Full Wash: Vintage 1978 Maytag Washer Work Shirts Perm Press
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024
- Watch me wash a load of work shirts on the perm press setting in this Vintage 1978 Maytag Washer. Probably one of the most restored machines to leave my shop.
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Back then no other manufacturer’s machines cared for your clothing better than Maytag. As close to contactless agitation as back and forth agitation has ever been achieved. That these machines were bathed in porcelain ceramic and hummed along more quietly and smoothly than all others for decades on end makes them a true luxury.
Bruce you are so right!!! Back then Maytag was the number one washer and dryer if you were looking for the best set around!!!
Actually Sears top of the line LADY KENMORES were even quieter but you had to buy higher in the line where this was standard with Maytag .
pat cola gosh. Lady Kenmores! Hadn’t thought of those in years . How late did they make those?
pat cola yes you are very correct in that statement you made in regards too marketing tactics. Nothing could run any smother or quieter at any price point in their line and you didn’t have buy the most tricked out Maytag to get that. They were all that way with Maytag! Of course back then we heard our washers running and didn’t really care that much especially if it was in a basement! Lol lol.
@@Channel-cm7yc We always had our washers in our basement. Though I remember when I was about 6 or 7 years old in 1974 that we just got a Norge and put it in our kitchen. Man was that thing LOUD. Wasn't long before it went back to the basement. lol. That machine was real workhorse.
The Maytag repair man would be proud
He would indeed be proud. He really wasn’t as lonely as the marketing would have one believe though
LOL LOL...
@@Channel-cm7yc ....you mean today's Maytag...right ?
This was a perfect size load for this washer, it handled it beautifully. With these Maytag’s you know your clothes are gently and thoroughly washed and rinsed. Smooth running and gets the job done. What more could you ask from a washer.
I personally like the older agitator right there than I do the two-piece agitator
Again it sounds PERFECT!
Agreed! 👍👍
My 1985 just kicked the bucket. I miss the “crunchy “ sound of the dial.
WONDERFUL!
The older washer machines are way better than the new ones today the old ones last forever and they clean clothes better
Yes, and the only reason the newer ones spin so fast is that, they have to because of everything left in and on the articles in the washer because of the new ridiculous way that they wash and rinse now.
Hi Eugene....My mom had this washer don't remember for how long. When she bought another new one it was a Maytag! Great wash. Only the best!!!
These Maytags were the best washers ever made
Love seeing these old washers! I just bought a Samsung steam set and it’s amazing but nothing beats vintage 😎
They are a good no nonsense machine, I have one A608 from 1980 and the last of the center dial design. Maytag gave a cold rinse on the perma press cycle regardless of what button you push for rinse water, it was pre-programmed along with the high speed spin. Low speed spin on the perma press cycle didn't happen on Maytag washers until 1981 when they redesign console with the dial on the right hand side of the machine. Good video, and keep up the good work.
If you overload any machine, you will not have good results. I have my 806 for 10 years. Bought it used. It's a 1973. Purrs right along. Never have used the PP cycle. But the Normal Cycle rinses perfectly.
Beautiful restoration Sir. I Hope you and the family are healthy and well.
Whirlpool/Kenmore had a Wash-n-Wear cycle with a cool down several years before Maytag. And a washer cool down cycle is useful primarily if the load is line-dried, not much needed if the load is machine dried.
How does a cool down cycle help with line drying?
@@1911beauty The point I was making is more on the angle that the Perm Press washer cycle isn't of benefit if the load is being machine dried. Reason being that the load will be *heated* for drying (to 140+°F on a proper Perm Press dryer cycle) which will release any wrinkles caught during spin ... so the extra water used for the washer cool down isn't of benefit. Maytag on their early dryers with electronic moisture sensor continued to heat the load (IIRC to 165°F) *after* the sensor triggered that the load was dry to insure that wrinkles were released, then cooled to 120°F before shut-off (which isn't really cool enough, LOL). The washer cool down is beneficial for line drying because the load isn't being heated sufficiently (except maybe in direct summer sun) to shed wrinkles that may be caught if spun while hot or warm from the wash (before a cold rinse which will then set-in the spin wrinkles).
Good morning Eugene... Happy Friday to you. What a great vintage Maytag.. Had Maytag at home when we were growing up, and then we all bought Maytag when we grew up.. Loved the sounds this washer made, and the spin drain... Missed the blue agitator in the newer models... thanks for a great video... Hope you are Safe and Healthy.....
Good video. My mother had a Kenmore that did a similar thing on its perm press cycle. And when my parents divorced and was living in an apartment, she had a Maytag Laundry Center that also did the same.
Thanks and keep the videos coming!
Whirlpool was the first to introduce this cycle in the late 1950s through Kenmore.
Eugene could you please share a video when your finished with the console panel would like to see the control panel light up. Thanks for all your great videos. There awesome for sure!
I had one of these and I deeply regret getting rid of it. The lint filter was great and kept my drains from clogging over time. The wash was excellent and it had the backlit control panel. Manufacturers please bring back these well made, well thought out appliances.
Yes, Absolutely and ASAP, I personally Liked this Power Finn
Agitator any time over the 2 piece Agitator they came out
with, No the older washer's were Great, !!!
If only washers could actually fill up that quick! 😁
musicnerd 72 no kidding
Well, sure, these washers fill up quicker, but thats probably because they are tiny compared to the new ones today. Although, this would prob still fill fasted if it was 5 cf.
That washer is much smaller
Wish I had a old may tag washer like that one
It's interesting how simple the Maytag agitator is. Rourke fins at the base and the turnover is just good as the fancy ones in the other machines, save one, the Frigidaire jet cone.
This power fin agitator is hands down my favorite agitator Maytag came out with. I think they kept producing them for such a long time for good reason. I don’t think any of the others (the shark fin, 12 vane or even debatably the load sensor) do as good a job as this one at rolling the clothes over, primarily because the fins on this thing are so long. It’s kind of hard on the orbital’s drive train but I can look past that. Lol. Great job and video Eugene! I love all the great comments as well! I hope to be taking on some of these projects this year as well. Cheers!🎉
Shark fin rolled clothes over much fasted
It’d be nice if someone posted a comparison video!
@@alecvip7562 The powerfin though had lateral as well as rollover movement like most any long stroke straight vane agitator.
When Whirlpool came out with the Super Surgilator with extended fins in the late 60s they talked about the wash action being not only roll over but side to side sloshing.
The short quick back and forth produced by the later Maytag and Whirlpool agitators created a steady even rollover without much flexing like the older agitators.
You don't necessarily need continuous rollover for good cleaning . Early Norge solid tub washers were a prime example.
I have one of those. It's still in regular everyday service. The only thing it's ever needed was a water intake solenoid/valve about 5 years ago.
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Fine job!
Great washer
Since Maytag didn't have an extra rinse option, the PP cycle is a great substitute!
Yes I would agree the two piece agitators were an improvement from a wash standpoint on this machine, which by the way was a tough sell because people who knew that wanted a more aggressive wash system and chose based on that. Reliability did however drop off due to the potential failure rates associated with two piece agitators. They don’t last to long in commercial use. Plus by the end of the Maytag era they weren’t really pushing the commercial use of their equipment as hard as too say in this machines era in the video. Speed Queen had the commercial market as far as those that also sold in a residential market too. You’ll notice that no machine in commercial platforms from whirlpool Maytag or SQ ever chose to use two piece agitators for reliability reasons. That is until the current Maytag commercial machine was introduced and the whirlpools of a commercial avoid the two piece concept. I think the whirlpool commercial machines today would be a better choice in a commercial environment. I was there and I saw all this in that era of laundry equipment! Today it’s just too scary to think about selling or servicing the junk of today!
Woo hoo thumbs up before watching! Thanks for the vid
Love it!!
SO nice. I'm working on a small issue with a Maytag DE606 Halo of Heat dryer and could use some help. It's not tripping the shut off solenoid although the capacitor builds voltage, discharges, repeats, etc. There is one suspect component on the circuit board but I don't want to replace the board if this component is not the problem or the board is good.
What’s the point of the first spin stopping and refilling before all the water is spun out? How does it, and the cool-down, benefit permanent press fabrics? Also, to you know the RPM on the high speed spin on this? It looks fast!
Permanent press clothes need to be washed in hot or warm water to relax the treated fabric for shedding wrinkles ... but it'll wrinkle again if spun (compressed) while warm so the cool down comes into play before the first full spin (which ideally should be at low speed).
DADoESofTX thanks
You always do an incredible job restoring your machines. One thing that puzzles me is why you rinse in warm. Cold gets rid of suds better and on this load defeats cool down for PP
Warm water may set wrinkles but it opens up the fabric more to release detergent residue. Warm rinsing is especially good for people who live in very cold parts of the USA/Canada in winter time.
@@patcola7335 Point understood. I’ve lived in the NE and now Palm Springs where our cold water is never cold in the summer. I’ve used front loaders since the Westinghouse slant models. All have multiple rinses. I don’t think you can even buy a washer today that gives you a warm rinse option. I know my last three haven’t. Gotta stick to the old ones I guess😃
@@bn4361 Actually I believe some of the higher line GE top loaders offer warm rinse as an option and the top of the line Speed Queen TR7 does also.
@@patcola7335 Good to know. My newest machines aren’t even a year old.
Again, what a beautiful machine. I never understood what the permanent press cycle actually is good for. It is supposed to cut down on wrinkles, but it still goes through wash, and then the dryer takes over. I don't see how dumping some water, and adding some back at a different temperature can control wrinkles.
Many people didn't have dryers when these cycles were introduced. With dryers so prevalent now, there is no need for this cycle .
Stephen Boisclair the permanent press cool synthetic fabrics before spinning to ensure that the fibres aren’t warm and malleable when they are spun which set in wrinkles. It also uses on average a lower temperature and lighter agitation as synthetic fibres release dirt easier. In front loaders (not sure about American front loaders) it uses more water and a shorter/slower spin to prevent wrinkling.
I personally like that agitator much better over the new one , and the older Maytag washers in my opinion were all together far better, and wished Maytag had never sold out to Whirlpool.
Any advice for getting fabric softener stains off a metal painted top? Have a 20 year old Whirlpool with some bad blue Downy stains.
Quick question are you guys still open???
Hi love your vids I have a maytag bravos ( not the xl) are those good or not?
My old washer just died and I'm replacing it with a Speed Queen front loader. It will be my first washer that uses HE detergent and when I google, there's a lot of conspiracy theories about whether HE is necessary.
SQ's own manual for the washer says you can use regular detergent at a half dose, but some people online say doing this will cause all kinds of problems like destroying seals and growing mold and they swear that HE detergent isn't watered down regular detergent. I'd really like a visual proof one way or the other on this. If you showed us a front loader with problems that you blame on HE, that's probably fine too.
(I am thinking I will use up my stash of regular at half-dose and then make the switch to HE. There are HE pods and HE liquid at Dollar Tree, where I've always bought my regular liquid, so I'll try those and see how it goes.)
P.S. Nice restoration. My house came with a machine just like this 12 years ago, still working, I just didn't like how yellowed and scratched up it was but I bet it's still running to this day.
Good job on getting a speed queen front loader instead of ge garbage
Maybe the first rinse was warm and the final one was cold?
Hi eugene this is mikey I have autism and I really like washing machines if you come across the early direct drive whirlpool or kenmore top loading washing machines from design 2000 can you post a video of it for me please?
AS an old laundry person, I just get sick when you mix all those black clothes with light colors.
FRED WILEY me too! 😆
Clothes are way too clean and it's hard to see how well the agitator works.