Search results

Here's Dave's night light ...

I think these are great machines and who ever ends up with the one that RCD found, is going to be happy when they get it repaired!!

The original bakelite agitator is quite powerful; the recirculation portion on the bottom "pumps" water that is in the agitator out. Sort of like a "burp", but only under the water! It can create a lot of suds; especially with vintage detergent.

Dave ... I don't have one of the power fin (I should get one; forgot, I guess). But here's one of the original bakelite before it was even used.

CONGRATULATIONS, RCD!! :-) Those really were fine machines. You DID start "May Is Maytag Month" off with a bang! My 1964 A700S has been running wonderfully for 3 years now; I absolutely love it. I use it most every weekend and wash my good office clothing in it; no problems here! I don't...

Wonderful Kevin, just wonderful!! Can't wait to see how these clean up!

P. S. Don't forget to thoroughly rinse your tub with warm water and dry it well when you are done. You'll avoid water spots that way and you'll be surprised what wipes off on your towel!! I use terrycloth; that seems to be quite absorbent. :-)

You can still have good results:

So, while you might not be able to keep your machine looking like this:

I'm a strong believer in plain old "Tide" in the Model E; it reacts well with SOFT water (don't know the grains of hardness ... sorry ... but I use an old Culligan system) and really likes to be wiped well before draining.

The camera doesn't do the justice to these tubs. Also, the sun was setting last night when I took these shots. This is what pinky looks like under her agitator. Note the rust ... that's from the strainer, not the tub. Aluminum does not rust, but stains terribly. BUT ... I'm hoping with...

Here's my 1982 Model E2LPS after having been using for 5-6 years now; still looks "almost" like new:

I've almost got the pink tub looking closer to new. It won't ever look like new again, but you can keep them stain free:

Here's another shot ... see ... it's not highly polished like the crown ...

Did you know that the tubs in the later Model E's were considered polished, but not as polished as the crown? Here's my brand new Model E2LPS I got a number of years ago; note the tub:

I have been able to achieve this:

I just s-l-o-w-l-y kept working on her tub by always making sure I didn't use any harsh chemicals (no bleach) and washing in SUPER warm or almost HOT water to make the aluminum more malleable and receptive to the "Oxy Clean" in:

I also felt that there was "hope". After doing a big initial wash, I was able to get this far ...

Remember Pinky ... or Chiffonda ... or what have you? Hi all ... remember my pink 1963 E2LP? Remember what her tub looked like? Uggh ...

Thanks again for the fun comments everyone!! Brad ... I don't know why they stopped saying "Water Line" witha ridge at the top of the agitator. Maybe they figured that in 1966 when they started making the turquoise, everyone knew where the water line was supposed to be. The instruction manual...