maytag wringer washer questions.....

[hippiedoll]

and one more....

of the maytag wringer "striking a pose" for you all!!!
LOL....

;oD

p.s.
sorry for my shadow...

 

[hippiedoll]

rigged hook out of a plastic coat hanger...

hey e2l-arry:
thank you for the great idea of how to "improvise" with a coat hanger. i have plenty of wire coat hangers. but i also have that extra drain hose, that was inside the washer that i could just switch out. so, not sure which route i will do. for now, the drain hose with the broken off hook, it does seem to sit onto of the hook hole with no problems YET. so, we'll see what happens.

i'm gonna go gravity drain the water out of the washer now and pour some more boiling water in the washer again....

thank you again for the great idea of the plastic coat hanger hook e2l-arry!!!

;o)

 

[wayupnorth]

Mine is not as well used as yours but has to be close to the same year. I put a hose clamp under bottom of the wringer leg, cranked it up tight and the caster still works just fine. You can always unscrew that chrome gooseneck and any old garden hose can drain it outside for a gravity or power drain.

 

[stan]

Good job girl

Your doing good!
Hope you can get the pump working! You might try filling the tub to the top with hot tap water let it sit, then gravity drain it so there's some force behind it, and while draining, engage the pump on and off. See if you can get it to brake free.
(Don't forget there is a adjustment for pump that may help)

The oil doesn't look bad to me either, for its age (I'll guess it to be 1956) you could try to clean up what on the leg with a S.O.S pad, so that its clean, as to monitor if anything fresh comes out.
The legs on your N look to be a little different than my E. Can you take a pic of one of the others, maybe from seeing how the other legs and wheels are set up we can figure out what's going on with that one bad one? Maybe a washer could be tack welded in place, so the wheel has something to go inside of
Can't tell from the pic what going on there.
Here's a pic of one of my legs LOL

 

[hippiedoll]

wayupnorth.....

i tried to find the model & serial number imprinted on this washer, but i couldn't find it anywhere?? i thought it was on the back side but i didn't find it??? so, i have no idea how old this actually is?? if you can tell me where to find the serial number i'll post the number on here to figure out when this wringer washer was made.

as for the left leg wheel, i don't understand how you "put a hose clamp under bottom of the wringer leg"??

as for unscrewing the gooseneck and using a garden how to either gravity or power drain, thank you for the idea. i will keep that in mind as an alternative!!

)

 

[hippiedoll]

stan...

thanks for the words of confidence!! )
and for posting the picture of your wringers leg.

and that is a very good idea about filling the washer all the way to the top with hot water and letting it gravity drain with the hot water, while turning the pump on & off, to see if the force of the hot water will help start up the drain pump!!! i never even thought about that!! i just barely filled the bottom thinking the water just had to be "HOT" while it sat in the pump. but if there is force of HOT water running through the pump, maybe it will help it move & start pumping!!!

as for the adjustment for the pump, i don't know anything about this? how do you adjust the pump??

as for the leg & wheel, i should of thought to take pictures of it. but it's not like i can't take the wheel out to take a picture of it. so, i will take pictures & post them tomorrow.

as for "Maybe a washer could be tack welded in place, so the wheel has something to go inside of", the part of the leg, that the wheel goes inside of, i think is still around the peg of the wheel. when i take a picture of it, you will see what i mean. there is a metal piece around the wheel's peg. i think that part is part of the bottom of the leg.

and yes, your E legs are differnt from the legs on my N. i will post pictures of the legs tomorrow. that way you can see exactly what they look like.

thank you again for your thoughts stan. can't wait to try a washtub full of HOT water to try to get the pump working!!!

;oD

 

[hippiedoll]

question.....

should i keep the agitator on the shaft, when i fill it all the way with hot water? or should i take the agitator off??? i don't know if the metal agitator shaft is not supposed to get wet?? please get back to me & let me know.

thank you bunches....

;o)

 

[wayupnorth]

Gram used Brillow pads or steel wool and scoured on everything, so I have no original decals left on mine either, including model and serial numbers. I know yours is pretty much the same age as mine. I think my uncle put the clamp on the leg years ago as gram was having problems with the caster and he just cranked hard on the bottom of the leg, crushed it up, and caster has rolled fine since. I wished he hadnt done that but I have 4 casters that work.

 

[stan]

If

Your filling the washer, leave the agitator on. You need to use it, because there is a full line (mark) on it that let's you know that it's full. If you look at the fins of the agitator from the bottom to the top, right at the top where they become narrow, and turn into the top, that's is the full mark. Will post a pic if you need to see.
I would think there should be a serial # stamped into the machine somewhere?

The adjustment to the pump really has to do with the rod linkage to the pump lever. If you look under, you see where the pump lever moves back and forth, and that a rod is connected to it, and when on, the pump is moved, and the pump wheel engages the inside edge of a flywheel, or really called the power unit pulley. Anyway that rod is threaded on one end, and a nut holds that linkage to the lever. This is where it can be adjusted a bit.
Of course this may not be your problem! I'm probably thinking too to far ahead! Let's not worry about that yet. We'l wait and see how the hot water, trick works. And Micky's vinegar idea. Maybe pour hot vinegar down the hole, and let sit over night, then fill with hot water and drain, engage pump ect
Something will work!

 

[hippiedoll]

wayupnorth.....

i don't know how badly your grandma scoured your wringer when she had it, but the serial numbers should be imprinted into the washer (i think??).

i'm trying to figure out where the serial numbers are, but i just don't know where to look???

 

[hippiedoll]

stan...

as for leaving the agitator on because of the "fill line". i was actually gonna just fill the washer all the way up, close to the top of the washtub. just to give it that much more force when the water moves through the pump.

and while i was out there right now, trying to see if i could find the serial number anywhere on the washer, the left leg wheel fell off!! so i thought, "perfect opportunity to take some pictures of the wheel showing that it still has the part of the leg, that the wheel peg slide into, connected to it still.

so, i will be posting the pictures right now.

as for the serial number, i would guess it to be stamped into the washer somewhere too. but i can not find it?? LOL....
i've tried googling to see if i can find a picture or illustration with an arrow showing where the serial number is or something? but i haven't found anything online yet.

and as for pouring hot vinegar down the hole & letting it sit over night, i have a gallon jug of white vinegar sitting here and i also have a vintage tea kettle that i can boil the vinegar in. so, i'm gonna do that right now & let it sit in there over night!! hopefully that will work!!!

well here is one picture of the left rear leg's wheel that has the brake on it....

 

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another picture...

another picture of the peg part of the wheel closer showing the part of the leg still connected on the wheels peg...

 

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another picture...

this picture, i slid off the broken part of the bottom of the leg that the wheel peg is supposed to go into....
i'm guessing that it just broke off and stayed on the wheel's peg? maybe they were rolling the washer and that wheel went into a crack and they forced it and broke the very bottom, inner part of that leg, with the wheel still in it? or maybe the brake was on & they forgot & pushed it with force and broke that inner bottom piece of the leg??

 

[stan]

Humm

Maybe Geoff will come by, or you may be able to look him up and ask about the legs and wheels for a N model?
Jim has a N too he would know. On a E model, we can raise the height of the machine as pictured above with mind. Maybe that wasn't the case with a N ?
It looks like that piece that the wheel fits into is supposed to be fix fixed to the leg somehow (welded) and has broken loose? Can you take a pic of a good leg on the other side ?
Let give someone who's got a N to stop by, if not We'l reach out further.

Filling without agitator shouldn't hurt it! I see what you trying to do! Give it a try.

 

[hippiedoll]

picture of a good leg....

i will take a more pictures of the other good legs tomorrow when there is light. i have the washer outside, on the side of the house, in the backyard so moms doesn't see it.
hm hm hm....

so, i'll take & post more pictures tomorrow. but i think you are right, that part the post slides into, is supposed to be fixed onto the bottom of the leg, and has broken off.

 

[hippiedoll]

i found the serial number....

it was on a metal plate on the lower edge of the skirt, behind the "famous" rear left leg, of the washer.

here is a picture. it was hard to get a good clear picture, at night, holding a bright led flashlight, and trying to focus the camera on my cell phone while trying not to glare out the numbers on the metal plate!!

serial # 337803 P

 

[stan]

Humm

That's throwing me off. There should be 5 numbers and two letters in the serial # Mark (kenmore71) would know about this and be able to date this machine.
Guess the birthdate will have to wait. Main thing is to see if she'll start pumping, and to get that wheel secured back on so she sits level.
Also in the meantime guess you cold soak that wheel and part to get it clean in the meantime .

 

[mr-maytag]

date

I don't know how to tell the date with only one letter for sure, but your wringer post below the part that moves is all one piece, which, I've learned, means it's older. Later models have two pieces there (See Larry's pic). I would say yours is pre-1954, just from information I've seen. I could be wrong, though. Just thought I'd share that much, anyway.

 

[hippiedoll]

mr-maytag...

thank you so much for your reply & your input. i really do appreciate your opinion & thoughts. i never noticed the wringer post on wringer washers? so i'm afraid i don't know exactly what you are talking about?? i guess i should take a picture of the wringer post & post it on here??

here is the wringer post:

 

[hippiedoll]

boiling water......

i've been boiling water all morning long to fill the wringer washer up with to try the pump. it's almost full, about 3/4 full, i have what's probably the last 3 potfuls of water boiling on the stove, getting ready to pour them into the washer. i got curious to see IF i could get the pump working with what is in there, but so far, still no luck!

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the tub of the washer sure is HOT!! i had to lean against it to reach down to move the lever and i burned myself a little. LOL....

but since i tried to turn the pump on with the hot water in the washtub, now the washer is really looking water underneath???

 

[mr-maytag]

Hi Christina,

Yes - that's the part I was talking about. Where it is "bell shaped," is all one piece, all the way to the top. If you notice, on Larry's pic, there are two pieces in that same area...you can see the line. Am I making sense?

Ted

 

[hippiedoll]

"bell shaped," is all one piece to the top

mr-maytag/ted:
yes, i think i see what you mean. there are 2 lines on larry's post. the bottom line is very hard to see at first. but if you look closely, i can see the faint bottom line at the edge of the "belling" shape. right??

 

[hippiedoll]

water works.....

boy this wringer washer is really dripping water underneath, which i'm guessing is coming from the drain pump & where the hoses connect. maybe i need to tighten the clamps on the hoses???

here is a picture of the water dripping underneath:

 

[hippiedoll]

another picture...

different angle of the water leaking underneath:

 

[hippiedoll]

2nd try...

this is the gooseneck hook on the drain hose, after moving pump lever over to "ON" position.
no water coming through, nothing, dry as the desert, here in arizona...

 

[hippiedoll]

3rd try at moving the lever over....

I GOT IT WORKING!!! look at it!!! it looks like niagara falls!!!
(well, not really but now there seems to be more water coming out of the gooseneck drain hose than there is seeping down on the underside of it!!!

 

[hippiedoll]

another picture...

at a different angle.&#92
look at the steam coming from the water in the washtub and also from the water movement of the water coming through the drain hose...

 

[hippiedoll]

another picture...

i've had the drain pump running/recirculating back into the washtub for about 5-10 minutes now. i figure i may as well keep it going to really work it loose! right???

 

[hippiedoll]

another picture...

hey wayupnorth:
here is your idea of the lint filter in use with the strainer i was talking about that i had.

by the way, that is a GREAT idea. so far, the "lint filter" has caught some pebble sized looking "rocks" and also a ball of lint.

me likes!!!
thank you for the GREAT lint filter idea wayupnorth!!!

;o)

 

[hippiedoll]

another picture...

lint filter trappings.....