats! A very good friend of my mother's had a Maytag 906 washer in her kitchen, so those pics brought back some nice memories.

Enjoy and thanks for the pics!

Mike



Post# 152183 , Reply# 11   9/3/2006 at 21:03 (6,416 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Oh Fred they look beautiful in your laundry room, 100 congrats over and over!!!!! Love the glamor shot at the end, yes we love lights don't we?

Post# 152188 , Reply# 12   9/3/2006 at 21:25 (6,416 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Elegant, simply elegant. Congrats and may you have many trouble-free loads.

Post# 152196 , Reply# 13   9/3/2006 at 22:42 (6,416 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Oh Fred, they are just to beautiful for words. They look so at home in your laundry room right along with the KDA. I can't wait to see it in person. What a story that was to get them in place and running. How do the Neptunes look in the basement? Congratulations on a fantastic laundry set!! I know that you are going to love these for many years to come. You just have to love those lights all aglow!! Thanks so much for sharing. Terry

Post# 152203 , Reply# 14   9/3/2006 at 22:57 (6,416 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Fred those machines are just flawless! And they look like they were just made for that place. Enjoy this wonderful set for years to come!

Post# 152232 , Reply# 15   9/4/2006 at 02:49 (6,415 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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I'll bet you're the only one in your neighborhood with appliances double the age of the house! I love it!


Congrats on getting them installed and running after a long wait! They look beautiful!


Post# 152235 , Reply# 16   9/4/2006 at 03:07 (6,415 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia)        
Absolutely Beautiful....

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Hi Fred,

They are absolutely beautiful Maytags. Congrats

You guys certainly get the pick of the Maytag machines over there.

Cheers
Leon


Post# 152238 , Reply# 17   9/4/2006 at 04:52 (6,415 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Dayum! Nice! That set makes mine look like Krusher Fodder.

Post# 152265 , Reply# 18   9/4/2006 at 08:53 (6,415 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Congrratulations Fred, wonderful set. Love the story about how they were installed.

Post# 152266 , Reply# 19   9/4/2006 at 08:58 (6,415 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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DADoES - when you are ready, I'll be happy to get your Krusher Fodder" - I am next BTW!!!

Post# 152304 , Reply# 20   9/4/2006 at 11:31 (6,415 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Glenn, I can't believe you said that. Yours aer still restoreable, even cosmetically, will just take lots of time.

I"m not sure if Greg found these brand new, or nearly new though. That makes a difference too. They may have been found in that "Iowa store".


Post# 152331 , Reply# 21   9/4/2006 at 13:00 (6,415 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)        

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yes we love lights

Post# 152332 , Reply# 22   9/4/2006 at 13:01 (6,415 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)        

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Loved to get a 906 but was afraid I would wear it out then I would have displays


Post# 152405 , Reply# 23   9/4/2006 at 21:34 (6,415 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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those 806's are very nice as well.

Post# 152492 , Reply# 24   9/5/2006 at 08:14 (6,414 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

Fred ... congrats on your 906's; they are just stunning!! And you are using the box of Tide I get, too, from Sam's Club. I just bought another one over the weekend; they last me almost 6 months. I just love that family-sized use box!! I think they used to call it "Home Laundry Size".

Brian ... your 806's are goregous, too! Such dependable machines, huh?

Geoff


Post# 152521 , Reply# 25   9/5/2006 at 10:06 (6,414 days old) by retromom ()        
Gorgeous Maytags Fred!

They are stunning! Push a few buttons on 'em for me, will ya!!

Enjoy -

Venus :-D


Post# 152692 , Reply# 26   9/5/2006 at 22:12 (6,414 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA)        
Those 806s

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I bought a set exactly like those brand new in 1976 and could kick myself in the a$$ for sellng them. Those things were like Sherman Tanks. Mine were Harvest Gold just like yours! Thanks for the memories!

Fred



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