Maybe the pump or hoses inside the cabinet have deteriorated or came loose.

Just read the above post to DH, and he gave a thoughtful Umm. He said once we start looking we will "probably see what's the matter".

Thanks for the leads.

I believe the water only came from the rinse cycle because there weren't any suds on the floor and the volume of water didn't seem too large.

There's no difference in the machine functions between the first half of the cycle (wash period and first spin) and 2nd half of the cycle (agitated rinse and final spin) ... the functions are simply repeated from wash to rinse. The fill level for rinse is the same as the selected fill for wash. Non-sudsy water may just be because whatever is causing the leak occurred during the 2nd half of the cycle on the previous use of the machine. It may leak immediately on the next run.

You didn't cite the model number so I can only guess at the mechanism of the machine and provide advice general for Maytag toploaders of that era.

Remove the front panel and the two screws that anchor the top. Examine the hose from the tub to the pump and from the pump out the back. Set the machine to fill and raise the top to check for leaks on the fill assembly. At the same time as the tub gets filled, check for water starting to leak from the center between bottom of the tub and top of the transmission (that'd be sourced to the tub boot). The entire transmission rotates during spin (be careful if running it on spin with the front removed), so any water leaking from that area onto the transmission during spin will splatter around inside the cabinet. Not unusual for for there to be a telltale splatter-line that develops over time as a small drip gets worse.

There's also a metal strap and seal around the circumference of the tub that anchors the tub top cover which can be a source of leaking but it's somewhat rare.

Dadoes, in your first paragraph that is exactly what I was assuming happened. That it, the new leak, happened during the rinse cycle.

I will show the instructions to DH and see if he is up for some investigative work this evening... OOPs he just told me he is toooooo tired to work on it this evening. He has been at the farming non stop since late March. Today it was rainy and he got some relief (took an hour nap). He has livestock too that takes twice a day work, rain or shine. Thanks very much for the instructions.

28 years old???? I can't get one to last 3 years and I have owned a Maytag.

This is the Maytag of old. When they were their own company and had a good product. They were made in Newton, Iowa. It was quite a traumatic time when the community of Newton lost their beloved Maytag company to "progress". I really don't know what the situation was, but apparently the name was bought by another manufacture and moved away. My machine is a Maytag. I don't know what they are now. I wouldn't buy one now.

What they ARE now are machines that start acting up as soon as the warranty wears out with one problem after another and then catch on fire.

Could also be that when it started to spin out rinse water the drain pipe ran over in the floor. I would run it on an empty cycle to see what's happening before I took anything apart. I have seen this happen before especially if the wash water that drained first was very sudsy, then when rinse drains, it causes standpipe to run over. Hold on to that washer as long as you can cause you will miss it when it's gone.

3 small synthetic rugs----did you remember to cut waaay back on the detergent? Synthetics make for lots of suds (What detergent did you use?) so I'm gonna' bet that sparky is spot on with the suggestion that the stand pipe was choked with lots of suds.

I loved my old maytag...something similar happened to mine and the hose clamp had simply given out...easy repair

Your remarks about the suds could be an issue. Something to consider. I did cut back on the soap but maybe not enough. The rugs 24x36.

I live in Newton Iowa......and know the whole story....first hand. And I also own an "old" Maytag.
I very much doubt that the problem has anything to do with the stand pipe but more likely a hose of some sort. I worked in produce testing for a couple of years, and dadoes description of the washer without the front brought back memories.....because for ease of testing, we ran all washers without the front panel and lid.

Lindac92!!! Those were sad days indeed. I live in Boone Co. and remember all the media coverage and concern for the community.

My Maytag is model number A482.

Looking into the situation currently. I will have news in an hour or 2 :)

Fingers crossed Enduring that its an easy fix.

Well, I have a question. Yesterday I forgot to mention that the filter was full of cardboard like, pieces of paper. Could have come from a pocket. I demand that DH CLEAN HIS POCKETS. Anyway, could that cause overflow of tub water onto the floor. We are still in the diagnostic stages. I need to find this out first before I go further.

Thanks. Getting closer.

The pump or hoses could get obstructed by debris but that would cause slow draining (or no draining, which doesn't seem the case) not leaking or overflow ... unless it spun up fast enough without draining for water to slosh over the tub top but in that case you'd probably have seen water left in the tub when the cycle finished.

The serial number is coded for year & month of manufacture.

When my washer kept flooding, it was the solenoid...repair guy said they can get clogged...newer ones have to be replaced, I guess older ones could be cleaned. Good Luck.

Ok, just got an extra large load of jeans completed without any water on the floor! I tried a small fill this noon and drained it without issue so I took the chance to do an extra large load of chore jeans. Dirty ones. I filled and soaked. Rinsed. Watching every stage. Not a drop of water on the floor, or leaking out of the stand pipe where the drain hose hooks into.

So .... does this mean Sparky is the winner of this puzzle?

Sparky here is your prize:

Oh and Sparky, if it is found that there is another reason for my water issue, you have to forfeit your winnings ;)

I will forfeit if need be,(lol) but I think you are probably cured--I hope so anyway.

Sparky, in the meantime enjoy yourself! Lol.

Hopefully it does prove to have been a one-time glitch!

Dadoes, I'll certainly post again if it isn't a one time glitch! But I will bookmark this thread, so I can refer to your great lessons you posted above. Thank you so much for all the advise you give us here in the Laundry forum!!!