Maytag Washer & Dryer

[kelly0721]

Kevin: Thanks so much for the tips! I am a novice, but willing to try simple repairs. Hope it goes well.  

 

Thanks appnut!

 

Hippdoll: Thanks! I have been doing a happy dance all day long! I am very happy with my purchase! 

 

I am especially grateful for all of you who posted helpful advice! I will all keep you posted with pictures and my progress.  

 

[good-shepherd]

saw it and bought it!

Nice score!

Center dial matched sets in very good condition are few and far between these days, and at bargain price to boot.

How are you getting it home? Maytag DC washers are heavy..

 

[wayupnorth]

I have an LA511 washer and DE410 dryer from slightly newer vintage, but same old Maytag build. Both in lovely almond. 1 repair, $28 motor pulley and new belts on the washer and zero on the dryer and after nearly 35 years they still run like new. Hopefully the ones you found live up to the same standards.

 

[kelly0721]

goodshepherd I plan on using the app Dolly to get it transported home. 

 

wayupnorth I sure hope my set is the same quality. The set sure is pretty though! 

 

[electronicontrl]

Nice Set

There's nothing like a vintage Maytag pair! Congrats!!

 

[kelly0721]

Washer is perfect! Testing Dryer

So, I finally got the Maytag set home and set up the washer right away and it is perfect. I needed to get a new dryer cord and finally got out to get one today. I hooked up the dryer and put a wet towel in to see how long it would take to dry it. It took an hour to dry, so maybe a little longer than it should take. 

 

I included some photos, but it is hard to get good photos in my basement laundry room.  

 

[nmassman44]

Nice set! The thing is with Maytag Stream of Heat dryers is that if you dry just one item , the item will take forever to dry since there is nothing else in the drum to cause what your drying to fall into the airstream properly. The thing is the item will ride around the drum and not tumble. These dryers do dry clothes fast and the shorter the vent, the better. Plus make sure that the dryer is cleaned out of excess lint. These dryers are built like tanks.

 

[kelly0721]

nmassman44, Thank you for explaining about the one towel not drying all that fast because I only put in one towel. I was concerned because the prior owners had said that the dryer was taking a little longer to dry things than it had in the past. However, my son was doing his laundry last night and he did not have any problems with dry time with full loads of laundry. 

 

Before I turned it on, I did open up the front panel and the vent on the back and blew out all the  lint and then vacuumed. My little dog, Grace Kelly, who was "helping" me clean, was covered in gray lint when I was done. She is all white and looks like a little gray dust mop now, so it was pretty dirty in there.  

 

I think the set is beautiful and am very happy with it.

 

 

[kelly0721]

Washer paused, won't drain or spin

My A308 washer seems to be broken. I was doing a load of towels and it just seemed to pause and never restart. The tub is still full of water. I can hear the timer and the dial keeps turning through cycles, but it does not advance to a new cycle, it just keeps rotating. I have tried manually advancing the knob and it does not agitate, spin or drain. Not sure what is wrong, but I have a load of towels sitting in water. Any help would be appreciated.