Questions for the Tag Hags

[bajaespuma]

During what years were Maytag Washpower Automatics offered in Pink and Turquoise blue? Also, the Power Fin agitator was of a slightly different configuration(as was the lint filter) during the first few years of production. Anybody have a diagram or a breakdown of it?

 

[qsd-dan]

Last year of pink was 1965. I believe the last year of turquoise was 1967. '66-'67 606/806/906 machines had the poly agitator with the same filtration of the Bakelite agitators in the higher end highlanders and up, which included the lower baffle. I'd sure love to find/buy a couple of those early agitators, but they almost always cement themselves to the agitator shaft and usually end up being destroyed in the removal process. They don't have opening at the base of the agitator, like the post '67 agitators, to make use of a puller (just like the Bakelite). It makes it all the more fun to remove them....preferably in one piece, lol.

 

[appliguy]

The last year for turqouise was early 1966

it was replaced by spanish avacodo during 1966

 

[swestoyz]

Turquoise was dropped in the summer of 1967 for avocado.

I've destroyed a few of the Power Fins myself. If you've got one and it pulls off, consider yourself lucky!

Ben

 

[combo52]

MT POWER FINN AGITATORS

The first couple of years of power finn agitators with the baffle still had an aluminum drive block with rubber molded around it pressed into the agitator. The aluminum block would get stuck to the steel agitator shaft more easily unless it was removed occasionally and a little grease applied to the shaft. Few people did this with the automatics many did it with the wringer washers as you had to remove the agitator to clean the strainer. Luckily I have managed to save several of the original agitators, its the only one I like use with the non orbital transmissions because it actually makes the lint filter work a little bit.

 

[brettsomers]

Baja, always enjoy your machine renderings. I dont think ive ever seen you do a Maytag before. Good job.

 

[autowasherfreak]

I had to remove the agitator on my Maytag yesterday some how a tank top got all tangled up under the agitator. I've removed it a couple times just for cleaning, but this time it was a little on the stubborn side, but it finally came off.

 

[maytagbear]

I wish I could have gotten my Dependable Cares

in that Yellow. But, alas, in 1997, the colour choices were White or Almond, and I HATE Almond.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[srswirl]

2nd Rinse

On Maytag's classic center dial w/ pushbutton consoles, did they ever offer a second rinse via one of the pushbutton options on any of those models?

 

[qsd-dan]

On Maytag's classic center dial w/ pushbutton consoles, did they ever offer a second rinse via one of the pushbutton options on any of those models?

Nope. 2nd rinse wasn't available until a few years into the LAT models.

 

[lordkenmore]

"I wish I could have gotten my Dependable Cares in that Yellow. But, alas, in 1997, the colour choices were White or Almond, and I HATE Almond."

Maybe Rustoleum or Krylon make a spray paint that is that shade of yellow!

(Just kidding!)

 

[peteski50]

Extea Rinse!

I could have sworn that on the very TOL center dial their was a extra rinse option. I remember visiting the stores when I was a kid scoping out the models. Does anyone have brochures they want to share?
Thanks,
Peter

 

[combo52]

2ND RINSE OPTION

There was no 2nd rinse option on MT center Dial machines. MT was very conservative about wasting water and did not offer it until forced to by the computation. I think this was part of MTs strategy in trying to make long lasting washers & dryers, just doing an extra rinse adds about 50% more ware to the machine per load.

 

[reo580]

Second rinse Maytag Center Dial

My Maytag A-206S does a variant of the second rinse on the Permanent Press Cycle. It rinses , fills, drains, and rinses, and does it again. I thought it was the weirdest thing at first. I never use that cycle because I do not like to waste the water.

 

[srswirl]

Cool Down Phase

reo580:
That's the Permanent Press cool down phase. The Kenmore/Whirlpool machines did this as well (along with some other machines of the era, I'm sure). They would drain about half the wash water and then fill back up while using gentle agitation...and repeat. This was done before the first spin prior to rinse. The machine I grew up with did this. I guess the theory was that cool/cold water helped clothes that were treated to be "Perma-Prest" to stay wrinkle free. It was done before the first spin to avoid setting wrinkles after a hot or warm wash. It made sense if you used hot or warm water for the wash...but was kinda silly if you washed in cold. I'm sure it also helped rinse clothes as well.

 

[mixfinder]

Second Rinse

The permanent press cycle did a water exchange that came closer to a second rinse. However, on my 806 the rinse temperature over rides any choice and rinses in cold. Then permanent press cycle over rides speed choice and spins on gentle regardless. If using Permanent Press as a second rinse option I still needed to move the dial to regular spin to remove the excess water. If I was going back to reset the spin it was just as easy to redial a second rinse on the regular cycle. That said I have never found a reason to second rinse with the Maytag which seems to do a good job as the cycle is designed.