Maytag Stack Unit
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Since my husband and I are currently living full-time in our vacation home until we find the "big house," all but two of my machines are in storage, and we needed a daily driver. We just purchased this same unit (vintage 1993) and it's surprisingly large capacity and works very well, as much as I hate to say that about such a new machine and direct drive at that.
Since my husband and I are currently living full-time in our vacation home until we find the "big house," all but two of my machines are in storage, and we needed a daily driver. We just purchased this same unit (vintage 1993) and it's surprisingly large capacity and works very well, as much as I hate to say that about such a new machine and direct drive at that.
redcarpetdrew
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Direct drive?
Todd, the LSE unit you have is a belt drive and is essentially a small tub Dependabe Care with a dryer on top...
RCD
Todd, the LSE unit you have is a belt drive and is essentially a small tub Dependabe Care with a dryer on top...
RCD
Maytag 27" Top Load Stacks
Very popular machine we have hundreds of customers with these machines. These all used the 16 gallon standard size MT tubs and the shorter transmission from the larger capacity machines. These are good for 5-10 pound loads of clothing depending of type of clothing load, you can slightly increase the capacity and washing effectiveness by replacing the agitator with the MT Load Sensor agitator but because the agitator is taller you cannot use the agitator mounted FS dispenser.
These MT stacks came out around 1985 in only an electronically controlled version and around 1990 they started offering both this electro-mechanically controlled version, they soon dropped the electronic version all together because of cost and continued reliability problems.
These machines are a great source of repair income for our business, they use most of the same parts as the separate MTs are fairly easy to repair and most customers tend to make repairs because of the expense and difficulty of replacing the whole machine. Worst problem was getting this machine level as it has EIGHT FEET and EIGHT LOCK NUTS on the eight feet that all should be in contact with the floor and tight, it almost never happens, LOL, so a very common repair call is customers that are feed up with the vibration problems.
Very popular machine we have hundreds of customers with these machines. These all used the 16 gallon standard size MT tubs and the shorter transmission from the larger capacity machines. These are good for 5-10 pound loads of clothing depending of type of clothing load, you can slightly increase the capacity and washing effectiveness by replacing the agitator with the MT Load Sensor agitator but because the agitator is taller you cannot use the agitator mounted FS dispenser.
These MT stacks came out around 1985 in only an electronically controlled version and around 1990 they started offering both this electro-mechanically controlled version, they soon dropped the electronic version all together because of cost and continued reliability problems.
These machines are a great source of repair income for our business, they use most of the same parts as the separate MTs are fairly easy to repair and most customers tend to make repairs because of the expense and difficulty of replacing the whole machine. Worst problem was getting this machine level as it has EIGHT FEET and EIGHT LOCK NUTS on the eight feet that all should be in contact with the floor and tight, it almost never happens, LOL, so a very common repair call is customers that are feed up with the vibration problems.
I totally agree about the leveling issues with this machine. I think it took me almost 2 hours to get the first one of these that I installed to level out such that the dyer didn't vibrate!.
Lebron...here's your money shot.
I'm not sure if the early electromechanical models used the white agitator shown here or used the turquoise one. By 1994 all agitators would have been white.
There were 3 models of this machine which corresponded to the other "series" machines that Maytag was producing at the time:
LSE/G7800 - 1990 line
LSE/G7804 - 1994 Dependable Care line
LSE/G7806 - 1996 Dependable Care line
They were basically the same mechanically. All were Fabric-Matic. There was a washer timer revision at some point which changed from 1 minute increments to 2 minute increments which allowed for longer wash periods in all of the cycles.
Lebron...here's your money shot.
I'm not sure if the early electromechanical models used the white agitator shown here or used the turquoise one. By 1994 all agitators would have been white.
There were 3 models of this machine which corresponded to the other "series" machines that Maytag was producing at the time:
LSE/G7800 - 1990 line
LSE/G7804 - 1994 Dependable Care line
LSE/G7806 - 1996 Dependable Care line
They were basically the same mechanically. All were Fabric-Matic. There was a washer timer revision at some point which changed from 1 minute increments to 2 minute increments which allowed for longer wash periods in all of the cycles.
And the dryer. Dryer is on the small side compared to what some are accustomed to. It is certainly large enough to dry the 5 - 10 lb. load that the 16 gal. washer can handle, but you need to underload the dryer if you expect PP stuff to come out wrinkle-free.
Skirt off showing the 16 gallon tub coupled with the large tub transmission.
I have an electronic model......and their right, once you get that puppy leveled, pour cement around it, to never be moved ever again...lol.....although installation is a bit easier than most stacked all in one units, the dryer lays face down, mount the rack to it, stand it up in place, and then the washer slides underneath......this would be one heavy beast if you had to cart it in fully assembled...
mine has the long stroke tranny, single speed, 50hz setup, and one nice thing, the time can be adjusted/increased for wash, rinse, and spins
this one also has a sliding lid.....the washer has a lighted interior, yet the dryer does not...
none the less, great machines......
mine has the long stroke tranny, single speed, 50hz setup, and one nice thing, the time can be adjusted/increased for wash, rinse, and spins
this one also has a sliding lid.....the washer has a lighted interior, yet the dryer does not...
none the less, great machines......
I have one of these.
I put it in a tenant's apartment and have had little trouble. I did have to extract a sock from the pump last night, but otherwise it's been no trouble at all.
If someone has one of the small brown knobs for the temperature or load size lying around, I could really use a new one.
Dave
I put it in a tenant's apartment and have had little trouble. I did have to extract a sock from the pump last night, but otherwise it's been no trouble at all.
If someone has one of the small brown knobs for the temperature or load size lying around, I could really use a new one.
Dave
