My first washer!
It was beautiful.
But to be honest, I was very disappointed with it. It was still very heavy and shiny compared to WP at the time, but Maytag’s quality was gone.
It took a long time to figure out that an unnerving noise was a loose motor mount rivet.
The orbital transmission was markedly inferior to the Pittman. The added side fins on the agitator did little except impede rollover. It had to be loaded very lightly to achieve rollover. And it twisted sheets into a rope that didn’t get clean, every time.
The rinse cycle was so short that it had to be reset 2 to 4 times for the load to roll over, e.g., if there were 4 pairs of jeans in it.
The lid totally rusted out in a few years. And the wash basket got a rust spot twice. And the tub seal failed, which was another expensive repair.
I spent a bundle on repairs. Finally gave up after 8 years.
I bought a better featured Maytag again when they finally got a dual action agitator, which vastly improved the performance with the orbital tranny. But still it was inferior to the classic 1970s Maytags. I had to replace the wash basket, then a tub seal, then a water pump a time or two, and then it finally performed trouble free for umpteen years until the motor overheated at year nineteen, and the part I needed was NLA.
I bought a SQ front loader and I’ve never looked back.
