Thread Number: 89567
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Is this Maytag timeline accurate? |
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Post# 1141639   2/8/2022 at 09:07 (779 days old) by woodjack99 (Massachusetts/Virginia, USA)   |   | |
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1966: Center-dial generation debuts
1972: crystal knob introduced 1975: panel bottom changed to cold 1981: Brown/woodgrain, right dial generation debuts 1984: buttons changed from ivory to brown 1989: transmission changed from Pitman helical to short-stroke orbital 1990: “Dependable Care” series debuts 1994: panel changed from black to white, etc. |
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Post# 1141642 , Reply# 1   2/8/2022 at 09:18 (779 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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You're on track. A few adjustments -
Wash Power Automatics debut with the 06 series - January 1966 The crystal plastic knob debuted on the A806 in November 1971 but wasn't fully released across the board for all models (sans 106) until the 08 series machines in '75 The 10 series machines came out in 1980, and with the 12 series updates in '84 the woodgrain backfill of the panel was dropped The four digit model number change in 1990 was initially called the "1990" series with the change over to a black panel (xx00 model number). IIRC the Dependable Care name wasn't used until either the '94 update with the white panel change (xx04 model number) or if it aligned with the '97 rounded panel update. That part I'm a bit fuzzy on. www.automaticwasher.org/c... Ben |
Post# 1141649 , Reply# 2   2/8/2022 at 10:23 (779 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1141658 , Reply# 4   2/8/2022 at 12:05 (778 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Does anyone know when the enlarge lid/tub opening commenced? I thought it was in 1994 but it may have been in late '93. There was a very brief moment when the larger tub model had a black console but then switched to white. I wonder if both colors were available for a short period of time before white became the only option? |
Post# 1141663 , Reply# 5   2/8/2022 at 12:38 (778 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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And, that is a good question, Dan. The only reference I was able to find was in a October 1993 edition of Let's Talk Service, where the new Dependable Care models were being introduced. In the photo you can see the large lid with a black control panel, but the model listing is the 1994 04 series machines that would have had a white control panel. |
Post# 1142171 , Reply# 6   2/14/2022 at 14:16 (772 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1142183 , Reply# 7   2/14/2022 at 15:57 (772 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1142186 , Reply# 8   2/14/2022 at 16:09 (772 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 1142200 , Reply# 9   2/14/2022 at 17:54 (772 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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