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
Maytag A606 Washer And Maytag DG606 Halo Of Heat Gas Dryer
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eurekastar
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Congratulations! Is the washer a permanent press model?
Nice set.
turquoisedude
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Great find, Sean! They appear to be in really nice shape.
repairguy
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Congratulations on a great find at an unbeatable price!
hippiedoll
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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
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CONGRATULATIONS again on a really nice looking 606 set
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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
)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
maytag63
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Very nice buy.
good-shepherd
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Maytag A606 set in Avocado green for $30!
$30 for an Avocado matched set, that has got to be the deal of the year.
But we need some more photos just to be sure.
$30 for an Avocado matched set, that has got to be the deal of the year.
But we need some more photos just to be sure.
79maytaga106
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Wow! That's a cool find at a great price.
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...
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...
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
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
stricklybojack
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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.
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.
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
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
qsd-dan
Here are some pictures of the Maytag DG606 base, and I took a damp cloth and wiped the base down after I vacuumed up the lint and dust off of the base, and think you for the Birthday wishes, and it was a high honor to get that A606 set since I’ve been looking for a washer to go with my Maytag DE306 HOH dryer, but haven’t had luck in getting one, so when this A606 set popped up, I jumped right to it, and a Maytag A806 is my dream set, but the A606 is close enough for me, but here’s the pictures of the DG606 base
Here are some pictures of the Maytag DG606 base, and I took a damp cloth and wiped the base down after I vacuumed up the lint and dust off of the base, and think you for the Birthday wishes, and it was a high honor to get that A606 set since I’ve been looking for a washer to go with my Maytag DE306 HOH dryer, but haven’t had luck in getting one, so when this A606 set popped up, I jumped right to it, and a Maytag A806 is my dream set, but the A606 is close enough for me, but here’s the pictures of the DG606 base
Congrats, Sean! This is a very nice looking set and it appears the original owners cared very much for their Maytags. Any chance you've looked at the serial codes to get the MFG dates?
Are you looking for the felt seal along the outside diameter of the drum? Looks like the 311534 can still be found even though it's marked as NLA on most sites.
Ben
Are you looking for the felt seal along the outside diameter of the drum? Looks like the 311534 can still be found even though it's marked as NLA on most sites.
Ben
jasonlittle
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Wow! That set is awesome! Congrats!!!
It's possible to convert it from standing pilot to electronic ignition. I know combo52 JohnL (and others) can tell you how if you wanted to do it.
tazz
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electronic conversion
here ya go. I would get rid of the standing pilot asap. that dryer you have is in too nice of shape to not seeing how simple it really is to convert. all you really need is a doner dryer. here's my thread on doing it, we use this dryer almost every day, never a problem since I've done the conversion. https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?73537
here ya go. I would get rid of the standing pilot asap. that dryer you have is in too nice of shape to not seeing how simple it really is to convert. all you really need is a doner dryer. here's my thread on doing it, we use this dryer almost every day, never a problem since I've done the conversion. https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?73537
I will probably do that in the future, but everything seems to work fine at the moment. I imagine that my “new” Maytag A606 set seems to be fairly low mileage, and the dryer didn’t have much rust inside, and the rear panel had the most rust out of everything on the dryer, and I plan on cleaning it up as much as possible and painting it later this week
I will probably do that in the future, but everything seems to work fine at the moment. I imagine that my “new” Maytag A606 set seems to be fairly low mileage, and the dryer didn’t have much rust inside, and the rear panel had the most rust out of everything on the dryer, and I plan on cleaning it up as much as possible and painting it later this week
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