Maytag Centennial Washer & Dryer

[tomturbomatic]

Why would they not use the design in a brand that has a history for reliability ?

Yes why DID they drop classic Maytag engineering...........

Toggle, Were you being ironic?

 

[toggleswitch]

I'll never tell.

 

[peterh770]

Maytag stood behind the orbital transmission; they never released the Norgetag for the commercial market. They knew better. The Norgetag (they thought) was better for the domestic market because it was a cheap machine all the way around and the market would tolerate earlier "planned obsolescence" much better than commercial customers. The Norgetag is acutally a very good washer, just don't expect it to last very long.

 

[hilovane]

If only Whirlpool could do away with the "cookie cutter" approach. Alas, that, like asking for the return of Helical Drive is a pipe dream...

 

[pturo]

It is a nice looking machine, with a huge design nod to past Maytags, which they are relying upon in the copy of the "commerical quality",and retro rememberance of good old Maytag center dial sturdyness. They stay away from "Dependable care", which is the only Maytag I will own.

 

[foraloysius]

I like the design too. I know it's a DD Whirlpool in disguise, but the designers sure did a nice job on the appearance.

 

[foraloysius]

The control panel is very nice detailed too.

 

[foraloysius]

I guess the disappointment comes when you open the lid. There should have been a nice white porcelain wash basket and they should have put in a straight vane agitator instead of the corkscrew.

 

[toggleswitch]

Imagine a nice authentic aqua-colored straight-vane agitator!
Unfortunately the arc is so fast and short it's more of a shredder with such an agitator!
I suppose the SS tub is supposed to be more TOL.

 

[ryanm]

Yes the 'appearance' is nice, but I would not purchase after owning a Whirlpool made Kenmore elite that is very tough on the clothes, and other family members who own Whirlpool machines that complain about the same. I have had many other top load machines, this one is the worst on clothes, so it does not matter to me how dependable the 'Whirlpool' design is, because the fact of the matter it truly is a 'shreaderator' as defined on this forum. If I had to buy now, only Speed Queen would be my choice.

 

[spaniel50]

Maytag Centenniel

I agree the pictures are very nice but my new top of line Whirlpool washer and dryer were such a big disapointment. Mine are now sitting in the garage! Replaced them with the new Neptunes which I love and are so quiet and easy on the clothes. They did do a wonderful job in making them "look" like Maytags.

 

[askomiele]

18 min of shredder action ! What are they doing? How to get rid of your towels in 18 min? If people love those flexible controls (oh and yes I love them too!), combine them with a good he action washer (calypso or so? combinatio with calypso oasis neptune TL...) and I think you have a washer HIT!

 

[westtexman]

You would never seen 18 mins of agitation on a real Maytag! What were they thinking????

 

[funguy10]

18 Minutes of agitation would clean your clothes spotless! Also, My family's Kenmore DD Top-Load washer never shredded one item for the entire 4 years it lasted.

 

[funguy10]

By the way foraloysius, do you have more pics of the washer? Particularly the control panel? Do you have any pics of the dryer? Why is the stainless steel basket and spiral agitator a dissapointment? The stainless steel tub is a nice break from the usual White porcelin tub with the diagonal holes. The maytag site says the machine has a "LoadFlex" agitator which sounds like the Total Care Flex agatator in the Kenmore Oasis. The site also says it has 100 degrees of agitation stroking. It also has a "PureClean" rinse system. Does that mean it does spray rinsing? The machine may be a DD Whirlpool in and out but the golden control panel and kickplate make it look different than any other DD Whirlpool.

 

[vintagesearch]

well.....

i find this maytag to be very nice looking but i still wouldnt buy it! sorry, it just kinda leaves a sour note in my mind that there quality went downhill i dont know i dont like the fact the as you guys mention it really doesnt set itself apart from whirlpool that much! Although in whirlpools defense the design has been reliable at least if the agitator would be different its an ugly whirlpool/maytag spawn!!!!

well the best to whoever buys one and whirlpool for buying maytag out the only models that really grab my attention are the bravos models!

 

[funguy10]

You're all looking at this the wrong way. Sure the "Old" Maytag was known for thier reliability but if you ask ANY appliance repair person/salesperson they will tell you that the DD Whirlpool Top-Load washer design is one of the most realiable machines on the market. Sure I was not around in the heyday of Maytag but I do know about the durability of the DD Whirlpool design. The spiral agitator is a regular in Whirlpool DD Top-Loaders these days and the stainless steel basket is a nice break from the white one with the diagonal holes. Maytag and Whirlpool are both great appliance companies and thier merger was, in my opinion, a benefit.

 

[funguy10]

The page on the washer at the Maytag Centennial washer says this:

"Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Maytag washing machine with a Centennial washer. This washer represents the brand's lasting commitment to durability and dependability. Commercial-grade parts deliver commercial-grade strength, while an all new console design and center knob delivers quality that you can see and feel."

So yes, I don't know about the "commercial-grade" thing but I can comply. The center-knob thing is cool though. Now they just need to make a lighted console.

 

[foraloysius]

Funguy dear,

There is no right or wrong way to look at this, you just look different to this than most people on this website. The main reason we are here is that most people on this site like older appliances over newer ones for many reasons. Those older Maytags were wonderful machines built like no modern washer ever will be built (unless we start building them ourselves ofcourse). So to most people these modern machines can't stand in the shadow of the classic ones.

As for pictures, you might have stopped asking for videos, could you do the same thing with pictures? We are not here to fulfill all your requests. So, I am not going to share anymore pictures with you, but for the others here is the last picture of that series I have....

 

[mrb627]

Commercial On Utube

Here is a commercial for this machine.