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Just a big thank you to kenmore71 (Mark) and Beekeeknee (Brian) for the ultimate repair,modification and breakdown information of the DE806.Found this 1971 model on craigslist for 65 bucks in my hometown area of Columbia SC.Without all of the repair guidance this unit would be in the trash..I will be posting more picures concerning Mark's modifications of the electronic control.Thanks to every one of you that contribute and keep these classics spinning.-- Duke

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matching washer a806 ???

Anybody heading south near S.C. for vacation in 2017?? How about pack up that A806 preferably blue strip  or maybe a A702 .We can pay for that trouble & gasoline.Just think about it--Duke
 
Thanks Goatfarmer but  1--Indiana to SC is a ways

                                            2--That word unchecked could mean disaster

                                            3--Shipping cost and potential damage

I noticed you drive a truck and if that's long haul driving ,then maybe we should talk.I am not afraid of a rebuild.I am afraid of finding the parts.
 
How peculiar it is to own a classic Maytag  A806 and never even checking to see if it works.You must be very rich.Thank you
 
Duke,

Vintage Maytags are still fairly common and also very easy to find parts for. Many of us keep a look out for vintage things that are local. Rescuing a washing machine is relatively easy, but hooking one up isn't as much. I have a couple of machines that I have had for years that I have never played with yet.

If you want an old Maytag, keep watching Craigslist or make friends with a local appliance dealer. Don't expect that having something shipped makes financial sense. You do it because you want that one or feel sorry for it.
 
Sorry to disagree with you Travis,but are a garden hose Y fitting.2 washer hoses and a grounded extention cord plus a few beers in the afternoon too much too ask?Thats all it takes --P.S.-Keep your drain hose a little higher than the control panel,maybe use a Y tree branch stabbed in the ground and don't even try this if dumb.--Thanks
 
Duke,

Yes, for someone to offer you something for free it's too much to ask. I personally wouldn't attempt to water test a washer in my unheated garage. That's if I had room to do so. I am full up on monitor tops. I would assume that we all have quite a bit piled up.

You'll find one I am sure.
 
I guess that means I need to work on getting out there faster, eh Kenny?   
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I have my DE806 all cleaned up and ready to go... just need to find the time to head east to check out your A806!  
 
Travis has it right. Today, it's about 25 degrees outside. Kinda tough hooking up a washer and checking it out. A washer that I'm not going to do anything with.

 

 No, not rich, I have a deal worked out with an appliance store to get the trade ins they don't want. I get older Maytag's offered all the time. The nicer ones, like 806's, or ones in  minty condition, go into a pole barn, along with probably a dozen or so round top refrigerators, some BD Whirlpools, a Servel gas fridge, and a few other treasures I've rounded up over the years. Travis, still have the pink Maytag's out there.
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Dave, I'm still looking for a gold backed 806 for ya. They are still out there, just haven't located one yet.
 
I wanted to share my DE806 electronic changes as prescribed by kenmore71 (mark).This is a 3-3049 control that I soldered a pigtail harness to test mark's different ideas and capacitors.I am in hvac so I have plenty of wiring and I cut the silly connectors off the original harness

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Notice the different circuit boards they used inside the 3-3049 black box.It's as if they are just as confused as I while trying to figure dry times.

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Soldering the connections removes the doubt ,Therefore you can move on to your next guess.I will finish with what I feel are the most aggravating issues of de806 inconsistant drying with some new pictures.

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Duke,
I don't know if anyone told you or not, but I found that replacing the the cool down thermostat (pt. # 3-3037 or pt # off my dryer is 3-03037-2. A red wire with a black stripe went to one pole and a yellow wire with a green stripe went to the other.

I replaced it with a Supco AT021 adjustable thermostat, range 90-130 close on rise. It's been awhile since I did it but as I recall I set the stat to 100 degrees. The bell rings about 10 minutes before shut down, so unfortunately you have to look at the clock and and add about 10 minutes, more or less, depending on load. Then get the clothes out. You can adjust the cool down period with the new stat. Another brand of stat would probably work just as well, like Gemline or Robert Shaw.

I've found it makes all the differents in the world in HOH drying. Cool, less wrinkled clothes, much better lint collection for some reason (maybe less static cling?).

And shorter vent runs always seem to help. The vent run on my dryer was very short and a friend of mine commented that short run shouldn't need to be cleaned much. I checked it and it was pretty dirty. A quick run thru with the LintEater about once a year keeps things working pretty well.

Hope this helps someone and I haven't repeated myself.

B.
 
Thanks Brian.
Let us all get my brain right on sequence of operation-ok-Wet clothing causes power produced by brush assembly to be routed to ground.As moisture in clothing starts to dry out,voltage starts charging the capacitor atop the 3-3049 control.When the correct voltage has been stored it then fires the control and simultaneously pops the bell solenoid while moving power to the cool down stat.Stat takes over for 2 or 3 minutes until contact opens--END.Everybody chime in if I need more info.I thought I would finish my experiment with this machine today,Instead it kicked my yass all day.As I was wire tying and being extra neat, I pulled a wire free of that bell solenoid.To just look at it you couldn't tell because of that crazy smoked caramel plastic sleeve the terminals are encased in.What a saturday.
 
Brian-Now you have my brain firing, thinking of delay on make, delay on break, relay's,adding another bell---Great idea on the cool down stat.I have them on my truck.I wonder why maytag thought about the bell ringing before it was finished running?
 

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