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Thread Number: 86230
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Maytag WU-1000 Soap Dispenser |
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Post# 1107736 , Reply# 1 2/12/2021 at 13:06 (1,168 days old) by coldspot66  (Plymouth, Mass) |
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I may have a 901839 dispenser. Is that the part # you are looking for? | ||
| Post# 1107744 , Reply# 2 2/12/2021 at 14:38 (1,168 days old) by tombombadom (Illinois) | ||
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Model 900370 appears to be the part I am looking for. Upon further tinkering I got it to spring open. I also ran it and it did open. I am wondering if I overfilled the dispenser and it got stuck maybe? I'll keep an eye on it too and see if it acts up again. | ||
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Post# 1107985 , Reply# 4 2/14/2021 at 20:03 (1,166 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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| Post# 1108073 , Reply# 6 2/15/2021 at 14:09 (1,165 days old) by Hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
Very cool!  | ||
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Post# 1108101 , Reply# 7 2/15/2021 at 18:22 (1,165 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) |
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relay board
I had this model some years ago, and am working from memory. You should have six relays behind the lower panel. They are low voltage DC controlled. If I recall correctly, the one with the orange-white wire is the detergent cup relay.
Check for continuity of the relay coil. I am assuming your heating element is working. An open heating element will keep your detergent cup from opening. The the bi-metallic heater trip for the detergent cup runs in series with the heating element to reduce voltage. An open heating element will also stop your detergent cup from operating. The relays are in close proximity with the motor and the heat and vibration take their toll on them now that they are over three decades old. I had to replace a couple of them. Very easy to do. | ||
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Post# 1108550 , Reply# 9 2/18/2021 at 13:02 (1,162 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) |
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detergent dispenser
You have checked all the right things, Tom. Possibly the previous owner had some calcium carbonate build-up on the shaft of the detergent dispenser. You might check for that. Possibly, your relay could be operating sporadically.
Your spring may also be getting a bit weak. When the spring is in optimal condition, your cover opens with a good amount of force. When I use Cascade pods in my Reverse Rack, I just give the pod a little squeeze to flatten it out a bit before putting it in the dispenser and there doesn't seem to be any problem. It seems Finish Max-In-One Powerball and Finish Quantum hard tablets fit it, but I don't recall for sure as I haven't used them for a while. If not, pull the little red ball off the tablet a place it in the dispenser below the tablet to give you more clearance, or break the tablet in half and orient each half to fit the contour of the dispenser. | ||
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