bluejay
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Rob, my DE700 and DE701 both do the same thing as yours, except when I wash heavier items like blankets or towels. Standard items like shirts, etc. seem to not accumulate lint on the filter.
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Maytag like this would drain about half way, then refill with cold water and agitate, then rinse and spin I think...I remember reading in her manual that it took over 50 gallons of water for this cycle!
Maytag like this would drain about half way, then refill with cold water and agitate, then rinse and spin I think...I remember reading in her manual that it took over 50 gallons of water for this cycle!
"Vintage" Maytag Perm Press cooldown is a single-step process ... an almost-complete drain, refill with cold water, brief agitation, then continue rest of the cycle. Essentially functions as an extra rinse.
Mom11, I haven't found a reference to the specific model number of your Maytag. You say it's a "modern" machine so the Perm Press cycle may do something entirely different. The Norgetag I had from an aunt didn't run a drain/refill cooldown on Perm Press. It has slightly shorter cycle sequences and added a short spray to the first spin ... no large concern regards to water usage.
Whirlpool/Kenmore had the most water-guzzling Perm Press sequence on their belt-drive machines.
programcomputer
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On your new "Maytags"
Hey Rob,
I too over the summer replaced a Kitchen Aid set (Whirlpool/Kenmore/Roper etc.etc), that was starting to give me problems as well. The washer leaked pretty bad, and the dryer, well worked okay, but had a drum roller squeak issue. I was able to score a mid 80's set of white, low use, Right Dial Maytag's, the model numbers escape me at the moment, but the wash tub on mine is the larger capacity (four holes on the agitator, instead of three on the STD. capacity models).
I too went back to Maytags for their usually trouble free, simplicity that my folks had with their set, and that many on here appreciate when doing their washes. I too noticed a minor capacity drop on mine. I used to be able to wash a queen size comforter in my old machine, but not in the Maytag, or not well for the machine, or the item. IIRC this was an issue my mother had with hers. Now, I just take larger items to the laundromat if I really need to now.
I noticed that the dryer is a bit slower than my Kitchen Aid, (even being gas) but my clothes don't wrinkle quite as much either.
Maytags can certainly keep up with today's loads. Our mentality as a whole about washing clothes has changed drastically, and NOT for the better...most people today feel that they should stuff the new HUGE capacity tubs to their limit and walk away, hour+ later hopefully returning to "seem clean" clothing. Then pop it all in a huge dryer. That is really not the best way as many here will attest I'm sure, but...
Maytag Automatics have relatively fast wash cycles, compared to new larger machines, and the dryers arent FAST per-se, but by no means cannot handle todays laundry needs.
I wish you the best of luck with your new machines. Devote enough time to the laundry generated, and those machines will churn out the clothes as fast as you could ever need.
Chad...
Hey Rob,
I too over the summer replaced a Kitchen Aid set (Whirlpool/Kenmore/Roper etc.etc), that was starting to give me problems as well. The washer leaked pretty bad, and the dryer, well worked okay, but had a drum roller squeak issue. I was able to score a mid 80's set of white, low use, Right Dial Maytag's, the model numbers escape me at the moment, but the wash tub on mine is the larger capacity (four holes on the agitator, instead of three on the STD. capacity models).
I too went back to Maytags for their usually trouble free, simplicity that my folks had with their set, and that many on here appreciate when doing their washes. I too noticed a minor capacity drop on mine. I used to be able to wash a queen size comforter in my old machine, but not in the Maytag, or not well for the machine, or the item. IIRC this was an issue my mother had with hers. Now, I just take larger items to the laundromat if I really need to now.
I noticed that the dryer is a bit slower than my Kitchen Aid, (even being gas) but my clothes don't wrinkle quite as much either.
Maytags can certainly keep up with today's loads. Our mentality as a whole about washing clothes has changed drastically, and NOT for the better...most people today feel that they should stuff the new HUGE capacity tubs to their limit and walk away, hour+ later hopefully returning to "seem clean" clothing. Then pop it all in a huge dryer. That is really not the best way as many here will attest I'm sure, but...
Maytag Automatics have relatively fast wash cycles, compared to new larger machines, and the dryers arent FAST per-se, but by no means cannot handle todays laundry needs.
I wish you the best of luck with your new machines. Devote enough time to the laundry generated, and those machines will churn out the clothes as fast as you could ever need.
Chad...
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