Adjusted for inflation, these machines would be well over $2,000. Expecting a machine costing half to have comparable durability is unreasonable. The real problem here is the consumer price index.
I just replaced a 1999 Maytag washer and dryer. The washer started running rough about a year ago, never had issues or have it worked on. The dryer started making a loud noise about 3 weeks ago. The washer didn’t stop washing and the dryer never needed even a heating element replaced. Bought Maytag again. I doubt I will get 25 years out of them like I did the previous ones but I felt it was worth the risk. All my appliances were Maytag. Microwave has been replaced 3 times, one exploded heating water. Dishwasher worked fine for 22 years, replaced with a Kitchenaid. Stove replaced 7 years ago. Refrigerator was a side by side, it just started not cooling as well as before but never quit. I have replaced it twice, first time was 7 years ago and replaced with a Samsung, replaced 2nd time with the same model as before. None of the appliances are made like they use to be.
We just replaced our front loading POS washer with an older one from the early 70's. It works just like this, only better. The loads we washed in the older one were so, sooo, soo very filthy. The top loader don't use enough water to actually get the clothes clean. I love the older ones.
@ I agree about the dirty clothes. My mom’s front loader leaves the clothes full of dirt specks that the dryer has to get off the clothes. Where did you find an old washer? I need to start looking for one
@@catsandprepping Some need to be "burped"....you unscrew a round cover which pulls a filter out. Clean it then sit a bowl underneath the black tube you have to disconnect and drain all the smelly gray water. Not all are like this it'll be on the bottom front right or left side.
I love the fact that you can lift the lid and watch it fill with water and watch the agitation. Todays top washers have this nanny state locking lid mechanism.
Because stupid people would put their hands in the thing and try to stop it. Same kind of people that use toasters in or near water. That's why the label is on every power cord on a toaster. Go figure..😂
@@WinterberryThyme-3333Regarding the McDonald's case, the coffee was entirely too hot leading the woman to get third degree burns to her crotch, she also only tried to settle for $20,000 to cover medical expenses but McDonald's refused so they went to court. That is not a case of frivolous lawsuits, in fact it is a case where our legal system worked how it should. McDonald's was at fault and they had to deal with the consequences.
I like that, too. It would be great if appliance stores carried these same brands and models, never used. Yesteryear was better in so many ways. I wasn't alive in the 50's, and I really miss them.
It would be so cool if manufacturers would go back to making QUALITY goods and appliances.... instead of planned obsolescence, where parts break easily so that we have get even inferior parts for repair, and eventually give up and buy new appliances.
Not like the Obama water saving "efficient" washers made in the last 12 years or so. That aren't worth anything and take 45 minutes to an hour to get clothes partly clean. Government messes up every thing it touches.
😂 I could watch this all day!! I stand in front of my machine and watch the clothes get clean. And that’s ever since I was a little girl. My Nanna had a machine with a wringer on top.
*IM IN A RENTED APARTMENT* with a 1970's washing machine - its the best machine I have ever used. It leats the living crap out of the washing and it comes out shining white
I had that washer. Purchased in 1965, Avacado Green. It was purchased from Weiskind Brothers Maytag, Seattle. I had the motor replaced ten years ago from an old timey appliance man on Camano Island. The washer and matching dryer are still in full time use.
My parents had a 1950s pink Maytag washer and dryer. I used to love to go out to the garage lift the lid and watch the clothes wash. That set lasted about 45 years before they got new ones. They don’t make them like that anymore.
Sigh, I miss being able to watch my clothes wash during the cycle. Seeing each piece of clothing having its turn going under the agitator was so satisfying. Clothes came out cleaner back then too. Bring back the tall agitators!!
I miss the tall agitators too. Those ensured that your clothes were definitely clean. And when the weather is nice...I still hang my laundry outdoors.❤
I bought my Maytags back in 1998 Still working perfect. I've only replaced one $6.00 part on the washing machine about 7 years. Best money I ever spent.
My Maytag set came w the house I bought in 2015. I know that the last 'upgrade' on anything cosmetic or appliance-wise, was between 1970-80. Everything solid. Maybe the kids got mom a new set at some point after the father died, not later than 90's. No sensors, just knobs, work wonderfully.
My dad inherited my grandmas old penthouse apartment with parquet wood flooring and a GE dishwasher from the 1950s. Its pink inside and works perfectly.
I got rid of my newer front loader and bought an old Speed Queen because I got sick of dealing with modern garbage. The decision to do this has proved to be a good one.
What a beautiful color it is and built to last. It's a shame we no longer build stuff like this anymore or use those colors. I get so tired of white, beige, black or stainless on everything and now all the appliances have to have touch screens and some even connect to wifi. So it's nice to know there's still some surviving gems like this washing machine out there and there's those like yourself who take the time to repair them and share them with the internet. I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Would you consider making a 6 hour recording of only the gentle cycle wash time, please? That sound is so relaxing, takes me back to my childhood... I could sleep soundly with that sound near me!!🤤
I agree! I would love an 8-10 hour video of these sounds, with no ads, for sleeping. Maybe even a dryer running in the background, too. This is comforting and calming, and reminds me of a time when everything worked better.
This is cool! I have my grandmas monitor top refrigerator, 1935, and it runs perfectly. capacity is not as big as newer ones, but it sure a conversation starter! I has been in use all this time and i only replaced the door gasket.
I have to disagree. We bought our high efficiency front loader about 10 years ago. Our son and his family were living with us at the time. As you can imagine there was a lot of laundry being done. Once we got the high efficiency machine it seemed to do better on cleaning the clothes and it cut our water bill in half! It's been just my wife and I for quite a while and we could not ask for a better machine.
I had that washer!!! In white. Bought a new set of Speed Queens in 1990's and gave that to my sister - who STILL HAS IT AND USES IT WEEKLY!! (ETA - my Speed Queens gave out after 10 years, and I've had 2 more sets since. I miss my old Maytag!)
Give her a gift certificate for a spa day, and when she's out of the house go in and take back the washer. Pretend to be shocked when she calls you to say her home was burglarized. Then don't let her back in your house ever again.
I was made in 1964, 60 years ago, and I'm falling apart. In the old days they built stuff to last. I knew a lady with a METAL vacuum cleaner from the 1960s that worked perfectly when I saw her last around 2003, when she passed.
I have a Japanese bagless canister vacuum cleaner from 1984 that still runs like a dream....and it's unusually quiet, for a vacuum cleaner, and doesn't cause TV interference. I can use it in the middle of the night without disturbing anyone's sleep (as long as I am not vacuuming their bedroom).
Our mom had exact machine until 1970's. In fact she bought the entire matching turquoise appliance package. Frig, stove, dishwasher, washer and a stand mixer. Frig lasted until 1986 with one repair. Paint was excellent only door handle showed any wear. The dishwasher had a butcherblock top, you'd roll the dishwasher over to the sink, hook up water line to faucet and waste water to empty into the sink.
Wow, does that bring back memories…. My grandmother had the old washer with the ringer on the side.. You wash the load random through the ringer, Drain the water out, refilled it… Put the clothes back in it let it run… Then take the clothes out and run them through the ringer again… Then drain the rinse water… So when my grandmother got the new Maytag, it was the Talk of the town.. Neighbors would come and visit just to see the washing machine… I still remember the amazement on their faces to see that you just put the clothes in the washer and when the washer was done, you could hang the clothes straight out on the clothesline… Back then, Maytag washers survived forever and we’re actually passed down to your kids when they moved out on their own… Those were the good old days… I’m 63 years old and I have been a forever agitator type washer person… Because they actually do clean your clothes, the best…
My parents had the Avacado green Maytag set. They worked for 30+ years until we moved and they were left for the new owners of the house in the 90s; still working.
Not only did it work like a charm, but the water filled up so damn fast and the whole wash is done within 15 minutes.. the new Maytag that I bought recently died within a few months
Worked with appliances in the 80s and used to fix the old Maytags to sell as used. As long as the lower transmission seal was good it usually just needed new belts and a motor spring kit and it was good for a few years for someone who couldn’t afford a new one.
Galaxy, I remember my uncle bought a farm in 1986 and it had a wringer washer outside. They somehow got the well water to it and us kids you run wild while my aunt and mom were enjoying the unique washer out in the front yard! LOL
I love the old appliances. They were built to last. When I was a kid we had turquoise appliances in the '60s and I thought they were absolutely stunning. Even the sink was turquoise in the kitchen!
I love this! I had a Kenmore for 25 years and it was working well but I couldn’t get the hot water to work, so we replaced it with a new Kenmore in 2012. It was horrible. Wouldn’t fill all the way, wouldn’t spin the clothes dry, it got off balance and rocked itself almost a foot out of place. Plus it was loud and the clothes weren’t clean. The worst thing about it was it locked me out. Once the cycle started, I couldn’t get it to open. It was horrible. I complained so much, my husband bought a brand new Speed Queen, made in America, steel drum washer, considered commercial grade. It is basically just like my 25 year old washer was. I LOVE IT soooo much. I will never get rid of it!
I am an appliance repairman and I do tons of Whirlpool warranty calls on top loaders. The closest thing to that washer is the Maytag commercial toploader. They are hard to get but are around $800 and fill with plenty of water and wash like the old machines. They generally have a black, clean looking console. You'll know if it's the commerical washer if it has security torx screws holding the console together. We only see these machines once in a great while because they hardly ever break down. The last one I serviced it was giving an F9E1 error (drain error) and it was full of water. After taking it apart I determined there was a long and very thin pin from the collar of a button up shirt stuck in the drain pumps turbine and keeping it from spinning. This unit was nearly 5 years old and still under the 5 year commercial factory warranty so it was fully covered. Between 6-10 years you only pay for the labor and not parts if anything breaks. Any other Whirlpool product washer only gives one year factory warranty, unless you buy from Costco and they give a 2 year factory warranty. If you buy anything else get that extended warranty! Trust me!!!
do you do tons of Whirlpool warranty calls b/c they are not that great? or is it moreso that they are very common? I'm using 20 or 21yo Whirlpool top loader ('kenmore'), had it's first issue a few weeks ago and I had to have repair guy rewire it after the lidswitch failed, but he told me that overall they're great machines, in-demand as used units (and seemingly pretty easy for repairmen to work on). It's not a commercial unit, but seems to work fine as far as we can tell.
@@monkeyb1820 Whirlpool is completely different now than it was 20 years ago. They were decent till sometime in the mid 20teens. Then they went to crap. The newest ones are even worse yet.
These old Maytag washers were some of the most dependable machines ever made. There’s a reason the basic design and mechanics didn’t change for many years and that’s because it actually worked!! Try to get a modern washer to last 65 years like this has!!
Could no longer get parts for my washer or dryer. Both were over 45 years old, belonged to my parents. Since then, I’ve had to replace both every 8-10 years. They don’t build them to last anymore, they build them to break.
Survivor Fallacy: thinking all the washing machines of that era last longer because of occasional examples. The vast majority of them were junked decades ago.
Not really true. My grandmother had an old washer dryer set from the 70s that still functioned great until she passed. I think we only needed to replace some bearings or a heating element. I have a feeling most people trashed them not because they didn’t work but because someone died, moved or they just felt they “needed” something with a modern look. The latter being a mistake they’ll pay for ever 8 years or so. These old ones were easy to work on too. Different appliance but my parents have a new upright freezer and an old chest freezer from the late 70s still working. I’ll be curious to see which one goes first. It all came down to simplicity and robustness and these older machines had both in spades, rarely broken down and when they did it was something simple. The new ones are Rube Goldberg devices, any number of things can go wrong and it’s rarely a cheap fix.
We have become a disposable society. I am an Amateur Radio Operator and years ago when a resistor burned up you got out your trusty soldering iron and replaced it. Now everything is surface-mounted on circuit boards produced by automated machines and it's next to impossible to remove and replace something with the standard soldering equipment. So you remove an entire circuit board and throw it away. Install a new identical board consisting of new components that you didn't need. And I wonder where it all goes....
The days of just pushing a button and water starts filling it all the way and you could open the lid. No load sense crap, lid lock. We had a set of maytag washer dryer combo that lasted 15 years before they gave up.
The last simple washer I had was an ex-laundromat Electrolux front load washer. It had an on button and water temp select knob. That's it. It filled up to about two inches on the glass, like they used to do before the energy star standards were imposed. An eight-minute wash cycle followed by three rinses. Perfectly clean clothes every time. Sadly, the electro-mechanical timer started acting up and it was so old that Electrolux no longer carried replacement parts for that model. RIP.
@@brodriguez11000 That's above my paygrade. No idea what Tinkerer is. BTW, I looked and looked for a good used Dexter front load washer and they are not to be found. The commercial washers are all super computer'd, too complex for my taste, and just not easily available for private users.
@@BlackPill-pu4vi Basically it's a sequence timer. Modern ones are electronic. Older ones were cams on a shaft (hence the ticking and clicking you hear). Someone familiar with electronics or mechanics could either repair or build a new one.
Repairing this old machine is a great idea. You'll never find another gem like it these days. I'm constantly fighting with my machine, damn thing has a mind of its own. Nothing can be done without lots of trouble mostly caused by its automatic sensor and that it locks the lid which can't be opened until the complete cycle is finished or I have to unplug it. Gone are the days when watching the clothes being washed was FUN.
Back then they made appliance as good as they could make them. Today, they are designed only to outlast the warranty. Corporate executives weren't quite as greedy back then.
It was probably the first time they actually had CLEAN clothes. We had the old style wringer washers with the mangles as a kid. We never had an issue with stains until we "upgraded" to newer models. How are machines today more efficient if you need to run them 4 times on the same load to actually get the dirt and body oils off of them or out of the fabric. And by that time the fabric is toast because the clothes don't have enough water to slosh around in and are just friction rubbing themselves apart?
In 2016, we replaced our Whirlpool from '91 with a new one. It had a center post that looked like an agitator but wasn't. It unbalanced on the first two loads. I persuaded my wonderful husband to return it to Lowe's. We bought a refurbished Whirlpool with a normal agitator. It is huge capacity and gets our clothes clean. Never buy a newfangled piece of junk.
@@TerryKashatthe new machines agitators barely move/the clothes have the move to be cleaned !! I think the old machines got the clothes much cleaner ❗❗
Mom still has hers in good working order. She had to buy a stackable for the main floor since she can’t do stairs anymore. Meanwhile my kid’s new one lasted 3 years. If she didn’t live out of state, she’d take her grandma’s.
This reminds me of someone whom I was acquainted with over 40 years ago, who told me about when he and his wife first got married many years before. They didn't have a lot of cash, so they bought the cheapest bottom-of-the-line Maytag that they could find just to keep them going until they could afford something nicer. He said that after 25 years of constant use, they had to call a repairman because something finally went wrong.
I have a 28 yr. old Maytag refrigerator. I have not had one repair on it all this time. Got a new refrig, put the Maytag in the garage, it is still going, I expect my new LG to not live as long as the Maytag. We needed a different interior as our shopping habits have changed.
It's not surprising it works so well, this is before people cared about water and power use in appliances. A lot of the programs to control resource usage severely impacted how well machines could clean clothes.
My upright Sesrs Kenmore Freezer I bought at an auction they had at the house we bought. I paid 35 bucks for it, that was 25 years ago. The freezer is over 50 years old and is still going strong.
I wish I could be a new one of these. I got rid of my 35-year-old maytag and bought a HE machine and I hate it.....and that locking lid drives me crazy. How do you expect clothes to get clean with so little water!
I screwed around with mine and defeated the locking switch. Anybody dumb enough to put their hand into a spinning drum full of clothes deserves to have it ripped off!
We have a 60 odd year old Westinghouse fridge in our workshop that will survive the apocalypse and keeps the pops ice cold. We've replaced the fridge in the kitchen 3 times in a decade and a half.
Your are working miracles my Friend, hard to believe that this old of a washer still works. You must have an Appliance Repair Background even to have working knowledge of how this 70 some year old washer functions. Where do you get parts for this old of a washer, one would need the original Operators and Parts Manuel even to know work on this lovely part of Appliance History.
OMG, I forgot when that aqua color was popular! Remember that olive green appliance phase? Then there was some hideous mustard yellow color, too. Crazy times. What I miss the most is how you could open the lid on those old washers at any time during the cycle. These days, they make them so they automatically lock as soon as the washer fills up and starts.
I worked at an appliance store in 88-89 delivery stuff. The Maytags were expensive and sold less, but we had few problems. My boss showed me the parts area. The Naytag was smallest, we rarely had to repair anything. In fact we removed a Maytag dishwasher once. Our boss snatched it. It was theory first foray into dishwashers. It had a washing machine motor, one belt (A washing machine one.) and a few switches in it. My boss said these are basically unkillable. The washing machine motor only turned the spray arm essentially, and they used washing machine pumps He sold it to somebody he knew, who wanted one they didn't ever have to worry about fixing. Whirlpool had the biggest parts area, and we replaced about one in 15 we sold, they didn't last a month, and were unfixable, and Whirlpool would have us return them to them.
Video title needs correction. It says " I Washed My Clothes is a Vintage Washer" I have my parents first fridge which is a Norge and it has been running for over 65 years. That's a great color. I've seen cars that color too. That's why I wanted to save my old washer because it would fill up like that. Now all the new ones fill less than a third for the top loaders.
My daughter bought a new washer & dryer and hates them, she says they don't get your clothes clean! (No agitator) I'm keeping my older washer with an agitator! ❤
We use a Maytag Washer and Dryer that are Avacaldo Green. They were made in 1976. Ben using them the past 20 years. Everything on the washer works. The timer on the Dryer does not work, the part is NLA. We have a timer we set in the Kitchen, when it dings, time to remove the cloths. Maybe 8 years ago we had to replace the heating element in the dryer, simple job. 4 years ago the motor finally quit, Bought a new one, took the dryer apart, cleaned everything in the vent system. was packed with lint, and a small amount of money that that fell out of pockets. Replaced the motor, new Drum Belt, the Drum Rollers were in good shape. works great now. Did replace the Belts on the Washer, simple process. The Water Pump is a simple set up. One belt runs the Washer, second belt turns the Water Pump. In wash mode the motor runs one direction. It turns the Pump backwards, in the Spin/rinse mode, the Motor reverses and turns the Pump the other direction to pump the water out. very simple system. I have another Washer that`s an Almond color, bought it off CL for $135. Looks brand new, have it as a back up. These machines are simple and reliable. No printed Circuit Boards, or electronics. If you search on the Internet/Google, there is Appliance Forums that can help and guide you through any problems.
One of my favorite things about older washers is the ability to open it and not have it stop filling or running. Perfect for dying things...or the socks ya dropped on the way to the washer. I miss appliances that were meant to run for 30 years instead of 2. We had an old early 50s round top Norge fridge that hung on until the mid 90s when the door hinges finally gave up.
My grandmother had one of these from the late 60s to the early 2000s when she moved to assisted living. It was kept in a storage room off a carport in humid Florida its entire life. It was loud and squeaked like this one, but other than that worked like a champ. I wonder how Maytag made its profit goals making machines in America that lasted a lifetime? Weird thing is like others here, I’m not so sure my fancy new machine with steam etc and all of its circuit boards and complexity cleans as well.
This is what my life has become watching a washer machine.
insomniacs unite😴
I was just thinking the same thing 😂
I visit laundromats in my spare time.😉
And I’m still washing… err, watching. 😂
I LOVE the vintage look and simplicity. And these machines actually did the job. I think. 😅
Much more interesting than politics! :>)
60+ years old and still works like a champ. American craftsmanship. NOTHING like it made today.
Commercial machines maybe.
Speed Queen is just as good as Old Maytags and they are made in the USA.
Adjusted for inflation, these machines would be well over $2,000. Expecting a machine costing half to have comparable durability is unreasonable. The real problem here is the consumer price index.
@@shawnbottom4769 We have $2000-3000 machines these days that barely last 5 years. SungSam....
I just replaced a 1999 Maytag washer and dryer. The washer started running rough about a year ago, never had issues or have it worked on. The dryer started making a loud noise about 3 weeks ago. The washer didn’t stop washing and the dryer never needed even a heating element replaced. Bought Maytag again. I doubt I will get 25 years out of them like I did the previous ones but I felt it was worth the risk. All my appliances were Maytag. Microwave has been replaced 3 times, one exploded heating water. Dishwasher worked fine for 22 years, replaced with a Kitchenaid. Stove replaced 7 years ago. Refrigerator was a side by side, it just started not cooling as well as before but never quit. I have replaced it twice, first time was 7 years ago and replaced with a Samsung, replaced 2nd time with the same model as before. None of the appliances are made like they use to be.
Look at that! It’s actually washing clothes! With real water! Not just a cup of water either and it doesn’t take 2hours. I NEED one of these.
@@Motherofthedead me too!
We just replaced our front loading POS washer with an older one from the early 70's. It works just like this, only better. The loads we washed in the older one were so, sooo, soo very filthy. The top loader don't use enough water to actually get the clothes clean. I love the older ones.
@ I agree about the dirty clothes. My mom’s front loader leaves the clothes full of dirt specks that the dryer has to get off the clothes.
Where did you find an old washer? I need to start looking for one
Don't put any clothes in the machine until it fills up with water. Problem solved.
@@catsandprepping Some need to be "burped"....you unscrew a round cover which pulls a filter out. Clean it then sit a bowl underneath the black tube you have to disconnect and drain all the smelly gray water. Not all are like this it'll be on the bottom front right or left side.
We need companies to make stuff like this again. Simple, dependable and long lasting.
They do. Speed Queen is your best bet. Adjusted for inflation, these things were thousands of dollars.
@Sonny_McMacsson good point
No y weren't @@Sonny_McMacsson
Commercial speed queens are mechanical (no elect. sensors) and awesome. They are a bit expensive, but worth it.
Yeah it's called Anything But China!!!!
Wow ! A washer that just….washes. What a concept. No computer boards and electronics.
We had one with a computer board and it didn't last long
That washing machine is GORGEOUS!
It came in pink too
Agreed! I love the light bar!
Really how big ring I wool rather watch grass grow
Ikr I love that color
I love the fact that you can lift the lid and watch it fill with water and watch the agitation. Todays top washers have this nanny state locking lid mechanism.
Because stupid people would put their hands in the thing and try to stop it. Same kind of people that use toasters in or near water. That's why the label is on every power cord on a toaster. Go figure..😂
@@lindasain9774 they have interfered with natural selection just like the external use only warnings on shampoo bottles.😂
@@WinterberryThyme-3333Regarding the McDonald's case, the coffee was entirely too hot leading the woman to get third degree burns to her crotch, she also only tried to settle for $20,000 to cover medical expenses but McDonald's refused so they went to court. That is not a case of frivolous lawsuits, in fact it is a case where our legal system worked how it should. McDonald's was at fault and they had to deal with the consequences.
Just unscrew it.
Cant stand that.
it would be so cool if we could go back to retro color on appliances again. i like this blue color a lot.
If it were a Fender guitar, it'd be like a surf green.
Tiffany blue maybe?
I like that, too. It would be great if appliance stores carried these same brands and models, never used. Yesteryear was better in so many ways. I wasn't alive in the 50's, and I really miss them.
It would be so cool if manufacturers would go back to making QUALITY goods and appliances.... instead of planned obsolescence, where parts break easily so that we have get even inferior parts for repair, and eventually give up and buy new appliances.
Rustoleum has a whole line of great colors.
My Mom had the 1960 washer and dryer until she died in ‘85 and her niece inherited them still working.
Wow!
I'd take that thing in a heartbeat, they were made to last and simple. I miss the old Maytag repairman, he was always bored.
Jesse White
@maureenreagan7677 Yes❤
The most genuine video on RUclips, a washing machine has no agenda or narrative to follow.
Not like the Obama water saving "efficient" washers made in the last 12 years or so. That aren't worth anything and take 45 minutes to an hour to get clothes partly clean. Government messes up every thing it touches.
it also didnt give the results promised. That said if I want to watch a washing machine i know where to go.
@@MattG171 Sad, that is. Have to rely on a machine to give us objective truth. There's an essay, poem there somewhere....
😂 I could watch this all day!! I stand in front of my machine and watch the clothes get clean. And that’s ever since I was a little girl. My Nanna had a machine with a wringer on top.
*IM IN A RENTED APARTMENT* with a 1970's washing machine - its the best machine I have ever used. It leats the living crap out of the washing and it comes out shining white
I had that washer. Purchased in 1965, Avacado Green. It was purchased from Weiskind Brothers Maytag, Seattle. I had the motor replaced ten years ago from an old timey appliance man on Camano Island. The washer and matching dryer are still in full time use.
Love the vintage turquoise color!
My parents had a 1950s pink Maytag washer and dryer. I used to love to go out to the garage lift the lid and watch the clothes wash. That set lasted about 45 years before they got new ones. They don’t make them like that anymore.
Sigh, I miss being able to watch my clothes wash during the cycle. Seeing each piece of clothing having its turn going under the agitator was so satisfying. Clothes came out cleaner back then too. Bring back the tall agitators!!
No way we’re the clothes cleaner. I get the nostalgia, but no.
I miss the tall agitators too. Those ensured that your clothes were definitely clean.
And when the weather is nice...I still hang my laundry outdoors.❤
These old machines were virtually bulletproof!
I bought my Maytags back in 1998 Still working perfect. I've only replaced one $6.00 part on the washing machine about 7 years. Best money I ever spent.
1981 for our Maytags…
My Maytag set came w the house I bought in 2015. I know that the last 'upgrade' on anything cosmetic or appliance-wise, was between 1970-80. Everything solid. Maybe the kids got mom a new set at some point after the father died, not later than 90's. No sensors, just knobs, work wonderfully.
me too since 1996, i replaced the fill valve on the washer and the dryer the heating element, belt and drum rollers. i did it myself for little money.
The style, the color, the light!!! I have major envy!
Exactly!!!!
My dad inherited my grandmas old penthouse apartment with parquet wood flooring and a GE dishwasher from the 1950s. Its pink inside and works perfectly.
My mom had speed king washer and dryer set, it just nevet quit. Had to have a belt replaced every 10 yrs or so, but it always worked
It works and your clothes come out clean! What a concept!
The time is 3:07am and I am watching a washing machine. Wow I'm feeling accomplished.
It’s 1:20am and I am doing the same. It is a very therapeutic video!
😂
@@binderdundit228 No, this is not just any washing machine! It's ok to watch this one. Lol❤️
108 am for me
@@tiffanyjames7150- 3:30 a.m. and I'm procrastinating on doing dishes, lol! 😅
I got rid of my newer front loader and bought an old Speed Queen because I got sick of dealing with modern garbage. The decision to do this has proved to be a good one.
We have a Kenmore. When it dies I'll go for the Speed Queen.
You get what you pay for!
@@oldandintheway9805 not always, neptunes aren't cheap!
@@carsten4594 I've heard so many complaints with them.
@minxella12 Ooooh but they're sooo greeen...🤪
What a beautiful color it is and built to last. It's a shame we no longer build stuff like this anymore or use those colors. I get so tired of white, beige, black or stainless on everything and now all the appliances have to have touch screens and some even connect to wifi. So it's nice to know there's still some surviving gems like this washing machine out there and there's those like yourself who take the time to repair them and share them with the internet. I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Alas, America does not build much anymore. The factories are gone. So are people who will work.
Appalachian, I even miss colored toilet paper!
@@Tessa--LibrarianLovesRick I was born in 80, and I remember the pretty pastel colored toilet papers. Wish we still had options like that!
@@MyButtercup Thus the beginning of the end for middle class families. Same goes for the steel mills.
I believe that if factories were still here in our country...people would work.
That machine is beautiful.
How did this video get in my feed? I watched it anyway...
Welcome to washing machine porn..
"I washed it anyway"
Ftfy
Same here.
Same. Nostalgia.
Same here...😂
God I miss the good ole days 🥲
My grandfather still have his, we joked him about about it but it cleans better than my 2 year old modern one.
It shouldn’t
My grandmother had an old Bendix front loader. I think it was built sometime in the late 40s. When she passed away in 1987 it was still working.
Would you consider making a 6 hour recording of only the gentle cycle wash time, please? That sound is so relaxing, takes me back to my childhood... I could sleep soundly with that sound near me!!🤤
I agree! I would love an 8-10 hour video of these sounds, with no ads, for sleeping. Maybe even a dryer running in the background, too. This is comforting and calming, and reminds me of a time when everything worked better.
Yes, the sound is putting me to sleep. It’s like taking a nap on the couch I grew up in while my mama was busy doing stuff. COMFORT ❤
It's odd but I find watching this with the sound and seeing the water kind of soothing and relaxing!
@@janegardener1662 I should put this video on next time I have trouble sleeping. lol
It really is the perfect white noise. Very calm and relaxing and so quiet.
Same here!Tis very soothing.
sometimes in life, you gotta slow down and watch clothes being agitated!
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My mom had that exact Maytag model, except that it was all white and had no light. It was the best of the eight brands of washer I have used.
This is cool! I have my grandmas monitor top refrigerator, 1935, and it runs perfectly. capacity is not as big as newer ones, but it sure a conversation starter! I has been in use all this time and i only replaced the door gasket.
I like the fact that it does not stop when lid is opened. This is from before the mega lawsuit was invented
Any old machine works better than the new “energy efficient” models.
I have to disagree. We bought our high efficiency front loader about 10 years ago. Our son and his family were living with us at the time. As you can imagine there was a lot of laundry being done. Once we got the high efficiency machine it seemed to do better on cleaning the clothes and it cut our water bill in half! It's been just my wife and I for quite a while and we could not ask for a better machine.
I’d agree. My HE washer barely gets the clothes wet, and rubs them together for an hour so they start to pill.
@@1001Hobbies Water bill? Not. On well water. No bills here .
My 1953 GE fridge looks beautiful and works absolutely perfect.
I agree. All the chips have made them fail early. Being efficient is nonsense, it will fill the landfill much sooner
of course it works it's a Maytag don't you remember those old Maytag Repairman commercials
I had that washer!!! In white. Bought a new set of Speed Queens in 1990's and gave that to my sister - who STILL HAS IT AND USES IT WEEKLY!! (ETA - my Speed Queens gave out after 10 years, and I've had 2 more sets since. I miss my old Maytag!)
Give her a gift certificate for a spa day, and when she's out of the house go in and take back the washer. Pretend to be shocked
when she calls you to say her home was burglarized. Then don't let her back in your house ever again.
I was made in 1964, 60 years ago, and I'm falling apart.
In the old days they built stuff to last. I knew a lady with a METAL vacuum cleaner from the 1960s that worked perfectly when I saw her last around 2003, when she passed.
I have a Japanese bagless canister vacuum cleaner from 1984 that still runs like a dream....and it's unusually quiet, for a vacuum cleaner, and doesn't cause TV interference. I can use it in the middle of the night without disturbing anyone's sleep (as long as I am not vacuuming their bedroom).
Our mom had exact machine until 1970's. In fact she bought the entire matching turquoise appliance package. Frig, stove, dishwasher, washer and a stand mixer. Frig lasted until 1986 with one repair. Paint was excellent only door handle showed any wear. The dishwasher had a butcherblock top, you'd roll the dishwasher over to the sink, hook up water line to faucet and waste water to empty into the sink.
Oh I'm jealous! I love this color!
No dryer?
Wow, does that bring back memories…. My grandmother had the old washer with the ringer on the side.. You wash the load random through the ringer, Drain the water out, refilled it… Put the clothes back in it let it run… Then take the clothes out and run them through the ringer again… Then drain the rinse water…
So when my grandmother got the new Maytag, it was the Talk of the town.. Neighbors would come and visit just to see the washing machine… I still remember the amazement on their faces to see that you just put the clothes in the washer and when the washer was done, you could hang the clothes straight out on the clothesline… Back then, Maytag washers survived forever and we’re actually passed down to your kids when they moved out on their own… Those were the good old days… I’m 63 years old and I have been a forever agitator type washer person… Because they actually do clean your clothes, the best…
My parents had the Avacado green Maytag set. They worked for 30+ years until we moved and they were left for the new owners of the house in the 90s; still working.
I have one slightly newer than that. I have carried it all over the country for over 30 years. They are bulletproof amazing machines.
Not only did it work like a charm, but the water filled up so damn fast and the whole wash is done within 15 minutes.. the new Maytag that I bought recently died within a few months
I know. If I could get each load done in this amount of time my life round be so much easier.
The action's speeded up. In any case the water fill rate is more dependent on your home water pressure.
@@nlpnt
No that's not really accurate because I used to have an old one and it filled up rapidly up to the top
No it does not@janish3059
New appliances, cars, products designed with "PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE"!!!😠
Worked with appliances in the 80s and used to fix the old Maytags to sell as used. As long as the lower transmission seal was good it usually just needed new belts and a motor spring kit and it was good for a few years for someone who couldn’t afford a new one.
My parents still have an old wringer washer from the 50's. It still works, too. They even use it once or twice a year for specific wash loads.
Galaxy, I remember my uncle bought a farm in 1986 and it had a wringer washer outside. They somehow got the well water to it and us kids you run wild while my aunt and mom were enjoying the unique washer out in the front yard! LOL
Procrastinating doing laundry by watching a load of laundry hmmm. My life has realized come full circle.
Wash, rinse or spin cycle?
😂
Krystal! Exacty - I'm doing the same and I'm missing the washers of my childhood
Thanks for this video! It gives me great memories of my grandma back in the 70’s.
My momss 41 yr old sears kenmore washer still working
Still using my 1988 Whirlpool washer and dryer bought at Sear at the beginning of that year.
Wow!! 😮
I like the color of the washing machine.
I love the old appliances. They were built to last. When I was a kid we had turquoise appliances in the '60s and I thought they were absolutely stunning. Even the sink was turquoise in the kitchen!
Is there just something soothing about watching this wash clothes??🤣
I clean for a guy almost 90 years old. He's got one similar. And a hoover in same color.
I love this! I had a Kenmore for 25 years and it was working well but I couldn’t get the hot water to work, so we replaced it with a new Kenmore in 2012. It was horrible. Wouldn’t fill all the way, wouldn’t spin the clothes dry, it got off balance and rocked itself almost a foot out of place. Plus it was loud and the clothes weren’t clean. The worst thing about it was it locked me out. Once the cycle started, I couldn’t get it to open. It was horrible. I complained so much, my husband bought a brand new Speed Queen, made in America, steel drum washer, considered commercial grade. It is basically just like my 25 year old washer was. I LOVE IT soooo much. I will never get rid of it!
I am an appliance repairman and I do tons of Whirlpool warranty calls on top loaders. The closest thing to that washer is the Maytag commercial toploader. They are hard to get but are around $800 and fill with plenty of water and wash like the old machines. They generally have a black, clean looking console. You'll know if it's the commerical washer if it has security torx screws holding the console together.
We only see these machines once in a great while because they hardly ever break down. The last one I serviced it was giving an F9E1 error (drain error) and it was full of water. After taking it apart I determined there was a long and very thin pin from the collar of a button up shirt stuck in the drain pumps turbine and keeping it from spinning.
This unit was nearly 5 years old and still under the 5 year commercial factory warranty so it was fully covered. Between 6-10 years you only pay for the labor and not parts if anything breaks. Any other Whirlpool product washer only gives one year factory warranty, unless you buy from Costco and they give a 2 year factory warranty.
If you buy anything else get that extended warranty! Trust me!!!
do you do tons of Whirlpool warranty calls b/c they are not that great? or is it moreso that they are very common? I'm using 20 or 21yo Whirlpool top loader ('kenmore'), had it's first issue a few weeks ago and I had to have repair guy rewire it after the lidswitch failed, but he told me that overall they're great machines, in-demand as used units (and seemingly pretty easy for repairmen to work on). It's not a commercial unit, but seems to work fine as far as we can tell.
@@monkeyb1820 Whirlpool is completely different now than it was 20 years ago. They were decent till sometime in the mid 20teens. Then they went to crap. The newest ones are even worse yet.
Thank you for this info
These old Maytag washers were some of the most dependable machines ever made. There’s a reason the basic design and mechanics didn’t change for many years and that’s because it actually worked!! Try to get a modern washer to last 65 years like this has!!
Yes the new one I have sucks, doesn’t clean well, leaks and many other issues.
Could no longer get parts for my washer or dryer. Both were over 45 years old, belonged to my parents. Since then, I’ve had to replace both every 8-10 years. They don’t build them to last anymore, they build them to break.
Survivor Fallacy: thinking all the washing machines of that era last longer because of occasional examples. The vast majority of them were junked decades ago.
Not really true. My grandmother had an old washer dryer set from the 70s that still functioned great until she passed. I think we only needed to replace some bearings or a heating element. I have a feeling most people trashed them not because they didn’t work but because someone died, moved or they just felt they “needed” something with a modern look. The latter being a mistake they’ll pay for ever 8 years or so. These old ones were easy to work on too. Different appliance but my parents have a new upright freezer and an old chest freezer from the late 70s still working. I’ll be curious to see which one goes first. It all came down to simplicity and robustness and these older machines had both in spades, rarely broken down and when they did it was something simple. The new ones are Rube Goldberg devices, any number of things can go wrong and it’s rarely a cheap fix.
We have become a disposable society. I am an Amateur Radio Operator and years ago when a resistor burned up you got out your trusty soldering iron and replaced it. Now everything is surface-mounted on circuit boards produced by automated machines and it's next to impossible to remove and replace something with the standard soldering equipment. So you remove an entire circuit board and throw it away. Install a new identical board consisting of new components that you didn't need.
And I wonder where it all goes....
Man I want that machine!
Watching this was nearly as satisfying as watching the action in a goldfish tank. Thank You RUclips, for dropping this gem into my feed.
The days of just pushing a button and water starts filling it all the way and you could open the lid.
No load sense crap, lid lock.
We had a set of maytag washer dryer combo that lasted 15 years before they gave up.
The last simple washer I had was an ex-laundromat Electrolux front load washer. It had an on button and water temp select knob. That's it.
It filled up to about two inches on the glass, like they used to do before the energy star standards were imposed. An eight-minute wash cycle followed by three rinses. Perfectly clean clothes every time. Sadly, the electro-mechanical timer started acting up and it was so old that Electrolux no longer carried replacement parts for that model. RIP.
@@BlackPill-pu4vi Tinkerer could have made a replacement.
@@brodriguez11000 That's above my paygrade. No idea what Tinkerer is. BTW, I looked and looked for a good used Dexter front load washer and they are not to be found. The commercial washers are all super computer'd, too complex for my taste, and just not easily available for private users.
@@BlackPill-pu4vi Basically it's a sequence timer. Modern ones are electronic. Older ones were cams on a shaft (hence the ticking and clicking you hear). Someone familiar with electronics or mechanics could either repair or build a new one.
Repairing this old machine is a great idea. You'll never find another gem like it these days. I'm constantly fighting with my machine, damn thing has a mind of its own. Nothing can be done without lots of trouble mostly caused by its automatic sensor and that it locks the lid which can't be opened until the complete cycle is finished or I have to unplug it. Gone are the days when watching the clothes being washed was FUN.
With today's washers, you would be lucky if it last five years. Amazing this one is about 60 years old and still works
Back then they made appliance as good as they could make them. Today, they are designed only to outlast the warranty. Corporate executives weren't quite as greedy back then.
@@billsimpson604if we all somehow don't put an end to corporate greed, we will all be living in tents 14:27
I used to have one of those exact models and loved it for over 30 years
It was probably the first time they actually had CLEAN clothes. We had the old style wringer washers with the mangles as a kid. We never had an issue with stains until we "upgraded" to newer models. How are machines today more efficient if you need to run them 4 times on the same load to actually get the dirt and body oils off of them or out of the fabric. And by that time the fabric is toast because the clothes don't have enough water to slosh around in and are just friction rubbing themselves apart?
And the fibers used in todays fabrics are recycled or garbage to start with! What a disaster
There's a reason the Maytag repairman is the loneliest man in town!
WAS! Not anymore.
Until some genius came up with the term " built in obsolescence."
Was.
In 2016, we replaced our Whirlpool from '91 with a new one. It had a center post that looked like an agitator but wasn't. It unbalanced on the first two loads. I persuaded my wonderful husband to return it to Lowe's. We bought a refurbished Whirlpool with a normal agitator. It is huge capacity and gets our clothes clean. Never buy a newfangled piece of junk.
Look how its scrubbing the clothes , love maytags older models
Old washing machines are better.
@TerryKashat yeah the older MAYTAGs real commercial
@@TerryKashatthe new machines agitators barely move/the clothes have the move to be cleaned !! I think the old machines got the clothes much cleaner ❗❗
@@ScottMedeiros-k2d me too. I’m going to go try a Speed Queen.
Amazingly quiet!!! I absolutely love the color! I was born in 1966 in a 58 Chevy the same color!❤
I love it! I wish I could have one like this. They were so much better than today's washers.
Mom still has hers in good working order. She had to buy a stackable for the main floor since she can’t do stairs anymore. Meanwhile my kid’s new one lasted 3 years. If she didn’t live out of state, she’d take her grandma’s.
This reminds me of someone whom I was acquainted with over 40 years ago, who told me about when he and his wife first got married many years before. They didn't have a lot of cash, so they bought the cheapest bottom-of-the-line Maytag that they could find just to keep them going until they could afford something nicer. He said that after 25 years of constant use, they had to call a repairman because something finally went wrong.
wow.u're supr lucky 2 have an old machine like that.not only is it perfectly made but also a nice color.luv these beast machines.never get rid of it.
I have a 28 yr. old Maytag refrigerator. I have not had one repair on it all this time. Got a new refrig, put the Maytag in the garage, it is still going, I expect my new LG to not live as long as the Maytag. We needed a different interior as our shopping habits have changed.
So much better than the crap they make today
It's not surprising it works so well, this is before people cared about water and power use in appliances. A lot of the programs to control resource usage severely impacted how well machines could clean clothes.
LOVE these videos! There' something calming about watching a washing machine go through its cycles.. not sure what, but it's calming.
The timer clicks bring back good memories.
My upright Sesrs Kenmore Freezer I bought at an auction they had at the house we bought. I paid 35 bucks for it, that was 25 years ago. The freezer is over 50 years old and is still going strong.
What a nice washing machine. Made in the USA by Americans working at Maytag. Nice.
Once again, the key words are AMERICAN MADE. Those two words translate to: QUALITY.
I wish I could be a new one of these. I got rid of my 35-year-old maytag and bought a HE machine and I hate it.....and that locking lid drives me crazy.
How do you expect clothes to get clean with so little water!
I screwed around with mine and defeated the locking switch. Anybody dumb enough to put their hand into a spinning drum full of clothes deserves to have it ripped off!
The clothes are slapped "clean". I hate front loading machines.
I used to love watching the washer go through its cycles when I was a child.
me too
Same for me too but ours was a side loading which was more fun to watch through the glass with a built-in water heater. It was a Zanussi.
Same here!
Yuuup! Good ole days!
I would hold down the lid safety button so I could watch the spin cycle.
I LOVE turquoise Maytags!
Mom had them.
That’s a beautiful machine.
We have a 60 odd year old Westinghouse fridge in our workshop that will survive the apocalypse and keeps the pops ice cold. We've replaced the fridge in the kitchen 3 times in a decade and a half.
My grandparents had this set. Thiers was yellow, but yes, this model.
Wish I had one these machines today
Your are working miracles my Friend, hard to believe that this old of a washer still works. You must have an Appliance Repair Background even to have working knowledge of how this 70 some year old washer functions. Where do you get parts for this old of a washer, one would need the original Operators and Parts Manuel even to know work on this lovely part of Appliance History.
OMG, I forgot when that aqua color was popular! Remember that olive green appliance phase? Then there was some hideous mustard yellow color, too. Crazy times. What I miss the most is how you could open the lid on those old washers at any time during the cycle. These days, they make them so they automatically lock as soon as the washer fills up and starts.
Yeah "Harvest Gold" was the yellow
I bought a maytag back in 88, darn thing lasted 25 yrs.
I worked at an appliance store in 88-89 delivery stuff. The Maytags were expensive and sold less, but we had few problems.
My boss showed me the parts area. The Naytag was smallest, we rarely had to repair anything.
In fact we removed a Maytag dishwasher once. Our boss snatched it.
It was theory first foray into dishwashers. It had a washing machine motor, one belt (A washing machine one.) and a few switches in it.
My boss said these are basically unkillable. The washing machine motor only turned the spray arm essentially, and they used washing machine pumps
He sold it to somebody he knew, who wanted one they didn't ever have to worry about fixing.
Whirlpool had the biggest parts area, and we replaced about one in 15 we sold, they didn't last a month, and were unfixable, and Whirlpool would have us return them to them.
That’s pretty amazing how well it washes clothes this is a real washer it was built to last not like the new ones that are all electronic
I love that washer.
So much better than what we have now
Those machines were built like a tank back then, and did a wonderful job! America made!!
The keywords? AMERICAN MADE.
See, at one time they MADE THEM TO LAST! Amazing.😊
Video title needs correction. It says " I Washed My Clothes is a Vintage Washer" I have my parents first fridge which is a Norge and it has been running for over 65 years. That's a great color. I've seen cars that color too. That's why I wanted to save my old washer because it would fill up like that. Now all the new ones fill less than a third for the top loaders.
Great post .. Great rollover too.. Nothing like the old washing machines
You got that right. There ain't nothing like the old school washers and dryers.
My daughter bought a new washer & dryer and hates them, she says they don't get your clothes clean! (No agitator) I'm keeping my older washer with an agitator! ❤
We use a Maytag Washer and Dryer that are Avacaldo Green. They were made in 1976.
Ben using them the past 20 years. Everything on the washer works. The timer on the Dryer does not work, the part is NLA. We have a timer we set in the Kitchen, when it dings, time to remove the cloths.
Maybe 8 years ago we had to replace the heating element in the dryer, simple job. 4 years ago the motor finally quit, Bought a new one, took the dryer apart, cleaned everything in the vent system. was packed with lint, and a small amount of money that that fell out of pockets.
Replaced the motor, new Drum Belt, the Drum Rollers were in good shape. works great now.
Did replace the Belts on the Washer, simple process. The Water Pump is a simple set up. One belt runs the Washer, second belt turns the Water Pump. In wash mode the motor runs one direction.
It turns the Pump backwards, in the Spin/rinse mode, the Motor reverses and turns the Pump the other direction to pump the water out. very simple system.
I have another Washer that`s an Almond color, bought it off CL for $135. Looks brand new, have it as a back up. These machines are simple and reliable. No printed Circuit Boards, or electronics.
If you search on the Internet/Google, there is Appliance Forums that can help and guide you through any problems.
YOU OVER-LOADED IT!!! (Ive been a housewife for 50 years...i know this stuff)
One of my favorite things about older washers is the ability to open it and not have it stop filling or running. Perfect for dying things...or the socks ya dropped on the way to the washer.
I miss appliances that were meant to run for 30 years instead of 2.
We had an old early 50s round top Norge fridge that hung on until the mid 90s when the door hinges finally gave up.
My friend's Maytag is over 40 years old and she only had to have it repaired twice
Wow that spin cycle is insane, it starts when still filled with water and managers not to go uneven. That's impressive
My grandmother had one of these from the late 60s to the early 2000s when she moved to assisted living. It was kept in a storage room off a carport in humid Florida its entire life. It was loud and squeaked like this one, but other than that worked like a champ. I wonder how Maytag made its profit goals making machines in America that lasted a lifetime? Weird thing is like others here, I’m not so sure my fancy new machine with steam etc and all of its circuit boards and complexity cleans as well.
Remember the TV ads with the lonely Maytag repairman?
My mother bought one similar to this only white in the 70's, still worked well when she sold the housein the early 2000's😊
It doesn't. 😢