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I highly doubt that today’s modern Whirlpool washers will be around in 30 years time. Quite a few of the Whirlpool VMW machines from around 2011 have already been crushed, some were less than 10 years old when they were junked. If newer Whirlpools and machines, appliances, cars etc were REALLY...

I wonder if that clear demonstration washer could hold water or complete a full cycle 🤔

Reply #40 You are correct, John. Just have been searching persistently for over the past 2 years, so far have turned up with nothing. I could try to make more repair attempts to the timer, but have spent quite a bit of time and haven’t gotten anywhere with it. Probably have invested 30+ hours...

I think another reason why Maytag avoided charging things just for the sake of doing so is it made for parts that could be interchangeable. If you look at the Maytag HOH’s produced from 1966 to 1975, was easy to interchange timers and other parts. For example, if someone in 1966 bought a Maytag...

In regards to the older 50’s WP/KM single cycle dryers Here’s one thing you could do to those single cycle Whirlpool/Kenmore dryers to make them dry things to completion without having to reset the timer for more time. All you do is acquire a adjustable fan thermostat (that’s what some people...

Reply #26 The Maytag A606 appeared to have been sitting for a good 20 to 30 years since the timer was stiff. Was used on and off for about 4 years until the inlet valve gave up the ghost, got set off to the side until I could get the new inlet valve installed. Don’t really know what the story...

Maytag didn’t sell nearly as many machines as Whirlpool/Sears, but would run and run for many years, still see them out there from time to time. If a company like Maytag only had 10% to 15% market share back in the day while Whirlpool had the largest market share but yet you still Maytags...

Direct air vacuums can be a little on the loud side, but they sure do get all the dust and dirt out of carpets and rugs without using a ludicrous amount of power. The thing with Kirby’s is you have to set the height adjustment down one click as a time until you hear the brush roll contact the...

I have a ‘65 Dual Sanitonic that I use from time to time, along with my Classic 1CR. Also have a Kirby 510, but is out of commission since I took the carbon brushes out to put in my ‘65 DS50. My go to for daily use is a Dyson DC33, though the DS50 gets used once in every while for a ‘deep...

If people want things to change, got to stop being the enabler.

It’s interesting to know those people were born in the 1880’s and 1890’s, literally saw the US go from a farm based economy to a industrial behemoth by the 1920’s and 1930’s, to the beginning of the space race in the 1950’s, the moon landing in 1969. Even witnessed inventions like the automobile...

Or, will make the Xbox Achievement Unlocked sound.

Meanwhile, my Maytag DE806 is 50 years old and still working without a problem.

That’s a tricky one. John or someone else else might know, don’t have any long term experience with the Whirlpool 27” dryers.

Or, unlock time travel.

I thought it would have been once you get to 99,999 posts it would reset back to zero, almost like the older 5 digit vehicle odometers.

Reply #41 No idea, Robert may be the only one to know once that happens since he’s programmed the software for the site.

Seems as though Jerome is trying to achieve the 100K posts mark.

Timer issues aren’t fun, the timer on a Whirlpool of mine conked out 2 years ago, repair attempts only made it worse. Been in search of a replacement for the past couple of years, so far nothing. Hopefully it’s something simple like a timer motor, sometimes the timer motors can get real screwy...