Maytag Deep Tub Washers

[scrubflex]

Does anyone know how many bath towels approximate size (24" x 48") or such, can the A806, A712 etc. deep tub washer can actually wash and clean? So far, know one made a or makes a video of a REAL full size 'extra large' washload with a Maytag deep tub. The only way you can really tell if an agitator has 'great turnover' is by using a full load. Not OVERLOADED, but FULLY loaded. The turn over will slow down a bit and it supposed to, but what's on top should and will get pulled down to the bottom then back again. It's a big tub and the Power-Fin (large 4 flexible vanes) are capable, right?!?

 

[oldwasherguy]

I have a A606 and I washed 11 towels just yesterday and the turnover was excellent. Not all the towels were big ones,at least 4 were the smaller ones. Don

 

[kenwashesmonday]

Towels vary so much in thickness, the only way you can really tell how many is to observe the machine. Another good reason to install a lid-switch bypass-switch. Our bath towels are very heavy, my A606 will properly wash about 9 of them.

Ken D.

 

[yogitunes]

IMHO.....wether it's a big tub or standard, helical or orbital, the load sensor agitator works the best on all water levels and types of loads with no question of roll over....many may argue this but even the power fin of any model, once the load reaches a certain point, roll over will slow down or stop, but with a load sensor agitator, you load will roll over no matter what, and clothes will be pulled under......I have switched out many agitators from model to model, to see the effects of each one, with a half load of clothe and a full tub of water anymachine will perform good, BUT wash a real load of clothes and see how well your agitator performs, and thats what you won't see on youtube, which Scrubflex is trying to figure out.......all machines have their pros and cons, it's just a matter of "can it do better"?

 

[mixfinder]

A806

Perhaps one reason washers last a long time in our family is mom's admonitions never to over load. My towels are heavy white over size ribbed bath towels by Canon. I run 6 towels per load. The best indicator I use for load size is listening to the motor. You can spot an over loaded Maytag a mile away as the motor chugs and weeps under the strain. I chide Robert for putting too many clothes in his washers and his bad influence on Jaime.

 

[scrubflex]

You're right Yogi. Since towels vary in many thicknesses, the heavier weights you'll wash less, the lighter more. It would really be cool to see a video of a Maytag deep tub washer do a full extra large load of towels. As it starts to agitate, load one bath towel in the tub at a time using the same weight and size for all the towels. Or with bath towels, hand towels and wash clothes. I heard the A806, A606, A712 deep tubs are the same size (width and length) which is a 16 pound capacity. With the same bath towel consistancy (weight, size, etc.) it shouldn't it be able to handle 16 bath towels. The dual action agitator is good but, the power fin has an unique look and design.

 

[bajaespuma]

Don't mean to gloat but,

I've washed up to 24 large bath towels in my LG without a hitch. It will, however, slow and strain if I did that size of a load and used the SANITARY cycle (which takes about an hour to wash; you can hear it croak and creak and you can see it slow down. First time that happened it scared the softener out of me; I thought, oh great, I just spent 1400 on this machine that no one in the US can repair without consulting a handbook).I love top loaders like the rest of y'all but nothing has compared to my WM 2432. 18 towels in my beautiful poppy 1-18 was a strain. I wouldn't even think of putting more than 8 in the Dependable Care.

 

[brettsomers]

I suppose everyone has seen this heavy load? The turnover starts out slow, but once started its very consistent.

Everyone should remember that the Maytag agitator was not designed to knead or grab the clothes, like the GE spiral. Maytag agitators are designed to churn the water. The original idea was the clothes swimming in the water.

If capacity is your number one priority, maybe vintage Maytag is not for you? A large FL is obviously more suitable.

 

[iheartmaytag]

The secret to good turnover in a Maytag Dependable Care is to gently wad the towels and drop them in rather than wrapping them around the agitator. The wadding will turn quicker and balance easier than towels that the agitator has to work half the cycle to get into the best position.

This goes for sheets as well, pile gently rather than

 

[scrubflex]

Haven't you guys heard the Maytag Dependable Care super capacity washtub is really only (2.5 cu.ft). The same size as the older Maytag standard/large tubs (width & height). The Wilkins Servis stainless steel washtub also is only a (Maytag) large capacity. It has the exact amount of holes (18 perforations) as the older Maytag large tubs. The Maytag deep tub 2.96 cu.ft. have (21 perforations). I personally prefer agitator top-loader.

Oldwasherguy, do your think the A606 can wash more than 11 big towels and still turnover the load. Of course, not overloading it, balling the towels up rather than wrapping them around the agitator?

BTW, Kenmore/Whirlpool judge their washer capacities based on how many towels, (EX: 24" x 48") they can wash in a load. This is why I'm trying to find out and hopfully see (video) what the older Maytag's can do.