They're installed. As always, apologies for wretched photo taken on iPad2. Laundry cart that goes between washer and dryer has arrived but haven't had time to assemble it. The laundry room isn't quite big enough to capture the pair in a photo--my back is against the wall trying to take this one.
And yes, I'm tempted to push the dryer to the left so they look better...but am not ready to give up the ability to shut off faucets. I foresee rerouting the water pipes/moving faucets to allow the pair to be united. Laundry cart can then be placed to the right of the dryer.
The pedestal drawers hold a lot of items! Losing the metal shelving that used to be next to the Frigidaires is not a problem. Will find a home for everything between the two pedestal drawers and the laundry cart.
Load 1: Six large, heavy bath towels and a heavy cotton tablecloth. This filled machine to about half of its capacity. Used Normal cycle with extra rinse. The towels cover the couch and desk and have cat hair on them. No hair in washer tub at end of cycle. Lots of hair in dryer filter.
Load 2: Heavily-stained load of kitchen and personal whites + three tux shirts. About two-thirds of tub's capacity. This load is in the washer right now. Used Sanitize cycle+ extra rinse due to use of liquid chlorine bleach.
UPDATE: All stains completely removed save one tomato/greased-based stain on heavy cotton chef's apron. Will try increasing dose to 2X for these loads. Even better: Absoloutely no trace of liquid chlorine bleach smell on items at end of cycle. The Maytag is a better rinser than was the Frigidaire.
Dispensing System: Am using Tide Ultra Stain Release (liquid) which has a 2X concentration. Set controls for soft water and 4X concentration for load of cat towels; dosing seemed too parsimonious. Switched to 3X for load of whites. Depending on results, may use 2X for heavily-stained loads and 3X for others.
PowerWash Sprayer: This is used for every fill (wash & rinses). Majority of the spray is focused on front half of tub, but can see some water hitting back of tub. Not a recirculation system, but load is saturated with concentrated detergent/water very quickly.
Normal Cycle: Three soil options---Light (41 minutes); Medium (43 minutes); Extra Heavy (75 minutes). I chose the Extra Hot water setting which added three minutes to displayed time. Spins gradually ramp up to speed, similar to the Speed Queen video someone posted elsewhere. Direct drive. Max Extract final spin is long (10-12 minutes, maybe) and very fast. I think top speed is 1400 rpm. Frigidaire was 1300 and this one appeared to be faster. Towels emerged even drier than from Frigidaire.
Sanitize Cycle: Light (1 hour + 21 minutes) to Extra Heavy (1 hour + 51 minutes). These times included the extra rinse. Time displayed was 1 hour + 39 minutes at Extra Heavy soil without extra rinse. Displayed time starts and stops; timer sat at 1:42 for quite awhile, then abruptly jumped to 1:08, for instance. Drain and first spin began with 50 minutes remaining; Frigidaire didn't drain/spin 'til 37 minutes remaining, so Maytag's wash tumble is shorter. Liquid chlorine bleach dispensed in first rinse.
Power Wash Cycle: Want to try this with stained whites load. User Guide claims different washing action and a 'deep rinse'. Light Soil: 1 hour + 50 minutes; Medium: 2 hours; Extra Heavy: 2 hours + 30 minutes. Will use this cycle when I have time to pay closer attention to it.
Steam For Stains: Can be used on most cycles (including Delicate) and adds around 25 minutes to cycle.
Tub light: Stays on for entire cycle when activated (by pressing/holding Extra Rinse).
Machine is quieter than Frigidaire and seems more refined in balancing protocol, etc.
Dryer: Used Steam Refresh (22 minutes) on two pairs of black Dockers pants. Did a better job of removing wrinkles than Frigidaire, but wasn't watching so can't report on whether steam could be seen in tub.
Lint filter: Smaller, with larger holes than Frigidaire's. Not sure I like that. Will see if I have to clean the open-holed screen on the vent outside house more often. Dryer is super-quiet compared to Frigidaire.
So far, it's a big thumbs-up for the Maytags! Love the solid touch screen controls---no more spongy membrane buttons.
Photo 1: The pair installed in laundry room.
Photo 2: Console of washer (from User Guide)
Photo 3: Console of dryer (from User Guide)[this post was last edited: 9/11/2015-06:15]
And yes, I'm tempted to push the dryer to the left so they look better...but am not ready to give up the ability to shut off faucets. I foresee rerouting the water pipes/moving faucets to allow the pair to be united. Laundry cart can then be placed to the right of the dryer.
The pedestal drawers hold a lot of items! Losing the metal shelving that used to be next to the Frigidaires is not a problem. Will find a home for everything between the two pedestal drawers and the laundry cart.
Load 1: Six large, heavy bath towels and a heavy cotton tablecloth. This filled machine to about half of its capacity. Used Normal cycle with extra rinse. The towels cover the couch and desk and have cat hair on them. No hair in washer tub at end of cycle. Lots of hair in dryer filter.
Load 2: Heavily-stained load of kitchen and personal whites + three tux shirts. About two-thirds of tub's capacity. This load is in the washer right now. Used Sanitize cycle+ extra rinse due to use of liquid chlorine bleach.
UPDATE: All stains completely removed save one tomato/greased-based stain on heavy cotton chef's apron. Will try increasing dose to 2X for these loads. Even better: Absoloutely no trace of liquid chlorine bleach smell on items at end of cycle. The Maytag is a better rinser than was the Frigidaire.
Dispensing System: Am using Tide Ultra Stain Release (liquid) which has a 2X concentration. Set controls for soft water and 4X concentration for load of cat towels; dosing seemed too parsimonious. Switched to 3X for load of whites. Depending on results, may use 2X for heavily-stained loads and 3X for others.
PowerWash Sprayer: This is used for every fill (wash & rinses). Majority of the spray is focused on front half of tub, but can see some water hitting back of tub. Not a recirculation system, but load is saturated with concentrated detergent/water very quickly.
Normal Cycle: Three soil options---Light (41 minutes); Medium (43 minutes); Extra Heavy (75 minutes). I chose the Extra Hot water setting which added three minutes to displayed time. Spins gradually ramp up to speed, similar to the Speed Queen video someone posted elsewhere. Direct drive. Max Extract final spin is long (10-12 minutes, maybe) and very fast. I think top speed is 1400 rpm. Frigidaire was 1300 and this one appeared to be faster. Towels emerged even drier than from Frigidaire.
Sanitize Cycle: Light (1 hour + 21 minutes) to Extra Heavy (1 hour + 51 minutes). These times included the extra rinse. Time displayed was 1 hour + 39 minutes at Extra Heavy soil without extra rinse. Displayed time starts and stops; timer sat at 1:42 for quite awhile, then abruptly jumped to 1:08, for instance. Drain and first spin began with 50 minutes remaining; Frigidaire didn't drain/spin 'til 37 minutes remaining, so Maytag's wash tumble is shorter. Liquid chlorine bleach dispensed in first rinse.
Power Wash Cycle: Want to try this with stained whites load. User Guide claims different washing action and a 'deep rinse'. Light Soil: 1 hour + 50 minutes; Medium: 2 hours; Extra Heavy: 2 hours + 30 minutes. Will use this cycle when I have time to pay closer attention to it.
Steam For Stains: Can be used on most cycles (including Delicate) and adds around 25 minutes to cycle.
Tub light: Stays on for entire cycle when activated (by pressing/holding Extra Rinse).
Machine is quieter than Frigidaire and seems more refined in balancing protocol, etc.
Dryer: Used Steam Refresh (22 minutes) on two pairs of black Dockers pants. Did a better job of removing wrinkles than Frigidaire, but wasn't watching so can't report on whether steam could be seen in tub.
Lint filter: Smaller, with larger holes than Frigidaire's. Not sure I like that. Will see if I have to clean the open-holed screen on the vent outside house more often. Dryer is super-quiet compared to Frigidaire.
So far, it's a big thumbs-up for the Maytags! Love the solid touch screen controls---no more spongy membrane buttons.
Photo 1: The pair installed in laundry room.
Photo 2: Console of washer (from User Guide)
Photo 3: Console of dryer (from User Guide)[this post was last edited: 9/11/2015-06:15]
