Thread Number: 92392
/ Tag: Wanted to Buy Items
Wanted - Maytag 214434 SPOUT, DEFLECTOR |
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Post# 1172057 , Reply# 1   2/12/2023 at 14:46 (409 days old) by Mel (Knoxville)   |   | |
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Anybody???? |
Post# 1172074 , Reply# 2   2/12/2023 at 18:54 (409 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa)   |   | |
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Post# 1172102 , Reply# 3   2/13/2023 at 09:28 (409 days old) by Mel (Knoxville)   |   | |
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Here is a photo that I borrowed from beekeeknee's transmission rebuild thread that shows the part.
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Post# 1172108 , Reply# 4   2/13/2023 at 11:16 (409 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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There's probably millions of them buried underground not decomposing but it's not a part that most people remove and keep around for the future. You'll probably have to acquire another machine and remove it yourself.
You can get around not using one. Chlorine bleach is designed to be added the last 4 minutes of a wash cycle since it immeadilty destroys the enzymes in detergents and renders them useless. If you bypass the lid switch and slooooowly pour bleach into the bleach cup while the machine is operational (agitating), there will be enough dilution and water movement to prevent any damage to clothing from strong concentrations near the bleach dispensing port. I quit using chlorine bleach 15 years ago in my Maytag and substituted oxygen bleach at 160F incoming water temps with a 3 hour soak in the middle of the wash cycle. Much better results and my clothes last more than 4 times longer. |
Post# 1178440 , Reply# 5   4/18/2023 at 00:23 (345 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa)   |   | |
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Post# 1178448 , Reply# 6   4/18/2023 at 07:57 (345 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Maytag added this part to dependable care Washers at some point to help counter complaints about bleach damage on clothing caused by when people added bleach to the dispenser when there was dry clothing in the washer tub.
It also helped keep water from going up into the bleach cup when the machine would go into spin as it was pumping the water out in some cases the water went back up into the bleach cup and would leave a yucky buildup in the bleach dispenser cup.
Maytag always had a lot of complaints about bleach damage in their washers because of Maytag short wash cycles and poor cleaning performance they constantly passed out cleaning charts, encouraging people to use bleach to get clothing cleaner.
Because Maytag washers were one of the only machines that stopped agitating when you opened the lid people often damaged clothing by opening the lid and just pouring some bleach in directly from the bottle, hitting the clothing in the top of the water , damage could be done very quickly before people closed the lid and the anemic agitation pulled the clothing back under the water.
The good news is you don’t really need this part. Maytag made the washer for quite a while without this part if you have enough common sense, not to poor, full strength, bleach into the dispenser before the machine is full of water.
John. This post was last edited 04/18/2023 at 08:19 |
Post# 1178451 , Reply# 7   4/18/2023 at 11:00 (345 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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When my mom used bleach in our Maytag, she diluted it with water in a quart jar, the poured it into the washer. Never had any bleach damaged items. |