A very unusual Maytag built front load washer

[combo52]

I had never seen this model before, we replaced it this past Thursday the main bearing is very bad. It’s so loose that it’s torn up the front of the balance ring and the tub cover.

We may consider fixing the machine, but we’ll have to do a transplant of the whole tub and assembly from another Neptune

This washer used the same cabinet design as the Neptune top load washer, they had a matching dryer, of course. This was one of the many foolish things Maytag did toward the end to actually make a whole separate front panel assembly door and top panel assembly to say nothing of another control panel for a machine That’s otherwise identical to a Neptune front load washer, a very costly thing to do.

I had never noticed the anti-mold designation on a Maytag built front load washer before, unfortunately it didn’t work. The door is still pretty moldy.

We replaced it with a new Maytag front load washer, the machine was in a rental house at Georgetown University area with a houseful of young ladies who normally give it a pretty good workout.

John L

 

[vacerator]

A differently styled version of the Neptune?

 

[DADoES]

I've seen that Amana-branded model in photos and websites and probably at a big-box store.

 

[appnut]

This is news to me!! Hmmm

 

[gansky1]

Knew someone that had a set of these Amanas. I liked the smooth edges and swooping panel of this styling, Neptune needed a glam-up by this time. At least Amana got the Maytag built machines rather than sourcing those horrifying Samsung-built contraptions.

 

[tomdawg]

I remember this model, a friend’s dad was a one of the top guys for a plastic company in sully, Iowa. I got to tour the factory and had a huge itch on my head trying to figure out the parts. That’s when I learned that they made this machine! It was my senior year of high school (07’) after Whirlpool had bought Maytag- I think at that time, Maytag took on the kitchen aid washer design and moved the Neptune design to Amana. I do think Crosley had a Neptune version as well at that time.

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Yup, Amana and Crosley had their own versions. I would love to get my hands on one.

 

[pulsator]

I bought one of these in 2006 brand new as well as a brand new Neptune TL. They look nice together as a “set” so to speak. The pic is from 2017, both machines are currently in storage.

 

[Chetlaham]

Do you have up close pics of the control panel on the top load washer? The top load looks like very featured model.

 

[DADoES]

Do you have up close pics of the control panel on the top load washer? The top load looks like very featured model.

Neptune TL was offered in only two models. FAV6800 and FAV9800. Pulsator's is a 6800 (same as mine, we purchased them from the same source several weeks apart), the lower model (no water heating, slightly slower max spin speed, no Stain Brain programmed cycles and some other options.

The center numeric display is 75 (mins). The control board, interestingly, cycles the various display segments at a very fast rate so the illumination appears static via normal human view.