Maytag Neptune NIB!!!

[combo52]

NIB Maytag Neptune

Hi Greg, This is a great find, a real modern classic, if only I could find a NIB Calypso.

 

Reply #1, Hi Laundress, Maytag made a LOT of money on the FL Neptunes they were not the cause of Maytag's demise at all these were not cheap machines.

 

But like every all new MT product built since WW2 there were problems that MT worked hard to correct.

 

Maytags main problems were from all the junk brands they bought and poured money into and they ended up ruining their hard earned reputation, most people were very pleased with their Neptunes.

 

John L.

 

[lorainfurniture]

John is right . The PAV , MAV, and SAV Maytags were real stinkers.

 

[DADoES]

 
Neptunes were bashed because 1) Maytag's marketing of the "new frontloader" brought them to strong consumer attention and 2) the class action lawsuit related to mold/odor ... which, go figure, is still a problem with prit'much every washer on the market due to a) the push for ice-cold washing and b) continuing user bad habits.

 

[cfz2882]

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the wax motor needs dissasembled to insulate the disc and the plastic clips break easily-i glued my wax motors back together with a dab of silicone.I think the dispenserwax motors are lower risk than the much more moisture exposed door wax motor.IF further protection for the control board is desired a 1/2a Picofuse(these are size and shape of a 1/4 watt resistor) could be added to each wax motor circuit. If the control board triacs get blown,the fix is easy The inlet valve on my Neptune would sometimes seep at times-leaving standing water,but that has not happened for a long time.I can't think of any startup after long storage problems that could occur except possibly the stretch-on belt might thump and slip for a while.

 

[eurekastar]

What an excellent find!  Congratulations!  I look forward to hearing more about your experiences with it!

 

[littlegreeny]

Congratulations! Please tell us the story of how you found this magnificent machine!

 

[sudsmaster]

I've had a Neptune MAH7500 for about 20 years. It's a work horse. In retrospect I wisely got the extended warranty, and sure enough before that was out, it needed some major repair. As I recall, the big drive wheel at the rear had cracked. Replaced free of charge. Has been trouble free since then, although it's possible the belt needs replacing and/or the motor moved to tighten things up a bit.

 

If I'm not mistaken, the 7500 doesn't have wax motors; it uses solenoids instead, and those have never failed. They are a bit loud, though. Of course I might be wrong, and I'm too lazy to go check the manual about it.