POD 6/24/2017

[brucelucenta]

Maytag's attempt to compete with GE and similar machines that filter lint. Maytag's lint filter DID collect lint, although usually not a great deal. But Maytag's washing system did not promote much lint either. They were very good and long lasting machines that washed, rinsed and spun out very well if not overloaded. They had a well designed mechanism that lasted for years without any problems in most cases. That is why they were so dependable.

 

[gyrafoam]

IMO the only good lint filters are self cleaning. Other than that they tended to be too gimmicky. Also, dryers made lint much less of a problem than line drying.

That vintage of Maytag did a great job of cleaning. It did not seem to matter how dirty the load of clothes were. Throw 'em in filthy and when you took them out they were clean every time. A lot of Americans had never even heard of Consumer Reports----- but they sure did know about Maytag.
They had a great reputation for a reason.

 

[speedqueen]

Maytag Convert Here,

Ever since I got my A207 2 months ago I have been very impressed with its performance. The lint filter works fine by my estimates. It cleans well, has fine turnover and being one of the standard capacity models even handles being slightly overloaded just fine. Just today, I put probably 1-1/2 loads into one and while turnover was kind-of slow, I would say that by comparing it to a video of a slightly overloaded SQ from the '70s it handled the the load far better than the SQ with rather acceptable performance.

 

[frigilux]

Yesterday's POD of what I'm assuming is a late 1950's Maytag is probably my favorite; the TOL models that debuted right after the models with the water level selector in the lid (which are my least favorite Maytags).

Someone in our neighborhood had the Maytag shown in the POD and that was my first experience with one. I was probably five or six years old. Loved how the timer sounded as it advanced. The machine was so quiet compared to our Kenmore Model 80. Hated that the lid switch was difficult to access---I used a popsicle stick, as I recall---but was fascinated with the spin-drain and how calm the top of the water was during agitation when set for Large load.

Funny, no one I knew with a Maytag ever used the opening at the top of the agitator as a detergent dispenser.

Later, the 806 with a suds-saver became a favorite---more flexibility for cycles and options; greater capacity; fabric softener dispenser---but have always had a soft spot in my heart for this one.

 

[brucelucenta]

Frigilux

LOL I too can relate to your memory of this model machine. The young couple who lived just in back of our family had a machine like this one and she graciously allowed me to watch it wash with the lid open when I was about the same age as you. Later, in the early 60's another neighbor across the street got a similar machine to replace her old Kenmore washer. It looked like this one too. I guess they made that model until 1966 with slight variations. One thing you have to say for Maytag, their machines really lasted with very few problems or service calls. Amazing how many of them are still around.