stricklybojack
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Gotta get a handle on what's what with this brand.
Gotta get a handle on what's what with this brand.
Are these "real" Maytag designed/built machines?
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If it has a plastic tub, then it's a Norgetag. If it has a porcelain tub, then it's got the Dependable Care heritage. But givene the width of the lid, I suspect it's the former.
whitetub
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Judging also by the dryer door handle, I say Norge, not real Maytag.
Maytag Performa models.
Maytag Performa models.
stricklybojack
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How about these?
How about these?
Fake washer
Looks fake to me.
Looks fake to me.
whitetub
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Washer is a Norge tag. But the dryer is a real Maytag, on the last set you showed.
the 'Atlantis' set-ups are really nice....
huge capacity, it does have the DAA, but preference goes for the ones with the Stainless tubs....
the 30 day dispenser is a nice feature....
good performers, pumps were a weak area for some....
some had transmission problems, but have never came across one that did....
a one belt design, as long as the glide is lubricated, it functions very well...
huge capacity, it does have the DAA, but preference goes for the ones with the Stainless tubs....
the 30 day dispenser is a nice feature....
good performers, pumps were a weak area for some....
some had transmission problems, but have never came across one that did....
a one belt design, as long as the glide is lubricated, it functions very well...
Those were TOL Atlantis models. Think these were the initial Atlantis lineup.
twintubdexter
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Maytag MAV9600EWW
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">How do you determine these (second photo/push buttons) are Norge machines? Just by looking at the outside? I have a similar washer, tub is stainless steel and there's a detergent dispenser built in the lid. Instruction book says Dependable Care on the front but of course that means nothing. So it's my understanding that ALL Maytags with that exact same console and the slanted front are Norge. Interesting. It really makes no difference to me. At least when I open the front things look almost exactly the same as the Maytag washers I worked on many years ago. Transmission looks the same. Poly pump's a little different. The OUTER tub is porcelain-blue plastic. The spinning power unit warning decal is comforting. I really don't care who made it or even if it's from Newton China. </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">The machine is getting old, about 16 years now. I was going to get a new/last year's Speed Queen but they seem to be going fast. I'd have to decide quickly. One thing I like is that the top of the washer and the dryer I have are porcelain. I don't think the Speed Queen's are. I use the top of both for folding and stuff. The top of the KitchenAid dryer I had in my other house was painted and it didn't wear well. I have a feeling that something major will probably go wrong soon that I don't feel like repairing and I'll regret not getting the new SQ. I did watch a couple of videos on the new 2018 Speed Queen washer and can't believe that thing is supposed to get your clothes clean. One shaft for the agitator and tub. Reminds me of when the Skinny Mini came out but at least in that the clothes moved around a little. One thing's for sure, I don't know half as much as I thought I did about washers. </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">PS...I did find an interesting video on how to turn my washer into a fire pit...like I could do that to an old friend.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">How do you determine these (second photo/push buttons) are Norge machines? Just by looking at the outside? I have a similar washer, tub is stainless steel and there's a detergent dispenser built in the lid. Instruction book says Dependable Care on the front but of course that means nothing. So it's my understanding that ALL Maytags with that exact same console and the slanted front are Norge. Interesting. It really makes no difference to me. At least when I open the front things look almost exactly the same as the Maytag washers I worked on many years ago. Transmission looks the same. Poly pump's a little different. The OUTER tub is porcelain-blue plastic. The spinning power unit warning decal is comforting. I really don't care who made it or even if it's from Newton China. </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">The machine is getting old, about 16 years now. I was going to get a new/last year's Speed Queen but they seem to be going fast. I'd have to decide quickly. One thing I like is that the top of the washer and the dryer I have are porcelain. I don't think the Speed Queen's are. I use the top of both for folding and stuff. The top of the KitchenAid dryer I had in my other house was painted and it didn't wear well. I have a feeling that something major will probably go wrong soon that I don't feel like repairing and I'll regret not getting the new SQ. I did watch a couple of videos on the new 2018 Speed Queen washer and can't believe that thing is supposed to get your clothes clean. One shaft for the agitator and tub. Reminds me of when the Skinny Mini came out but at least in that the clothes moved around a little. One thing's for sure, I don't know half as much as I thought I did about washers. </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">PS...I did find an interesting video on how to turn my washer into a fire pit...like I could do that to an old friend.</span>
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One way to determine a "real" Maytag if one has physical access to the machine is look underneath for two belts: 1) motor --> transmission and 2) motor --> pump. Norgetags and Amanatags have one belt that drives both the transmission and pump.
twintubdexter
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thanks for the info
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Well that makes it easy to get the "T"...So there's been an impostor in my laundry room all these years. Oh the humility, the shame...</span>
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Now whenever I look at it I see my mother's noisy old Time Line.</span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Well that makes it easy to get the "T"...So there's been an impostor in my laundry room all these years. Oh the humility, the shame...</span>
<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Now whenever I look at it I see my mother's noisy old Time Line.</span>
real1
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This is my Neptune set. As in the second set of photos, my controls are from the same vintage. I have no idea if these are 'real' Maytags or not. I do know there are in the 'dreaded' series that caused the Class Action Law Suit that Maytag famously lost.
Mine have 'provenance'....lol. Bought them from a gal in the country with five boys. Said the machines worked fine....she was a inveterate liar. Got 'em home...cold water only and when spinning it sounded like a jet taking off in my basement. New wax switch, repaired circuit board and new tub bearings & seal. Dryer had about a pound of lint just inches from the element. 13+ yrs now since I repaired it all and no bumps in the road.
I'm pretty sure the country lady got a hefty settlement from Maytag and was going to buy a new set.....the time frame was perfect for all that.
Kevin
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Mine have 'provenance'....lol. Bought them from a gal in the country with five boys. Said the machines worked fine....she was a inveterate liar. Got 'em home...cold water only and when spinning it sounded like a jet taking off in my basement. New wax switch, repaired circuit board and new tub bearings & seal. Dryer had about a pound of lint just inches from the element. 13+ yrs now since I repaired it all and no bumps in the road.
I'm pretty sure the country lady got a hefty settlement from Maytag and was going to buy a new set.....the time frame was perfect for all that.
Kevin
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stricklybojack
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I like that style of Neptune the best and will likely someday find a pair.
I offered $50 for a set with a bad bearing being offered for $150...I guess they got they're money from someone who doesn't know what a bad bearing sounds like, because the ad was taken down.
I like that style of Neptune the best and will likely someday find a pair.
I offered $50 for a set with a bad bearing being offered for $150...I guess they got they're money from someone who doesn't know what a bad bearing sounds like, because the ad was taken down.
real1
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Hmmmm....sorry that set slipped away for you. That's what I paid for mine over 13 yrs ago, but I had no idea what I was getting into...lol.
They are my first set with a FL washer, so I've had nothing previously to compare with. The dryer is pretty conventional, but the cycle that senses for moisture is my favorite and when the moisture is gone, the cycle ends...like that! Depending on what I'm drying, the cycle could run as short as 15 mins.
Kevin
They are my first set with a FL washer, so I've had nothing previously to compare with. The dryer is pretty conventional, but the cycle that senses for moisture is my favorite and when the moisture is gone, the cycle ends...like that! Depending on what I'm drying, the cycle could run as short as 15 mins.
Kevin
Neptunes MAH3000, MAH4000, MAH5500, MAH6500, and MAH7500 are real Maytags (also the funky FAV6800 and FAV9800 Neptune TL).
Neptunes MAH6700, MAH8700 and MAH9700 are fake (Samsung).
Yeah, I had a fake Neptune Samungtag.....sent it back! That thing wouldn't balance two dry feathers in the drum. I don't know what Maytag was thinking by partnering with Samsung on that deal....
stricklybojack
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I guess this is an Atlantis, which is a real Maytag?
This would be akin to a Dependable Care under the skin, or NorgeTag?
I guess this is an Atlantis, which is a real Maytag?
This would be akin to a Dependable Care under the skin, or NorgeTag?
potatochips
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Ahh Robert, that machine there is a Dependable Care. I have a TOL machine from the same era. Whats neat is Maytag used the same control panel for the Dependable Care, Atlantis, and Neptune machines. All three of which were different designs entirely.
The giveaway is the cabinet and lid designs.
The giveaway is the cabinet and lid designs.
stricklybojack
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Those look nice. Thanks for the heads up on the common control panel on the three very different machines.
I made an offer on the machine in the picture. It has a leak of some sort so I offered $40 for the pair.
Those look nice. Thanks for the heads up on the common control panel on the three very different machines.
I made an offer on the machine in the picture. It has a leak of some sort so I offered $40 for the pair.
