Jackie showed up today with this : she left St Louis as Katy had a gender change and arrived here as Chester !
Christmas comes early to Melrose
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Chester
Has the latest sediment removal tub! New for '55.
Has the latest sediment removal tub! New for '55.
Chester is an
Automatic Washer !
Automatic Washer !
toploader55
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Oh my ...
A Maytag with that crappy lint removal in your basement ??? LOL (running real fast)
He's Handsome. Can't wait to see that one in action.
Congrats Jon.
A Maytag with that crappy lint removal in your basement ??? LOL (running real fast)
He's Handsome. Can't wait to see that one in action.
Congrats Jon.
Congratulations
Is this a 102P or the 101P? Why did Maytag change the hole pattern in the inner tub?
Is this a 102P or the 101P? Why did Maytag change the hole pattern in the inner tub?
Congratulations
Is this a 102P or the 101P? Why did Maytag change the hole pattern in the inner tub? Were they trying to improve the wash action? On, foolish me, Maytag would never try to do that as long as you could not watch it because of the "safety" lid.
Is this a 102P or the 101P? Why did Maytag change the hole pattern in the inner tub? Were they trying to improve the wash action? On, foolish me, Maytag would never try to do that as long as you could not watch it because of the "safety" lid.
mickeyd
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Jackie looks great with a new hair-do, and she's lost weight. Wondering if her elderly pooch and Arty made fast friends.
Beautiful, just beautiful! The tub is in amazing shape!
Speaking of, I believe the 102P was the the first to receive the redesigned tub in '55. I'll have to go back and read the doctrine, but I believe that change had something to do with the spin drain. The new design has baffles of foam between the tubs along the solid sections. The baffles could hold water back, slowing down the amount of water exiting during spin off and possibly help with balancing during low spin speeds during the time the water leaves the tub.
Congrats on the lovely Maytag!
Ben[this post was last edited: 12/4/2013-19:44]
Speaking of, I believe the 102P was the the first to receive the redesigned tub in '55. I'll have to go back and read the doctrine, but I believe that change had something to do with the spin drain. The new design has baffles of foam between the tubs along the solid sections. The baffles could hold water back, slowing down the amount of water exiting during spin off and possibly help with balancing during low spin speeds during the time the water leaves the tub.
Congrats on the lovely Maytag!
Ben[this post was last edited: 12/4/2013-19:44]
A gorgeous---I mean handsome---Maytag! Congratulations!
Ben the Doctrine
I read stated it was to improve sediment removal on spin. The outer tub had scoops molded into it just where the solid parts of the inner tub are and you are right there are foam dividers and so between the two tubs this made a shoot plus sediment bowl and water would be rushed through the scoops on spin thereby effectively ejecting the sediment into the outer-outer tub.
Finally sediment free washing is in hand!
The pump turns really nicely, Chris did a nice job on this machine
Thanks Chris for a super Xmas deal!!
Mikey, Cucha was having a grand old time trying to sniff out Artemis but he was home snoozing ! Cucha went everywhere while we unloaded Chester.
I read stated it was to improve sediment removal on spin. The outer tub had scoops molded into it just where the solid parts of the inner tub are and you are right there are foam dividers and so between the two tubs this made a shoot plus sediment bowl and water would be rushed through the scoops on spin thereby effectively ejecting the sediment into the outer-outer tub.
Finally sediment free washing is in hand!
The pump turns really nicely, Chris did a nice job on this machine
Thanks Chris for a super Xmas deal!!
Mikey, Cucha was having a grand old time trying to sniff out Artemis but he was home snoozing ! Cucha went everywhere while we unloaded Chester.
ovrphil
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Whatever the sex change, I'm happy it still performs. 
I can remember ads featuring that machine, as unimpressive as that might sound, but it was a surprise...and fun to see this machine, that brought back memories of a long-gone fifties world.
I can remember ads featuring that machine, as unimpressive as that might sound, but it was a surprise...and fun to see this machine, that brought back memories of a long-gone fifties world.
Chester is a hunk of good looking machine - just sparkles. Low-use machine for sure.
Jackie looks great! Did you give Cucha a treat?
Jackie looks great! Did you give Cucha a treat?
Yes Cucha
took biscuits gracefully, I should have made Artey come to work that day! But my landlady stopped by with her big dog and they both played together while Jackie and I discussed Sci-Fi she's a big fan. She gave me a book to read, a new author I haven't read.
I'm sending her a copy of "The Light Fantastic"by Terry Pratchett.
Since the pump spins easy I'm taking Chester an extension cord today-- gonna juice him!
took biscuits gracefully, I should have made Artey come to work that day! But my landlady stopped by with her big dog and they both played together while Jackie and I discussed Sci-Fi she's a big fan. She gave me a book to read, a new author I haven't read.
I'm sending her a copy of "The Light Fantastic"by Terry Pratchett.
Since the pump spins easy I'm taking Chester an extension cord today-- gonna juice him!
Thanks, Ben and Jon for the very interesting tub info. Did the solid foam baffles behnd the solid portions of the tub reduce the amount of water needed to fill the tub from the previous design?
When I went to see Yellow Submarine decades ago, I thought of a washing machine tub when they were in the Sea of Holes.
When I went to see Yellow Submarine decades ago, I thought of a washing machine tub when they were in the Sea of Holes.
turquoisedude
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Hmmm.. and to think I met Chester when he was 'Katy'... LOL
Congratulations, Jon, it's a real beauty of a machine! Can't wait to see the wash tests!!
Congratulations, Jon, it's a real beauty of a machine! Can't wait to see the wash tests!!
Sea of Holes
Forgot all about that. You see Tom that would have been alien to me as I was a solid tub GE kid. I thought holes in the tub were BIZZARE back then and couldn't get me head around the fact of how they worked- BIZZARE. But then again Schenectady was GE TOWN to the max.
Sediment free at last , thank god almighty, sediment free at last!
Forgot all about that. You see Tom that would have been alien to me as I was a solid tub GE kid. I thought holes in the tub were BIZZARE back then and couldn't get me head around the fact of how they worked- BIZZARE. But then again Schenectady was GE TOWN to the max.
Sediment free at last , thank god almighty, sediment free at last!
Sediment Free Washing ? Indeed
Jon When we visit next time we will do the Westinghouse test and a add a cup of black river sand to the loads in the GE combo, the Duomatic, The new Maytag and The 57 Control Tower, I think we will not be surprised at the results and this will likely be the order of the winning performance.
Happy Holidays to you and your new Maytag.
John L.
Jon When we visit next time we will do the Westinghouse test and a add a cup of black river sand to the loads in the GE combo, the Duomatic, The new Maytag and The 57 Control Tower, I think we will not be surprised at the results and this will likely be the order of the winning performance.
Happy Holidays to you and your new Maytag.
John L.
Tom - The foam is more of strips that line the edge of the top of the non-holed area, certainly along the top of the tub. I'm either imagining it or recalling actual memory, but I could of swore the foam strips also when down along the edges to the bottom of the tub as well.
I took one of these apart once but I don't remember if I fully pulled the inner tub, or saw a picture of it somewhere in the doctrine. When you do pull the tubs you can see the top of the foam. I took photos of it a long time ago, I'll see if I can find them again when I gain access to my computer.
Jon - thanks for clarifying things!
Ben
I took one of these apart once but I don't remember if I fully pulled the inner tub, or saw a picture of it somewhere in the doctrine. When you do pull the tubs you can see the top of the foam. I took photos of it a long time ago, I'll see if I can find them again when I gain access to my computer.
Jon - thanks for clarifying things!
Ben
Aferim!
I love Jackie! Thanks for the picture.
My Aunt Dusty( who, I think, still lives about 10 miles away from you in Lexington) had a Maytag like this one where the water level was controlled by that plunger under the lid but it had a newer backsplash like one on an A700. What year did they switch over to the conventional lid, agitator and pressure switches?
I love Jackie! Thanks for the picture.
My Aunt Dusty( who, I think, still lives about 10 miles away from you in Lexington) had a Maytag like this one where the water level was controlled by that plunger under the lid but it had a newer backsplash like one on an A700. What year did they switch over to the conventional lid, agitator and pressure switches?
Ken - good questions.
The washer your aunt had was a 140. Introduced in 1956, it was the first of the TOL center dial machines. Quite a looker if you ask me.
In late 1957, the 140 AMP washer was dropped for the new Helical drive designed 141. The 141 kept the top and lid assembly of the 140 (with a revised panel), but utilized a traditional panel mounted pressure switch. The lid assembly still had a mercury switch in it to light the tub and to shut the machine off when the lid was raised. In the summer of 1958 they went to the single piece lid with the nylon ball hinges.
Ben
The washer your aunt had was a 140. Introduced in 1956, it was the first of the TOL center dial machines. Quite a looker if you ask me.
In late 1957, the 140 AMP washer was dropped for the new Helical drive designed 141. The 141 kept the top and lid assembly of the 140 (with a revised panel), but utilized a traditional panel mounted pressure switch. The lid assembly still had a mercury switch in it to light the tub and to shut the machine off when the lid was raised. In the summer of 1958 they went to the single piece lid with the nylon ball hinges.
Ben
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