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The only advice I have is to use an air fryer, that’s what I’ve been using for the past 3 years. Don’t use the microwave nearly as much as I did years ago. Things come out crispy, done to perfection as intended.

The only advice I have for anyone who’s bored is to simply read through the archives to keep your mind occupied. That’s what I usually do if something is on my mind or have a technical question, get into the nitty gritty of the machines I own. Even the smallest of things can be valuable...

Cool to see how the Maytag HOH’s were assembled. People can hem and haw all they want about other dryers of this era etc, but none are as quiet as a Maytag HOH from this era. For sure on the quieter end. Interesting thing is the Maytag HOH’s used Oilite bearings which were invented by Chrysler...

That woo woo sound wouldn’t be pronounced as much on the older Whirlpool belt drives on 50hz as opposed to 60hz. Btw, dryers don’t tumble well on 50hz as opposed to 60hz.

60hz sounds better. 50hz has a sound I am not too fond of. Not sure where the 60hz power frequency came from, but since Nikola Tesla liked numbers that were divisible by 3, probably went with that. Could have also had to do with clocks becoming electric and decided 60hz was best since there’s...

In regards to furnace filters, they all are 1 month filters regardless of the MERV or FPR rating. There’s claims they can last up to 90 days, but that’s if you don’t use your furnace or air conditioning very often, or is in that transition period where you don’t need heating or air conditioning...

One of the biggest gripes (I’m sure a lot of people will agree with me on this one) is sliding windows, can’t really put a window fan or air conditioner in without having to cut out a piece of plywood or rig something up.

Since the weather is cooling/ramping down soon since fall is right around the corner, do any of you guys use window fans (or fans in the window) to bring fresh air in or not? I usually use some window fans myself to bring in fresh air in the cooler spring and fall months.

Not picking sides, more so just referring to not talking about religion or politics publicly. The subject of religion or politics has a tendency to bring out the worst of us at times. That’s all.

These will work too. This is what I obtained to put an intake filter on mine...

I’ll admit mine isn’t quite a true Maytag A806 set since the dryer is a Frankenstein/Hodgepodge, but as you mentioned in the comments section: “Patience and Persistence go a long way, never in my wildest dream I think I would own a Maytag 906 set, but ended up finding one near a scrap pile”...

That’s the 1967 Maytag A806 and Maytag DE808 you uploaded to YouTube in the fall of 2017 from what I remember.

The washer came like that originally since it’s a TOL Maytag A806 from 1979. The dryer is a Frankenstein of sorts since it originally started out life as a 1974 Maytag DE306, ended up getting set off to the side since I had to borrow some wiring off for a Maytag DG407 I restored back in 2019...

You need 80 to 90W gear oil, that’s what I put in mine when I rebuilt the transmission back in the spring of 2021. Has been holding up so far. Have another Whirlpool transmission I plan on rebuilding at some point, however I am going to experiment with putting corn head grease in than one...

To quote Harry Wormwood from Matilda: “Of course it’s cheating, nobody ever got rich being honest”

The machines and appliances they made many years ago were made for customers, not consumers. When consumers have a say (a focus group), everything goes down hill.

If the Maytag A9700S is from 1993, it will fit. If it’s newer than 1993, not certain if it will fit or not.

May remember the Maytag 806’s as well from that era.

If possible, maybe I’ll repost it to YouTube and give you credit/a shoutout. If you have a newer iPhone, make sure you are recording in 60fps. Also make sure you are recording horizontally so we can get a wide angle view and stereo sound.

From what I gather, the Soft Heat feature on the later Kenmore dryers in the 80’s and 90’s simply stepped the temperature down right before the cool down, thinking was if you only had to cool down a warm load of laundry as opposed to hot, it would reduce wrinkling since it would essentially be...