hippiedoll
Well-known member
THAT'S RIGHT...
i've been hesitating to post my latest maytag find on here, for fear that my find would end up being a bust. BUT, thanks to roger, if it hadn't been for him, this latest maytag find would not be up & running! so a BIG "thank you" to roger for all your amazing help!! roger is truly the superstar in this post here!!
so, it's been about 3-4 weeks since i bought this coppertone maytag. let me tell you the story....
i found it on craigslist and was surprised that it was still available after being on craigslist for about a week. so, i contacted the seller and made plans to meet up with him to checkout the coppertone maytag. i called roger and asked him if he could come along with me to give me his opinion & see what he thought.
so, we went and roger said it looked to be in pretty good condition. the paint did have a couple scrapes & scratches but, nothing to make it seem beat up or abused. so, i bought it.
the guy selling it said that the washer (& house) belonged to an old couple that had been moved into a nursing home and the house & everything inside stayed unoccupied for years. the company he works for bought the house and him & his workers clear out the houses & make repairs to the houses & get them ready for resale. so, we didn't get much history on the washer. there was a later model, white GE dryer paired with this coppertone maytag washer. there was also a built-in coppertone maytag dishwasher they were selling. i don't know the model number but i think it's like 600 or something like that? i thought about buying it too but, i didn't see any wash-arm inside. and plus it had spiderwebs in it.
so, we brought the washer home & checked it all out.
the bad news:
the motor burned out on us.
the timer motor wasn't working.
the light bulbs (yes 2 LIGHTBULBS) were both burned out.
it had a syphon-break drain hose (ugly).
the water injector was leaking.
the top of the washbasket was crooked & when the washer went into spin, it was wearing away at the rubber water inlet hose that connects to the top of the washtub.
but thanks to roger & all of his help & dedication he brought this coppertone maytag back to life!!!
roger:
installed an extra 2-speed maytag washer motor he had,
worked on the timer motor & replaced the broken timer motor gear,
straightened the crooked washbasket top,
installed an extra water inlet hose he had,
gave me 2 extra hoses for the hot/cold water,
brought a new tub light he had,
an extra acrylic control knob,
went with me to buy the control panel lightbulb,
put new belts on & cleaned the pullies,
besides sharing in the enthusiasm to get this coppertone maytag running, roger has done so much to help me that i'm sure i'm forgetting something.
and also, thank you goes to mark for taking me to buy a replacement one-piece drain hose for the coppertone maytag.
i am so greatful for all the help!!!
so what i have now is an up & smoothly running maytag CA806.
it is in the shaded coppertone brown color. has the aqua blue control panel, acrylic timer knob, tub light, and chrome-strip trimming along the top of the front panel, and oh yeah, it also has the bleach dispenser in the right hand side with the plastic bleach dispenser bottle.
again, THANK YOU SO MUCH roger & mark.
pictures to follow....
i've been hesitating to post my latest maytag find on here, for fear that my find would end up being a bust. BUT, thanks to roger, if it hadn't been for him, this latest maytag find would not be up & running! so a BIG "thank you" to roger for all your amazing help!! roger is truly the superstar in this post here!!
so, it's been about 3-4 weeks since i bought this coppertone maytag. let me tell you the story....
i found it on craigslist and was surprised that it was still available after being on craigslist for about a week. so, i contacted the seller and made plans to meet up with him to checkout the coppertone maytag. i called roger and asked him if he could come along with me to give me his opinion & see what he thought.
so, we went and roger said it looked to be in pretty good condition. the paint did have a couple scrapes & scratches but, nothing to make it seem beat up or abused. so, i bought it.
the guy selling it said that the washer (& house) belonged to an old couple that had been moved into a nursing home and the house & everything inside stayed unoccupied for years. the company he works for bought the house and him & his workers clear out the houses & make repairs to the houses & get them ready for resale. so, we didn't get much history on the washer. there was a later model, white GE dryer paired with this coppertone maytag washer. there was also a built-in coppertone maytag dishwasher they were selling. i don't know the model number but i think it's like 600 or something like that? i thought about buying it too but, i didn't see any wash-arm inside. and plus it had spiderwebs in it.
so, we brought the washer home & checked it all out.
the bad news:
the motor burned out on us.
the timer motor wasn't working.
the light bulbs (yes 2 LIGHTBULBS) were both burned out.
it had a syphon-break drain hose (ugly).
the water injector was leaking.
the top of the washbasket was crooked & when the washer went into spin, it was wearing away at the rubber water inlet hose that connects to the top of the washtub.
but thanks to roger & all of his help & dedication he brought this coppertone maytag back to life!!!
roger:
installed an extra 2-speed maytag washer motor he had,
worked on the timer motor & replaced the broken timer motor gear,
straightened the crooked washbasket top,
installed an extra water inlet hose he had,
gave me 2 extra hoses for the hot/cold water,
brought a new tub light he had,
an extra acrylic control knob,
went with me to buy the control panel lightbulb,
put new belts on & cleaned the pullies,
besides sharing in the enthusiasm to get this coppertone maytag running, roger has done so much to help me that i'm sure i'm forgetting something.
and also, thank you goes to mark for taking me to buy a replacement one-piece drain hose for the coppertone maytag.
i am so greatful for all the help!!!
so what i have now is an up & smoothly running maytag CA806.
it is in the shaded coppertone brown color. has the aqua blue control panel, acrylic timer knob, tub light, and chrome-strip trimming along the top of the front panel, and oh yeah, it also has the bleach dispenser in the right hand side with the plastic bleach dispenser bottle.
again, THANK YOU SO MUCH roger & mark.
pictures to follow....
Roger said it was in very nice shape, it'll be a wonderful daily driver.
