806 Washer in Atlanta
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danemodsandy
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On-Usual...
The combination of blue console trim and an acrylic knob makes this a fairly uncommon machine - Maytag only did this for a very short time while transitioning from blue console trim to gold.
I do have one question:
WHERE THE HELL WAS THIS THING ALL THE YEARS I WAS LOOKING FOR ONE DOWN THERE?!?!?!?
The combination of blue console trim and an acrylic knob makes this a fairly uncommon machine - Maytag only did this for a very short time while transitioning from blue console trim to gold.
I do have one question:
WHERE THE HELL WAS THIS THING ALL THE YEARS I WAS LOOKING FOR ONE DOWN THERE?!?!?!?
ovrphil
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806 Pair-Washer with FREE Dryer $100 (Gallatin)
How far away are you from Kansas City? LOL!
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/app/4763167034.html
How far away are you from Kansas City? LOL!
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/app/4763167034.html
Ovrphil
The pair you mention with the "free" dryer, that dryer appears to be an 808. Notice the larger door.
The pair you mention with the "free" dryer, that dryer appears to be an 808. Notice the larger door.
The acrylic knob actually was first debuted on the A806 in 1971, and then slowly made its way to the rest of the washer line shortly afterwards.
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?22010
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?22010
ovrphil
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I'm learning- thanks for the tip , Scott.
Ben - thanks, got that link into a folder. Pretty interesting, but I feel like a salesman reading all that. [this post was last edited: 11/18/2014-19:05]
Ben - thanks, got that link into a folder. Pretty interesting, but I feel like a salesman reading all that.
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hippiedoll
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is it raining maytag 806s,
or what.....
it seems like there have been a few 806's popping up lately.
it's good to see!
i just hope that they are going to the right people that can use them wisely and not run them into the ground. or if they are beyond saving, that the usable parts are being saved at least.
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or what.....
it seems like there have been a few 806's popping up lately.
it's good to see!
i just hope that they are going to the right people that can use them wisely and not run them into the ground. or if they are beyond saving, that the usable parts are being saved at least.
)Got It
Picked this one up today. No worries its in a good home. It has a wheel kit so you can roll it around maybe for an apartment or something? I'll post some more pictures when I get it up and washing. Thanks again AW.org
Picked this one up today. No worries its in a good home. It has a wheel kit so you can roll it around maybe for an apartment or something? I'll post some more pictures when I get it up and washing. Thanks again AW.org
ovrphil
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Smiles your way, dpritz, glad you adopted it - will look for the photos later.
danemodsandy
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Phil:
I was saying what I said because I looked for one while living in Atlanta, in vain.
Since moving here, I've acquired two 806 sets - one White, one Almond. So, I'm good.
I was saying what I said because I looked for one while living in Atlanta, in vain.
Since moving here, I've acquired two 806 sets - one White, one Almond. So, I'm good.
ovrphil
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Sandy -
It is so odd, isn't it? I didn't see these 806's, individual or sets overall, these past couple years and now they're showing up here at year's end, quite a lot. There were plenty others I didn't post - just raining Maytags.
Do you have two sets working at the same time? I am thinking you have a backup, as your space is probably a little small for two sets to be operative?
Phil
It is so odd, isn't it? I didn't see these 806's, individual or sets overall, these past couple years and now they're showing up here at year's end, quite a lot. There were plenty others I didn't post - just raining Maytags.
Do you have two sets working at the same time? I am thinking you have a backup, as your space is probably a little small for two sets to be operative?
Phil
danemodsandy
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Phil:
What's going on is that the Almond set is serving as daily drivers while I struggle to find time to restore the White set.
The White ones are the "keepers," because they're much earlier machines; the dryer is an Halo of Heat machine, and the washer is only the second iteration of the first series of New Generation machines that debuted in 1966. The first version of the A806 had a Wash 'n Wear cycle, and mine has a Permanent Press cycle instead. Both machines were built in '68.
But the resto is a long haul, because of work, and because of Iowa Winters. I need to do substantial painting that I didn't get to do before Winter set in, and now it has to wait until Spring, because I have to do it outdoors - you do not use spray paint ten feet away from a furnace.
And in my house's basement, it's not possible to get more than ten feet from the furnace, LOL.
What's going on is that the Almond set is serving as daily drivers while I struggle to find time to restore the White set.
The White ones are the "keepers," because they're much earlier machines; the dryer is an Halo of Heat machine, and the washer is only the second iteration of the first series of New Generation machines that debuted in 1966. The first version of the A806 had a Wash 'n Wear cycle, and mine has a Permanent Press cycle instead. Both machines were built in '68.
But the resto is a long haul, because of work, and because of Iowa Winters. I need to do substantial painting that I didn't get to do before Winter set in, and now it has to wait until Spring, because I have to do it outdoors - you do not use spray paint ten feet away from a furnace.
And in my house's basement, it's not possible to get more than ten feet from the furnace, LOL.
Dave, so glad you got it!
I had emailed the seller as well and he replied back that "someone was coming to look today and if it did not work he would let me know." I replied back that if it did not work out that I would be on stand by. This guy should get an award for follow up as he did let me know that "the person who got it was a member of automatic washer.org". I thanked him profusely for the follow up! Lord knows, most people hawking stuff on Craig's list lack in that department!
I cannot wait to see the pictures and hear about this machine!!
Phil--if you are reading--you do such a good job posting things you find and I just wanted to say Thank You!
Sandy--you are so right--you never see these come up around Atlanta!! There is a set out in what appears to be Monroe County (other side of the world from me) that look good, but a little pricey
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Thanks,
Mitch
I had emailed the seller as well and he replied back that "someone was coming to look today and if it did not work he would let me know." I replied back that if it did not work out that I would be on stand by. This guy should get an award for follow up as he did let me know that "the person who got it was a member of automatic washer.org"
. I thanked him profusely for the follow up! Lord knows, most people hawking stuff on Craig's list lack in that department!I cannot wait to see the pictures and hear about this machine!!
Phil--if you are reading--you do such a good job posting things you find and I just wanted to say Thank You!
Sandy--you are so right--you never see these come up around Atlanta!! There is a set out in what appears to be Monroe County (other side of the world from me) that look good, but a little pricey
.Thanks,
Mitch
ovrphil
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Sandy -
You will have the white set as your daily drivers, eventually? Or you're not making any decisions yet? It's interesting how in the past two years while hangin' out at aw.org, you've found a stove, washer and dryer, and soon your refrigerator. Some people have to look much longer to find their dream or near-dream appliances.
Wash N Wear I've heard of - but don't know what happens cyclically(another to search). The Permanent Press Cycle was probably(?) common by 1967 or 1968 on many washers. .
Your basement sounds just like my childhood home in Berkley-2 large gas furnaces occupied most of the space, along with just the washer, dryer and smallish utility sink that mom used with one machine, on the suds saver cycle.
Long winter? We'll hope for an early spring next year in the Plains.
You will have the white set as your daily drivers, eventually? Or you're not making any decisions yet? It's interesting how in the past two years while hangin' out at aw.org, you've found a stove, washer and dryer, and soon your refrigerator. Some people have to look much longer to find their dream or near-dream appliances.
Wash N Wear I've heard of - but don't know what happens cyclically(another to search). The Permanent Press Cycle was probably(?) common by 1967 or 1968 on many washers. .
Your basement sounds just like my childhood home in Berkley-2 large gas furnaces occupied most of the space, along with just the washer, dryer and smallish utility sink that mom used with one machine, on the suds saver cycle.
Long winter? We'll hope for an early spring next year in the Plains.
danemodsandy
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Phil:
Yes, the White pair will serve as drivers once they're restored and a little modification I'm not discussing yet has been done. At that point, the Almond machines go bye-bye.
There was a discussion in Imperial about the cycle differences between Wash 'n Wear and Permanent Press on A806s. Super Searchalator should bring it up.
Yes, the White pair will serve as drivers once they're restored and a little modification I'm not discussing yet has been done. At that point, the Almond machines go bye-bye.
There was a discussion in Imperial about the cycle differences between Wash 'n Wear and Permanent Press on A806s. Super Searchalator should bring it up.
philr
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Modifications?!
Sandy,
I'm curious to learn more!
About the machine in this thread, I wanted one with the early knob but I finally got two with the acrylic knob (from '72 and '74). They also lack the chrome lint filter... I also got the matching dryer with an acrylic knob and passed a few more since. What I haven't seen yet in the local ads is a white 806 dryer, (they are always colored). So for mine, I switched the panels with those from a 1975 DE-407 HOH dryer.
Here's another 806 HOH dryer from 1975, again colored (unlike the washers that I got) and the 1975 model, in adition to the sunglow trim, lacks the white dial that would match my second washer as well as the chrome trim at the front of the cabinet.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1025582737
Sandy,
I'm curious to learn more!
About the machine in this thread, I wanted one with the early knob but I finally got two with the acrylic knob (from '72 and '74). They also lack the chrome lint filter... I also got the matching dryer with an acrylic knob and passed a few more since. What I haven't seen yet in the local ads is a white 806 dryer, (they are always colored). So for mine, I switched the panels with those from a 1975 DE-407 HOH dryer.
Here's another 806 HOH dryer from 1975, again colored (unlike the washers that I got) and the 1975 model, in adition to the sunglow trim, lacks the white dial that would match my second washer as well as the chrome trim at the front of the cabinet.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1025582737
That Atlanta 806 must have felt like Scarlett at the BBQ
As it turns out, I also contacted the seller for a possible pick up tomorrow (Sunday) but he told me that somebody else was coming over, then was as good as his word and told me the unit had been successfully picked up.
(which was too bad, I really liked the idea of a tub light, lighting is always an issue with my bad eyes.)
Good luck with the new machine... I will probably pass on the Almond set also in Atlanta, they are asking rather a lot of money, and I suspect they are late in production so all the nicer design points have been eliminated in "the great cheapening."
As it turns out, I also contacted the seller for a possible pick up tomorrow (Sunday) but he told me that somebody else was coming over, then was as good as his word and told me the unit had been successfully picked up.
(which was too bad, I really liked the idea of a tub light, lighting is always an issue with my bad eyes.)
Good luck with the new machine... I will probably pass on the Almond set also in Atlanta, they are asking rather a lot of money, and I suspect they are late in production so all the nicer design points have been eliminated in "the great cheapening."
ovrphil
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Wash N Wear vs. Permanent Press
I found the link Sandy, thank you for sending me out to find it. Good gosh, those turquoise and yellow tags are quite something to behold. It's amazing how a color almost brings a different look to the design, as the turquoise color seems to do in my perspective. And I agree, Mark(Kenmore71)has such deep knowledge about the Maytags....thanks.
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?51844
I found the link Sandy, thank you for sending me out to find it. Good gosh, those turquoise and yellow tags are quite something to behold. It's amazing how a color almost brings a different look to the design, as the turquoise color seems to do in my perspective. And I agree, Mark(Kenmore71)has such deep knowledge about the Maytags....thanks.
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?51844
danemodsandy
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Bill:
All things considered, you're right to hold out for earlier machines if possible. The differences are pretty substantial, and only two are drawbacks.
On the washer, you get the following items that later ones don't have:
- The tub light
- The chrome-topped lint filter
- The old-style bleach dispenser, which many people feel does a better job of dispersing the bleach
- The chrome strip at the top of the front panel
- The chrome timer knob, which I personally prefer over the acrylic one
On the dryer, you get:
- The porcelain-finished drum
- The chrome strip at the top of the front panel
- The chrome timer knob, which I personally prefer over the #!%@*! acrylic one.
- The Halo of Heat drying system, which is, I feel, a bit gentler than the later conventional drying element.
Two dryer features are drawbacks, if you want to look at them that way; I don't see them that way:
- The drum is small by present-day standards, but it will hold as much as the washer can wash comfortably, and what more anyone would want, I don't know.
- The lint filter is located at the center rear of the drum; cleaning it does involve a bit of stooping. I personally can live with it.
And Halo of Heat dryers are more complicated to work on in some respects. But all in all, I like the earlier machines more than the newer ones. That is not to say that the newer machines are anything to sneeze at - they are great. But just not quite as great as the older ones.
Did I mention I don't like the acrylic knobs?
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All things considered, you're right to hold out for earlier machines if possible. The differences are pretty substantial, and only two are drawbacks.
On the washer, you get the following items that later ones don't have:
- The tub light
- The chrome-topped lint filter
- The old-style bleach dispenser, which many people feel does a better job of dispersing the bleach
- The chrome strip at the top of the front panel
- The chrome timer knob, which I personally prefer over the acrylic one
On the dryer, you get:
- The porcelain-finished drum
- The chrome strip at the top of the front panel
- The chrome timer knob, which I personally prefer over the #!%@*! acrylic one.
- The Halo of Heat drying system, which is, I feel, a bit gentler than the later conventional drying element.
Two dryer features are drawbacks, if you want to look at them that way; I don't see them that way:
- The drum is small by present-day standards, but it will hold as much as the washer can wash comfortably, and what more anyone would want, I don't know.
- The lint filter is located at the center rear of the drum; cleaning it does involve a bit of stooping. I personally can live with it.
And Halo of Heat dryers are more complicated to work on in some respects. But all in all, I like the earlier machines more than the newer ones. That is not to say that the newer machines are anything to sneeze at - they are great. But just not quite as great as the older ones.
Did I mention I don't like the acrylic knobs?
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