Thread Number: 90203
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 1147779   4/30/2022 at 23:04 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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May is Maytag Month and you know what that means! Share your photos of your Maytag appliances. |
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Post# 1147781 , Reply# 1   4/30/2022 at 23:06 (717 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 1147784 , Reply# 2   4/30/2022 at 23:14 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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Nice wringer! |
Post# 1147792 , Reply# 3   5/1/2022 at 01:40 (717 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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My addition to the thread. 1973 Maytag A606 and DG306.
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Post# 1147793 , Reply# 4   5/1/2022 at 02:24 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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Beautiful Sean! Love the avocado green! |
Post# 1147807 , Reply# 6   5/1/2022 at 11:30 (717 days old) by thatwasherguy (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Not quite done restoring them yet, but here they are: a 1978 A-208 washer and a DE-408 stream of heat dryer. This is one set I’ll never part with.
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Post# 1147812 , Reply# 7   5/1/2022 at 13:41 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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Nice WM! I’ve always thought the twin-tub Maytags were cool. |
Post# 1147816 , Reply# 8   5/1/2022 at 14:37 (717 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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One I used to have
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Post# 1147823 , Reply# 9   5/1/2022 at 15:48 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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What model is that? That’s pretty TOL. |
Post# 1147825 , Reply# 10   5/1/2022 at 16:46 (717 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose)   |   | |
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DWU9921AAX.
It still performs flawlessly and has had only one minor repair - the rubber boot on the latch for the detergent door. The weak spot seems to be the lower rack. I am on the 3rd or 4th one now. They seem to start rusting away within months of replacement. The top rack is still the original one and has no signs of rust at all. I will probably never find another replacement rack so when this one rusts out, that will be the end. The "normal" cycle always works fine for me. I save up dishes in the machine for a week before running the cycle. No pre-rinsing - I just put dirty dishes in and let them sit. I don't even run the "rinse & hold" cycle. Dishes always come out sparkling clean.
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Post# 1147827 , Reply# 11   5/1/2022 at 16:58 (717 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1147828 , Reply# 12   5/1/2022 at 17:06 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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Thanks! |
Post# 1147829 , Reply# 13   5/1/2022 at 17:08 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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She's a beauty! Does yours have the JetClean wash system? |
Post# 1147837 , Reply# 14   5/1/2022 at 18:59 (717 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 1147838 , Reply# 15   5/1/2022 at 19:12 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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NIce set gansky1! I love Harvest Gold. That's one of the colors I'd love to see make a comeback. |
Post# 1147839 , Reply# 16   5/1/2022 at 19:21 (717 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC)   |   | |
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But aren't those Sunny Yellow? |
Post# 1147841 , Reply# 17   5/1/2022 at 20:17 (717 days old) by WoodJack99 (Massachusetts/Virginia, USA)   |   | |
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A506 - 1985
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Post# 1147842 , Reply# 18   5/1/2022 at 20:29 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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Nice A506! Love the Power Fin! |
Post# 1147843 , Reply# 19   5/1/2022 at 20:49 (717 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Just installed this gem last week. Early 1991 EWU1005 reverse rack. These were the last of the updated 04 series with the direct drive pump. By the end of ‘91 these were just a memory.
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Post# 1147844 , Reply# 20   5/1/2022 at 21:02 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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That's beautiful swestoyz! Why did they have a short production run? |
Post# 1147847 , Reply# 22   5/1/2022 at 21:40 (717 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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That's gorgeous! |
Post# 1147853 , Reply# 23   5/1/2022 at 22:43 (716 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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I think I'll load one picture for everyday of the month, lol.
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Post# 1147855 , Reply# 24   5/1/2022 at 22:55 (716 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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Nice set! Those lighted panels were a really nice feature to have. Does yours have the illuminated wash basket? |
Post# 1147857 , Reply# 25   5/1/2022 at 23:00 (716 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1147858 , Reply# 26   5/1/2022 at 23:01 (716 days old) by drummerboy928 (Illinois)   |   | |
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Here are the two I own. 1978 Maytag A408S and 1989 Maytag A482!
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Post# 1147859 , Reply# 27   5/1/2022 at 23:05 (716 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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That's awesome! |
Post# 1147860 , Reply# 28   5/1/2022 at 23:06 (716 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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Beautiful! |
Post# 1147897 , Reply# 29   5/2/2022 at 17:33 (716 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Not nearly as nice as some other members machines, but here are our mid to late 80's Maytag examples. Left to right. A matched set of 712's. A 613 washer. And a DG512 dryer.
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Post# 1147902 , Reply# 30   5/2/2022 at 19:19 (716 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1147904 , Reply# 31   5/2/2022 at 19:34 (716 days old) by Maytagmike (Burlington, Vt)   |   | |
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Happy Maytag month. A while back I posted about watching Mama's Family, there was an episode where mama had a Maytag wringer washer with a timer on the front. Looks just like my moms Maytag without the timer. Season 4 episode 14. Sins of the mother. Thinking about buying it just so I'll have it, you can check it out on line. You can see my moms Maytag in my profile picture.Although Jane Pauley is not my mom lol.
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Post# 1147905 , Reply# 32   5/2/2022 at 20:00 (716 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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They are sexy! |
Post# 1147908 , Reply# 33   5/2/2022 at 20:51 (716 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1147912 , Reply# 34   5/2/2022 at 21:30 (716 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1147942 , Reply# 35   5/3/2022 at 13:58 (715 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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If we are going to have a May Maytag thread we better get an AMP based washer added. 😊
Can anyone identify which model all three AMP era badges came from? Ben This post was last edited 05/03/2022 at 14:53 |
Post# 1147943 , Reply# 36   5/3/2022 at 14:05 (715 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Post# 1147944 , Reply# 37   5/3/2022 at 14:46 (715 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1147945 , Reply# 38   5/3/2022 at 14:49 (715 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 1147949 , Reply# 39   5/3/2022 at 18:05 (715 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1147950 , Reply# 40   5/3/2022 at 18:13 (715 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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A 702 sitting in the barn.
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Post# 1147962 , Reply# 41   5/3/2022 at 21:20 (715 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 1147985 , Reply# 42   5/4/2022 at 14:55 (714 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1147997 , Reply# 44   5/4/2022 at 20:43 (714 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 1148090 , Reply# 45   5/5/2022 at 19:54 (713 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1148096 , Reply# 46   5/5/2022 at 21:07 (713 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Similar to the set I have in avocado. One thing I did 2 years ago was I installed a low heat 120F thermostat in the DG306 since the cycling thermostat was acting wonky and the high limit thermostat kept on kicking the burner off since the cycling thermostat wasn’t working properly causing the sensitive high limit thermostat to kick the burner off, ever since I put a low heat thermostat in I haven’t had the burner kicked off by the high limit thermostat and seems to dry a bit faster. One observation I made was the front of the cabinet around shroud/halo would be quite warm to the touch and as the cycle progressed, it would be cooler and cooler to the point where it was just lukewarm just before the cool down part of the cycle. Since it pretty much was cooling down before the cool down, t-shirts were barely warm by the time it completed the drying cycle.
I think I may have invented the Maytag Soft Heat dryer since putting a low heat cycling thermostat in. |
Post# 1148097 , Reply# 47   5/5/2022 at 21:37 (713 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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The high limit thermo in this dryer was incredibly weak. I don't think temps reached much beyond 95F until I replaced it. The damper pads were very dry in the washer. Both units were preserved under a very thick coat of nicotine (can be seen in the plastic console covers). I had to fully disassemble and clean then to rid of that smoker stank.
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Post# 1148105 , Reply# 48   5/6/2022 at 00:46 (712 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Post# 1148134 , Reply# 49   5/6/2022 at 15:28 (712 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 1148135 , Reply# 50   5/6/2022 at 15:31 (712 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 1148136 , Reply# 51   5/6/2022 at 17:27 (712 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 1148138 , Reply# 52   5/6/2022 at 18:01 (712 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1148142 , Reply# 53   5/6/2022 at 18:09 (712 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1148143 , Reply# 54   5/6/2022 at 18:22 (712 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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My family had the 810 set with gas dryer - lasted many years. The washer performed flawlessly and never needed a repair. The dryer was repaired a few times. I know there was a problem with the gas valve. I heard this from a few maytag owners that the washers usually outlived the matching dryers. I knew 2 other people that had the 710 model one had a matching dryer the other had a GE dryer that went with it. The 510 was a big seller cause it was cheaper and many people settled for the Large capacity fabric-matic.
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Post# 1148146 , Reply# 55   5/6/2022 at 18:31 (712 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Late to the party, but here's the last 'Tag in my collection - one of the early WP600 top-load dishwashers! |
Post# 1148149 , Reply# 56   5/6/2022 at 18:50 (712 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1148150 , Reply# 57   5/6/2022 at 18:54 (712 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1148154 , Reply# 58   5/6/2022 at 20:03 (712 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1148155 , Reply# 59   5/6/2022 at 20:24 (712 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC)   |   | |
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Paul! Totally cool Dishwasher! |
Post# 1148217 , Reply# 60   5/7/2022 at 15:55 (711 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 1148298 , Reply# 61   5/8/2022 at 10:38 (710 days old) by RE563 (Fort Worth, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1148331 , Reply# 62   5/8/2022 at 21:38 (710 days old) by stowellg2000 (Kansas)   |   | |
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Just moved this weekend and had mentioned to my Grandpa earlier in the week that I was looking for a washer and dryer and wouldn't you know it; he had his old dryer in storage. When he said it was a Maytag from the 90s I immediately jumped at the chance to grab it. It sat in storage for 10+ years and fired right up with no problem when we plugged it in, and I think it cleaned up real nice
Model LDE9304ACM Dependable Care Plus/Heavy Duty/Electronic Dry Control with a Dryness Monitor |
Post# 1148775 , Reply# 63   5/15/2022 at 16:26 (703 days old) by Cam2s (Nebraska)   |   | |
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At the Laundromat using some classic Maytag orbitals. |