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re: Maytag commercial W&D
Posted on 1/26/25 at 10:25 pm to Napoleon
Posted on 1/26/25 at 10:25 pm to Napoleon
We have this exact same unit but it is labeled whirlpool. It's been good...and it better remain that way. A piss yellow 1970s may tag is in the corner watching it and waiting to take back its rightful place.
The newer one was just to oppease the "boss" wife. The old 70s unit was my grandmother's. It will never die.
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Maytag = Whirlpool not Junk per se just cheaper than it used to be. And the suspension rods need to be upgraded.
Can you elaborate? We have been running ours a long time. Honestly figured it would be the electronics that kill it. I like it because it doesn't do the water saver b.s and has a double rinse so it actually cleans clothes.
We had an expensive front loader and I swore it hardly used enough water the get the clothes wet much less clean. It died in 2 years. Never again.
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Posted on 1/26/25 at 10:27 pm to Wishnitwas1998
What does the commercial laundry mat world prefer?
Posted on 1/26/25 at 11:28 pm to ruzil
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This is front load and the commercial grade units.
Absolute garbage
All front load washers are garbage. I wouldn’t own a washing machine that needs to be “cleaned” periodically.
Posted on 1/26/25 at 11:34 pm to Wishnitwas1998
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They were a good brand 20-25 years ago but the company got bought or something and it all went to shite
Just can’t beat those good old electromechanical controls.
Posted on 1/26/25 at 11:49 pm to Chalkywhite84
My Kenmore series 80 has been going strong since 1996. But it’s just me so I don’t have to wash a lot.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 12:06 am to AllDayEveryDay
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What does the commercial laundry mat world prefer?
Speedqueen, Dexter, Huebects (sp?) seem to be the favorites
Posted on 1/27/25 at 1:16 am to Boudreauboudreaugoly
I have front load stackables (came with the high rise) and they are indeed disgusting crap.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:07 am to TechBullDawg
Just got speed queens about two weeks ago, had maytags before for 5 years. As of now big time upgrade
Posted on 1/27/25 at 3:09 am to Boudreauboudreaugoly
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Just can’t beat those good old electromechanical controls.
Why Whirlpool direct-drive washer and matching dryer are still working 21 years later. Dumb, tough, and parts are cheap and easy to replace. I replaced the pump, some seals, put in the commercial-grade 6-puck clutch assembly, and changed out the oil in the gear case with fresh synthetic lube and it took maybe 4 hours of effort. Dryer got new drum guide bearings and a belt. Ready for the next 20 years...
Posted on 1/27/25 at 7:19 am to TechBullDawg
I've been having the Maytag Commercial washer for about 3 years. A few months after the purchase it started having a timing issue with the final spin cycle. Under warranty. This was apparently an issue they knew about and had resolved with a revised control board. At the time they didn't have any of the new control boards available so they completely refunded my purchase. After a couple of weeks the problem self resolved and the washing machine has been working perfectly ever since. So needless to say I've been pretty satisfied with my free Maytag Commercial washer.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 9:05 am to Napoleon
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What happened to cause it to be totaled after 4 years? A bad transmission?
Ya something like that. Oil/grease leaking all over the floor.
Recently the Maytag dryer heat element failed but I replaced that myself a couple weeks ago.
This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 9:07 am
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:28 am to Boudreauboudreaugoly
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I wouldn’t own a washing machine that needs to be “cleaned” periodically.
I would say even top loaders should be cleaned periodically. I run a packet of lemi-shine washer cleaner on an empty hot wash cycle every few months in mine and there's quite a bit of residue and debris that gets washed out every time. I think if you ever saw the wash tub liner on your washer you'd probably want to clean it too.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:36 am to Clames
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Why Whirlpool direct-drive washer and matching dryer are still working 21 years later. Dumb, tough, and parts are cheap and easy to replace. I replaced the pump, some seals, put in the commercial-grade 6-puck clutch assembly, and changed out the oil in the gear case with fresh synthetic lube and it took maybe 4 hours of effort. Dryer got new drum guide bearings and a belt. Ready for the next 20 years...
Yep. I have a 35 year old Kemore GAS dryer and a 40 year old Maytag washer, both still going strong. Sure, I had to replace and repair along the way but that gas dyer is probably the easiest, thing I have ever had to repair. The parts count is ridiculously low and the there’s just not that much that can go wrong with it. And that old Maytag washer is about the same, just a little more complex with stuff like clutches and such. These things will definitely outlive me and then some idiot will get them and use them until something minor like a door switch will finally give up, then they will be trashed since most of this new generation has no knowledge of such things and don’t care to. IDIOTS!
Posted on 1/27/25 at 2:09 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Yeah oil and grease is a bad transmission i would charge around $400-450 to replace one so for most they would get a new machine.
It's really only a job done under warranty. A transmission cost me over $200.
It's really only a job done under warranty. A transmission cost me over $200.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 4:04 pm to Napoleon
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And the suspension rods need to be upgraded.
My suspension rods are going out and it's banging. What suspension rods do you suggest? Just ones off of the Maytag site?
Posted on 1/27/25 at 4:39 pm to JackieSonnier
I think someone was playing you for a fool. I have almost every part for a VMW washer on my truck.
Nothing is hard to come by on this class of machine.
Nothing is hard to come by on this class of machine.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 4:40 pm to shoestring
This. It's sad. But you catch a tech on a bad day or piss a tech off especially on a warranty job when they are guarunteed pay anyway these things happen.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 7:44 pm to Napoleon
Someone was playing me when they had to order a part and Maytag didn’t have the part in stock ?
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