Recent content by bajaespuma

I've been using vintage, used GE and Black and Decker toaster ovens which I like a lot for the last couple of decades. I like the ones that have the continuous cleaning coating for their interiors--a feature that was a failure in large range ovens but works well enough in the small toaster ovens...

I still miss and want P&G's DASH detergent that was used exclusively in our homes. Because our Filter-Flo machines tended to over-sudsing, my Parents switched from FAB to DASH and stayed with it. I always like the scent of that detergent; it had notes of nutmeg and mace(spice, not weapon) and...

A good clothes washer should heat its own water too. It would be more energy efficient and would mean that the hot water cleaning the clothes would have less linear footage in which to cool down. When I first used a European machine in 1978 it was clear to me that the US was falling behind in...

I love automatic dishwashers. I've loved them since 1962 when I met my first dishwashers in the building where we lived. I use my dishwasher all the time; I believe all the data that says that dishwashers (even the old ones) are more energy and water efficient, sanitary and convenient than...

Every time an AW member gets a Vintage Maytag, an angel gets its wings.

I've cleaned out the tiny holes very successfully by using a bottle-brush with very stiff bristles INSIDE the filter cylinder by pressing the bristles outward. It takes a little bit of time and patience, but it works. The holes have a smaller diameter on the inside of the filter than the...

Thanks for the tip John. Unfortunately, I won't be able to do that myself, because I tore my left leg tendon right above my knee and if performing such washing machine gymnastics damaged the surgical work, my doctor and I wouldn't forgive me. I'll see if I can hoodwink some younger and fitter...

I remember when my sister's A512 bit the dust and she asked me about a replacement. I told her not to buy another Maytag because they were inferior iterations of what was once Norge. She went ahead and bought one anyway and was angry when she had to replace it in a couple of years. It's always...

I've been trying to remove that agitator but the screw is rusted to the drive shaft and the F**cking thing just rotates when I try to get the screw out. I wish I had better machinist skills.

Right now only one:

I need to empty my basement for remodeling. Pictures of machines I'm saying goodbye to are below. If you are interested anything, let me know via my private email asap. I haven't had time to clean them up yet but I decided to post pictures to give them time to find new homes. I am currently...

It's amazing to me how many people I've known who never bother to clean those filters, including someone in my family. Disgusting! It's a bit difficult because it requires a fair few steps and some equipment: Take the filter out of the machine and let it dry. Tap the bottom of the filter to...

I think the simple answer to the question is, "When they closed Appliance Park in Louisville and had their products produced in Mexico". This does NOT imply anything bad about Mexico or Mexican workers but the new Harvard Business School culture of greed that undervalues customers in favor of...

This model was the last washing machine my Parents had in their last house. It was unusually quiet, a good cleaner and lasted beyond 13 years (it was still working when we sold the house).

I always appreciate, celebrate and save these wonderful How-To threads. Guy, thank you very much for doing and posting this. This is a project I actually might be able to do with my very limited tech skills. John, I agree with your comment about how easy it would have been to use a two-speed...