mrcleanjeans
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BTW,why did the 1972 Maytag 1-speed damage delicate fabrics, yet aggresive washers such as Norge did not?
Why does everyone think Maytag is so great?
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scrubflex
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...a big tub 'tag can handle...
Ohhhkay!!! Now that's more like it. I was worry there for a minute. Besides, the 50 cycle pulley set and a new brake system should definitey inable it to handle a heavier load.
Ohhhkay!!! Now that's more like it. I was worry there for a minute. Besides, the 50 cycle pulley set and a new brake system should definitey inable it to handle a heavier load.
Mr. Cleanjeans...
maytag did not go to the orbital tranny until 1991
maytag did not go to the orbital tranny until 1991
mrcleanjeans
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The reason MANY have thought that the Helical drive Maytags were not cleaning so well will cause me to defend them. The people overstuffed them. They could not handle stuffed loads well but when properly loaded they worked fine. BTW, they ARE a favorite of mine in many ways-it's just they aren't as fun in some respects as say-for example the wild and crazy Blades-o-Water Philco.
mrcleanjeans
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Hi there Patrick. Someone on this sight sayed July 1986. Thanks for the correction.
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Thanks Dan for correcting the correction.
First off - Love the Tags! Great thread and some wonderful discussion going on.
Secondly - per the July/August 1989 Let's Talk Service, Maytag began using their 'new' transmission in current production machines as well as the S1000 stacking unit in July of 1989 (see scanned announcement below).
I'm not sure if, by this time, the 12 series was at the very end of the run (further in the doc you see a 12 panel with an early PowerFlex agitator coming out of it for disassembly), or if the black face machines had made their debut. I do know that most of the black face machines parts manuals are dated to the spring of '90.
For what it is the Orbital is a good transmission, and incredibility simple. I'd take one over a DD Whirlpool any day - even with the PowerFlex-12.
Ben
Secondly - per the July/August 1989 Let's Talk Service, Maytag began using their 'new' transmission in current production machines as well as the S1000 stacking unit in July of 1989 (see scanned announcement below).
I'm not sure if, by this time, the 12 series was at the very end of the run (further in the doc you see a 12 panel with an early PowerFlex agitator coming out of it for disassembly), or if the black face machines had made their debut. I do know that most of the black face machines parts manuals are dated to the spring of '90.
For what it is the Orbital is a good transmission, and incredibility simple. I'd take one over a DD Whirlpool any day - even with the PowerFlex-12.
Ben
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My big concern with actually using the old Maytag's is the fact of the large water consumption. I can appreciate the collecting of vintage machines but my issue is the daily use of these machines. Front-loading washers save on average 40-75% less water and 30-85% less energy. Also, your clothes will last longer. In this economy and energy crisis, we need to be responsible for our resources. We all need to do our part so generations to come can enjoy what we do.
My big concern with actually using the old Maytag's is the fact of the large water consumption. I can appreciate the collecting of vintage machines but my issue is the daily use of these machines. Front-loading washers save on average 40-75% less water and 30-85% less energy. Also, your clothes will last longer. In this economy and energy crisis, we need to be responsible for our resources. We all need to do our part so generations to come can enjoy what we do.
If everyone switched to front loading washers tomorrow, the sewers would turn to mud and stop flowing, they'd have to flush them with millions of gallons of water.
I'm not giving up my top loader just because some bonehead towns allowed the bonehead builders to build houising that they don't have sufficient utilities for.
It's water! It falls out of the sky!
Ken D.
I'm not giving up my top loader just because some bonehead towns allowed the bonehead builders to build houising that they don't have sufficient utilities for.
It's water! It falls out of the sky!
Ken D.
polkanut
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No front loader for me, EVER!
When I wash clothes, I want them to be washed with enough water to do a proper job of it. The 2-3 tsps. of water that go into a front loader just don't cut it with me. Plus from what I've seen, a top loader gets the job done in much less time.
When I wash clothes, I want them to be washed with enough water to do a proper job of it. The 2-3 tsps. of water that go into a front loader just don't cut it with me. Plus from what I've seen, a top loader gets the job done in much less time.
mrcleanjeans
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I agree. I would have any good top loader over today's front loaders. As thousands end up in the scrap heap in 5-7 years, I would not call that ecologically responsible. I'd only consider one if I could raise the water level a bit. I also don't want to wash with just a spoonful of water which won't help the dirt go down.
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Goldenboy, what kind of washer and dryer are you using?
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Since 1972, nothing but Maytag as the daily driver. Four kids, catering laundry, employee and family laundry and never once did a Maytag ever fail or miss a day of work. I bought three new sets, one to have a matching set with a new gas dryer and the last was left in the house sale. Day after day and year after year it hums away. In my "secret space" I have a Dependable Care and an 806 which 5 families in may apartment use. There is a Speed Queen set that are awful. They have been overload through the years, back and crash away, the tub indexes and clothes are not clean or spun dry. The dryer load takes 90 minutes. Never, ever a repair. One factory recall on the Atlantis set for a timer replacement but the washer was functioning perfectly before. The Atlantic has a huge tub which may be an advantage, but doubling the amount of clothes leaves you standing in front of the dryer forever, getting it all folded. Nothing, nothing, nothing out washes a Maytag if loaded properly.People from the neighborhood and at work are always showing up with a problem piece of laundry for me to fix. I have owned, played and washed in them all, but in the quiet of the night, it is the Maytag that owns my heart.
Since 1972, nothing but Maytag as the daily driver. Four kids, catering laundry, employee and family laundry and never once did a Maytag ever fail or miss a day of work. I bought three new sets, one to have a matching set with a new gas dryer and the last was left in the house sale. Day after day and year after year it hums away. In my "secret space" I have a Dependable Care and an 806 which 5 families in may apartment use. There is a Speed Queen set that are awful. They have been overload through the years, back and crash away, the tub indexes and clothes are not clean or spun dry. The dryer load takes 90 minutes. Never, ever a repair. One factory recall on the Atlantis set for a timer replacement but the washer was functioning perfectly before. The Atlantic has a huge tub which may be an advantage, but doubling the amount of clothes leaves you standing in front of the dryer forever, getting it all folded. Nothing, nothing, nothing out washes a Maytag if loaded properly.People from the neighborhood and at work are always showing up with a problem piece of laundry for me to fix. I have owned, played and washed in them all, but in the quiet of the night, it is the Maytag that owns my heart.
mrcleanjeans
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That is impressive Kelly.As I said earlier, Maytags do have a classiness about them, and I would have them in a heartbeat over many, many others. I do like snaz however. It's a weakness.
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I use my Maytag 806 for almost everything except heavy blankets, those get washed in my Frigidaire front loader. I also spin everything washed in the Maytag in the Frigidaire to remove more water. Clothes are just cleaner washed in a top loader.
mrcleanjeans
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What went wrong with the Maytag combos ? They're rare and fun. Were they really so bad? I'd love one.
70series
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We used to wash our bathroom rug, which pretty much covered the whole floor of a standard sized bathroom in our A206. It handled pretty well actually. Although we usually put set the load size for the highest, which on a 206 is Normal, one time we mistakenly left the water level set at Medium. The water currents were like the introduction to Gilligan's Island, and were fun to watch for a few minutes. Then I switched it to Normal.
Have a good one,
James
Have a good one,
James
scrubflex
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The Atlantis has a huge tub...
The Maytag Atlantis visually looks huge because of the wide-based agitator but, it's not. The tub is 21" wide and 14 1/2" tall... 15" the most, the agitator base is 15" wide. That's the same size as the modern Speed Queen washer (3.3 cu. ft tubs). Maytag Dependable (HELICAL) deep tubs are wider and taller.
The Maytag Atlantis visually looks huge because of the wide-based agitator but, it's not. The tub is 21" wide and 14 1/2" tall... 15" the most, the agitator base is 15" wide. That's the same size as the modern Speed Queen washer (3.3 cu. ft tubs). Maytag Dependable (HELICAL) deep tubs are wider and taller.
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