Maytag Comertal 70's belt drive commercial washing machine

Just a video on my 1970's Maytag commercial washing machine it's a beast and i got it for free which is the best part. the funny thing is it's going to make DaSamNudge super jealous

[@seana806]

This in NOT from the 1970’s, more than likely is from the 1990’s or very early 2000’s. All Maytag washers from about the mid 80’s and older have the turquoise powerfin agitator along with the long stroke helical transmission, this has the orbital transmission which has a shorter and faster stroke.

[@patcola7335]

I appreciate these Maytags more now that they are gone. Took them for granted. The new Maytag commercial residential MVWP575GW looks very promising....the best I have seen yet on Whirlpool's vmw platform.

[@patcola7335]

When washers used water and had real transmissions and motors in them.

[@YourLocalFireAlarmTech]

Horrible electric motors and belts

[@tcapone1734]

only horrible for EPA bots or environazis.

[@jeromedavis8575]

I agree!

[@yambo59]

You should keep that one long as possible, its a definite keeper. And now is the time to get the model number and start looking for spare parts on ebay. Parts to have on hand are Belt or belts as some models have two belts, water pump & water control valve for starters. If you find the right new old stock spare parts you can keep one of these old washers going for decades.

[@_Jay3721]

I never though that I’d watch someone do their laundry in a video, but things change

[@patcola7335]

@StarzXFP This washer is Maytag built...whirlpool didn't own them yet when this was made.

[@Thedonsmoney25823]

@Ňaraŋĵa yeah

[@krisone5253]

Love watching this video. The hum of the machine is so relaxing. Never thought I could have so much fun watching someone doing their laundry. Cute!!

[@jeromedavis8575]

My dorm has these.

[@Bob-ml1mv]

Love that spin. And the suds just want to jump in and spin

[@YaBoySpeed]

Nice cleaning action The way the clothes roll over each other really does get tough stains out

[@chineeboy18]

Awesome washer. The only bad thing about these commercial washers is the limited options and cycles available. Some don't even let you adjust the water level. The good thing is that there built to last.

[@tylersteffen200]

yeah it's a bummer that it doesn't but i can't complain with this thing. i got it for free in basically new condition from a Stop & Shop that upgraded to a new speed queen. when my direct drive E state washer's motor locked up my uncle who is the manger there stepped up and gave us this washer. it was properly maintained over the years. so a lot of parts are new in this washer!

[@chineeboy18]

That's great. That washer gonna give you good service for a very long time. It think you can still add a water level selector if you want. Just have to get the right part if it's still in production.

[@tylersteffen200]

i probably could. but i have a well. so worrying about a bill is out of the question.

[@chineeboy18]

O ok.... that's something you don't hear very often.

[@tylersteffen200]

J VON J Archie lol

[@tylersteffen200]

Just for the note. This washer was made in 1989! i misread the date code on the washer.

[@tylersteffen200]

Jorge Rodriguez yeah this thing is a tank and it's still running very strong

[@tylersteffen200]

Jorge Rodriguez technically it's already my washer. i was the one who asked for it and installed it. but it's defiantly a keeper. it's an amazing washer!

[@tvtimetravel]

I used to have this very same model at my apartment building, alongside a front loader version. Both have since been replaced by Speed Queen front loaders.

[@sharipuckett6923]

Why did you have to replace the washers?

[@tvtimetravel]

@@sharipuckett6923 The folks running my apartment building did that.

[@Smurdle450]

Best. Washer. Ever. Just BTW the spin speed was the same on both spin cycles, and a DD will typically run a tiny bit faster than one of these...

[@Smurdle450]

By the way keep this machine until you cannot fix it!!!! It'll last and last and last!

[@tylersteffen200]

oh trust me that's the plan

[@Smurdle450]

tylersteffen200 good! These machines are at my local laundromat as well, and despite the fact we have Speed Queens at our house here, I can't stop going to the laundromat for the maytags...

[@tylersteffen200]

yeah these things are amazing

[@deltaboy767]

That's not a 70's model Maytag, that my friend is mid 90's it has the Orbital transmission which Maytag released in 1991and made until Whirlpool purchased them in 2006.

[@tcapone1734]

I have the same washer. Mine is a 2004 made unit. Got it for free just like him. Looks almost brand new and came with extra Main boards, drive motors, relays, belts, switch and inlet valves. These sold NEW for $5,384.36

[@deltaboy767]

this machine is not from the 70's at all. the orbital drive Maytag came out in the late 80's. Prior to this Maytag had the helical drive from the mid 50's up untill 1988.

[@StarzXFP]

This is no where near a 70s machine... it has a digital display and the black panel on the right is normally converted for a credit card or digital card but in this case it was not. It is also not a belt drive, except a direct drive, because it has the whirlpool style 'surgilator'. We have the same exact ones in my apartment complex and they were installed brand new sometime in mid to late 2000s. Nice machine regardless.

[@tcapone1734]

I think it is belt drive. I have the same machine. Inside looks just like Maytags from 1960's.

[@marisanyiri7562]

A REAL WASHING MACHINE, I WAS YOU I WILL KEEP AS LONG I CAN,THE HE THEY MAKE NOW THEY DONT LAST,BRAKE ALL THE TIME AND TOO MUCH MONEY,AND TO LONG TO GET ONE WASH DONE,SO MY ADVICE KEEPED,LOVE YOU MACHINE.

[@tvtimetravel]

What did you put in the lid switch?

[@tylersteffen200]

I put a pencil lmao

[@cjpwolf2436]

If I had this washer I would modify it with a water level, extra rinse and a power switch.

[@HHH100]

This is the model with the covered up CARD SLOT not coin box. I have the same one made in 2004. The last of the REAL Maytags made just before Whirlpool bought them and destroyed them.

[@tylersteffen200]

HHH100 the build date is june 6th 1989. Unless i read it wrong (i more them likely did). I dont think smart cards were used on sonthing like this. Unless it wasnt a smart card. Again these things arent my strong point. All i know is i got a good ass washer for free. And sent abunch of nerds to there safe place by posting this shitty video

[@HHH100]

The card slot was for a laundromat card, not a smart card. KEEP that machine forever. All modern washers do not work anymore. They don't use enough water or turnover the clothes.

[@DaSamNudge]

15:49 that laugh

[@krisone5253]

Cute isn't it!

[@socksumi]

Woody Woodpecker laugh.

[@Rickanroc]

Do you know what's the model of this machine?

[@lukekneebone9831]

It could be a MAT12PNAW

[@Rickanroc]

@@lukekneebone9831 you sure you wrote the model right i just googled it and it says no search results. Oo

[@Jerry-gf9bf]

Yeah that's a good washer

[@Dog-Lover36]

Kenmore and Whirlpool actually introduced direct drive washing machines during the late 50’s and early 60’s to be exact. Frigidaire and Maytag actually introduced direct drive washing machines during the early 60’s to be exact:

[@petermaz701]

I don’t know where you got your information from? Whirlpool/Kenmore it was the mid-80s that they introduced direct drives before that they were belt driven machines. Frigidaire never had a direct drive, nor did original Maytag, when it was bought by whirlpool they were a few.

[@Dog-Lover36]

According to the owner’s manual and some online research commentary from KZbin and automatic-washer.org, Whirlpool actually introduced the very first Direct Drive washing machine and matching dryer around 1982 and 1984. Maytag and General Electric introduced the very first washing machine and matching dryer with Direct Drive around 1981 and 1983.

[@Bob-ml1mv]

Direct drive machine s where brought in in the 1989 and 90 models. The washingmachine s in the 50sand 60s and 70s and even part of the 80s was all transmissions and belt driven because we had a Sears lady kenmore in the early middle 60s that was belt driven and was replaced with a decade 80 whirlpool in 1983 which was still transmission and belt driven Our new home when we moved had the whirlpool direct drive which was purchased in the early 90s

[@calebproductions5970]

The cool thing about it if the belt breaks they are very easy to replace

[@tibrapsey1]

I got dis same shit at my rental appartment. Pls help me how and when should i add fabric??? Pls pls pls help me

[@Smurdle450]

If you mean fabric softener, add it right after the first spin ends.

[@Smurdle450]

Add it directly into the machine.

[@tibrapsey1]

Smurdle450 yes im doing the same. thank u it works

[@Smurdle450]

EURO VIPz.!!! Anytime.

[@jaredini]

A bit overloaded but nice machine. The only real top loaders we get in the UK in launderettes

[@CruellaUrsula]

Awesome! I want one too!

[@3dwin135]

can you please do the Permanent Press Cycle??

[@kenmorewhirlpool7077]

70s?? Ahahahahahh that is a late 90s!

[@policationfree2328]

He called it 70s because the washer sounded like

[@tylersteffen200]

Nah i got the date stamp wrong its from 1986

[@harborbreezecheshirekid1236]

Nice

[@puddintang29]

That's not a 1970s. That's a 2002 series with the orbital drive transmission

[@DaSamNudge]

It's actually a late 1980 model, not 2002.

[@tylersteffen200]

nope it's a belt drive it's just in good shape thats why it looks like it's from 2002

[@DaSamNudge]

tylersteffen200 tyler being a belt drive doesnt matter here, Maytag made belt drives up until 2005 (I believe) it was Whirlpool and later on Kenmore that made direct drive machines in the 1980s, Maytag didnt start until sometime in the mid 2000s.

[@puddintang29]

Whrlpool bought Maytag

[@YourLocalFireAlarmTech]

This HAS to be an orbital drive. It washes and sounds just like the 90's and early 2000's Maytag Dependable care washers. I've seen the orbital Transmissions inside too, they're so cool lol they look like a rear differential on a vehicle

[@puddintang29]

You can do a load in the 1980s Whirlpool washer

[@krisone5253]

Cold Feet's on Concrete Floor!

[@80sappliances]

Nice washer!

[@tylersteffen200]

thanks jack

[@tammybrides7589]

sounds awesome but would sound better if you didn't talk.

[@ryansilva2621]

you have a washer

[@tylersteffen200]

yeah this is the washer i own

[@BroccoliBeefed]

What's not awesome about it is the cycle options are very limited

[@tylersteffen200]

very true that part that really sucks for me is that the washer does not have a actual load water setting

[@yambo59]

This is from back when they made real heavy duty machines, todays maytags are just re-badged Whirlpools - and that aint saying much. Theres some serious agitation and turn over here, todays HE machines don't even come close to this kind of wash action. Never discount an old school belt drive machine, the older belt drives were some of the best heavy duty machines ever made. I have an old 1977 GE Filterflo belt drive that's still kicking butt 40 years later-! I took it apart to change the pump and the original belt still looked good after 40 years-!!

[@tylersteffen200]

nice dude. and yeah the new stuff is defiantly trash, it's not only new washers but new cars are also garbage

[@ScantPear]

yambo59 whirlpool and kenmore direct drives are good ones too

[@sammyboi886]

Wow a really early orbital drive Maytag washer

[@muziklvr7776]

@@holdenvtseries2274 Good eye, the bigger lid models debuted around 1994.

[@krisone5253]

Don't stick your fingers or your toes into that machine silly boy!!!

[@antoniocarter7111]

Except for Speed Queen.

[@tammycooper4759]

Called a coin Mechanism or a coin drop

[@puddintang29]

okay

[@antoniocarter7111]

The new washers will last for decades. If they're not used at ALL.

[@КириллПавлов-т9ц]

Видио на доме устал ехать сколько ещё ехать? 😂😂😂😂😅😅😂😂

[@dorisrealmotherofcalliou3555]

a maytag belt drive duh a copy of the centennial

[@whirlpoolz1200]

Maytag centennial machines are very different in design compared to this one, also this one was manufactured by Maytag and the centennial machines were manufacture by whirlpool under the Maytag name.

[@dorisrealmotherofcalliou3555]

+Whirlpool Washer well why does whirlpool make maytag washers instead kf the maytag company

[@dorisrealmotherofcalliou3555]

of

[@whirlpoolz1200]

+stoutisharp 746 whirlpool makes Maytag appliances instead of Maytag making Maytag appliances, because they were purchased by whirlpool.

[@Goldenwoodz]

Asbergers

[@tylersteffen200]

Finally someone whos answering the right questions