i70sn80sguy
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Oh the report, the report, how could I forget
Well I was going to send you a personal Email but I guess this will do as well. And by the way when I said drainhose "accident" i wasn't referring to today, the 800 was good and didn't cause any accidents on the floor (intentionally anyway).
He/She/It has sat in my parents basement now for 2 years, where it was before that I don't know. I picked it up at Salvation Army Store in West Allis Wisconsin, (a manufacturing/hard working German type community). Anyway, mechanically it seems to function well. I think it needs a belt, though. It does have a problem with, your favorite prob, the "wigwag", which is not always engaging during the agitation part of the cycle. Could be the solenoid, the timer, or a broken wire. Should be easy to fix. When I was able to get it to agitate it sounded acted fine.
When I moved the washer I did not notice any oil on the floor.
The timer seems to advance fine.
The always important dispenser works as you can see in the pics. Some times the solenoid gets stuck over time. not here though. The suds valve actually still works. the water level switch seems to work.
The lint filter seems to work fine, it being separate from the tub in a white plastic,... whatever, near the bottom of the machine.
The bad news: it has a tub leak which is actually dripping on the wigwag (though not on the solenoid not functioning). This could be a loose tub screw, a leak from the column, or a rust hole.
And finally what to me seems like the biggest issue, but also one of the easiest to remedy(and this probly happened because it is 30 + years old and has been in a typical milwaukee basement with dampness and this leak) it has a rusty inner cabinet. Not rusted through though. Not that bad, I mean I have seen worse. Everything is structurally fine. most of the rust is on the inside cabinet. I would say if you could find another BD Machine in Harvest Gold (or the color of your choice really) you could easily enough slide the guts from this machine out and rehang it by its 3 suspension bars in the new less rusted body.
The top is porcelin(spelled right?) and has a few chips in front. That is easy enough.
The tub seems fine, no apparent chips, scratches, or hard water/iron staining.
The tub seems to brake as it should when you lift the lid.
The light works...., it still has its original cord and hoses except the suds hose, I switched out so your getting a Maytag suds hose, I figured you would be "changing" the machine anyway and wouldn't need the suds hose. I have a Maytag in Avacodo from like the late 60s early 70s with suds and I just like it, but not those stiff maytag hoses. Whats with that, anyway.
So anyway, babble, babble, babble. Maybe I could send her UPS. what do you think.
Well I was going to send you a personal Email but I guess this will do as well. And by the way when I said drainhose "accident" i wasn't referring to today, the 800 was good and didn't cause any accidents on the floor (intentionally anyway).
He/She/It has sat in my parents basement now for 2 years, where it was before that I don't know. I picked it up at Salvation Army Store in West Allis Wisconsin, (a manufacturing/hard working German type community). Anyway, mechanically it seems to function well. I think it needs a belt, though. It does have a problem with, your favorite prob, the "wigwag", which is not always engaging during the agitation part of the cycle. Could be the solenoid, the timer, or a broken wire. Should be easy to fix. When I was able to get it to agitate it sounded acted fine.
When I moved the washer I did not notice any oil on the floor.
The timer seems to advance fine.
The always important dispenser works as you can see in the pics. Some times the solenoid gets stuck over time. not here though. The suds valve actually still works. the water level switch seems to work.
The lint filter seems to work fine, it being separate from the tub in a white plastic,... whatever, near the bottom of the machine.
The bad news: it has a tub leak which is actually dripping on the wigwag (though not on the solenoid not functioning). This could be a loose tub screw, a leak from the column, or a rust hole.
And finally what to me seems like the biggest issue, but also one of the easiest to remedy(and this probly happened because it is 30 + years old and has been in a typical milwaukee basement with dampness and this leak) it has a rusty inner cabinet. Not rusted through though. Not that bad, I mean I have seen worse. Everything is structurally fine. most of the rust is on the inside cabinet. I would say if you could find another BD Machine in Harvest Gold (or the color of your choice really) you could easily enough slide the guts from this machine out and rehang it by its 3 suspension bars in the new less rusted body.
The top is porcelin(spelled right?) and has a few chips in front. That is easy enough.
The tub seems fine, no apparent chips, scratches, or hard water/iron staining.
The tub seems to brake as it should when you lift the lid.
The light works...., it still has its original cord and hoses except the suds hose, I switched out so your getting a Maytag suds hose, I figured you would be "changing" the machine anyway and wouldn't need the suds hose. I have a Maytag in Avacodo from like the late 60s early 70s with suds and I just like it, but not those stiff maytag hoses. Whats with that, anyway.
So anyway, babble, babble, babble. Maybe I could send her UPS. what do you think.
