At long last, I got my 806's!!!

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In addition to all the festivities at Tarantula Arms, we also had three departures from "Ida's Home for Wayward Vintage Appliances" namely my Maytag A806 set I bought from Fred last year, and my DG608 dryer, stored at Fred's since last year.
Destination: Michael's basement.
Here is the washer in Fred's basement, this past Thursday night

 

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and now on the truck Saturday

ready for their trek to Michael's

 

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next goes my DG608 dryer

which needs to be checked over/cleaned out before going into use

 

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and now off the truck they come

At Michael's

 

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washer in place... sort of

the 806 washer will be piggy-backed off the hookups for Michael's shredmore washer

 

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DE806 dryer

goes here for now, til we can get a 220V outlet installed

 

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DG608 dryer

awaits cleaning here... someday soon it will be re-united with its mate, the A608 washer I have here

 

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Post appliance moving entertainment provided by:

The lovely and talented Ms. Helen Lawson, atop the vintage GE Freezer.
Here she's just finished belting out a few bars of "I wanna be loved by you and nobody else but you"

Boop boop bee doo!

 

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and now back to our regularly scheduled program

Sunday morning... after two trips to Menards and one to Ace hardware, we finally get the hoses loosened off the water hookups and install the "Y"s for the water supply. Both washers get new flood-proof braided SS hoses.

 

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Water supply hoses almost done

Michael tightens everything securely

 

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now its time

to put the washer in place and see what she does... we have LIGHTS!!!

 

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and we have fill action!!!

No leaks either!

 

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and agitation

washing some of the cleaning rags we used...

 

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drain

making sure the water stays in the tub!

 

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It was too much excitement for Jack

he takes a nap on the cool basement floor

 

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glam shot

with all the lights turned off in the basement

 

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we also pulled out Michael's dryer...

and found the vent hose to be in this condition...

Back to Menard's we go AGAIN!

 

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All finished... for now

New fill hoses on the washers, new venting for the dryer. Everything leveled and working as it should.

This is only the beginning...

 

[mayfan69]

Nice Washer!

Nice washer there Jeff
A real keeper!
Cheers
Leon

 

[gadgetgary]

Congrats

Now how 'bout finding a lighted one for me?????

Ducks and runs....

 

[sharples]

Congrats

They look so spiffy with the control panels lite up like christmas!!!!

 

[mayken4now]

Good deal. Looks like a very nice set you have there.

Steve

 

[toggleswitch]

GAWGEOUS machines dahlinks; Gawgeous!.

Oh honeys if your hose is that decayed and you don't know it, ya needs to have someone look at in occasionally.

 

[bingwsguy]

Jeff, they are beautiful. I have a pair that I am just getting around to cleaning up right now. They are my favorite vintage Maytag Automatics.

 

[gyrafoam]

A nice 806----the last washing machine one will ever need. I know ya'll will enjoy it.

 

[seamusuk]

VERY Nice

Hey Jeff

Fantastic looking machine- sure you and Michael will have lots of fun with it .

Seamus

(who it kinda facinated by the standpipe on the wall above the sink!)- drain for an AC unit maybe???

 

[roto204]

FANTASTIC!!

Oh, how lovely, and now you have new hoses and a nice dryer vent, too! Congratulations!!

Dear me, who is Ms. Lawson? She's dashing! Nothing I like better on a woman than a bulletproof pair of legs and a goatee...

 

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Thanks

for all the good wishes, when I spoke to Michael late last night he was on his 2nd load of wash in the 806, he's hooked!

I also would like to say thanks to Fred for all he's done, and to Greg, Charlie, Morgan, Terry, Tania, and Mike B. for all their help in getting these to Michael's on Saturday. During all the appliance moving a cookout took place as well, it was a very fun day!

Seamus, the standpipe you're referring to is the drain for the dishwasher, which is pretty much directly above the 806 washer. The other white pipe is from the kitchen sink. Michael's kitchen was not equipped with a garbage disposal(until I installed one for him a few months ago) so this arrangement was done for the DW.

 

[swestoyz]

Jeff! Sweet - things are sure looking up for you with a nice 806 at Michaels. What a great weekend -

Ben

 

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oops forgot to post this one

found behind Michael's dryer when we moved it yesterday