Just came in and in really nice condition.
Avocado Maytag 806 set
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Inside shot of the washer showing the stainless steel lint filter.
Wow, one of the earlier 806 models. Before PP cycle so that was around a 1969 model at very latest.
Yup, just like the set I brought home a couple of months ago - now in the basement chugging away. They are very nice, flexible machines.
scott55405
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Very nice! This set has overall held up very nicely!
frontaloadotmy
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Rich !!!
Could lock on to my coordinates and beam those out to me,
please? They're so nice looking!
Could lock on to my coordinates and beam those out to me,
please? They're so nice looking!
thor
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First picture
Rich, congratulations on this beautiful set. Going back to the first picture, to the left of the washer there is an appliance which I believe to be a GE rotary iron (mangle), exaclty like the model my mother had, purchased in 1950 by my father. The cabinet had a swing out folding table on each side. I think the right folding table is what is actually seen in the picture.
The hot plate operation was controlled by a knee actuator which was moved sideways with your knee, and its relative position could be sidewise adjusted for the right or left knee. The mangle rotation speed could be indefinitely adjusted between low and high, and the heating plate had two thermostats, which controlled each side of the hot plate. A swing up safety bar realeased the hot plate if pushed back. The unit was controlled by two toggle switches, a general power on/off and heat on/off.
Would you believe my mother regularly used this mangle up to the late 1980's? It never broke down!
Could you please post pictures of this mangle? It would surely bring back great memories from my childhood!
Thanks in advance,
Emilio
Rich, congratulations on this beautiful set. Going back to the first picture, to the left of the washer there is an appliance which I believe to be a GE rotary iron (mangle), exaclty like the model my mother had, purchased in 1950 by my father. The cabinet had a swing out folding table on each side. I think the right folding table is what is actually seen in the picture.
The hot plate operation was controlled by a knee actuator which was moved sideways with your knee, and its relative position could be sidewise adjusted for the right or left knee. The mangle rotation speed could be indefinitely adjusted between low and high, and the heating plate had two thermostats, which controlled each side of the hot plate. A swing up safety bar realeased the hot plate if pushed back. The unit was controlled by two toggle switches, a general power on/off and heat on/off.
Would you believe my mother regularly used this mangle up to the late 1980's? It never broke down!
Could you please post pictures of this mangle? It would surely bring back great memories from my childhood!
Thanks in advance,
Emilio
806??? Series 2???
First of all, both of your green machines are real beauties and, at least in my limited experience, quite unusual.
However, are you certain that the washer is in fact an 806?
It appears to have a small tub as witnessed by the Small-Medium-Large rather than Small-Medium-Large-Ex Large fill level options of all of the other 806s I've ever seen. Did early models come in a small tub version only?
The three wash action buttons on your machine (Regular Action, Gentle Action and Permanent Press) suggest to me a single speed motor with some kind of high-end "Fabric-Matic" type arrangement. I'd be very curious to know what happens when the Permanent Press "speed" is selected.
I also thought that "Series 2" machines were identified by the left side, triangular and simplified bleach dispenser. Yours has the WAY-cooler, right side, grille topped, resevoir type, pump-flushed older style dispenser. Also, the series 2's that I've seen have the brushed chrome dial face.
Please take another look at the data plate and tell me how wrong I am.
Thanks
again, they're beauties!
Marty Kaplan
First of all, both of your green machines are real beauties and, at least in my limited experience, quite unusual.
However, are you certain that the washer is in fact an 806?
It appears to have a small tub as witnessed by the Small-Medium-Large rather than Small-Medium-Large-Ex Large fill level options of all of the other 806s I've ever seen. Did early models come in a small tub version only?
The three wash action buttons on your machine (Regular Action, Gentle Action and Permanent Press) suggest to me a single speed motor with some kind of high-end "Fabric-Matic" type arrangement. I'd be very curious to know what happens when the Permanent Press "speed" is selected.
I also thought that "Series 2" machines were identified by the left side, triangular and simplified bleach dispenser. Yours has the WAY-cooler, right side, grille topped, resevoir type, pump-flushed older style dispenser. Also, the series 2's that I've seen have the brushed chrome dial face.
Please take another look at the data plate and tell me how wrong I am.
Thanks
again, they're beauties!
Marty Kaplan
wmlask
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Large Tub 806
The washer in the photo is an 806 and it has the large wash tub.
It is not a series II since the control panel is blue. The e.arly 806 machines had only 3 water levels even with the large tub. I'm not sure when Maytag added the 4th water level but it was added well before the series II machines came out.
The washer in the photo is an 806 and it has the large wash tub.
It is not a series II since the control panel is blue. The e.arly 806 machines had only 3 water levels even with the large tub. I'm not sure when Maytag added the 4th water level but it was added well before the series II machines came out.
1969 brought four water levels and a full-fledged Permanent Press cycle. Series II machines were intro'd in 1975, commonly referred to as the '08 series (but the TOL was strangely still designated A806)and had the plastic-crystal knob grip, gold panel color, metal dial faces, triangular bleach funnel among other minor changes.
frontaloadotmy
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marukap
Don't the small tubs have only three vertical slots on the
agitator, and the larger four?
Don't the small tubs have only three vertical slots on the
agitator, and the larger four?
harvestgold
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Maytag 806 washer
Rich;
Beautiful machines I have the same model washer it should also have a tub light which is typical of the early 806 Maytag washers
Rich;
Beautiful machines I have the same model washer it should also have a tub light which is typical of the early 806 Maytag washers
Wow - this is a great looking set - 67/68 ish. Are these going home with you Rich? This washer would clean up very nicely - all the buttons look to be in good shape, no discoloration - the panel doesn't appear to be heavily pitted - awesome candidate a 50hz pulley!
I wonder if the washer has the early Bigload tub in it - and if it has the two piece agitator.
I wonder if the washer has the early Bigload tub in it - and if it has the two piece agitator.
geoffdelp
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Rich; those are nice Maytag's!! WOW ... they are in pretty good shape.
Is that a 502 sitting next to it in one of your shots?
Geoff
Is that a 502 sitting next to it in one of your shots?
Geoff
repair-man
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question for the Maytag experts
On the early A806 what did the P/P button do ? My guess is it just combined a low spin with a regular agitation.
Was 1969 (when a full P/P cycle was added to the timer) the same time that the speed and temperature buttons were switched and the 4 button speed control was added.
I always loved the full flexability of the buttons on the later 806. So much simpler than combined wash/rinse temp and spin/agitate button setups.
So the series 2 really didn't bring any functional changes?
Wonder why they didn't want an A808 ?
Thanks
ED
On the early A806 what did the P/P button do ? My guess is it just combined a low spin with a regular agitation.
Was 1969 (when a full P/P cycle was added to the timer) the same time that the speed and temperature buttons were switched and the 4 button speed control was added.
I always loved the full flexability of the buttons on the later 806. So much simpler than combined wash/rinse temp and spin/agitate button setups.
So the series 2 really didn't bring any functional changes?
Wonder why they didn't want an A808 ?
Thanks
ED
I was not expecting to find that my A906 runs high speed agitate AND spin on Perm Press.
bpetersxx
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the A806s PP button just lowered the spin to slow with a reg agitation
avocado a806s
avocado a806s
bpetersxx
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The a606s white maytag I have has a PP with fast spin with a fast or slow agitation
This is the one that the timer motor died on it
This is the one that the timer motor died on it
