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If a heavy mold accumulation occured in the machine like mine, a boot replacement would not have been enough. It wasn't just liquid detergent, it was the amount of detergent combined with cold wash only. Anyway you know darned well that if the repairman came out and the tub was loaded like mine...

Great finds! I found a beautiful mixer complete like that a couple years ago and wife NEVER used it. Sold it in a garage sale this summer :( Nothing like a great frying pan as well! In 1957 we lived in Kansas City and a horrible tornado came through and destroy my parents home and all inside...

Yes they were a common issue on early models. They have an electronic solenoid to replace the door latch and an all new dispenser with solenoid water valve and that has eliminated most problems with the control board. There is a new motor and controller as well. Zero electrical problems here and...

You would be shocked how many of these great machines have been stripped for parts or just junked. I have seen thousands of the used parts on Ebay. There was a glut of new parts out there dirt cheap for a few years too and people just chose to destroy great machines. I think with so many...

Well Im not positive, but any device sold in the USA with a prefix of WMD might be cause for a raised eyebrow in any case.. LOL Weapons of Mass Destruction! OMG

Thanks Ingemar. Actually I have pretty hard water here. We Americans are just used to dumping too much of everything into the old top loader and we were told to use cold water to conserve energy, so my wife went to the extreme and NEVER used anything but. She was only trying to help the family...

supremewhirlpol I found this pic of an old switched reluctance motor from the early Neptunes on Ebay... this is the one that Whirs when it runs. The new models are virtually silent.

What is interesting to me is that the front plastic housing looks split but no pieces missing. So what exactly went flying to cause such described damage?

Buck you can do this whole operation in a couple hours, three tops. Scrubbing took the longest.

Im sorta glad my Neptune doesnt have a window. No panicking because I see suds, or complaining about water level, or thinking I know more than the manufacturer about what I should see during the wash. No sweating why this is this way or that way. All I know is the machine works great, and and...

Unfortunately I didnt have time to take all the pics of the teardowns but the job was very similar to what you see in my upgrade to model 7500. In addition to the swap I also replaced the control panels on both 7500 machines to a late production version that actually has Maytag Neptune printed...

and this is the Maytag in similar posture..

Here is a view of the amana with the front door off and front panel so you can see the similarities with the Maytag.

This is the parts donor, new in box Amana NDG6800

This is my third in a little series of my Maytag Neptune journey. Several months ago I began looking for new components to refurbish the internal components of my now nearly 10 year old Maytag Neptune gas dryer, that started life as a model 4000 and then 4 years ago was upgraded to a model 7500...

That is definitely the rustiest stainless I think I have seen unless that is just rust colored washer poop on it..

I really thought I might have to do some electrical troubleshooting by now but have been plesantly surprized that I have had zero problems electronically with either machine. Now I sort of cicumvented electrical problems on the dryer a couple weeks ago by doing a total redo of the internal...

Thanks for the welcome Kevin! I put all this up on the old Samauri Appliance website years ago but all the old pages went away so I figured I would share it again with a site that may be more likely to survive. Im glad to share my experiences best I can, though the appliance techs have a lot...

Thanks Mayguy! Yes I did reverse the door later down the road exactly like you suggest.. :)

I should also add that the 7500 also has an internal heater, which I am sure is helpful as well.