For Trainguy's Maytag WASHPOWER model 906

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Hi Rich, Since I will be seeing you soon for the pick up of the Philco dryer and etc items, these are waiting for you and your new Maytag set ........... Jimmy

 

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Operating instructions for the washer......

 

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Opens up and is made to hang on the wall.......

 

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How To Use..........

 

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Explanation of the cycles........

 

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more cycles..........

 

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Halo Of Heat dryer card......also made to hang on the wall........

 

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Using your new dryer..........

 

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more dryer cycles.........

 

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original folder............

 

[harvestgold]

Maytag 906 info

Jimmy Thanks for posting the user info on the maytag`s 906`s i printed the pages out I would love to have a set of 906`s but they are hard to come by and this will be most helpful john

 

[appnut]

Jimmy, thanks for posting, very fascinating. Learned some things about the dryer.

 

[filterflo]

Yes Bob, these were a wonderful find. I found them about a year ago in an old house I was doing an estate sale at. Ive always admired this Maytag design, have repaired several when I was working for Brightwood Appliance, but never have owned one. So since Rich has been looking and wanting this set for many years he deserves to have the original literature that goes with his new and fabulous Maytag set! Jimmy

 

[DADoES]

I have the instructions for my 906 pair. I was surprised that they're simple double-sided cards. No fancy-schmancy books.

 

[gansky1]

I've not seen the wall-cards before, I had books with illustrations and pictures. When I found the set I had, I called Maytag and they sent me an original for the dryer and a photo copy of the washer manual. I'm sure the original they copied for me is in the Jasper County, Iowa landfill by now...

 

[danemodsandy]

Hey, THANKS! Saving these to my hard drive may be as close as I'll ever get to a pair of 906's.

On the other hand, the more you focus on wanting something, the likelier it is that it will appear....

 

[mayken4now]

Jimmy, you are such a kind person to share those with Rich. Both of you guys did me worlds of good during my trying times with my Rollermatic. Truly, Rich does deserve these with those beautiful New Maytag's.

Steve

 

[golittlesport]

I was surprized this guide says to add detergent to the bottom of wash tub alongside the agitator. I alwasy thought Maytag advertised the lint filter/fabric softener/detergent dispenser agitator. Why didn't they advise to add detergent inside agitator post? (With all going on in the world, this is what I worry about....hahahaha)

 

[trainguy]

Thank You!

Jimmy,

I don't know what to say. You know me - just like with the trains - I like the original paperwork with the appliance. You are just too kind. I can't wait to pick everything up in two weeks. If you'd like to help, we can make a day of it. He already said he has a few more thing put off to the side.

Thanks again,
Rich

 

[appnut]

Richie, I remember reading that too about placing the detergent at the bottom of the tub alongside the agitator. But I didn't follow those instructions, I thought going down the agitator column was far more fun and it always worked so well. The only reason I can think of those instructions were like that is on the small water level, not much water churcns thought the base of the column. In fact, I don't believe it's high enough for the filter to actually come in contact with much water at all.

 

[pturo]

I always put the detergent down the agitator of the Maytag washer, removing the lint filter so no one peice of clothes hogs it and it mixes. I have a DG906, they are beautiful and thanks for the owners manual! I am a little stumped as to why the Permanenet Press cycle is recommended for hard to dry heavy items. I think there are two cycling switches on the DG906, one at 150 degrees and one at 130 degrees, for regular and permanent press, respectively,but it is called the cool down thermostat, so I guess the program could begin hot then switch to cool down depending on which button pressed, but it is confusing. It sounds as if Permanent Press is actually hotter, or maybe hotter longer than Regular Button, based on the manual. Seems heat should go in button sucession, Reg, Perm, Damp- Hi Med Low. The owners manual is counterintuitive to that suggesting Perm Press for heavy hard to dry items. Any thoughts on this, or experience in practice? Thanks, Phil

 

[scott55405]

Very nice, and how fun that these machines are still turning up for people, even though I don't have a feeling that many were sold in their original run. I've not seen it referred to as "washpower automatic" before. Is that only for the 906, or was that a term in general use at that time?

 

[westytoploader]

Great information sheet, thanks for posting. I guess you don't need a detailed multi-page instruction book considering how simple these are to operate. I do hope that more of these 906 pairs surface in the future.

Wasn't the term "Washpower Automatic" introduced for the 63 OPM machines?

 

[appnut]

Phil, form what Greg (gansky1) told me, the drying temperature on the 906 is an all-fabric one heat temp. The PP cycle has the sensors "sense" for more dry because of the nature of the fabric needing to be heated more so the wrinkles go away, and then the longer cooldown to make sure they are cool before tumbling stops. It's kind of the equivalent of the more dry button on later 806 dryers. Tomturbomatic can address this with more technical and accurate terms.

 

[pturo]

Sounds reasonable, for the times. Heat and then cool was supposed to be the way to curb wrinkles, I guess. Seems strange that this cycle would be recommened for hard to dry items like rugs and wool socks, however. Permanent Press is not a likely intuitive counterpart to towels and hard to dry things like wool socks and heavy hard to dry garments that the manual suggests. I would dry my lighter things on Permanent Press, and heavier things on Regular, but the owners manual is saying something else. There are two temp limits on the dryer, not just 150, there is one at 130, and I just wonder which one is engaged at which button selection.

 

[pturo]

I am thinking that the cooldown cycling thermostat is not just for the "permanent press", based on the above feedback. Sounds like all clothes get to 150 degrees on the main cycling thermostat, then depending on what selection, regular or permananent press button, the length of time drying in the 150 degree cycling or the 130 degree cooldown cycling till shutoff is what is regulated based on the choice of those buttons. Would I be correct in saying that Permantent Press spends longer in the higher heat, but the cooling down cycle is longer to bring it down gently before shutoff, whereas the regular fabrics cycle goes from 150 to off to 150, till dry? I am so just getting used to this dryer. She only likes straight metal vents, too. Short cycles on the flexible tin foil looking test ones.

 

[appnut]

POD 1/23/2007

Notice in today's POD advertisement, it specifically states the agitator lint filter is the perfect detergent dispenser with a capacity of up to 2 CUPS!!!