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Consumer reports reported on this back in the 70s. The sani cycle stops circulation while the one gallon fill is heating to 180F, but then that water is sprayed onto the dishes that are at best 140F, it cools to around 150F and that was the temperature of dishes in the lower rack. The reading...

They make cargo briefs now? Are they for large packages? Are they sold at big box stores?

Maytag slapped their name on Admiral refrigeration products. Those must have been made in the Galesburg plant since even Maytag saw what a disaster it was. The doors on the side-by-sides did not line up and were almost impossible to line up. It was very obvious when you looked at the boxes...

Thanks, Cory! Of course, nothing is said about the tremendous noise from these machines. I remember two of these in friends' kitchens. With no suspension, all of the motor & mechanical noise goes right through the machine chassis to resonate through the floor and in a small room they were very...

A cycle is something with a beginning and an end. Whether the cycle is labeled Normal or Delicate or Soak is irrelevant. It is a cycle. The question at the heading of the post asks what is a cycle, but then launches into an argument for a slow speed in the delicate cycle, but GE is not the only...

The worst thing about the Neptune washer was the way Maytag screwed customers over when the door lock mechanism went out shortly after the machine went out of warranty and Maytag refused to cover the repair costs. This was a low blow to people who had purchased a Maytag based on a reputation for...

Maytag was run by a stupid management team that made many poor decisions like buying those outdated, outmoded appliance lines in order to have a full line of appliances on the cheap. Instead of doing the work to have a real Maytag large capacity top loader to put them on a level with other...

Robert, does your machine have the little flip down bail-type prop to hold up the lid for drying out the machine after use? When I used to fly, I would time the period from when the engines were reved up and the brakes were released until the final thump as the wheels left the runway and...

A friend's family had a 1957 control tower and his mother used a half cup of Tide in it. I remember when the testing magazines tested this machine and they did not like the way the perforated tub left deposits on the laundry, but they were always afraid of Frigidaire washers.[this post was last...

Sorry everyone. Between me and eBay we messed up again.

Sorry, Glenn. It worked when I tested it--the link not the agitator.

I fell down a rabbit hole on eBay and found this. Has anyone seen such an agitator? I wonder if the perforations in the agitator skirt hint at some sort of HE arrangement where they were trying to get water to go through the load easier. The low fins at the base look like it was not meant for...

VOA ad frpm 1943 I found this on eBay. It shows how important the Voice of America was and is...

2 Minute Deep Rinse One problem with the deep rinse in Kenmores was because the fill aerated the load at the back of the tub and large items like sheets took quite a while to be pulled under. The 4 minute deep rinse in the KitchenAid washers, combined with the dual action agitator gave totally...

Fred Maytag was more of a caretaker than any real innovative head of the company. He looked like a doofus. Maytag coasted on its wringer washer reputation for far too long. The "new generation" Maytags were almost a decade late in being introduced and most of that is because of the lid switch...

First off, there is a suspicious lack of evidence of splashing on the machine. I wonder if it was wiped down before the last picture was taken, but the clothing line designed by Phyllis Berens was very high end so it definitely had some draw with ladies from high income homes. I found this...

Thanks, Cory. Reminds me of a joke from the time: What do Maytag and the Soviet Union have in common? Millions of red agitators.

In my experience, this dispenser self-destructs in a disappointingly short period of time. The metal clips that are secured by small screws into the brittle plastic body break loose. I went through two of them and even repairs with strong glue could not put Humpty Dumpty back together again...

Costco is still selling the jug with the gray cap. Maybe the jug with the blue cap like is shown will come in with the next shipment. Thanks for giving us a preview of the new product.

Thanks Matt My coated beater is 48 years old. It has come cracks in the coating. Thank you for letting us know about the stainless steel beater. I have held off on getting a replacement because I saw the new beaters did not have the little scraper projection. Do you find it makes much...