brucelucenta
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You should be good on this machine now. If everything works as it should, you will be pleased with it.
Cleaning up a Maytag Super Capacity Dependable Care Plus for use
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You could remove the balance ring if you tried, but I don't think it's worth the risk of it never being properly secured again. The ring is held in place by a few indented sections of the basket.
I second Yogi's recommendation. I use Fantastik with bleach and a good, brass brissle brush for metal stuff, and a stiff plastic bristle brush for more sensitive things like the basket itself.
I second Yogi's recommendation. I use Fantastik with bleach and a good, brass brissle brush for metal stuff, and a stiff plastic bristle brush for more sensitive things like the basket itself.
stricklybojack
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Still on the job.
Crusty fill flume, don't worry it looks like new now. Lid removed and cleaned below...some pics of partially ressembled machine, that bleach funnel was nasty too, not anymore.
On to the dryer.
What's worse, washer scuz or dyer filth?
On these two it was a toss up. Not shown , the lint filter housing. That needed a soak in a warm bleach bath and to be worked over with a stiff bristle brush. The pics inside the dryer were AFTER an initial vacuuming. Compressed air will factor into the final product. The temp (or dryness? see last pic) sensor had a tuft of hair (bleck!) sticking out so i removed it...found a gasket of lint below, as i did in the baffles. And to think i wasn't going to remove the baffles!
My trusty Hoover Demension 1000 will make quick work of it.
Did i mention vacuums? Oh, let me turn around and see if i can find another...ya, that's what can happen kids!
Btw that's less than half the hoard, my goal is to sell one a week...for the next 3 years!
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Still on the job.
Crusty fill flume, don't worry it looks like new now. Lid removed and cleaned below...some pics of partially ressembled machine, that bleach funnel was nasty too, not anymore.
On to the dryer.
What's worse, washer scuz or dyer filth?
On these two it was a toss up. Not shown , the lint filter housing. That needed a soak in a warm bleach bath and to be worked over with a stiff bristle brush. The pics inside the dryer were AFTER an initial vacuuming. Compressed air will factor into the final product. The temp (or dryness? see last pic) sensor had a tuft of hair (bleck!) sticking out so i removed it...found a gasket of lint below, as i did in the baffles. And to think i wasn't going to remove the baffles!
My trusty Hoover Demension 1000 will make quick work of it.
Did i mention vacuums? Oh, let me turn around and see if i can find another...ya, that's what can happen kids!
Btw that's less than half the hoard, my goal is to sell one a week...for the next 3 years!
(Norgeway laughs)[this post was last edited: 3/9/2017-12:55]
oh yeah, you would be surprised what builds up behind a dryer baffle, who would have thought.....
vacuums are great for cleaning out a dryer.....but if you have access to a compressor, pressurized air will reach hidden areas that you would never think existed....you will have puffs of lint flying all over the place, especially from the motor, and blower....
vacuums are great for cleaning out a dryer.....but if you have access to a compressor, pressurized air will reach hidden areas that you would never think existed....you will have puffs of lint flying all over the place, especially from the motor, and blower....
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So this hoop of metal was found as seen in the pics. Where does it go?
So this hoop of metal was found as seen in the pics. Where does it go?
In an underwire bra.
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I can't believe it made it through the fan!
I can't believe it made it through the fan!
Bra Underwire
It didn't go through the fan, it fell through through the heat inlet grille in the back of the dryer drum.
It didn't go through the fan, it fell through through the heat inlet grille in the back of the dryer drum.
stricklybojack
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Yes, no doubt John that is what happened.
Well all buttoned up now and operational...phew!
No plans to do that again for awhile.
Yes Martin compressed air found a flurry of lint hiding in every crack and crevice. So much so i had to get a box fan to blow it out of the garage so i could breath better.
Boy that rear access panel came in handy for installing the belt for a first timer.
Ya see those fish tacos? Fresh Alaskan pollack and only $3 for what's in the pic...heck the Mexican Squirt cost nearly that. Love San Diego.
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Yes, no doubt John that is what happened.
Well all buttoned up now and operational...phew!
No plans to do that again for awhile.
Yes Martin compressed air found a flurry of lint hiding in every crack and crevice. So much so i had to get a box fan to blow it out of the garage so i could breath better.
Boy that rear access panel came in handy for installing the belt for a first timer.
Ya see those fish tacos? Fresh Alaskan pollack and only $3 for what's in the pic...heck the Mexican Squirt cost nearly that. Love San Diego.
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that cleaned up nice, its looks new again.....
stricklybojack
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Sold the pair on this weekend. I don't have a gas hook up and i am buried, need the space.
They went quickly, but to two different buyers...
in other news i just noticed another pair of Dependable Cares for sale, but i see stairs lurking in the photo.
Sold the pair on this weekend. I don't have a gas hook up and i am buried, need the space.
They went quickly, but to two different buyers...
in other news i just noticed another pair of Dependable Cares for sale, but i see stairs lurking in the photo.
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