Wanted - Maytag 214434 SPOUT, DEFLECTOR

[mel]

I'm in the process of restoring a Maytag A608. The outer tub had significant rust around the drain hole and the nipple was almost completely rusted away. Then I got another A608 that was in my dad's house. That outer tub was rusted completely through around the top rim where the clamp brackets were. After a year of searching, I found an early 90s A9200 that had an outer tub that is in great condition. In my excitement to finally be able to more forward on the A608, I didn't notice that the A9200 tub did not have the spout deflector on the hole for the bleach tube. That model didn't have a bleach cup so the nipple on the outer tub was capped off with a rubber cap and spring clamp. Unfortunately, I sent the two rusted outer tubs to the scrap yard last week and didn't think to remove the deflector.

Anyone have a spare deflector part# 214434? I've searched online but no luck. I just finished replacing the o-ring and oil in the transmission today so I'm really anxious to get the A608 up and running. Any help finding this part would be greatly appreciated.

Melissa

 

[mel]

BUMP

Anybody????

 

[lowefficiency]

I've never seen one in person - what kind of material is the spout deflector made from?

 

[mel]

It's plastic.

Here is a photo that I borrowed from beekeeknee's transmission rebuild thread that shows the part.

 

[qsd-dan]

There's probably millions of them buried underground not decomposing but it's not a part that most people remove and keep around for the future. You'll probably have to acquire another machine and remove it yourself.

 

You can get around not using one. Chlorine bleach is designed to be added the last 4 minutes of a wash cycle since it immeadilty destroys the enzymes in detergents and renders them useless. If you bypass the lid switch and slooooowly pour bleach into the bleach cup while the machine is operational (agitating), there will be enough dilution and water movement to prevent any damage to clothing from strong concentrations near the bleach dispensing port. I quit using chlorine bleach 15 years ago in my Maytag and substituted oxygen bleach at 160F incoming water temps with a 3 hour soak in the middle of the wash cycle. Much better results and my clothes last more than 4 times longer.

 

[lowefficiency]

I took a look at the rusty tub from my KA606 parts machine before getting rid of it this week, and it didn't have a deflector... Good luck with your search if you are still looking.

 

[combo52]

Maytag plastic bleach, deflector insert

Maytag added this part to dependable care Washers at some point to help counter complaints about bleach damage on clothing caused by when people added bleach to the dispenser when there was dry clothing in the washer tub.

 

It also helped keep water from going up into the bleach cup when the machine would go into spin as it was pumping the water out in some cases the water went back up into the bleach cup  and would leave a yucky buildup in the bleach dispenser cup.

 

Maytag always had a lot of complaints about bleach damage in their washers because of Maytag short wash cycles and poor cleaning performance they constantly passed out cleaning charts, encouraging people to use bleach to get clothing cleaner.

 

Because Maytag washers were one of the only machines that stopped agitating when you opened the lid people often damaged clothing by opening the lid and just pouring some bleach in directly from the bottle, hitting the clothing in the top of the water , damage could be done very quickly before people closed the lid and the anemic agitation pulled the clothing back under the water.

 

The good news is you don’t really need this part. Maytag made the washer for quite a while without this part if you have enough common sense, not to poor, full strength, bleach into the dispenser before the machine is full of water.

 

John.

[this post was last edited: 4/18/2023-08:19]

 

[circlew]

When my mom used bleach in our Maytag, she diluted it with water in a quart jar, the poured it into the washer. Never had any bleach damaged items.

 

[mel]

Thanks for the replies.

I've put the machine back together without the deflector spout and used the rubber cap and spring clamp on the bleach inlet. If I ever find a deflector spout I can always pull the inner tub to install it. After combining the best parts from the two rusty A608 and the outer tub from the A9200, rebuilding the transmission, installing a new brake and replacing the tub bearing/mounting stem (both NOS old style parts!) I am thrilled with my new washer. I couldn't have done it without the great information I found on this forum!

Melissa