Well, it's not a Dyson 2-Drum, but it's just as if not more interesting!!!

[pulsator]

Any ideas what might go here?

 

[pulsator]

Here's a hint: it's the first washer... to have a matching washer.

 

[pulsator]

Why, it's a Maytag Neptune TL of course!!!!

 

[pulsator]

It's currently tackling a queen size comforter, more pics and if I can figure it out, more vids to come!

 

[shanonabc]

Neato! I soooo would like a Neptune TL but they have never been available in Australia and I dont want to get one shipped

 

[funguy10]

Whoo! Vids?! I can't wait for that! I've always wanted to see this washer in action? You're planning on getting in a Contrarotator?

 

[laundromat]

I'll bet the song by Petula Clark,"I Know a Place"would be great to hear while watching this!

 

[pulsator]

I'm workin on uploading a video now, my camera however, doesn't record sound sadly...

 

[pulsator]

Here's the vid! Enjoy!

 

[tuthill]

i can't see any water! those sure are interesting machines.

 

[funguy10]

Why doesn't your camera record sound? Is it broken or is it an el-cheapo camcorder? Could you film the machine spinning? What does the machine sound like?

 

[pulsator]

For your information "funguy" I don't have an "el-cheapo" camcorder, I have a digital camera, that's why it doesn't record sound, it's made to take pictures.

 

[aquarius1984]

Children should be seen and not heard

Funguy STOP asking for videos and the such for hells sake. Your really annoying so many members here now that nobody will take any notice of you and supply you with your requests. Respect your elders and be told, 15 year olds should take on board and do as requested by their elders whenever with no ifs and buts. You have had far too many polite warnings and subtle hints for my liking so to the hard crunch. ZIP IT!

 

[shanonabc]

THANK YOU AQUARIOUS!!!!

I don't believe in children should be seen and not heard... THIS IS AN EXEMPTION!!!! Funguy... You aren't fun... You are rude and annoying!!!

Geez... Get a life.

 

[gansky1]

Great video, Jamie!

These are fun machines to watch - it's interesting to see the clothes move around and in and out of the "roll." Have you had any tangling and failure to spin problems? The one I had got so confounded with a load of jeans once that I had to remove the load to another machine! Have you figured out a way to make it fill with the lid open? I used a slice of plastic bowl to direct the water down into the tub - it was splasy and messy, but that's part of the fun.

Have fun - G

 

[pulsator]

Greg, I have had some tangling issues, but nothing that didn't come undone as I was unloading the machine. And as far as failure to spin, not a problem! I have had quite a time tryng to figure out how to divert the fill however! First thing I tried was a piece of flat plastic... YIKES! Water went not only in the tub, but on the floor, ceiling, and all over the BD Kenmore next to it! Next I tried a piece of plastic with a half-inch lip around it, I managed to keep the water in and on only the Maytag Neptune TL, however, it was still spraying all over the control panel and of course, there was a stream aimed at the only seem between the panel and the top of the machine, so I took it out and gave up. I now simply close the lid so it rests on my magnets and let it fill normally, then open the lid as soon as the water shuts off. The downside to this is that I'm still getting used to when exactly it starts to spray water, it does a spray rinse going around... 200RPM? and I keep missing that and showering myself with water!

So far, my only complaints are that the machine has a really hard time turning over small and medium loads and also that it does a spray rinse after the final rinse rinsing away all of my fabric softener!

 

[jonv112]

funguy10

Dude, why don't you upload some vids of your appliances too? It's not that hard, but in my case, it also wasn't that easy doing videos of my Oasis HE with the top up, so appreciate what people do here and don't ask for more when they've already done so much. A forum is basically a community, and everyone has to contribute in order for the forum to grow, and not just leech off others. I've seen people on forums get banned for not posting a single thing, and people who get banned for posting too many posts that just weren't worth reading in the first place, so be thankful this isn't the case here.

If you want, you can email me on how to bypass the lid lock switch on your Oasis and upload a video of it. I don't think one has ever been posted yet.

 

[funguy10]

Oh yeah! I have 2 user accounts on another forum whose name and URL I won't mention for security purposes and it has rules that are so stringent they are both banned permanantly for NOT POSTING ENOUGH!!

 

[pulsator]

We're not saying stop posting funguy, we're saying stop nagging at us for videos and try to be more polite, that's all.

 

[swestoyz]

Jamie - this is a great great great save! The repair manual to this machine is quite an interesting read - but also hints that the design was mostly original to the late 1940's patents for the same design. Thank you for posting the video as well - such a cool machine.

I've often wondered what the wash action would be like if the tub were only able to fill even half way full. The wash plates may need to spin faster to build velocity in order to 'force' water through the clothes - but would be interesting none-the-less!

Thanks ~

Ben

http://www.google.com/patents?id=zM...tag+washing&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1

 

[davy1063]

Hey Jamie! Really Sweet

That is pretty incredible. So, if you don't add water, can you use it to knead pizza dough or salt water taffy? Congratulations on a great find. So now that you have the Neptune TL, you won't need a Calypso (ducks and runs).

(That's an inside joke between me and Jamie.)

 

[Unimatic1140]

Awwwww, Jamie you got the Neptune! Congratulations, and great video by the way. What I did was I put a thick piece of rubber through the lid to stop the splashing and direct the water downward into the tub. I did need a dish towel around the top to get the last bit of water that did spray up.

Funguy, cut it out right now, you rudeness does get annoying. Good thing for you I look at the modern forum once every few weeks. Now hows about this? From this point on you're not allowed to ask anyone here for videos until you post some washer videos of your own. Got it? Don't let me catch you askin' again (I have a sneaky little techie way of checking every post you make), otherwise, its not gonna be pretty. Hmmmmph.

 

[shanonabc]

Does the Neptune TL tumble both ways or just one way? From what I have seen on the maytag site it looks only one way... Does it tangle muchlie?

 

[pulsator]

I took some pics of the 2 water levels it has, the water looks shallower in the pics than it really is. Here is the low water level, used on the normal wash cycles, it's about 4 inches deep, the tub is only 16 inches deep. This water level is high enough that medium loads have a very hard time getting turned over and small loads simply float on top unturned.

 

[pulsator]

Here is the high water level, it's about 6 inches deep, it's used on the "Bulky Items" cycle and on the final rinse of all the other cycles except "Enviro Plus" I believe...

 

[pulsator]

Here's the high water level on heavy duty speed, kinda gives you a better idea of how high it is...

 

[shanonabc]

So it is best for bigger loads rather than smaller ones?

 

[toggleswitch1]

oh junior, I'm ecstatic for you! Very cool machine. Thanks for posting!

 

[pulsator]

Thanks for all the kind words and opinions! It's nice to be able to show something that interests everyone here so much!!

P.S.This machine is definetly best suited for large loads!

 

[gadgetgary]

Jaime

Thanks for posting.

I have wanted one of those machines, and, since I have been called a 'Maytag junkie', maybe I should add one of those to my Maytag line-up.