A Maytag Lead

[gadgetgary]

Got a lead on these machines.

Can anyone guess the age or model#'s?

I have been told that the backpanel is tan and gold.

Do you think these machines have a light-up back panel and/or tub light?

 

[pdub]

Gary,

No lighted consoles on these models. I always look for the
little chrome divider above the control knob to know they
have the lighted glass panels.
I don't know what age they are but it was after they switched
from the blue lower trim to the gold. I know there is a
Maytag expert that can probably tell us the year that happened.

Patrick

 

[bobbins]

A good indicator is the dryer. The halo of heat heater located in front of dryer changed. This dryer has the newer style heater - the door is larger then the halo heat models. With the gold control panel, I believe these models are the later part of the 70's (around 1979)

Bob

 

[gansky1]

It looks like a 308 or 208 washer, can't make out the number of water level buttons, even enhanced a little here - it's still a toss up. A gold lower panel and "Big Load" dryer are both post-1975. That is actually one of my favorite dryer designs, while smaller capacity, it runs a very close second to the 29" Whirlpool made dryers. Maytag returned to a pilotless ignition after years of standing pilot nonsense, they increased capacity, moved the lint filter up front - and those machines were built like tanks.

Keep us posted, Gary!

 

[gansky1]

sorry, saved the wrong size --

 

[gadgetgary]

Greg

Do you think the dryer is gas?

 

[appnut]

No the dryer is not gas. Looks like it oculd be a fabric-matic model though. 1-speed greg.

 

[gansky1]

Either fuel is a fire hazzard with that vent!

I can't see the access door for the gas valve on the front so it's probably electric.

 

[gadgetgary]

Thanks everyone

For all the input and information. I think I will visit these this weekend.

Would that machine have the powerfin agitator?

 

[scott55405]

It should have a powerfin agitator, and I think it's a 308. I think a 208 would have 2 speeds, like a 206. Made bet about 76 and 80.

 

[drmitch]

208

 

[gadgetgary]

I think it's a 308. I think a 208 would have 2 speeds, l

Scott,

What is the difference?

308 means what changes from the 208?

 

[bajaespuma]

Gary that looks like an A108(I can make out the "AUTOMATIC" fake button); I think it has a bleach funnel.

 

[bajaespuma]

...and its mate is a DE108 dryer. Both close to BOL but classic Maytags. This brochure doesn't feature it but the DE108 (or is it a DE208?) was between the new DE308 (that had two temp buttons) and the DE106 (that had the old style panel and no temp selection).

 

[bajaespuma]

Here's my Mother's DE308. I bought it for her in 1978 and it's still working without a hitch:

 

[drmitch]

208 has four temp buttons, hot/warm, hot/cold, warm/cold/, cold/cold, Two speeds, regular and Gentle, and three load, sm, med, lg.

 

[gadgetgary]

Road Trip

Going to check these out today.

Will report back.

 

[toggleswitch]

Got these home today

Steve(Toggle) and I did a clean-up inside and out. Boy, were they dirty. A yellow film was all over them(possibly from a smoker's house). The washer came with 'gunk' in the fabric softener dispenser, and, the dryer came with lint(YUK!).

The washer runs fabulous. It looks like there is a slight transmission leak. Can anyone help out with this problem?

Steve converted the dryer from 220V to 110V and has his eye on it for his temporary apt. However, since I like matched sets, I may be sweet-talking him out of it(Tee Hee).

Please see photo album of our 'Maytag' day in the link.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nuggett33c/album?.dir=/3560re2&.src=ph

 

[toggleswitch]

~I have been told that the backpanel is tan and gold.

It was actually white and gold. The 'tan' was nicotine and/or dirt. OMG!