Recent content by maytag85

Those Norge dryers were literally the most durable dryers ever made, think John mentioned awhile back he had one many years ago that was filled with motors and scrap metal and started up like it was nothing.

This why I’m partial to the belt drive design, get a grand total of 8 spray rinses which helps rinse things out better. Does an even better job on the Super Wash with the partial drain.

I believe the blower wheel is made out of Bakelite.

It’s interesting that they ‘simulated 40 years of use’, meanwhile you don’t see ANY Kelvinator machines around from that era. There’s literally Maytags and Whirlpools from that era which are still around 40 years later.

I know which ones you are talking about, it’s in the Stranger Things commercial.

Looks like this thread will continue until the end of time..

Never once had anything get shredded in my long stroke Maytag 806 and Whirlpool Imperial Mark 18 belt drive washer with it’s 145 degree arc.

I find it interesting when people complain about Maytags, but usually those are the ones who jam the machine full or use too little detergent, or don’t select the correct amount of wash time for that load. Not to mention, Whirlpools were rated at 9 amps of power meanwhile, Maytags only used 7...

Been searching to see what the lowest temp cycling thermostat is, so far the lowest temp I can find is L120-10. Were there any ever rated at L110-10? Just wondering out of curiosity.

Monthly maintenance is way too excessive, however I can see one adding a couple drops of oil to the wick on the older 4 port pumps Whirlpool used every couple of years as a preventative measure though.

This thread is getting old and tired.

It seems some people are obsessed with how fast a machine spins, it may sound like I don’t care how fast a machine spins, but as long as items aren’t dripping wet, fine by me. I know my Whirlpool spins slower than my Maytag A806, but honestly don’t see a drastic difference. With the way my...

I’d go for the Maytag. Direct drives are harsh on items and have issues with lint. Filter Flos are good but use a bit more water, biggest reason I wouldn’t use one on a daily basis since the brake assembly can punch a hole through the transmission causing 2 quarts of oil to spill onto the...

Aren’t bad machines, just the programming was a bit stingy as wasn’t all that well thought out. Never understood why they didn’t do gentle agitation on the rinse portion of the permanent press or knit cycle, The thing that gets me with the later direct drives on how they never did a spray...

Honestly, Whirlpool has been declining in quality since the 1980’s. I remember John posted about awhile ago on how the people who got the earliest direct drives were irate about the linting issues and how they were harsh on certain types of items, so much so people went to the nearest Whirlpool...