Don't stop at garage sales!

[gansky1]

Or this could happen to you!

I brought this lovely Maytag home this afternoon, gave it a bath and repaired the air-break in the fill system. It's in remarkable condition for it's age, the seller told me their grandmother moved in with them and this was her washer. Thanks Grandma, this washer is a tribute to your care and value of a penny! It runs perfectly and there's just something about the sound of Maytag churning away that is relaxing.

Model A 710
Serial # 566629 GG

 

[gansky1]

The controls - I love that it has two speeds but probably will never use the gentle speed...

Since there is a lid switch and watching the machine is forbidden, we'll have to watch the dial move. (after all, there are three sixes in the serial number - who knows what horrors await under that lid!)

 

[gansky1]

Eh, whatever! Washing on Extra-Large

 

[gansky1]

Wash-drain/first spin. Pretty colors!

 

[gansky1]

Nice long spray rinse

 

[gansky1]

Don't drink that rinse water! Work rags always get two rinses.

 

[gansky1]

Final spin-drain. Nice reveal!

 

[gansky1]

The lint filter/dispenser is soaking in a bucket - as usual for those. It must have been in a soft-water house as there is no sign of hard water anywhere. Even the underside, belts and under her skirt is just clean as can be - I love finding them this way.

 

[peterh770]

Except for the 1.5 minute deep rinse, this is a wonderful machine. Maybe the 1.5 minute spray rinse is supposed to make up for that...

 

[gansky1]

Hee hee - I thought about putting a timer-switch in the timer motor line to extend that rinse. It seems to move the clothes in the water pretty well - and the spray rinse does seem to do a good job. Maybe they were on to something back in the early 80's, spin/spray gives better rinsing and then all you need to do is distribute the softener. Who knows what they were thinking?? We should do some real study on rinsing results and agitation time to see how they are related - or not. Perhaps it makes no difference at all.

Didn't CR say that all the low-water front loaders met minimum rinsing standards after the first rinse? Perhaps it all psychological and we're just throwing good water after nothing? ;-)

 

[tuthill]

Nice machine! Thanks for the pics... I wouldn't have found this thread if you hadn't mentioned it somewhere in the Imperial forum (I forget where)...

That's interesting that FL's meet the rinse standards after just one... I still enjoy 3 or 4 though

 

[maytagbear]

What a terrible

thing to find at a garage sale

Enjoy!

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[toggleswitch2]

Fabulous. Enjoy. Nothing like a "real" Maytag!

Ok so you will put a (*cough*) toggle switch in line with the timer motor to extend the spray-rinse.

How about a monetary contact switch (normally-open) feeding the cold water solenoid to add spray rinses WHENEVER YOU WANT TO........

 

[foraloysius]

Nice catch! I'm intrigued by that Maytag series. But I was wondering if there were perhaps models that had 4 speed combinations instead of 3. I sort of miss the Gentle - Fast option.

 

[roto204]

Sweet!

Lovely!! It's so gratifying to find minty-fresh machines.

 

[swestoyz]

Greg - she sure is a beautiful Maytag.

Nothing better than the rhythmic hum of a 'Newton long-stroke' transmission washing away.....

Ben

 

[maytagmightyjj]

Nice

Boy I wish I could find one like that -- I'd throw this new Whirltag I have out for sure.

 

[repair-man]

4 speed combinations

I also like the gentle agitation/ fast spin option. I never thought that the high spin speed was all that hard on delicate clothes. And since they would be more likely line (air) dryed the more they are spun out the better.

The next model up (A810 - top of the line) had all four speed combinations. Plus a variable slide water level control. And a switch that I think allowed the soak to advance into the wash cycle.

Does anyone have any info on the "10" series line? I'm starting to forget some of the models. Was there a A610?

Ed

 

[repair-man]

I'm thinking now that the A610 was a one speed machine with the 3 fabic selector buttons. And the A510 was the basic fabric matic BOL extra large capacity machine.

Would love to see a book from this line.