Did not come out till after these colors were offered, I think they came out around 1967 or later, I am sure that one of the MT trivia folks will know exactly when they came out.

John L.

Will, you did a great job gluing those knobs.  You know you might be able to find some generic white knobs with the same style hole that fits the control posts.  Then mark them with a label maker of even a sharpie to match the original knob settings.  Then you could use these, save the originals from possible breakage from use while glued and keep looking for original replacements.

I had one just like this from 77’  to 85’.  It was a great little washer.  Fun to use and did a remarkable job of washing a weeks worth of laundry in about an hour.

I hope you’ll enjoy yours as much as I did mine.

Eddie

Will, something like these generic range replacement knobs might be just the ticket.  They have adapter inserts to accommodate just about every style switch post.

Eddie

https://www.rangekleen.com/collections/electric-knob-packs/products/8131-universal-electric-white-range-replacement-knob-one-pack

Will, I don’t know if you can effectively cut and glue this dryer belt to shorten it.  I think the heat from the dryer may cause the glue to fail.  I’m sure that there may be other members that have some suggestions that may work for you.  If you enter Maytag A50 owners manual into your search engine you will find a couple of websites that you can download the owners manual from, and this would be handy to have.  There are also sites that still have some parts available, but no knobs.

If you’re not familiar with using a twin tub, the process is basically like washing with a wringer washer, except you use the spin tub instead of a wringer.  I always sorted my loads into whites, light colors and dark colors, washing and spinning them in succession and holding them in a laundry basket.  Once the washing was done, I’d drain the wash water, and fill the wash side with rinse water and then rinse and spin out each load in the same order they were washed in, adding additional water and detergent as necessary.

At the time I owned mine I only had a double bed and I could wash the blankets and bedspread in the A50, just one at a time with no problem.  Any larger sized bedding may be a stretch, certainly not king sized, but you may be able to wash a light weight queen sized blanket.

 I usually did the towels in a separate load.  At the time I was still working as a hairdresser and I used to do some hair at home, so at times I’d have lots of towels.  BTW, I always filled the wash side with full on hot water, so for the first load or two I sometimes used a large wooden spoon to fish out the items into the spinner to avoid burning my hands. 

And I left the impellers running so the clothes would rise to the surface and be easier to capture and get out.  As long as you keep your hands away from the back of the tub you won’t get hurt, and anyway those impellers don’t have any sharp edges to really inflict any harm.

Have fun with this bad boy!

Eddie

The dryer blower belt needs to be 31-32"

You need Pt# 2-828 for the washer or the whole assembly without the housing.

John L.

Yes same thing, the whole valve is basically the same as MTs Suds-Saver valve that they used from 1956-2006 on their DC AWs.

I guess you can do E-Bay searches for good used or new parts.

John L.

I found it online with a search for Maytag A50.  WP204313 is the original part number.

HTH

Eddie

Unfortunately 204313 is just the housing which never fails unless you have one from the 70s or before when they were made of pot metal and would corrode away.

John L.