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Thread Number: 93364
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Maytag A612 lint issue |
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| Post# 1180379 5/11/2023 at 19:28 (349 days old) by Chef (California) | ||
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Anyone know why there's so much lint on the clothes after washing? | ||
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| Post# 1180380 , Reply# 1 5/11/2023 at 19:45 (349 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1180414 , Reply# 2 5/12/2023 at 11:06 (349 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Lint on clothing in a Maytag, dependable care washer
You probably have a very aggressive power fin agitator in this machine still.
Try the things that Dan suggested they will minimize linting the best thing to do if you want to keep using this washer, however, is to put the load sensor agitator in it. You can also cut down on lint by being sure that you’re using plenty of good detergent and don’t double rinse things. This is one of the many reasons why people are turning away from top loading washers to front putting machines where there is no Linting issue. John | ||
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Post# 1180503 , Reply# 4 5/13/2023 at 09:09 (348 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ) |
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Check the agitator for rough spots, and sand them out if needed. | ||
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Post# 1180507 , Reply# 5 5/13/2023 at 10:35 (348 days old) by ryner1988 (Indianapolis) |
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| Post# 1180520 , Reply# 6 5/13/2023 at 14:58 (348 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
One other thing that can help your linting situation is to zip all zippers on jeans, pants and sweatshirts if they have any. Also loosely loading the laundry into the wash basket and not overloading the washer...also feel the agitator vane edges for nicks and sand them down as one suggested here. Also make sure your wash basket is smooth and no nicks in the holes that might snag fibers. And even though you say you clean your filter after every wash...can you see thru the holes of said filter? Like hold it up to the light and look thru the filter area...I had a 613 that I had to spend a good hour or so using a toothpick and needle punching the crap out of the holes to make the filter function again.
Maytag washers that I have used being the long stroke or orbital transmission are not really heavy linters. Also changing out the agitator to a Load Sensor using a long stroke transmission almost handicaps the washer...been there , tried that and the original PowerFin went right back into it. Just my experience , your milage may vary. | ||
| Post# 1180547 , Reply# 7 5/13/2023 at 19:28 (347 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
Reply #6
Currently using the load sensor agitator in my Maytag A806, the only thing that’s good about the load sensor is it’s a bit easier on the break mechanism along with the motor since the motor seems to be slightly cooler, and can squeeze a bit more into the machine since I washed a large load of 22 t-shirts (basically a months worth of shirts) and they all came out perfectly clean. Another agitator I experimented with was the Dependable Care straight vane, that agitator works decent for small and medium loads of laundry but seems to struggle a little with larger loads. The Powerfin and dual action Load Sensor work well with the long stroke helical transmission Maytags.
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| Post# 1182968 , Reply# 8 6/19/2023 at 17:24 (310 days old) by Chef (California) | ||
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Thanks everyone for all the great info. I'll try and check out all of these possible fixes | ||
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