Potential Maytag Center Dial Pair purchase - Yes or No?

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Alex, actually technically speaking the drying control on that dryer is "thermostatically-contolled".

A thermistor is a sensing device in which the electrical resistance changes with temperature. To my knowledge, thermistors were not used with any regularity in home appliances until the advent of completely electronically controlled appliances in the mid-to-late 1990s.

Since I think this best explained by Maytag itself, here are three pages from the "Big-load" service manual explaining the three types of controls that Maytag used in their dryers.

You have the second type, what they call "auto-dry control".

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Not to steal anyone's thunder

This is a great opportunity to remind y'all that I have a similar pair that I'd love to re-home.  Mine are white, the washer is standard capacity with the same features as this washer, and the dryer is gas with a choice of temperatures (regular vs delicate).  The ONLY problem I am aware of is I believe the washer needs new damper pads (based on earlier threads in this forum).  The price is negotiable.

 

lawrence

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The SOH Controls were known to run a bit too long, wasting some energy.



My DE808 operates exactly like all of my moisture sensing HOH's. Hell, the HDE808 will finish drying an average load of clothes into or before the final spin of the up and coming load from the 806 washer. My '81 Kenmore gasser takes dry 20-30 minutes AFTER the washer has finished. Been like that since new.

It's electric instead of gas, pricier to operate.

Depends on the location. Some areas actually have some pretty darn cheap electrical rates. Where I live certainly isn't one of them. Funny thing though is that my PG&E  bill doesn't change when I exclusively use the DE-808 dryer vs the Kenmore gasser. It's probably because the Maytag drys so much faster. I was pretty surprised by that!

The drum is larger than HOH, thank God, but not as huge as Whirlpool/Kenmore from that era.

Don't let the drum size fool ya. Anything that can be jammed into a tall tub Maytag washer and rolls over WILL easily fit and dry just fine in an HOH. Actually, my HOH's dry bulky loads that I wouldn't even TRY to fit in a tall tub Maytag (such as bulky comforters) faster than the SOH. It's due to the Halo heating element and air flow design. Also, items don't roll up into a ball in the HOH's like they do in the bigger SOH drum. There are 3 large sensors attached to the baffles and placed in the path of clothes on the HOH's, which is better and more accurate performing design than the single small sensor attached by the filter on the SOH's. All of my bulky loads pass by the Kenmore and SOH's and go straight into my electronic controlled HOH's.
 
My washer had that silly cheap "heavy duty" sticker also,  it's now stuck to the back of the instruction book.  alr
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You'd think it would have been common knowledge that Maytag didn't know how to build anything that wasn't heavy duty.

 

Good to know those ridiculous stickers won't take off the paint when they're removed.
 
Well, all for naught! They were SOLD, and not to me!

Not to worry. These machines pop up faster than weeds during the spring.

Another set will most definitely come around.
 
These machines pop up faster than weeds during the spring.

You are soo right!

I really want a Halo of heat model, not concerned about capacity issues, or lack thereof,  strictly for the kewl way it was designed. Especially luv those paddle sensors.  A lit console wouldn't hurt either.  

He sold them for $175. They must have been just as nice in person as they did in the photos because they went alot faster than the last pair of center dials listed on CL.

I spoke to him today and he's got a filter-flo and an Amana/Alliance Electric dryer with the stainless interior I wanted to take a look at. Never know what could happen.

 

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UPGRADE....

no one has to UPGRADE to get help here, we love offering, and getting the advice we need....

it does seem to tick a number of members for some of the people signing in, barely filling out their profile, and then expecting help.....especially when their only here to get a price quote for a rusted wringer that they think is worth GOLD, that their trying to sell......think reality, people!.....we are thankful for ones who post that they have a vintage machine, and someone here may be interested in....thinking their gonna get rich because we collect such items, your in the wrong boat!

I for one, am glad for this site and its members....the whole idea is getting lost in a hobby we enjoy....it does not matter if your a paid member or not.....if your using this site for other purposes, your missing out on a hell of a lot!...

sorry for the rant....its just something that is talked about outside of these walls.....and should be addressed
 
Heavy Duty decals

Asmost of us here know, HEAVY DUTY was a term Westinghouse began using as a selling point for their Laundromat washers. Maytag began sending decals to stores to peal and stick to their larger capacity washers anddryers to try and compete with the rest. I remember back in 1971 going to Luskin.s and seeing their replacing a pile of the strips on yhe counter demanding that Jack stop throwing them away and place them on the product instead.
 
Heavy Duty decals

Asmost of us here know, HEAVY DUTY was a term Westinghouse began using as a selling point for their Laundromat washers. Maytag began sending decals to stores to peal and stick to their larger capacity washers anddryers to try and compete with the rest. I remember back in 1971 going to Luskin.s and seeing their replacing a pile of the strips on yhe counter demanding that Jack stop throwing them away and place them on the product instead.
 
Whirlpool and Frigidaire also used "HEAVY DUTY" in the seventies. Whirlpool had it stamped on some of it's washer and dryer handles (large capacity models?).

 Strangely, (or maybe not!) Frigidaire wrote "HEAVY DUTY" on all their 27" washer consoles in the mid seventies, but not on any of their matching dryers... 

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TOO many machines sported the HEAVY DUTY label, of which salesmen claimed these machines were built better, with heavier suspensions, bigger motors, more solid trannies and such......

Can anyone tell the difference between a regular machine, and one that is Heavy Duty?......no such thing, their all the same
 

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