Thread Number: 84434
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Maytag Atlantis Restoration Project. |
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Post# 1088237 , Reply# 1   9/7/2020 at 07:10 (1,319 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1088308 , Reply# 2   9/7/2020 at 14:14 (1,319 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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I took the front off my Maytag Atlantis just to see what condition it was in. I replaced the pump about 8 years ago. It and the matching TOL gas dryer were purchased by me almost 20 years ago. The washer still looks clean inside but of course they're inside in my laundry room. By the way, they're soon to be freebies. I was stupid to buy replacements. I'll list them in Shopper's Square when I get the Speed Queens in the house. |
Post# 1088330 , Reply# 3   9/7/2020 at 15:47 (1,319 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1088485 , Reply# 5   9/8/2020 at 14:51 (1,318 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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What is the factory snubber ring? At any rate, the only things that have been done to this washer since I took it out of he box is replacing the pump (the old one squealed like a pig stuck in a fence) and a new belt that really didn't need replacing. I did these minor repairs myself.
The new stuff are these models. As Lisa Douglas would have said, the washing machine has a "transmixer". When members on here started commenting on the new SQ's and said "if you want a decent traditional top loader you'd better act fast before the good ones are all gone" impulse-buyer me (those are people that buy anything on the shelf at eye-level) sprung into action. I had to get the washer at one place and the gas dryer at another. I didn't want the newer model washer. They've been in the garage for over a year under an old blanket. Pretty stupid huh?
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Post# 1088488 , Reply# 6   9/8/2020 at 15:18 (1,318 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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The day you want to get rid ot the Atlantis, please remember I exist. I'll be more than glad to adopt them and give them a good home where they will be loved and cared. |
Post# 1088540 , Reply# 8   9/8/2020 at 22:04 (1,317 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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The Atlantis always stays in place when spinning. Replacing the snubber is way beyond any repair I could manage today. I've never had any problems although I've had some out of balance instances when washing bulky things like comforters. I think the snubber's had an easy life since most of my loads consist of things like satin pajamas and whispy lingerie. Just kidding, it's been a very dependable washer. Funny I remember my mom's Norge Timeline always moving around the laundry room and her dropping whatever she was doing in the kitchen to rush and turn it off.
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Post# 1088769 , Reply# 10   9/10/2020 at 09:57 (1,316 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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LOVE the way these machines and the Neptunes look! Beautiful! I am glad you were able to save one of theses machines from the crusher!! Keep us posted. |