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Perk....did I see

Oooooooh, n/m, he has a g/f. ;-)

Welcome to the "club" Steve. Great group of folks here.
I also have an A606, and it also made me a believer in vintage appliances. Yes, they are very heavy, took 3 adults to get mine in my house. (up stairs, no dolly,)

Also note that if you pull up where the fabric softner cup is, on the agitator, the entire thing comes up, that is your lint filter...please clean it after each load to score extra points. (LOL, inside joke)

Congrats on your new purchase, and I hope you get tons of loads out of your Maytag!

MaytagMom~Carol who will get her own damn Harley one of these days
 
A608 Control panel

Hey guys im looking for a control panel for an maytag A608 mine has the corner broken off ..its plastic on this model with gold trim...any sources Id be grateful..Thanks TIm
 
Thanks Maytag Mom

I had no idea the filter was under there. Great to know. Any other things I should know about this machine?

Btw, which is the perk? The bike, or the washer? ;-)
 
<blockquote>Totalnewb said: I had no idea the filter was under there.</blockquote>
Yup. People jumping into the midst of a Maytag are always unaware. I imagine there are thousands of Maytags in the wild on which the filter has never been cleaned!
 
Hidden filter...

I just pulled the filter and looked at it. Yuck.

The old couple I bought this from bought it new, so they should know better, but I couldn't even see light through the holes. Maybe they just became forgetful, since it didn't look like 35 years worth of grossness, but it was pretty bad.

I am so happy to know this tidbit.
 
Check this out...

I was going to order the new face plate for the dial, but decided I didn't want to wait that long to get it. I took what was left of the old dial and the photo fixerman provided and brought them into Adobe Illustrator. I recreated it down the the font and color, then printed them out on self-adhesive sticker paper using a color laser printer. The font is not 100% accurate but VERY close. Few people short of font designers would see the difference.

I then sprayed it with clear sealant to avoid damage from wet hands. If cut properly to account for the curvature of the dial, the seam is almost invisible.

I now have a near-perfect reproduction without waiting, and for almost free. I do graphics, video and multimedia for a living, so this was a piece of cake.

If anyone wants a file to print on their own, let me know. I'd be happy to provide a print-ready file and instructions. It's the least I can do for all the information I have already acquired off this site.

Steve

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Timonator
I have several Maytags in my warehouse. Most with chrome trim. Do you prefer to keep the painted chrome trim or would one with real chrome work for you? You would have to transfer all your controls to the new panel.
 
I have earned my washer wings!!!!

I actually helped someone! Yay!
Actually, no one ever told me about the lint thingy, I just got snoopy, and like to take things apart when I get them.

And BTW, Steve, the perk was for the bike. ;-)
I already own the washer. :-)

Carol - an old Harley girl
 
Totalnewb-- I just ran across this thread and was reading the whole adventure of getting the machine to your basement. Wow! I can't believe you were able to print off the markings for a new dial---it looks great. Welcome to the forum and keep us posted. Your new Maytag looks great!
 
Steve - that is awesome! Those talents could come in very handy for future restorations! If you don't mind, I'd love to see your work as a .pdf. Look at my id info, and email me - I love it!

Ben
 
wash times and maytag '06's

frigilux,

my delicates too are now washed on a 10 minute wash time

although I always did think 10 minutes was a little skimpy ( grew up with an A606S w/ perm press)

the 06 series was produced while phosphates were still in detergents and shorter wah times really could get the job done.

back then.....for me at least...with a full load
12-14 minutes for heavy soil ( I would reset the timer)
8-10 for normal soil
6 mins for very light soil
6-8 minutes on gentle action for delicates

all times reduced for partial loads

And remember about the 06 series Maytags
there was no modle number change when perm press was added.

U could have an A206 or and A606 with or w/o perm press and maytag literature uses those terms.

Then there is the A806............
the original model had a wash 'n wear button...next to the regular action/gentle action buttons...there was no separate cycle.

When the whole line of '06's added the perm press cycle the A806 changed in the fact that it then had the separate cycle on the dial for perm press and 4 speed select buttons for regular or gentle wash and fast or slow spin.

A rather unique (timed not really) bleach dispenser was available on the A806 only.

However u could never get a slow spin on perm press until the 10 series which began in late 1980.

And in between the 06 and 10 series were the '08's
I refer to them as the Jimmy carter models. From 1976 to 1980
they were alost identical to the 06's on every way acept for the following.
**** a direct in bleach dispenser was available on more models
**** a Hot wash /cold rinse had to be available on all models
the '06's had hot warm only on regular ...the only way to get hot cold was on perm press
**** the control panel changed from seamist blue to warm walnut baige
**** the round orange light above the center dial dissappeared,

There never was a A808 produced the model# was not changed from A806 during the 08 series run becasue the 806 always allowed for a hot/cold regular cycle... during the 08 run the the A806 lost its suds saver option availability and went to a direct in bleach dispenser.

Easiest way to identfy what u are looking at

'06 original modles with no perm press on dial...even the deep tub (19) gallon only had 3 water levels and up to 14 mins wash time

'06 models w/ perm press
temp buttons were (cold warm hot) water levels were (small
medium normal) (and large) for the deep tub modles
up to 10 min wash time only...8 mins for perm press

'08 models
temp buttons in reverse (hot warm cold) higher end modles without suds saver option has a hot/warm option
water levels now called (small load ..medium load ...Large load) (Ex Large load) for the deep tub modles

hope this clears up and does not confuse
 

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