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Honestly, I can’t really complain about the capacity on the older Maytags like my Maytag 806 and the DC machines which had the same size of tub, just a larger opening on the DC machines. While Maytag may be on the smaller side to some, more than makes up for it in terms of reliability.

Looked at the post on Facebook, it’s a DE407. That’s essentially what my Maytag franken dryer is, except the fluorescent light takes place of the neon indicator light. Has all the features of an actual Maytag DE806 and not the pesky electronic dry control which can have a complete mind of its...

I considered, but with the holidays and a family member who had a knee replacement surgery back in January, I had to pass. Maybe I could arrange something this upcoming spring or summer, but after the timer debacle on my Whirlpool, it’s probably time to thin the heard down. Once my Whirlpools...

Ariel detergent seems to work similarly to Tide, especially the Ariel with Oxi. It may have a power scent to some, but for me it’s nice. Some people don’t like the smell of cleaning products which is fine since everyone has their own preferences, but usually like that ‘clean’ smell since it...

I’ll side with Robert in reply #19. The only repair I’ve had to do to my 1973 Maytag A606 was a inlet valve back in 2023, only repair my Maytag DE806 needed was one of the wires to be re-spaded to the cycling thermostat, that’s about it. The 1979 Maytag A806 hasn’t needed a repair in nearly the...

“Because Whirlpool likes to obsolete parts in 15 years or less” Oh, tell me about it. Even back in the day Whirlpool made parts obsolete after 15 years or less, timers for my Whirlpool were already NLA by the late 70’s. Whirlpool from day one even back then wanted to the average lifespan to be...

Whirlpool is out of touch since the people running the company and working for Whirlpool don’t have a clue. It seems as though Ohioans and Michiganders don’t know as much about quality control as Iowans do, especially Newton Iowa. Then again, Michigan and Ohio are past the Mississippi River...

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.