mayken4now
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Yeaaaaaa chris. Wonderful original maytag.
have been waiting for this a long time
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One other feature that sets this apart from the first AMP (could M stand for Maytag?)is that instead of the free moving chromed brass float for measuring the water level, this model has a rubber diaphragm across the top of the agitator & that was attached to the chrome cap. There was a circular button on the inside of the chrome cap that snapped into a circle with a raised molding around it on top of the diaphragm. When you had to take the cap and diaphragm off of the agitator, Maytag instructions for reassembling it said to fill the inside of the agitator with ice cubes to hold the diaphragm up so that the chrome cap could be snapped back to it. I do feel bad about pulling the cap loose from the diaphragm on the Maytag at a friend's house. He was with me and saw me do it and said that he didn't think you were supposed to pull up on the cap, just as it popped off. I pushed it back down and we left. Luckily, the washer was in a untility room off the carport, so if it floded, it ran out under the door instead of in the house. I don't know if I was ever blamed for it. My parents never got a call.
Lots of houses in our 50s neighborhood did not have basements. The furnace was in the crawl space which was often wet so the furnaces rusted out early. The gas water heater was in a little brick room often, but not always attached to the house and had a door that usually opened onto the carport. Many times in mild weather when I walked to elementary school, the people would be doing laundry and have the door open. I could look in and see their washer or, in some cases where the washer was in the kitchen, the dryer would be out there. Later when I had a paper route, I had reason to go up to people's houses to collect and would go to the back door which opened onto the carport to check out the appliance situation in the kitchen as well as the utility room. Saturday mornings were good times to catch the machines in action. One ancient widower had one of the original Frigidaire washers. One thing people learned early and not inexpensively was that if very cold temperatures were predicted, you had to leave a 150 watt flood or spot light on behind the washer, near the floor to keep the pump and fill valves from freezing.
Lots of houses in our 50s neighborhood did not have basements. The furnace was in the crawl space which was often wet so the furnaces rusted out early. The gas water heater was in a little brick room often, but not always attached to the house and had a door that usually opened onto the carport. Many times in mild weather when I walked to elementary school, the people would be doing laundry and have the door open. I could look in and see their washer or, in some cases where the washer was in the kitchen, the dryer would be out there. Later when I had a paper route, I had reason to go up to people's houses to collect and would go to the back door which opened onto the carport to check out the appliance situation in the kitchen as well as the utility room. Saturday mornings were good times to catch the machines in action. One ancient widower had one of the original Frigidaire washers. One thing people learned early and not inexpensively was that if very cold temperatures were predicted, you had to leave a 150 watt flood or spot light on behind the washer, near the floor to keep the pump and fill valves from freezing.
geoffdelp
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Tomturbomatic is correct ... Automatic Maytag with Pump ... AMP. They also had AM's without a pump and a gravity drain.
CONGRATULATIONS Chris! A beautiful machine!! Those red agitators are something, aren't they?
ENJOY!!
CONGRATULATIONS Chris! A beautiful machine!! Those red agitators are something, aren't they?
ENJOY!!
More Reds
Well done Chris
Lots more enjoyment to be had here, those red agi`s are just something else...
Is that just a fill flume in the top right or does it re-circulate??
Cheers, Mike
Well done Chris
Lots more enjoyment to be had here, those red agi`s are just something else...
Is that just a fill flume in the top right or does it re-circulate??
Cheers, Mike
I wish I still had mine.
When I moved to an apartment in Berkeley around 1967, I found one of these in the back yard. I plugged it in and ran a hose to one of the water connections, to my surprise it worked. A friend helped me shove it up the stairway, those AMPs are heavy. My dad helped me put a washer connection in my bathroom and I used that washer for the time I was in the apartment. I found a newer apartment building nearby that had a free dryer, which I used if I couldn't hang stuff out.
I loved watching that washer do it's spin drain, it's actually a solid tub machine with an inner perforated tub. They spin pretty fast, maybe someone here knows the rpms.
In 1969 I moved to San Francisco and the apartment had no washer hook-up, and I didn't want to put one in, so I left the washer in Berkeley. I'm still looking for a replacement.
Since then I have had two new Maytag washers. A 1980 model and a 2001 model. Although they do a spin drain, they are not solid tub models, and I don't think that they spin as fast as those AMPs.
Martin
When I moved to an apartment in Berkeley around 1967, I found one of these in the back yard. I plugged it in and ran a hose to one of the water connections, to my surprise it worked. A friend helped me shove it up the stairway, those AMPs are heavy. My dad helped me put a washer connection in my bathroom and I used that washer for the time I was in the apartment. I found a newer apartment building nearby that had a free dryer, which I used if I couldn't hang stuff out.
I loved watching that washer do it's spin drain, it's actually a solid tub machine with an inner perforated tub. They spin pretty fast, maybe someone here knows the rpms.
In 1969 I moved to San Francisco and the apartment had no washer hook-up, and I didn't want to put one in, so I left the washer in Berkeley. I'm still looking for a replacement.
Since then I have had two new Maytag washers. A 1980 model and a 2001 model. Although they do a spin drain, they are not solid tub models, and I don't think that they spin as fast as those AMPs.
Martin
Hi Chris, that is just wonderful, congrats on saving another beauty. The A3MP was made for the 1953 and 1954 model years. Looks like its in nice shape, please keep us posted.
Maytag Spin Speed
Maytag settled on 618 rpm right early on. While the number of agitation strokes per minute was increased slightly with the introduction of the Power Fin agitators, the spin stayed the same; unless you run it with the 50 cycle motor pulley in which case the spin is increased to 757 rpm. The solid tub AMPs would would come up to speed faster than the later models which had to pump out all of the water instead of just throwing it overboard.
Maytag settled on 618 rpm right early on. While the number of agitation strokes per minute was increased slightly with the introduction of the Power Fin agitators, the spin stayed the same; unless you run it with the 50 cycle motor pulley in which case the spin is increased to 757 rpm. The solid tub AMPs would would come up to speed faster than the later models which had to pump out all of the water instead of just throwing it overboard.
Les, the Gyrator was the same height. The top of the cap is equivalent to the height of the float in the down position. This early Gyrator was much taller than the ones that followed the AMP models. The only exception was the timed fill AM4P model which had just the narrow post wringer washer Gyrator. I think I checked once long ago and the Tall Tub turquoise agitator was about the height of this red one.
Congrats, Chris! It looks great!
All these recent Maytag finds are stoking a desire to find one for myself...
Must........ resist........ temptation........
All these recent Maytag finds are stoking a desire to find one for myself...
Must........ resist........ temptation........
christfr
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never resist
ha ha its hard to resist the temptations of fun machines i know i cant.. well got the top off the cabnet off the wiring out the tub out and all that cleaned come sat will take the inner tub and trans unit out and the basin off so i can clean the base. not bad at all just a little of that sticky dust that gets in there but no rust any where and all the wires and hoses are still just as soft as the day they were installed. i am amazed will take a few pics when she is all apart
ha ha its hard to resist the temptations of fun machines i know i cant.. well got the top off the cabnet off the wiring out the tub out and all that cleaned come sat will take the inner tub and trans unit out and the basin off so i can clean the base. not bad at all just a little of that sticky dust that gets in there but no rust any where and all the wires and hoses are still just as soft as the day they were installed. i am amazed will take a few pics when she is all apart
Chris, pay attention to the wires in the lid and running from the lid to the machine. Those get brittle and can break where they bend & flex at the bottom of the lid each time the lid is opened or closed.
christfr
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seem good
had that prob with the wires in the 54, but the wires in this machine are still soft and so are the hoses even has the orig belt and that looks brand new too. i learned the brittle wire lesson last time. everything i touched in that 54 just fell apart, but not this one yeah she should be back up by sunday
had that prob with the wires in the 54, but the wires in this machine are still soft and so are the hoses even has the orig belt and that looks brand new too. i learned the brittle wire lesson last time. everything i touched in that 54 just fell apart, but not this one yeah she should be back up by sunday
Beautiful Aquisition Chris
Don't cha love how the badge lights up when it is on!! So you know its working even from across the room!!
Can't wait to hear about the virgin load!!
jet
Don't cha love how the badge lights up when it is on!! So you know its working even from across the room!!
Can't wait to hear about the virgin load!!
jet
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It's AMP week!
WOOHOO!! And with a RED gyratator as well, congrats Chris!
Approximately what year is this one? 1950-1951 is my guess...
WOOHOO!! And with a RED gyratator as well, congrats Chris!
Approximately what year is this one? 1950-1951 is my guess...
christfr
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sharp edges
from what i have been told she is a 52 or 53.. but got it all back together this eve and will water test it on sat, but i did bypass the mercury switch in the lid so it will run with the lid open. ha ha.. just have to be able to watch it run dont ya know.. but i cant get over how strong it runs cant wait to do some wash.. and as with evey machine i have worked on they all have to nip my finger or hand, this girl was no exception.. guess it a small price to pay at least she didnt break my toe like the whirlpool did.. will update on sat after she does a load or two..
from what i have been told she is a 52 or 53.. but got it all back together this eve and will water test it on sat, but i did bypass the mercury switch in the lid so it will run with the lid open. ha ha.. just have to be able to watch it run dont ya know.. but i cant get over how strong it runs cant wait to do some wash.. and as with evey machine i have worked on they all have to nip my finger or hand, this girl was no exception.. guess it a small price to pay at least she didnt break my toe like the whirlpool did.. will update on sat after she does a load or two..
christfr
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passed the test
well she passed with flying colors runs great no leaks she even sort of purrs when running....
well she passed with flying colors runs great no leaks she even sort of purrs when running....
christfr
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strong
seem like a little longer stronger stroke and good strong spin
seem like a little longer stronger stroke and good strong spin
geoffdelp
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Wonderful Chris!! She looks like she's handling those jeans really well.
Does this machine have the load size dial in the lid or does it wash just full loads of water?
When you bypassed the safety button to see the machine running, do you have to leave the lid closed when it fills? I think that's how Robert's AMP is set-up. Once it fills, you can leave the lid open.
Does this machine have the load size dial in the lid or does it wash just full loads of water?
When you bypassed the safety button to see the machine running, do you have to leave the lid closed when it fills? I think that's how Robert's AMP is set-up. Once it fills, you can leave the lid open.
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WOOHOO!!! Excellent action pics; makes me that much more eager to get my 101P up and running again!
I also heard AMP's can make some WAVES...
I also heard AMP's can make some WAVES...
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