POD 01.05.21 Maytag 902

OK, this comes very late in the day--in fact, I think it's already tomorrow on the east coast--but I just noticed that only the Whites cycle (partial or full load) has warm rinses; all the rest are cold.

Not sure what year this POD hails from, but our 1960 Kenmore Model 80 with automatic cycle selection buttons played pretty fast and loose with the warm rinses by comparison. Cycles for Whites, Colors, Delicates, and Woolens provided warm rinses. Only the Wash 'n' Wear and Cold Water Wash cycles had cold rinses.

Full disclosure: There was a toggleswitch all but hidden toward the back of the right side of the console that offered savings on hot water. In the up position, all wash and rinse temps were as advertised. In the down position, all rinses became cold and wash temps--with the exception of hot water in the Whites cycles--dropped down one temp level.

The wash water for Colors and Sturdy Wash 'n' Wear dropped from medium to warm. In the Delicate Wash 'n' Wear, Delicates, and Woolens cycles it dropped from warm to cold.

We always left the switch in the up position, although I'd play with it once in awhile just to feel the differences in temps. Often wondered why they didn't put the switch on the front of the console. There was certainly plenty of room for it.

At any rate, Maytag takes the bragging rights for reducing the number of gallons of hot water used per cycle long before the word 'Eco' came into use.

One does learn something new every day--occasionally at the eleventh hour.😀

This post was last edited 01/05/2021 at 22:59


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Post# 1103325 1/5/2021 at 22:39 (1,198 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)
Checkrate/Likes OK, this comes very late in the day--in fact, I think it's already tomorrow on the east coast--but I just noticed that only the Whites cycle (partial or full load) has warm rinses; all the rest are cold. Not sure what year this POD hails from, but our 1960 Kenmore Model 80 with automatic cycle selection buttons played pretty fast and loose with the warm rinses by comparison. Cycles for Whites, Colors, Delicates, and Woolens provided warm rinses. Only the Wash 'n' Wear and Cold Water Wash cycles had cold rinses. Full disclosure: There was a toggleswitch all but hidden toward the back of the right side of the console that offered savings on hot water. In the up position, all wash and rinse temps were as advertised. In the down position, all rinses became cold and wash temps--with the exception of hot water in the Whites cycles--dropped down one temp level. The wash water for Colors and Sturdy Wash 'n' Wear dropped from medium to warm. In the Delicate Wash 'n' Wear, Delicates, and Woolens cycles it dropped from warm to cold. We always left the switch in the up position, although I'd play with it once in awhile just to feel the differences in temps. Often wondered why they didn't put the switch on the front of the console. There was certainly plenty of room for it. At any rate, Maytag takes the bragging rights for reducing the number of gallons of hot water used per cycle long before the word 'Eco' came into use. One does learn something new every day--occasionally at the eleventh hour.😀 This post was last edited 01/05/2021 at 22:59

Post# 1103332 , Reply# 1 1/5/2021 at 23:36 (1,198 days old) by qsd-dan (West)
Checkrate/Likes 1 That's one my many gripes about the pushbutton models. Maytag should have borrowed and included a cold/warm rinse switch from the 142/700/702 models onto the 160/900/902 models. The 906's should have had that included on the console during the revamp in 1966. I get around it by selecting "Whites" within the first minute of agitation when washing the warms and it'll carry on with a warm rinse without resetting the timer.

Post# 1103462 , Reply# 2 1/6/2021 at 19:14 (1,197 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes 1 IF I remember, this was the first of the push-button Maytags--or was it the 160? Anyway, the full fill cotton cycles and the other major cycles were the basis for Maytag's initial all-fabric (even offering cycles for woolens & delicates) coin laundry machines (there's even a POD for this new market offering). Those coin-laundry models are also what became the fabric matic models.