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Maytag Regular VS Extra Large Capacity
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brettsomers
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I always loved how CU and Maytag found the GE filter pan "cumbersome" to remove and replace. Opening and closing their car doors must have been Herculean tasks to them too.
Maytags were a lot quieter, more elegantly designed and probably better built than GE's but our GE, I think, got the clothes just as clean, if not more so, and spun dry as the Maytags. And after 16 years of hard family use, there wasn't one spot of rust on those cabinets.
And by the way, I happened to visit a house we used to live in recently and the GE Electronic Control dryer that we bought in 1973 ( I picked it out) was still being used and still looked new.
Maytags were a lot quieter, more elegantly designed and probably better built than GE's but our GE, I think, got the clothes just as clean, if not more so, and spun dry as the Maytags. And after 16 years of hard family use, there wasn't one spot of rust on those cabinets.
And by the way, I happened to visit a house we used to live in recently and the GE Electronic Control dryer that we bought in 1973 ( I picked it out) was still being used and still looked new.
I really liked the way my old Maytag regular-capacity washer performed. I bought a W/D pair used from a Maytag dealer back in 1987 when they were probably close to 10 years old. They were "harvest gold" so that's one way to date them. The electric dryer, however, was problematic and nearly started itself on fire once when the heating coil broke, made contact with the front panel and turned the entire encasement into a giant heating element. I had to turn off the master electrical switch at the fuse box as unplugging it was impossible without burning yourself on the exterior. I had the coil replaced but the dryer never seemed to work right regardless. Took forever to dry a load of towels, etc. When my partner and I bought a house, it didn't have electrical service for a dryer. We sold the gold electric dryer and replaced it with a white gas one that had entirely electronic control and lighted control panel. It was so simple to use, turn the center dial and give it a push, and it did the rest. There was no timed cycle and I didn't miss it. It dried a load of towels in half the time the electric one did, and went about it quietly. Alas, that dryer got a lot of use by a teenager and finally started making a loud screeching noise and the whole drum froze. I decided to replace both the washer (a truly teen-proof machine) and dryer and gave the washer to a co-worker whose daughter needed one. I'll bet it's still running today. But I always felt that Maytag was chintzy on the capacity and if they could build such a great machine, why couldn't they just beef up the specs and make one that held as much as its major competitors' machines did? They seemed to be defiantly stuck in the 50's in that regard. My replacement machines are Amana's and they are huge by comparison. Much as I loved those Maytags, they were way small for my needs. These days as I plan for a new front loading pair (the Amana's have been nothing but trouble) it's sad that Maytag can't be considered. Clearly, the lonely Maytag repairman is a situation of days gone by. Why anyone would buy a company that made a product famous for reliability and then junk that design truly escapes me. I guess these same folks did likewise to KitchenAid's Hobart dishwashing technology. Is it just me or do they have things backwards?
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Ralph
are you suggesting that Whirlpool has the Midas touch, but turned around?
are you suggesting that Whirlpool has the Midas touch, but turned around?
Too expensive to produce with all the steel these machines used...sure WP could build them this way if people are willing to pay a couple of thousand for the old classic styles KA and Maytag had.
Brett, I don't even know if they (WP) have it backwards or forwards. Seems they have a hit on their hands with the Duets now. I think they made a wise decision not to employ Maytag's Neptune technology in their front loaders so you win some and you lose some.
And yeah, that whole CU thing about the GE filter pan being "cumbersome" is just so like them. They rated my Amana washer #1 and it's been nothing but trouble, both it and the matching dryer are twin buckets of bolts the racket they both make, and the Amana wash/rinse system is very inadequate. How CU could rate this washer tops when it can't achieve clear rinse water is beyond me. I've since cancelled my subscription.
As for the old school Maytag lint filters, the dryers had great ones but the washers' filters didn't even function unless the tub was set for maximum fill. The metal mesh screens I used on the end of the drain hose ended up catching everything Maytag couldn't.
And yeah, that whole CU thing about the GE filter pan being "cumbersome" is just so like them. They rated my Amana washer #1 and it's been nothing but trouble, both it and the matching dryer are twin buckets of bolts the racket they both make, and the Amana wash/rinse system is very inadequate. How CU could rate this washer tops when it can't achieve clear rinse water is beyond me. I've since cancelled my subscription.
As for the old school Maytag lint filters, the dryers had great ones but the washers' filters didn't even function unless the tub was set for maximum fill. The metal mesh screens I used on the end of the drain hose ended up catching everything Maytag couldn't.
yeah but, maytag lint filters
while Maytags lint filter was passive vs active like on a GE Filter Flo or anyone else that had a recirc. system. All of Maytags literature always said that the primary lint removal system was the swirl away drain, not the filter.
Literature told the user, that normally one would not find large amounts of lint on the filter cept when washing towels, rags or rugs or any other heavy linter.
Lit. said Maytags lint filter would not work on the small water level...they should have said less than Normal or later Large. Medium was still below where it could fuction...so in that respect the literature was wrong.
But that being said, Give me 8 pair of dark corderoys, or anything dark with a forgotten kleenex and put the same load into a wp/km BD and the most lintless wash will appear from the Maytag.
In a maytag, 60% will be in the filter, 20 % down the drain, and 20 % on the finished load
On a wp/km 50% on the finished load, 50 % down the drain. I ve seen it time after time
while Maytags lint filter was passive vs active like on a GE Filter Flo or anyone else that had a recirc. system. All of Maytags literature always said that the primary lint removal system was the swirl away drain, not the filter.
Literature told the user, that normally one would not find large amounts of lint on the filter cept when washing towels, rags or rugs or any other heavy linter.
Lit. said Maytags lint filter would not work on the small water level...they should have said less than Normal or later Large. Medium was still below where it could fuction...so in that respect the literature was wrong.
But that being said, Give me 8 pair of dark corderoys, or anything dark with a forgotten kleenex and put the same load into a wp/km BD and the most lintless wash will appear from the Maytag.
In a maytag, 60% will be in the filter, 20 % down the drain, and 20 % on the finished load
On a wp/km 50% on the finished load, 50 % down the drain. I ve seen it time after time
Well, I have to disagree with you. I own both machines, and I do not wash darks in the Maytag anymore because of the excessive lint that stays on the material. In fact in the past, I have rewashed dark clothes in the Whirlpool just to get rid of the lint left behind by the Maytag. (both machines on high water level)
Interesting points concerning spin drain also. In my opinion the spin drain does not do much unless the machine is of the solid tub type. If fact with the perforated tub a spin drain may simply stir the dirt, and lint back into the clothes.
One thing is for sure. The Maytag lint filter is just not as effective as the Whirlpool. I see the results when using both machines every week.
Interesting points concerning spin drain also. In my opinion the spin drain does not do much unless the machine is of the solid tub type. If fact with the perforated tub a spin drain may simply stir the dirt, and lint back into the clothes.
One thing is for sure. The Maytag lint filter is just not as effective as the Whirlpool. I see the results when using both machines every week.
The lint filter is certainly Maytag's weak point, but it's not that important if you're using a dryer.
Ken
Ken
