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LAT9804AAM...SUPER CAPACITY...

tub is 21inches wide and 13 inches tall as far as water level..
total depth from top is 18inches...
opening is 16 3/4 inces wide...
maybe its the larger opening, or the extra plastic/tub balance ring, makes it seem bigger and deeper...suprised me I when I measured it...never thought they would have been the same...go figure...

but back to the same large capacity wording gone to extra large and now to super capacity...and yet all the same size...

this washer originally came with the twelve vane agitator...those small ones don't seem to do a thing...I switched it out for a load sensor version...really moves a load so much better...
 
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You're AWESOME Martin!!! Thanks alot for taking the time to get that information.

Believe it or not, the maytag/norge 'atlantis' tub is 21" wide and 15" deep. The 15" agitator base makes the tubs look a whole lot bigger.

And you're right, it is the 16 3/4" wide larger opening and the plastic tub balance ring that creates a big illusion in the width and depth of the tub. Maytag might have been misleading in the advertising the features but, the LAT washer service manual (covering 1994-1997 models) list the capacity at ONLY 2.5 cu.ft.

It seems they thought by adding a 'dual action' agitator (LOADSENSOR), it would increase the usable tub space of the 2.5's to become their claimed (2.9/3.0 cu.ft) super capacities. WRONG!!!

Someone is selling an A712 washer & dryer set for $200.00.
They price is for the pair only, I need the washer alone. What do you suggest?
 
I would ask to see if they will sell them seperately...worst they can say is NO....or take them both...sell the dryer for 100.00...washer is free....

when I picked up the set the other day...stop at a diner for lunch and a guy asked if I wanted to sell them...and gave me his number if I changed my mind...he offered me 400.00 for the set....I may consider it...I really didn't need the set...just wanted something to play with, the only thing they needed was a good cleanout inside and out and new rollers on the motor, so you never know!

always options...I was thinking all day about getting them...but that ride I dreaded...if I didn't have so many sets already!...what can you do...the fish that got away...lol
 
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sorry scrub...i thought you were talking about the first set...but just the same...see if they will come down in price or if you could get one only....or still yet take both and sell the other...of course never hurts to have another spare...they are getting scarce...
 
9904

Had 2 sets of 9904. Left 1 set with first BF and sold the 2nd to a friend :( Wish i kept one of them. I see you guys got caught up in the whole agitator and tub size thing. 2 things to remember. Maytag only really had 2 tub sizes. The later years they just made the opening bigger. The other thing to remember is marketing.
 
Super32

SIZE MATTERS!!!!LOL

thanks for your input, they just want to confuse us...like we wouldn't notice....

wish our repair men looked like you, no such luck, we would have to lock you in...lol...how does your guy his hands off you....growl......
 
Yogitunes, i have had my share of offers. I have always been in a relationship so im always a good boy. No longer in a relationship now tho :( Yeah they try to keep people guessing. Tragic chef/Maytag got smacked in the 90's because they were advertising an 18lb, then a 20lb, then a mega 22lb. The tub size never changed.

Scrubflex, I will keep my eyes open. They didnt sell alot of them so they are kinda rare.
 
Thanks alot Super32. It would be a TRUE miracle to find one and at a next to nothing cost. I'm only apprehensive about the fixed 5 water levels without a RESET option.

I wonder why Maytag didn't think to follow Whirlpool/Kenmore's lead? They were really the only ones that stayed true to their claim regarding capacity size and abillty.

Yogi, I found a FREE Maytag A612 washer.The ad says, "it's 15 years old and it works well". I'm waiting for the owner's reply.

BTW, do you know guys know what a POUND of mixed clothes consist of? I'd like to perform my own test to see just how much the DEEP tub will really be able handle.
 
Scrubflex, the 9900/9904 had 5 fixed levels. BUT, only the 1st, 3rd and 5th, lo/med/hi are metered. Levels 2 and 4 are timed. The machine would time its self filling to the 1st and 3rd. Then estimate how long it should take to get to 2 and /or 4. It usually worked well but if the water presure drops for any reason, it would come up short. On the other hand if the pressure rises, it would overfill on levels 2 and 4. Also if you set it on the lowest (1st) level, it would automaticlly default to slow agitate, reguardless of cycle setting. It still was an awsome machine tho.
 
scrubflex....

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you for the free machine...can't beat it.....as for a pound of clothes, it was always hard to say exactly, considering the like of a fluffy comforter has little weight, best thing I do is my laundry baskets are the small 1 bushel size, add assorted clothes till a small mound forms on top, this is for a regular capacity machine, 1 1/2 of this is for a large capacity, now for my calypso, I add three of these small baskets, thats a foolproof way for me to wash, loads can't always be exactly the same like in a laboratory test...but the basket always allows for the same type of consistent results...try it!

and Super32...my guy was a cable repair man...and like you the offers were often, men and women, especially when they sit on the couch and all luggage is not stowed away!...lol...you must have stories yourself....how can a man like you be single for long?....lol
 
Super32, how would you set the fast agitation speed for the wash cycle you want? Also, if you wanted to wash an 'extra large' load in between the 'super' and 'large' settings, could you set it at the higher level until the water reaches the place you want and set it back.
 
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