Here is the beast...
Well It's Not an Apex
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If you look at the shape of the agitator rotors you can see why this machine really can't reverse the direction of the rotors, they are shaped to to move the clothes only in one direction.
Here is what he looks like undressed...
And it's belt driven! I was surprised to see that...
seeitrun2006
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Maytag TL
Hey Robert thanks for pictures! What drives the augers/agitators? I agree what a suprise to see this "beast" is actually belt driven. Where is the water pump located? Also noticed what looks like water stains below the motor.
Once again thanks for the pics! Great job!
Hey Robert thanks for pictures! What drives the augers/agitators? I agree what a suprise to see this "beast" is actually belt driven. Where is the water pump located? Also noticed what looks like water stains below the motor.
Once again thanks for the pics! Great job!
newwave1
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i love this machine! i'm really intregued! i always wanted a neptune frontloader but the lack of window ditered my decision, i think the neptune toploaders a really really clever piece of machinery! you can create that sort of action when hand washing
not that i've tried hehehe.
i'd love to see some more of the rinse cycle, maybe a spin if you can!
Darren
not that i've tried hehehe. i'd love to see some more of the rinse cycle, maybe a spin if you can!
Darren
hoover1060
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very cool
Neat machine Robert, I can kinda see how it could tangle clothes, but it is fun to watch.
I'm with the others, I'd love to see the rinse and spin cycles too!
More please!
Neat machine Robert, I can kinda see how it could tangle clothes, but it is fun to watch.
I'm with the others, I'd love to see the rinse and spin cycles too!
More please!
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as long as everyone is putting in requests...
i want to see it handle a Bobload!
i want to see it handle a Bobload!
I'm surprised no one has asked to see a video of it washing dishes yet! LOL
seeitrun2006
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It does dishes also! Oops! Just kidding!
It does dishes also! Oops! Just kidding!
Oh my GOD, Robert. If you made a video of a load of dishes smashing around in the Neptune TL it would be a MAJOR, MAJOR hit on YouTube! We'll distract Greg for a awhile with some colorful objects and you go to it!
Signed,
Evil Eugene
Signed,
Evil Eugene
Ok Evil Eugene, you distract Greg while Evil Uni get's the Blue Heaven Dishes, mwahahahahahahahahahahaha. QUIET ON THE SET!
Brent-Aucoin
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Dishes! Too Funny! Go for it!
I have never seen one of the Neptune's work in person, but it is very interesting. I could see that it would be an effective washer. It is truly doing the same wash action as a front loader. Lot's of slapping going on.
Did any of the Neptune's have a heater? And also what was the high spin speed?
I think it is such a cool machine. And I can assure you that one day, when we are all gone to Appliance Heaven, there will be many people trying to collect this machine. This will then, be the Apex of the future.
Thanks for the video Robert!
Brent
I have never seen one of the Neptune's work in person, but it is very interesting. I could see that it would be an effective washer. It is truly doing the same wash action as a front loader. Lot's of slapping going on.
Did any of the Neptune's have a heater? And also what was the high spin speed?
I think it is such a cool machine. And I can assure you that one day, when we are all gone to Appliance Heaven, there will be many people trying to collect this machine. This will then, be the Apex of the future.
Thanks for the video Robert!
Brent
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I USED MINE FOR TWO MONTHS....
......and then hooked the burpilator back up. Was an ok machine but I NEVER was able to find an HE detergent that didn't oversuds. I guess our mountain water loves to make suds. Never had a tangling problem but it did pill socks and cottons. Dirty clothes NEVER came clean and of course it took
F O R E V E R to wash a load of clothes. Mark
......and then hooked the burpilator back up. Was an ok machine but I NEVER was able to find an HE detergent that didn't oversuds. I guess our mountain water loves to make suds. Never had a tangling problem but it did pill socks and cottons. Dirty clothes NEVER came clean and of course it took
F O R E V E R to wash a load of clothes. Mark
My real media player doesn't work :-( At least I know now what I was missing.
My real media player doesn't work
Bob the video if is a MPEG, its not meant to be played on the Real Media player, you need to play it on the Windows Media Player.
Yes the only problem I found with the machine is that when you wash in hot water, the water cools down very rapidly, these modern machines that use so little water really need a heater to keep the hot water hot. I found it does not do a very good job on whites, even with Tide HE. For other things is really is a good washer.
I have done many wash loads in this machine and nothing has come out tangled. Can someone tell me what I am doing "wrong"? Looking out on the internet I see there were lots of complaints of tangling but I have yet to see any evidence of this. What are these people doing to possibly cause all this supposed tangling????
Bob the video if is a MPEG, its not meant to be played on the Real Media player, you need to play it on the Windows Media Player.
Yes the only problem I found with the machine is that when you wash in hot water, the water cools down very rapidly, these modern machines that use so little water really need a heater to keep the hot water hot. I found it does not do a very good job on whites, even with Tide HE. For other things is really is a good washer.
I have done many wash loads in this machine and nothing has come out tangled. Can someone tell me what I am doing "wrong"? Looking out on the internet I see there were lots of complaints of tangling but I have yet to see any evidence of this. What are these people doing to possibly cause all this supposed tangling????
Maybe they were trying to wash much larger loads than you are doing ....
RealPlayer may grab other file types when it installs. 3rd-party media players sometimes do that. Try saving the clip local, then start Media Player first (it should be under Start / Programs / Accessories / Entertainment or some such place), and use File/Open to navigate to the clip. File type associations can usually be reset from within the respective programs. My Windows Media Player (not the latest version) has it under Tools / Options / File Types.
RealPlayer may grab other file types when it installs. 3rd-party media players sometimes do that. Try saving the clip local, then start Media Player first (it should be under Start / Programs / Accessories / Entertainment or some such place), and use File/Open to navigate to the clip. File type associations can usually be reset from within the respective programs. My Windows Media Player (not the latest version) has it under Tools / Options / File Types.
Wow, I'm surprised it's not doing well with whites. It certainly seems to have a nice, vigorous wash action.
And just what ARE you doing wrong that your loads don't come out all tangled, Robert? Get with the program, man!
Seriously (although I'm too giddy about my new Frigidaire TL'er to be very serious this afternoon): Do you do anything special when loading that may help avoid tangling? I'm so used to just indiscriminately stuffing handfuls of clothes into my FL'er that I've forgotten the fine art of filling a TL.
And just what ARE you doing wrong that your loads don't come out all tangled, Robert? Get with the program, man!
Seriously (although I'm too giddy about my new Frigidaire TL'er to be very serious this afternoon): Do you do anything special when loading that may help avoid tangling? I'm so used to just indiscriminately stuffing handfuls of clothes into my FL'er that I've forgotten the fine art of filling a TL.
peterh770
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I'd like to see it handle a really big, modern load like it was designed to do...
When I see the direction the augers turn in relation to how the spirals are impressed in them, I would have thought they turned so that the flatter, "paddle" side would lift and flip the load. Instead, the augers turn so that the load is shifted back and forth, and for the speed the augers turn, the load doesn't seem to roll at the same rate.
Very interesting indeed! Sure beats the impellers-on-steroid machines that are out there now.
When I see the direction the augers turn in relation to how the spirals are impressed in them, I would have thought they turned so that the flatter, "paddle" side would lift and flip the load. Instead, the augers turn so that the load is shifted back and forth, and for the speed the augers turn, the load doesn't seem to roll at the same rate.
Very interesting indeed! Sure beats the impellers-on-steroid machines that are out there now.
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Just Maytags...
Aside from the older, pre-"real-fast-oscillating"-agitator top load washers, the newer, samll-porcelain-tub Maytags are the ABSOLUTE WORST toploaders today. I had bought, in November 1994, a new top-of-the-line Maytag(cost me 800.00 with tax. I was replacing my 1977 Frigidaire 1-18 which was STILL working well. I am SO VERY SORRY I ever bought a Maytag! That machine had NO capacity, tangled almost all my wash, and spun so "slowly" even on "fast", that my fantastic '89 electronic-sensor gas Lady Kenmore(front-door lint-filter) dryer took an extra 10 minutes to dry clothes! Why, that horrid machine could'nt even wash my jeans, sneakers or slippers well, because it couldn't create good "roll-over"! It didn't want to "suck them down" into the washwater. Ever open the lid of a toploader to see what looked to be someone's legs sticking-up from the washwater??? I am sure you get my drift, and NO, I am NOT pulling YOUR leg! I sold the screwy washer two months after I bought it for 225.00 to a local woman, and bought my then-favorite Kenmore 92572 which I own with delight to today. I even FIRST tried contacting both my Maytag's dealer,AND Maytag themselves, to take my machine back, with no luck. OH, another thing-that Maytag couldn't even pump the water out of the 5-foot raised hose(to my drainpipe). Maytag came and replaced the pump's belt, and STILL NO LUCK! I have to this day bad-mouthed ANY and ALL Maytag products. There are far better choices on the market, and sadly they were purchased by Whirlpool. That was another BAD mistake on Whirlpool's part! Jason
Aside from the older, pre-"real-fast-oscillating"-agitator top load washers, the newer, samll-porcelain-tub Maytags are the ABSOLUTE WORST toploaders today. I had bought, in November 1994, a new top-of-the-line Maytag(cost me 800.00 with tax. I was replacing my 1977 Frigidaire 1-18 which was STILL working well. I am SO VERY SORRY I ever bought a Maytag! That machine had NO capacity, tangled almost all my wash, and spun so "slowly" even on "fast", that my fantastic '89 electronic-sensor gas Lady Kenmore(front-door lint-filter) dryer took an extra 10 minutes to dry clothes! Why, that horrid machine could'nt even wash my jeans, sneakers or slippers well, because it couldn't create good "roll-over"! It didn't want to "suck them down" into the washwater. Ever open the lid of a toploader to see what looked to be someone's legs sticking-up from the washwater??? I am sure you get my drift, and NO, I am NOT pulling YOUR leg! I sold the screwy washer two months after I bought it for 225.00 to a local woman, and bought my then-favorite Kenmore 92572 which I own with delight to today. I even FIRST tried contacting both my Maytag's dealer,AND Maytag themselves, to take my machine back, with no luck. OH, another thing-that Maytag couldn't even pump the water out of the 5-foot raised hose(to my drainpipe). Maytag came and replaced the pump's belt, and STILL NO LUCK! I have to this day bad-mouthed ANY and ALL Maytag products. There are far better choices on the market, and sadly they were purchased by Whirlpool. That was another BAD mistake on Whirlpool's part! Jason
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