Scavanger Hunt - Proves Successful!

[JerseyMike]

Wash and rinse temps and agitation and spin speeds are selec

Congrats on this awesome find.

This is my all time favorite Maytag model. Speeds and temps are individually selected. There's buttons for normal agitation, slow agitation, normal spin, and slow spin. There's also buttons for hot wash, warm wash, cold wash, warm rinse and cold rinse. IF memory serves, the rinse automatically defaults to a cold rinse on the permanent press cycle.

Mike

 

[toggleswitch]

button fever

Thanks!

 

[mayken4now]

So Much Energy and Excitement for Me

**DaDoes - hope your sister is keeping hers clean now that she knows about it!!!

**westytoploader - YES, you are right, everytime you do a load, you wash it out and it is very effective when done correctly. (The lint filter)

**geoffdelp - No to the Suds Saver, we here in the South could afford the water and soap!!! JUST A JOKE! LOL

**Venus & SactoTeddyBear - A holiday for Maytag month is a great Idea. It really does seem as though that has happend a lot so far in June 2005. Convention Month!

**Venus - I really don't know when the "flourescent" lights were discontinued. Perhaps someone else in the finest club on earth could en-lighten us with this information.

Gyrafoam - Thanks for the lid switch tid-bit. I forgot about the tub light being a part of teasing the that little black and white enoying peice in my way! and back to Westytoploader, yes I think they did have a clue that we were outsmarting their machine(s) and we were enjoying tooooooooo much clean fun. After all, if they cannot tax you on it, arrest you on it, take it away from you, send curious minds searching, then they are not happy, so the results is what they define as misery. I am just full of it arent I? LEAVE OUR MACHINES RUNNING WITH THE LID OPEN, ALL YOU MANUFACTURERS.

**toggleswitch - jerseymike got them exactly correct, or course there are four water level's he did not mention. 1 - samll load, 2 - medium load, 3 - normal load, 4 - extra large load.

**all others who have all the nice things to say, THANKS! I am sure I will have some future questions. OK it is 10:10 here in Pensacola, FL and I am off of here and out to the Wash Shed to Play. So glad I got all my "house work" done yesterday and the yard too. Maytag day for Stevie!!!!

Steve

 

[kenwashesmonday]

Lid Switch

Since the lid switch doubles as the off-balance switch, it's not a good idea to disable it.
Instead, add a toggle switch in parallel with the lid switch, mount it on the back of the control panel, and label the top of the panel "SERVICE/SAFETY".

 

[goatfarmer]

I agree,leave the lid switch as is.Use the piece of wood between the switch and the lid to watch 'er wash!

Nice washer!Do you need a gas dryer,or electric?
kennyGF

 

[rickr]

June SHOULD be Maytag Month!

Congratulations Steve! Very nice classic machine you have there. The center timer Tags always had that clean classic look. I like these so much better than the later models when they put the timer on the right side.
Have fun with that in the Florida sun!!

Rick

PS Kenny (GF) can find you a FINE matching dryer if you want one.

 

[laundramatt]

what's wrong with watching the wash or spin?

I have to believe there is more to it than the purported "safety" factor. I think manufactures don't want you watching the washer's action, as you will see how poor they are making them lately. Especially GEs. I think full water level is only half way up the wash tub. I've seen wash loads where some of the clothes don't even get wet during the wash cycle! The only way they get wet is during a spin rinse.

Also, while we are talking about defeating the Maytag lid switch, I use 1 or 2 books of matches shoved down where the switch is. I think it works much better than wood.

 

[toggleswitch]

Quote: Since the lid switch doubles as the off-balance switch, it's not a good idea to disable it.

I'm confused, IIRC the off-balance switch is actually some device that mechanically pushes "in" the timer knob, therby stopping the cycle. (or at least it was on a 1965 model....)

Would someone kindly shed some more light on this?

Thank you.

 

[appnut]

Steve, I think that was also the case in 1958. Not to worry.

 

[mayken4now]

Had the time of my life today, but

There is not a (A806)tub light an never has been on here. I know where to look on the upper cabinet for that! So, back to the to lid switch! There have been many comments and suggestions on it, but the way I found to do it years ago (stay away toggleswitch) was to super glue the actual switch in the "ON" postion. Then the plunger still seems to be active, but in escense isnt doing any thing with it's spring loaded self at all. It is then an illusion to the eye. Ok so as far as this machine is concered, I did have a nice day seeing what might be issues. "The previous Owners" were trashing it because it leaked. Guess what. A rotten and split drain hose. OMG, they said to me, OH this machines is so old and we don't want to spend any money on it for repair. I said YEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MAM. May I use it for parts. She obliged, oh please be sure you can use parts then dispose of the remainder in the proper recycle places. Of course I agreed.!

Steve

 

[kenwashesmonday]

Off Balance

The off-balance mechanims was redesigned, I believe in 1966 or so when the control panel was squared off. The microswitch indeed acts as the lid switch and off-balance switch on the late 60s and 70s models.
Then, it was redesigned again, I think when they moved the timer off to the side??

Ken D.

Toggleswitch wrote:
I'm confused, IIRC the off-balance switch is actually some device that mechanically pushes "in" the timer knob, therby stopping the cycle. (or at least it was on a 1965 model....)

 

[fixerman]

I have seen on some early Maytags An off balance switch arm that had an arm that did actually pop the timer dial out when it went off balance. Probably late 50's or early sixties models.