Why did some of the old Maytags have big huge screw heads inside the white perforated tub?
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mayken4now
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Those were weights to balance the tub.
I thought those machines were preferated solid basket???
The bolts held the perforated inner tub liner to the outer tub. Yep, perforated solid tubs!
bobbyderegis
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Was that a carry over from the AMP models? The POD looks just like my 142, but it has the modern design. Is the POD a 140?
Bobby in Boston
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veg-o-matic
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Pardon my ignorance, but if the bolts held the inner tub to the outer tub, how the heck did it spin?
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Hi Veg!
Those bolts held the wash tub to another tub which took care of the ''sand disposal'' problems that the ''real'' solid tub machines had. Both tubs were enclosed in a larger ''outer'' tub. This machine really IS an amp design with the controls on that back of the machine and more water temp options. Just different packaging of a great old design! Mark
Those bolts held the wash tub to another tub which took care of the ''sand disposal'' problems that the ''real'' solid tub machines had. Both tubs were enclosed in a larger ''outer'' tub. This machine really IS an amp design with the controls on that back of the machine and more water temp options. Just different packaging of a great old design! Mark
rinso
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I hated our similar Maytag when I was growing up. Not that it wasn't a good washer, but it had the "NO WATCHEE" mercury switch in the lid which was ultra sensitive, so you couldn't even crack the lid just a bit to watch the spin. It wasn't a very entertaining machine to a little kid who would grow up to be an appliance afficionado.
However, even if one could bypass the lid safety switch and attempt to watch the machine, the water level control and out of balance trip tounge wouldn't work properly. I also remember that this machine had a noisy "slammin' spin solenoid" that engaged and disengaged with a loud bang, similar to a Norge. Of course,this announced to the whole house that their weird appliance watcher kid was again attempting to sneak a peek at the spin cycle.
However, even if one could bypass the lid safety switch and attempt to watch the machine, the water level control and out of balance trip tounge wouldn't work properly. I also remember that this machine had a noisy "slammin' spin solenoid" that engaged and disengaged with a loud bang, similar to a Norge. Of course,this announced to the whole house that their weird appliance watcher kid was again attempting to sneak a peek at the spin cycle.
bobbyderegis
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Rinso, we all got caught. Damn crazy kids! My grandmother's old Hotpoint had a buzzer as well as the "clunk" when you interupted the spin. As for the Maytag mercury lid switches, our 142 used a mechanical arm to push in the timer knob everytime the lid was opened. It was the stupidest design ever, and never worked, but you could keep the lid open and not ruin the unbalance mechanism. And no one knew the weird kid was watching the washer do it's thing!
Bobby in Boston
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rinso
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Bobby, yes, I remember our next Maytag, circa 1962, was an early TOL helical drive model. If you held the timer knob out in the "on" position, and opened the lid, you could watch everything. This may be to what you are referring. I remember that it made lots of sweet gurgling and gulping noises both during agitation and spin. The bleach dispenser was a plastic bottle that mixed the bleach with water before sending it to the outer tub. It had a adequate spin for machines back then, but the matching Halo of Heat, single low temp dryer took forever to dry a load of clothes. However, it was so quiet, that you couldn't even tell it was running unless you heard the clothes tumble in it.
Pardon my ignorance, but if the bolts held the inner tub to the outer tub, how the heck did it spin?
Veg in the Maytag AMP design the there are two spin tubs bolted together, the outer spin tub is solid and the inner spin tub is perforated. You can see those big screws that hold the two tubs together in the picture below. Both tubs spin together and are surrounded by a THIRD outer tub. See the picture below; ignore the red shading that was for a different post. This was meant to help with sand disposal but actually made matters worse as the sand got trapped between the two tubs and the whole thing had to be taken apart and cleaned manually. The 1947 and 1948 Frigidaire Unimatic washers used a similar tub design, but GM quickly realized it's disadvantages early on and created a single solid tub started with the 1949 models. Maytag used this design for all AMPs from 1949 thru 1957.
Veg in the Maytag AMP design the there are two spin tubs bolted together, the outer spin tub is solid and the inner spin tub is perforated. You can see those big screws that hold the two tubs together in the picture below. Both tubs spin together and are surrounded by a THIRD outer tub. See the picture below; ignore the red shading that was for a different post. This was meant to help with sand disposal but actually made matters worse as the sand got trapped between the two tubs and the whole thing had to be taken apart and cleaned manually. The 1947 and 1948 Frigidaire Unimatic washers used a similar tub design, but GM quickly realized it's disadvantages early on and created a single solid tub started with the 1949 models. Maytag used this design for all AMPs from 1949 thru 1957.
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Had and AMP in college only it must of been the BOL as it had the skinny gryator and no float but a timed fill. Controls look the same. Paid $30.00 for it in 1967 but was a life saver for my wife and I. Two children in diapers, full college load for both of us and both worked. Was a big item for us to have this. Lasted us through college. Washed at least two or more loads of clothes a day in it. Hung out everything when the weather was nice and in bad weather used the old wooden drying rack.
Had and AMP in college only it must of been the BOL as it had the skinny gryator and no float but a timed fill. Controls look the same. Paid $30.00 for it in 1967 but was a life saver for my wife and I. Two children in diapers, full college load for both of us and both worked. Was a big item for us to have this. Lasted us through college. Washed at least two or more loads of clothes a day in it. Hung out everything when the weather was nice and in bad weather used the old wooden drying rack.
bobbyderegis
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Rinso, I bet you had the same model. I think the spin was darn good for the early 60's, and the mechanical design did not change much until the mid 80's. Our matching Halo of Heat dryer was very quiet, but very small. The ideal dryer load was 1/2 the full washer load. With a small load, the dryers were very fast, gentle, and quite efficient.
Bobby in Boston
Bobby in Boston
veg-o-matic
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Suddenly, it all becomes clear: it's a Triple Tub!
Thanks for the info, guys.
veg
Thanks for the info, guys.
veg
Oh, now I get it!!
Yes, thanks for the info guys. To "rinso" and "bobbyderegis": I remember my father, bless his heart, using one of his medical mirrors to peer inside the lid safety switch of our GE WA-750W to see if he could figure out how to defeat it so I could watch it spin. Pity I didn't know at the time that you could lift off the whole cabinet top by inserting a flat-head into the two clips in the front. Oh, well, thanks for trying Dad.
Yes, thanks for the info guys. To "rinso" and "bobbyderegis": I remember my father, bless his heart, using one of his medical mirrors to peer inside the lid safety switch of our GE WA-750W to see if he could figure out how to defeat it so I could watch it spin. Pity I didn't know at the time that you could lift off the whole cabinet top by inserting a flat-head into the two clips in the front. Oh, well, thanks for trying Dad.
