Parking outside - forever!

[gansky1]

This is my current Maytag set in use. I will use this washer panel on the pink machine and have the pink pushbutton set where these are now.

 

[gansky1]

This is the other side of the room for the curious, I haven't posted pics for a long time of the laundry rooms.

 

[brettsomers]

less flexible

but i can tell for sure, my mother would have loved a machine like this. if she wanted a soak, she raised the lid. extra rinse? start it up again after its finished. and she always set it to 10 mins, always. and always regular action, never gentle. never used perm press. i think with a little more options (buttons), this machine could suit many people.

 

[washertalk]

Ah, of course, ....

Well a simple peak in the average basement reveals a complimentary set in white. ;o)

My complimentary set is out on on repair now.... be back soon....yeah.

But yours are sweet. Switching the panels is "tolerable" under those circumstances since it is only the color.

And yes bee-u-teeful they are. The pushbutton Maytags give the impression they can wash ANYTHING with confidence.

But, without the "return sock option", oh darn. I had that feature on my 1978 GE MOL large capacity Harvest Gold filter-flo washer. That was years ago. They just don't make 'em like they used to. Todays return sock option feature is just so flimsy and only comes in white on TOL machines. blah, blah

 

[northwesty]

Wonderful pink machines

Are you going to re-assemble the center-dial into the downstairs donor machine? Looks like that will still be a nice set then too.

 

[lesto]

Beautiful, Greg! Pink is my favorite appliance color with sunny yellow and Maytag blue close seconds.

BTW, where is the 54 Speed Queen dryer?
Les

 

[lesto]

I know this may sound weird to some of you but I actually prefer the panel that's on the pink machine now over the pushbutton. I love the illuminated rotary Maytag knob, especially with the 4 and 2 minutes in red letters.

Les

 

[mayken4now]

Greg, just awesome! Jeff said "can we get some of those?"

I laughed!

Steve

 

[lavamat_jon]

Greg - those are beautiful machines! I love those push buttons too and the writing on the buttons... very retro, and definitely worth having to de-ice your car for!

I presume you will be putting hte dial control panel on the white Maytag, and therefore have a pushbutton pink set and a dial control white set?

Jon

 

[gansky1]

I will have an extra set of white Maytags (with center-dials) when I'm all done. I have no room to keep them so I will have to find an adoptive parent for them at some point.

 

[rickr]

Greg, I forgot that you had that white set! That is the set that you found when we were there for the convention. How strange that you found one set with the pushbutton washer, then a couple years later found another set with the pushbutton dryer. Well, it was just ment to be that you would get these and make two matching sets!

Good things come to good people...
Good for you.

 

[appnut]

Les, I'm with you. For sex appeal, it's the pushbutton ones all the awy. But for everyday driving for laundry, I prefer the dial set. I THINK the dial dryer is electronic control too, which is the best of both worlds, offered auto dry and timed dry. Wish Maytag had continued that design, but didn't. I think Greg told me once Maytag had problems iwth that design of timer.

 

[lavamat_jon]

Quick question...

How long were those centre-dial Maytags produced? Am I right in thinking that the same models were sold over 20 or 30 years with slight tweaks in the design?

Those centre dial Maytags have to be my favourite American toploader by far!

Jon

 

[gansky1]

Jon, these center-dial Maytags were made from about 1956 until about 1980. They had some appearance updates along the way, but the basic "signature style" was the same. Consequently, Maytag washers (and dryers) were one of the most instantly recognizeable, familiar brands made. When I got the white set (pushbutton washer anyway - the electronic control dryer in white came from Don S. in Minneapolis, MN) we played with it in the garage on Sunday afternoon and Mike (chestermikeuk) was amazed at how quiet it was... For those who haven't heard, they have a very distinct and rythmic sound when agitating - many are as fond of that sound as those who love the sounds of Kenmore/Whirlpool machines.

The timer & selector switches are beautiful and simple on the outside, but inside is a whole different story:
(this is of the A906, exactly the same as the 160 I have now)

 

[mickeyd]

Pink Gregory

I can understand wanting to keep the flexibility of the center dial, but I can also appreciate the elegance of pressing one button and THAT'S ALL, FOLKS. And I bet you will have and keep both capabilities.

Do any of those cycles do anything cool or unusual or surprising?

I'm just whispering now shhhhhh: love to learn new things, little experience with Automatic Maytags, never that crazy about them, tub size disappoining, secretly called them Boretags until Robert filmed the new one with the giant spinning paddlewheels, have an open mind. Teach me, brothers and sisters.

 

[customline]

WHOAH.....

That's a beautiful pair. Congrats.

 

[frigilux]

Greg--- I notice the pushbutton Maytag has 2 cycles for 'partial' loads. How high does it fill for those? I'd imagine all the other cycles default to the highest water level, right?

They are stunningly beautiful, no doubt.

 

[DADoES]

My A906 fills to between 1/2 and 2/3 for the two partial-load cycles.

 

[frigilux]

Thanks, Glenn! Always wondered about that...

 

[washertalk]

Again beautiful !

Alright, Alright

I'm adding 'Pank' appliances to MY list of sought afters.
...But I'm not relinquishing Avacodo.

 

[jetcone]

Oh mY Gawd Someone is going to be SLAPPPPED!!

For seperating the SQ set! How could you!!!!

 

[appnut]

tell me about it John

 

[foraloysius]

Jon

Exactly what I thought!!