Maytag A606 Washer And Maytag DG606 Halo Of Heat Gas Dryer

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I just picked up a Maytag A606 set in Avocado green for $30! The washer is in good shape, and the dryer is also in good shape, but the the push button assembly seems to be gummed up, but everything else appears to be fine other than needing to be cleaned. The dryer does have a pilot light on it, but there surprisingly isn’t much rust, and the dryer doesn’t appear to be high mileage, and the felt seal the helps direct the air through the burner is in okay shape, but otherwise is in decent shape. The drum spins freely, and the tensioner pulley had some resistance but is in good shape
 
Washer looks showroom new. Would love to see pictures of the dryer when you get a chance. Congrats on the set and happy belated 20th birthday.
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!

On a great looking Maytag 606 set, and at a fantastic price!

I'm not familiar with dryer restorations other than vacuuming out the lint, but from what I see of the washer, it looks to be in really good condition!

I'm looking forward to seeing pictures once you've gotten them both all prettied up
;o)

CONGRATULATIONS again on a really nice looking 606 set
:o)
 
I’ve been working on the DG606 and a little on the A606 since 7am this morning, and now it’s 12:28pm. I took the ENTIRE dryer apart to clean it and service it, and I am slowly putting it back together. The A606 washer works, but I have to adjust the water level switch, and that’s about it, but the DG606 will need many more hours work done to it, I currently took the burner and halo out, and I am going to clean as much as I can before I put it back together. I might even hook it up to gas and light the pilot to see what it does, but in the meantime I am going to be performing very meticulous servicing on the DG606 gas dryer
 
I took a closer look at the drum seal, and it’s completely toast. I wonder if there’s a way I can fabricate some sort of drum seal since they can be tricky to find
 
This Must be the Year of Avocado Green!

Nice set and screamin’ deal! Looks like the set I just picked up last month, with a better washer paint job than mine.

My DE408 needs a new heating element. I haven’t started looking yet, and am hopeful they are still out there! Any suggestions from members are welcome...

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Washerlover

A Maytag SOH heating element from the late 70’s to the early 2000’s will fit your DE408 dryer. There were variations of the Stream of heat dryers from 1976 to the early 2000’s, but the overall design didn’t really change
 
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I had a similar dryer that seemed almost unused on the inside. Outside it suffered some (reversible) corrosion from 45 years of sitting who knows where...but I cleaned it up, made the sale, delivered, installed, and it’s back online. (See photo below)

You made a great buy no doubt, congrats.

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Strictlybojack

The A606 set I bought is in good condition, and surprisingly the DG606 gas dryer that came with it didn’t have much rust, but the felt Sean on the front of the drum is toast, and was pretty crispy around the burner, and the push buttons were also stuck, and I freed them up, and I have turned the dryer on yet, but I will perform meticulous service before I run the dryer for the first time
 

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