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Hey everyone! I was recently given a (kinda) vintage Maytag Jetclean dishwasher. I don’t have room to keep it, so I need to sell or donate it. That said, I have run into a couple of hurtles with this. Firstly, the door gasket is bad, so it leaks if the door doesn’t have something pressed up...

First off, welcome to the forum! That’s a beautiful machine! You won’t find anything on the market that will even come close to matching it’s performance. As far as the tub goes, I was going to suggest that you try JB water weld before searching for a donor machine. I have a 1978 Maytag...

1 year later... And I’ve begun parting it out. So far, I have the cold control’s dial, the emblem, the chrome trim, and the handle. It’s incredible how well the chrome survived 20+ years outside. My aunt bought the property in 2003, and she said it was there the whole time she has lived...

Happy New Year everyone! I hope the holidays found you as well as they found me. I got a early 1960’s Westinghouse SM19P-2 hand mixer/stand mixer in pink as a gift this year. It still works great, and I couldn’t be happier with it (I had been searching Ebay for a pink Westinghouse handheld...

Congratulations!!!! Those look like beautiful low-mileage machines. With just a little bit of preventative maintenance (damper pad lubrication, mainly), they should last for years to come. My 1978 Maytag set had about a million miles on them, and needed a lot more work than these look like...

I wouldn’t worry too much... I’ve made similar mistakes more times than I can count, so I totally get that feeling. However, I don’t believe that the wear is going to cause any real issues. From my experience, Maytag inner tubs of this vintage are fairly resistant to rust. When my 1976 A-108...

Okay, so... As it turns out, the cooling fan was a lot tighter than I initially thought it was. When I powered it up, it just hummed. It also showed that there was a short to ground, but the windings had less resistance than the short still, so it didn't blow the breaker. That said, I'm not...

Hey there everyone! I do believe I’m the happiest person alive right now! I just picked up a G.E. LBX-7-B refrigerator a couple of hours ago. It still works, but the condenser cooling fan didn’t turn on. It isn’t locked up, so I’m going to try to bypass the relay to get it to start. If that...

Hi everyone. Stylistically, my favorite dishwasher of all time is the KitchenAid KDS-21. I just love the way that the chrome buttons look, along with the handle and cycle monitor. I would love to learn more about this dishwasher, so I figured what better place to learn about it than here? So...

Oh WOW! Congrats on your find! They are both absolutely gorgeous machines. I do believe I'm about to turn turquoise myself with envy LOL. Good luck with both! By the way, could you please post a video to youtube of the dishwasher running? My Great Aunt has a (no longer functional, sadly)...

I believe you have an orbital machine... Hi there! Welcome to the wonderful world of Maytagging! You’re going to love it. I believe your washer is an orbital transmission model, as it says series 10 on the model tag. I’ve heard that on these machines made during the transitional time...

Hi everyone! My handle on here might be Thatwasherguy, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate other types of vintage appliances just as much. Anyways, I had been thinking about appliances, as usual, and then I remembered a local business called Street Scene that had a vintage refrigerator...

Just Ridiculous... I find it absolutely appalling that a 2 Y.O. fridge already has a bad compressor. Especially considering that I have a 70’s-era mini fridge that sat outside for years and still ran just how it was. As far as replacement goes, I personally like Embraco compressors. (My...

Hey everyone! As you may already know, I am the proud owner of a 1970's G.M. Frigidaire Imperial 43 Mini Fridge that had been sitting outside for several years. I got it about 3 months back, but had put it on hold while I finished up with another restoration. Alas, that is done, and it was...

That's exactly what it was... Thanks for the input and the error code guides! The machine is now running flawlessly again. Thanks, Thatwasherguy.

And the after...

Hi everyone! As you may know, I bought a 1978 Maytag A208 and DE408 a little over a year ago. I finished the washer a few months back, but just finished up the dryer earlier this week. I didn't go nearly as far with it as I did with the washer, but I've inspected everything, and repaired what...

I’m no expert on front loaders, but... It sounds like you might have a problem in the basket drive system, be it the motor, belt, bearings, or spider arm. Does the motor still sound like it’s still revving up when you set it to spin? Does the basket still move when set to wash? Can the...

Hi! As you may already know, I have a 1978 Maytag A-208 that I recently restored. I’ve used it for about 30 cycles or so, and it works beautifully. I also have the matching DE-408 dryer that I’m almost done restoring. I have one problem, however. I don’t have room to keep them at my house...

Congrats on finding a dream machine!!!! That’s a beautiful 806 you got there! What year is it? Looks like it’s still in great shape too. I really like the idea of building a DE-806 with the more reliable auto-dry timer and the dual temperature selector. I can’t wrap my head around why they...