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Washer - June 1989

Dryer - June 1984

Just a hint of a leak beginning in the lower seal on the washer. This washer has the newer lip seal design which is a breeze to replace compared to the pre June 1986 models.

 
Where's the dryer?  I hit the link and saw one picture with the washer on its side in the back of a car.  The rest of the pix were unrelated to the topic.
 
Got it, thanks!

 

Friends recently moved into a new home that has a similar model washer.  The female half of the couple insisted the washer tub was too small (there are only just the two of them in the household).  The male half maintained that it was a good machine and worth keeping.  I told him I agreed, and that she'd appreciate the fast cycles compared to the funky front-loader they left behind.

 

We got by for years with a mid '70s Maytag pair that included a washer with standard sized tub, and we had two teenage girls in the household. 

 

Good luck with these.  You'll enjoy them.
 
As you can see from the image there's a leak.

For a 31 year old machine thats a minor leak, just clean it up and run it for now.

Lubing the damper pads is the more important maintenance item.
 
As already noted earlier, I would leave it alone.  When you do decide to replace the seal, you won't need to remove the brake package.  The transmission can be removed while leaving the tub break in place.  Just remove the screw on the bottom of the pulley, along with the lug and washer.  Spin the pulley off and the transmission will then lift off of the brake. 
 
White Maytag Dryer

Hi
Not sure if you are looking for a white dryer to match the washer but there is a high end Electronic Control Dryer for sale in Eau Claire Wisconsin. I have no idea where you are located but thought I would throw it out there for you. It's on Facebook Marketplace. It does say it takes to loads to dry.Looks to be in Excellent Condition. Happy laundering!😉🙂
Steve
 
TOL DE713 dryer. I had a DG713 for 6 years and loved every minute of it. I don't think this rare and very short lived model had a full 2 year run.
 
That does look like an excellent dryer.  How does the electronic control work on those?  I see a timed dry option on the dial, so it clearly doesn't operate the same way as the electronic control does on the older CD series.
 
Ralph, the left bank of buttons are less dry, normal dry, an more dry. the middle bank of buttons are delicate, medium, and regular fabrc heat. You set the timer dial for regular fabrics, perm press, and perm press with press care. And then select the appropriate temperature and dryness level. then there's the timed dry cycle that's for any length of timed dry plus setting for damp dry and Wrinkle Rid. Air fluff had a separate 30 minute cycle. The slider is the variable signal sound and off.
 
This was the very first model Maytag brought back (since 1964 via the D701) where they incorporated a timed dry cool down option rather than using a cool down thermostat after the electronic control unit was satisfied with moisture content. I have no clue why anyone would want to use the timed dry option (or why it was even included) with 3 different sensor controlled cycles plus 3 different moisture level options. I used the "Permanent Press" cycle for wrinkle free clothes since it had a 12 minute cool down and took the clothes out on the second buzzer chime. Towels, wash cloths, sheets, and floor rugs got the "Regular cycle. I never used the "Permanent Press with Press Care" cycle with a 30 minute cool down period.

Here's a thread that goes into more detail about the model and its features. Kenmore71 was kind enough to scan and post the service info Maytag distributed back then (Reply #8)

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?69360

Here's some blurry pics of the console on my unit.

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I see people everywhere, all the time, using timed dry instead of auto-dry (whether thermostatic or moisture-sensor).

Questioned the nephew once on how he sets it (my 21yo F&P/GE they're using, with moisture sensor / mechanical timer), explaining that the automatic cycles will adjust the time per the size of the load and weight of the fabric.  He nodded and said "I just always set it for an hour."
 
"I see people everywhere, all the time, using timed dry instead of auto-dry (whether thermostatic or moisture-sensor)."

Same here. I have family and friends who shelled out big $$ for TOL or near TOL dryers and they all use timed dry only. When I explain its operation and how to use it, (designs vary a bit) they act as if it's some dark and mysterious option that might blow up the dryer. People are weird.
 
RP2813

And yes they better keep that machine, lol “too small”. That’s what you think until you see how good the turnover is and it can take it. That’s perfect for two people, I have a 90s direct drive extra large capacity and that’s a little big for just me and my best friend but it’s nice for when I need to do a really huge load at once.

She needs to understand if she wants a newer washer that they’re not only bullshit scams but they won’t last either. Not anything compared to these vintage maytags. My favorite washers of all time
 
On a serious note --

Oh Dan, we were all (including the younger of Dave's daughters) walking on eggs while the older one was living with us.  Hell on wheels is an understatement, but we got through it until Dave literally pushed her out the door a couple of months shy of her 18th birthday after finding yet another attempt to flush a used tampon plus the wrapper for the new one down the toilet.  It was the tampon that broke the camel's back.  He told her useless mother to come and get her.  We were so done.  We subsequently moved to a house with one less bedroom.

 

I blame this dropout daughter, long since out of the house, a convicted felon due to her stubbornness, stupidity and poor judgement, with three socially inept kids that she would only rarely allow Dave to see, for the massive stroke he had in November of 2009.   She and her kids have only spoken to him once since then, and that was at Dave's dad's funeral a couple of years ago.  Several years ago, all communication ceased with her and the rest of the extended family.

 

In sharp contrast, the younger daughter redeemed herself after tormenting our DG806 with metal bra supports that would get stuck in front of the drum opening and cause a scraping noise.  They were a bitch to extract.  She has two well behaved kids, a great husband, is a no-nonsense mom and put herself through school for a child development degree and operates her own family day care.   She no longer communicates with her older sister or any of her kids.   At this point, I'm this daughter's kids' only grandpa since Dave's assisted living facility is on lockdown and his capability for interaction had steadily become more and more limited even before COVID.

 

So you were kind of right.  Far more than a few of Dave's retirement years were stolen from him by that one daughter, even though it happened long after he kicked her out.

 

 
 
That's crazy, I thought it was common knowledge that tampons go in the trash, bras are zipped up in a mesh bag for the washer, and are hung dry only (never machined dry). That's what mom taught me early on, anyway.

Never got married or had kids which is the way I wanted it from the beginning. In my late 30's I briefly question that decision and wondered if I had missed out but reality had a way of setting me straight again. I enjoy playing with my 3 nieces for a few hours but I also enjoy going home to peace, quiet, order, and cleanliness. My later years may get interesting but if things get bad enough, a little inert gas will peacefully transition me into the next stage and I'll light up a stogie with Jessie White and Gordon Jump.
 
LOL Dan!  My FWB has an art piece in his living room entitled "Exit Strategy" with a big blue gas cylinder on a cube pedestal in a glass enclosure, all ready to go with tubing, face mask, and small metal hammer hanging on a chain to break the glass.  I should take a picture of it.

 

And yeah, she washed bras with jeans and everything got thrown into the dryer together too.  It's no wonder her bras were always falling apart.

 

I sure didn't sign up for a household with kids, but I think I'm a better person for having gone through it, even though I wasn't their dad and didn't feel I was in a position to take charge.  I learned a lot and even have a better tolerance for infants and toddlers as a result.  If anyone had told me this is how it was going to be, I would have said they were out of their mind.
 
Is it normal for the filling to be so anemic?

Did you check the screens in the water valve? They get plugged up in hard water conditions or from older homes that have galvanized plumbing.
 

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