whitetub
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My now working Maytag 806 pair
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Nice, Nice, Nice
Beautiful set, nice early model details, and suds saver too. It's too much happiness.
Beautiful set, nice early model details, and suds saver too. It's too much happiness.
delaneymeegan
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I keep forgetting; what does a "scoots" button do on a keyboard Kenmore from the early to mid 70s?
Is this the button one pushes to get the panel door to slowly close like a garage door, complete with the sound of a motor and the squeaking sounds?
or
was this the button one pushes to order a martini while doing laundry?
Is this the button one pushes to get the panel door to slowly close like a garage door, complete with the sound of a motor and the squeaking sounds?
or
was this the button one pushes to order a martini while doing laundry?
excellent score of a set......beautiful.....
interesting change out of buttons in exchange for a suds saver....
I would have liked to see a regular 806 setup.....and the suds buttons worked into another slot on the left hand side....
but nice just the same....
interesting change out of buttons in exchange for a suds saver....
I would have liked to see a regular 806 setup.....and the suds buttons worked into another slot on the left hand side....
but nice just the same....
oldskool
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Solid Dependability
....along with style and elegance.
So happy for you.
Minus the suds saver, I've got a pair from same vintage in HG; makes me want visit my storage unit. Lol.
Congratulations.
John
....along with style and elegance.
So happy for you.
Minus the suds saver, I've got a pair from same vintage in HG; makes me want visit my storage unit. Lol.
Congratulations.
John
What a beautiful set! I just LOVE Maytag!
mjg0619
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Absolutely GORGEOUS pair! If you're able, I'd love to see a video of them in action!
Excellent job:
You found a very nice set and nice work getting them working. Enjoy that Nice Maytag.
WK78
You found a very nice set and nice work getting them working. Enjoy that Nice Maytag.
WK78
Can't get enough of this set.
Hey Dave, does this machine have the lint filter with the honey-combed surface? If so, how well does it work?
Hey Dave, does this machine have the lint filter with the honey-combed surface? If so, how well does it work?
Beautiful Set Dave
Those early 8 vane Power-Fin agitators were actually more gentile on clothing and more effective at turning over big loads.
Unfortunately Maytag quickly cheapened the agitator a year or so later. The newer PFA in addition to loosing the extra four vanes lost the skirt underneath that really made the lint filter really work better by pumping more water through the filter.
The problem with these early PFAs was the two piece construction allowed water to get up and on the agitator shaft and seal area, and as a result the durability of the agitator shaft seal and therefore the transmission was much worse.
MTWs of this time period also had a lot of problems with the cheap O ring oil seal in the bottom of the transmission which caused most of the washers to have a serious oil leak underneath.
Dave your New washer and Dryer were probably very low use, Congratulations on a cool find, but unfortunately just like low use WPs, KMs etc from long ago they won't run many years if you use them much without serious repairs.
John L.
Those early 8 vane Power-Fin agitators were actually more gentile on clothing and more effective at turning over big loads.
Unfortunately Maytag quickly cheapened the agitator a year or so later. The newer PFA in addition to loosing the extra four vanes lost the skirt underneath that really made the lint filter really work better by pumping more water through the filter.
The problem with these early PFAs was the two piece construction allowed water to get up and on the agitator shaft and seal area, and as a result the durability of the agitator shaft seal and therefore the transmission was much worse.
MTWs of this time period also had a lot of problems with the cheap O ring oil seal in the bottom of the transmission which caused most of the washers to have a serious oil leak underneath.
Dave your New washer and Dryer were probably very low use, Congratulations on a cool find, but unfortunately just like low use WPs, KMs etc from long ago they won't run many years if you use them much without serious repairs.
John L.
