1974 Maytag A806

[swestoyz]

Trapper - Nice set of Maytags! Glad to see someone here from along I-380.

Ben

 

[gadgetgary]

Since you have become an expert on posting pics....

Would it be possible for a close-up pic of the dial and buttons on the dryer?

TYVM

 

[trapperjohn]

Hey Ben, just down the street from ya.

Gadgetgary, I have one of the washer but not the dryer.

 

[trapperjohn]

ok, one more:

 

[rickr]

Very nice set. They look to be in very good condition!

 

[trapperjohn]

They are in very good condition. I'm not sure why I bought new whirlpools about 4 years ago. I wasn't aware of how much better washers were built back in the day. If I had it to do over...well you know what I'll be doing in a couple years.

I dislike the whirlpools. I work as a technician and get greasy cloths on a regular basis. With the whirlpool I put it on hot on the dial...it selects temp by how long of cycle you choose. I can not get it any hotter by turning up hot water heater or by putting hot valve on more than the cold. It must have a temp probe set @ about 100 degrees. Sure is hard to get some of my cloths clean when they get oil stained. Good thing where I work we make soap and have access to some relly good degreaser for pretreating. With my old units, if you selected hot, it gave you hot (about 130 degrees) right from the hot water heater. It is frustrating and time consuming.

I need to get some new or decent shape buttons for the maytag washer. I need a dial too. Probably hard to come by. I'll keep checking on E-bay, etc.

 

[qsd-dan]

Absolutely gorgeous! I have a '74 HA806/HDE806 and a '77 HA806/HDE808 washer/dryer in the same colors.

It appears that your set may be '75's or very late '74's. Post your model #'s and I'll decode them for you.

 

[beekeyknee]

Fantastic!

I can't believe anyone would suggest throwing those machines away. The repairmen always want to push their new junk off on people. It should be a crime. Hope you're not a appliance repairman. lol.

 

[toploader55]

Stunning !!!

Just Beautiful.

Take Care of those Beauties. Eddie

 

[polkanut]

I hope that either you, or your mother, told that service tech where to go when he said that she would need new machines.

 

[rp2813]

Beautiful Machines

Has it crossed anyone's mind that maybe repairmen tell people they need new machines because the repairman himself wants to get his hands on a set like TJ's gold beauties?

No offense to RCD, who I know is a very ethical guy and finds satisfaction in keeping old machines going for people who love them.

But here's a question for the Maytag experts among us:

When did they stop with the HOH drying system? I noticed TJ's dryer above isn't a HOH type, but he advised his pair are 1974 models. I thought HOH was still happening back then. Could it be that the larger capacity dryers weren't HOH but the smaller types still were?

Ralph

 

[trapperjohn]

Ralph,

I don't have the serial #'s handy, but I know they are 1974 or possibly 1975 because my parents built the house in 1974 and bought new units that year.

What is HOH?

 

[beekeyknee]

HOH

What is HOH?

 

[spankomatic]

HOH = Halo Of Heat. The heating element was in the front of the dryer and circled the door opening. The lint filter was in the back of the dryer.

Jim

 

[polkanut]

To add to what Jim posted above, the Halo of Heat was Maytag's first dryer design which lasted from about 1952 to the early 1970's. They have a smaller drum, the lint filter is circular, and it is centered at the back of the drum. They heat very evenly, and dry very fast, if not overloaded. I love my 1971 DE606 w/ electronic moisture sensors.

 

[qsd-dan]

Goatfarmer has an HOH 806 from Dec of '75, so they were around for at least that long.

I wonder if Maytag was consecutively selling both HOH's and SOH's for a short period of time?

 

[rp2813]

Hey sorry for the HOH abbreviation above.

Dan, what you've stated is the reason why I'm wondering if maybe the larger capacity dryers were never HOH. I don't know much about the larger models.

I have owned two standard capacity HOH dryers, one electric and one gas. Both early 70's vintage. I didn't care for the electric but the gas model with Electronic Control was the best dryer I have ever owned. Quiet and efficient with lighted panel.

Ralph

 

[brettsomers]

Was there such a thing as a "large capacity" Maytag dryer??

 

[qsd-dan]

A picture is worth a thousand words....

HOH = Halo of Heat. SOH = Stream of Heat (or big load dryer).

Here's a few pics. SOH on the left, HOH on the right.

 

[qsd-dan]

Drum pics