Abigail I'm speeechless. CONGRATULATIONS. I had to do a double-take when I looked at the pictures as its been a while since I've seen a center dial Tag that hadn't the Perm Press cycle on the timer. I was just thinking about a friend of my mom's getting her brand new 606 washer August of 1966 or 1967 recenty. I got to go over and see the new washer a day or so after it had been installed and she saved a bunch of laundry for me to do. I was reminiscing what the new washer smell was for that very washer.
I also had a former co-worker back in the early 1980s who was nearing retirement age. He and his wife got that same set in coppertone so it would be th washre to serve them during their retirement years. When I walked through their laundry room, I had to stop and stare at just how stunning they were even then. Nick commented that it as the best washer & dryer they'd ever had and his wife knew just how to use them, he felt their laundry was perfect.
That set looks like it is brand new. Ditch cold water washes as a general rule of thumb, only very special when needed instances. Wash predominantly in warm or hot. Especially now that it's fall/winter and you'e in CT. Also use top-knotch powdered detergent such as Tide. Not liquid detergent. If you live in an area that has hard water, get some STPP (sodium tri poly phosphates (phosphates) from Amazon and add a couple of tablespoons per wash load.
Also, the Perm Press cycle on the dryer was recommended for loads that are hard to dry, such as jeans, sweats, think bulky towels, blankets. That cycle has a higher temperature set point to get the wrinkles out of perm press fabrics as they were produced back then. The Perm Press cycle also has a longer cool down phase than regular. The cooldown is thermostatically controlled and is only about 3-4 miutes on regular and 7-10 minutes on Perm Press. If you have some items that you wish to be slightly less dried than normal, then use Damp Dry cycle and when it turns off, use Air Fluff to let the load cool down. Back then, Maytag dryeres had Air Fluff, low, and regular temperatures. Their Electronic Control dryers dried at low temperature so that it was deemed an all-fabric dryer. I had a Maytag dryer for 27 years and I used the Perm Press cycle 98% of the time.
