Thanks for the reply! OK that seems much easier than figuring out how to splice the 4 wires going into the switch. Nice vid, I like the vigorous turnover these machines have.
We had one of those washers & I adjusted the water-level "pressure-switch" up & the water-level for a full load was up to the blue ring on the top of the agitator. It held alot of laundry & it washed very thoroughly!
Then I gather from your statement the only need for dual action agitators is that they break. The straight vanes never broke - never needed repairing. The auger styles have to have the dogs on them changed periodically, otherwise the auger fins won't turn
No. This was made by Maytag before the WP buyout. It is based on a Norge design that was reworked by MT to be built in the Newton plant as a high end top loader.
@yogitunes Hey, thanks for watching but, I 'm afraid you are a bit mistaken. This machine is not made by Norge. Maytag built these machines in the Newton Iowa plant. This also has a version of the Orbital drive transmission. You may be thinking of the Magic Cheftags or Amanatags that were out at the same time.
Just bought one of these used at our ReStore for my grandmother after her faithful 30 year old Kenmore 80 series direct drive finally died...I think the only issue was the motor coupler but it was long gone before I got to it sadly, the tub was rusty also. Either way she loves the new (old) Maytag, works perfectly, great deal and only for $200.
Whirlpool did not carry on the Atlantis/Performa machines when they took over Maytag, so they are real Maytags. That being said, these machines are the so called "Norge-Tags" as they are basically a Norge designed machine cosmetically modified by Maytag.
We had a Maytag Atlantis, but it was EXTREMELY loud in the spin, and one time, i heard the motor running, and looked in the tub, it was not spinning in the spin cycle! so i pushed the rub, and it started spinning again! I think it was the clutch that was failing (we buy all our washers used because low price (except for our original Kenmore 90's series washer that came with our house i think), but we recently got a Kenmore 90's series washer, we still have the Maytag dryer, and it is still going strong! but R.I.P Maytag Atlantis, and OLD KENMORE DIRECT DRIVES RULE!)
mark fontaine: if you look at the top of the agitator it has holes when the washer starts to spin the fabric softener goes into a holding chamber at the top and when it stops the fluid goes into the rinse water.So it isn't getting drained away.
@DudeDie222 This is a half dose diluted with hot water. It helps to neutralize the detergent. By doing a 2nd rinse the towels are still very absorbent.
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@yogitunes Most of the later orbital drive Maytag Dependable care also had a dual action agtiaator that they called Load Sensor. While the base on the Atlantis models is wider they had the same top mechanism although the design of the auger looks slightly different. Why the agitator arc is longer on the Atlantis models is longer than the Dependable Care I don't know. I will contact my friend who is a Maytag expert to be sure on all of this.
@2006arakawafan I have a Maytag Legacy, and trust that the rollover in it is better than it was in Direct Drive Kenmore. The Kenmore's can't really wash a big load as well as these Maytag's do.
This washer seems to be so much more smooth than my kenmore DD washer. I would really like to have a washer like this when my kenmore officially dies. The gentle agitation doesn't work and the spin speeds are slowing down.
Lift the top of the machine and place a solid object in the gap of the switch. In this case several layers of paper toweling did the trick. You will need a narrow (less than 1cm) flathead screwdriver to hold the plunger back while you insert the bypassing piece. At this point the machine should operate with the lid open. It is best not to shut the lid as this could force the plunger back too far and break the switch.
At my bro's old place he had one of the Maytags similar to this, only it had a different water inlet spout and a stainless steel tub and a different agitator. Was a great machine! I don't know what it is but I still love Whirlpool's neutral drains, I guess because of the noises they make and I guess I feel it doesn't like "skip" a cycle, even though sometimes watching the tub drain can be unexciting. lol
@@albertcarello7133 I feel quite the opposite, spin drains leave the clothes cleaner whereas in a neutral drain oil‘s that remained in the top of the water that float get re-deposited onto the clothes whereas in a spin drain they get spun out. If you notice in the spin drain washers the outer tubs don’t have the accumulated residue that neutral drain tubs do. I guess it’s half of one and 50% of the other?
@@petermaz701 My 1992 MAYTAG would leave sand remaining after a complete cycle. I'd have to vacuum it out for a couple of days and remove it by hand. I always thought neutral-drains were or are better at removing sand. Front Loaders are probably better at removing sand with their tumble-draining.
@yogitunes Sorry it took so long to get back to you. After talking to my friend "Marktag" he said these were a Maytag built machine that incorporated design features of both the Maytag and the Norge designs. A hybrid, if you will. The changes from the Norge design were made so the washer could be built in the Maytag plant in Newton Iowa. Odd stuff but the machine washes well.
Truthfully I have had the motor and transmission go bad in 9 years. It has also had issues with routinely locking up leveling legs and the cheap plastic knobs breaking off. If you want a top load Maytag get a Dependable care which is the real deal. These are a rework of a Norge design that MT made in Newton IA. Otherwise as I said go for a Whirlpool/Kenmore,
Nice vid, could you make a full cycle (wash-rinse-spin) video with a SUPER full-to-the-rim wash load and one with the MINI water level? A mixed load because you can see the items turnover clearer .
That is indeed their one con. However as long as you don't overload, they should last several years. Our original dogs lasted 12 years, the ones that replaced them are 11 years old now and still working with no slips.
Back in early April I was at a Disney World hotel that had a guest laundry with small capacity commercial WP DDs with the kenmore-style straight-vane. They worked very well, There's even a video of them in the super capacity ones, they're good, but I still prefer my Dual Actions. ;)
@SpazChat Then use your Whirlpool correctly if you don't want your stuff torn up. Like you said, the agitation arc is shorter, so that's why it seems "faster"
How can I find out if my Maytag Atlantis was made by "real Maytag" prior to Whirlpool? Was the Atlantis considered their premium line at the time, or was it their economy line? I believe the Atlantis was comparable in quality to the front-loading Neptune, but I don't know for sure. Thanks.
If you don't mind doing some maintenence go for it. Although these can and do wash well they are not the most reliable machines ever. If you are looking from that time frame best to go with a Whirlpool or Kenmore. They also do a good job and are far more reliable.
My grandmother used to have that machine, but it got rusty and leaked, so she got a whirlpool direct drive before Whirlpool murdered their good machines. (This was about 6 years ago)
Well that I didn't know. So the auger design is more effective for super capacity top loaders. Hmm. But, the nubs and fins on the auger also add scrubbing action.
@dualactionsurgilator This is not an Orbital Drive machine, the plastic tub is a dead give away. The Oribtal machines had porcelain tubs. This machine was made by Maytag but is based on a Norge design.
mmm... nice vid. the agitation, it's like I could feel it on my body. the dipping of the detergents into the frame quickened my breath. the spin cycle... oh that wobbly spin cycle. I kept thinking "full capacity! full capacity! super load!" that's when I came. I will pay you money to bust into your Maytag during the height of the spin cycle. next time can you put add a kenmore and a whirlpool in for a three way?
They spun clockwise when they had the Norge design like this machine. These machines were discontinued shortly after Whirlpool acquired Maytag in 2006.
@yogitunes As it turns out from the feedback I recieved this seems to be a Maytag based on a Norge design. I admit I was surprised that it spun clockwise as well. I had never seen a Maytag that did that before. I will talk to my friend again and find out for sure why Maytag built them this way. I apologise for the confusion.
This is a real washer! I can use fabric softener if I want! Nobody can tell me not to! It doesn't hurt the machine! If it did, why is there a dispenser for it?
When Raytheon Corporation sold off their appliance business, Alliance Laundry got Speed Queen, & Amana got bought by Maytag. When Maytag bought out Amana, they started to use cheap parts in their machines, thinking their customers wouldn't notice. they noticed alright, & they got hit with lawsuits, & loss of sales, due to poor quality products. They filed for bankruptcy in 2005, & Whirlpool bought them out. Since 2006, Maytag has been based on Whirlpool quality, along with Amana. What Maytag should have done when they decided to carry the Amana line up, is offer fewer features, & kept Maytag a high end appliance brand. That was their mistake, & why the original company is out of business. Before 1998, Amana & Speed Queen were basically the same washers, but I believe the quality was slightly lower, in order for the machines to be sold by big box stores. Before 2006, Amana had a large selection, where now, under Whirlpool, only one model is available for washers & dryers (dryer is the same, except that one is electric, & one is gas), and for other appliances, a few different models & sizes.
Towels are always to be washed by themselves.. As these items retain the most moisture...mixed with any other garment, machine will always go out of balanced. Not to mention lint.
@SpazChat Then why is it that we are not getting tears on any of our things? If those machines always did that, then I doubt they would have made them for 25 years. There is one possibility, have you checked your lower agitator? I have heard some say that they have found some burrs on them that were not filed off. I know one person who lives in my neighborhood have the same issue about 5 years ago. After filing off the plastic bits, he has not had any clothing damage since.
I have only used frunt loaders here in the uk. I notice the softener gets spun out with the wash water? is this normal for top loders as in the fruunt loaders its added to the last rince cycle. Resulting in soft soks :
Never understood on a washing machine when on super load the water never covers the entire agitator. So why have the curley Q go all the way to the top? HMMM Towels and jeans!? Don't the towels leave fuzzies on the jeans?
@vivendonolimete. You're welcome my friend. Hope you are having good weather in Brasil. In Minnesota it is -5C, 40km/h wind and the storm should dump around 40-50 cm of snow.
This is not a newton made washer. It is a herrin, illinois made machine. So technically not a real Maytag. Though I do like these machines but the reliability is crap.
@TheBrummybear it doesn't get spun out with the wash water, what happens is, when the washer spins after the wash, the softener is spun out to, what i'm going to call the "outer area" of the dispenser and held up there during the spin, then once it stops, it drops down and goes out through holes on the agitator then into the tub.
@agitatorjamie Interesting. I will have to talk to my friend who is an expert on all things Maytag. I knew the design was different but not that it was a Norge design.
Do they still sell conventional washers like this? And if so, what is their faith in the future? Everything now is high efficiency. They say even though it uses less wAter that the clothes still come out clean, but they dint. They offer a deep fill option for more water, but it doesn’t let you do it for a color cycle. And they don’t allow the machine to fill with the lid open. I hate that. We bought a new GE high efficiency and these are the problems we are having. I miss these type of machines
I just got one and I was wondering whether it did a good wash as unlike the washer I used to own, the maytag does not agitate around very much but have gotten used to it.
It’s sad to see what Maytag became after bought out by whirlpool, even whirlpool itself went from making the amazing direct drive machines to.. what ever tf they are naming today I have no idea why, it wasn’t rly their choice anyways mostly bc of the government regulations, which are complete bs. But hope this machine is still going strong today
No dumbass, the top of the agitator is not worthless. The auger is an integral part of producing good turnover of large loads in super capacity machines. This has been proven since the advent of Dual Action in the 1976 Lady Kenmore. I have personally seen this design turn over 2 full size horse blankets. I'd like to see ANY single action do this in a 26 gallon drum as effectively. Including the WP double duty surgilator.
Hey vacuumlover1. If you don't care about washing machines then don't watch my videos. Also I do not appreciate you making personal attacks on the people who do enjoy them. dualactionsurgilator
How do I leave the lid open while it washes. As soon as I open lid it stops. The little plastic thing on the lid goes in a hole etc. soon as you open it stops. What can I stick in the hole??
I don't know what year this washer was made, but when I had to go washer shopping in 1999, after my Hotpoint broke after almost 3 years, every top loader I saw at Circuit City had the dual agitators, & I hate the dual agitators. After having a Kenmore washer with a dual agitator that was in my house, & tearing up my clothes, I ended up buying a front loader. Yes I know how to load a top loader with clothes. I found that from my experience, the dual agitators just drew the clothes down in a spiral action, rather than the swish back & forth motion, like a one piece agitator. My machine ended up off balance everytime. My Grandmother also had one of those dual agitator washers, & hated it. The only reason hers lasted, is because she did small loads, as it was just her. I was doing laundry every 4 days, & it was full loads. When I got the Hotpoint, my washer never went off balance with the one piece agitator. The only reason it broke, is because the brake on it, & GE washers were defective, & 1996 & 1997 models were recalled, but GE never contacted me. I found out 2 years after I junked mine. The repairman couldn't get it to work properly. Circuit City refunded my money. because I had the extended warranty. Had it not been for this agitator design, I would have bought another top loader. I refused to buy another Hotpoint, or GE appliance after that bad experience. My front loader I got in 1999 was a Frigidaire, & I had that for 13 1/2 years. I always wanted Maytag, but after seeing the dual agitator, I wouldn't get it, because of my bad experience with that type of agitator. Even today, I still will not buy a top loader, because except for Speed Queen, every manufacturer prefers this type of agitator, & that's what I see. I don't need a fancy agitator. I want one that just goes back & forth. If you're wondering what I'm using now, since I don't have the Frigidaire anymore. I was hesitant, because of it being computerized, but I got an LG front loader. The dryer works without a problem, but I had to hack the washer, so it used water, that closely resembled the water level of my old Frigidaire. Other than the water level initially, it hasn't given me problems yet. I'm not 100% against top loaders, as they have always worked well over the years. For most of my clothes, Both a top loader, & a properly filled front loader, got my clothes clean equally. For jeans, front loaders did a better job, just because from my experience, I can place more jeans in a front loader, & they tumble around without a problem. In a top loader, jeans didn't move around as much, & I was lucky if I could wash 5 pairs at once. Anyway, back in 1999, had Maytag not gone this route when they increased the capacity of their washers, I would have bought one of their washers. I couldn't afford their Neptune, because it was $1000 (first 2 years were made by Maytag, & from 2001 to 2005, were made by Samsung). Even if I could have afforded it, no window turned me off from the washer. HE detergent wasn't available in my area in 1999, & only used regular, but half the amount.
