Recent content by jon4maytag

Thanks Good Shepherd, I'm originally from NJ myself. Morristown area, Morris Plains to be exact. Parents still live there. Anyway this is a help. I have seen those sets on craigslist and was going to jump at the newer one but the dryer is gas and I need electric. Between craigslist, 5miles...

The early up to about 1990 Maytags had a one minute spinning spray rinse after the spinning drain cycle post wash, it is wonderful and forgoes the need to run the clothes through a second deep rinse and the deep rinse water ends up having virtually no suds in it and is almost clear. Later...

Thanks, John L. I much appreciate your knowledge and response. I will heed your advice to not soak clothes for more than 30 minutes. Just last month I gave my spare 1995 dependable care model to my mother in law which had a 10 minute automatic presoak in the regular wash cycle. I now regret...

Look at the agitator, if it has 4 of those vertical slots going up and down in it then it is the "Extra Large" Capacity machine, if it only has 3 then it is the regular capacity machine (a shorter tub and agitator) The Extra large capacity has the deeper tub and taller agitator and is just about...

I have a Maytag A490 from 1985 which a friend gave me when it was 12 years old, it was theirs since new. It's been my wonderful regular use machine. About 2 years ago we noticed black streaks on clothes then suddenly a whole lot. I removed the agitator and found black greasy goo all around the...