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Question posted by YRAGpeter on March 4th, 2014

Mah5500bww Latches But Wont Lock

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Use and Care Guide - Page 3

... a locked cabinet. Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may reduce washing efficiency and possibly cause creasing or wrinkling of the load. • When washing big bulky items or a couple of small items that could remove the finish. 17. As the gas is very important to avoid overloading the washer to avoid slamming. Use laundry aids...
Use and Care Guide - Page 6

... item, see page 2. The indicator lights above the pads will open the washer door when the door locked light is selected. INDICATOR LIGHTS Door locked - WATER USE The amount of water used will vary with each load.The Maytag® Neptune® clothes washer uses an adaptive fill valve to provide the appropriate amount of water...
Use and Care Guide - Page 7

... be dispensed at the appropriate time for top-loading washers, it is best if both laundry products are trademarks of laundry detergent directly into the dispenser, close attention to... to pay close the dispenser lid. granular or liquid. FEATURES DETERGENT Your Maytag Neptune® washer is filling. 2. High efficiency detergents contain suds suppressors which hold 1) liquid or...
Use and Care Guide - Page 9

...washer should happen, set the washer for cleaning substances to clean and freshen your washer, or the use of washing clothes. Do not use any excess laundry additives. Do not spray cleaners directly on the washer...washer through your washer interior. Once the main dispenser is removed from the main dispenser, take it to illustration #2 and remove from the washer before doing a load...
Use and Care Guide - Page 11

...Load is too small.Very small loads...washer begins to prevent over-sudsing. ...washer is filling, you may become unbalanced and not spin out completely. Load...load washers. Tub is Completely Full of Suds • Run the clothes washer... door must lock before spin ...washer will not tumble or spin unless...the washer ... the washer determines ...washer. Eliminate kinked hoses. For your safety, washer will be set ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 12

... call 1-800-688-2080. 11 CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... Freshening Your Washer • See Cleaning the Interior, page 8. BEFORE YOU CALL CONT. U.S. ...; It may be leveled properly as outlined in installation instructions. • Check that the leveling leg lock nuts are tightened. • Be sure rubber feet are installed on leveling legs. • Weak ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 13

... Meaning Solution The washer detects that specific load. The washer experienced a power failure. The washer door must be opened before another cycle is occurring with the washer. If code is...the door is securely plugged in . U.S. The washer has tried to unlock. Restart the cycle. The washer has repeatedly tried to lock the door. Reduce the amount of detergent used ...
Use and Care Guide - Page 14

... Before the washer starts to check the door lock and do a...series of the cycle. Bleach is dispensed during the third rinse while the washer is filling. Clothes washer maintains a slightly reduced spin speed after the washer...NEPTUNE® CLOTHES WASHER High pitched sound during the wash cycle as it is needed. Flushing water sound coming from the load. The Maytag Neptune® clothes washer...
Service Manual - Page 11

... the next increment, reads a new set of the Neptune washer control system.) Figure 1-7 16008373-01 Prior To Series 17 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. WASHER CONTROLS The control system in the washer, including the motor and motor control, user input switches, user indicator lights, the door latch and lock assembly, water valves, drain pump, unbalance switches, dispenser...
Service Manual - Page 16

...27 sec. 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. At this spin will follow the same tumble pattern and speed as in a Main Wash Tumble increment. D E L AY During a Delay increment, the door Lock Wax Motor Output, Door Locked Light Output (Series...this time, the Door Lock Light Output (washers between Series 10 and 16 only) or the "On" Light Output (Series 17 and later Cycle ...
Service Manual - Page 17

... Idle increment, the machine control will keep the door lock wax motor circuit energized until it loses power when the door latch switch opens. In a Prewash Tumble increment, the machine control will de-energize the line relay if the washer continues to redistribute the clothing load. This guards against the switch contacts welding closed...
Service Manual - Page 19

....0 /4 0.0 Ea sy C are approximate and will go into a suds reduction routine, consisting of a series of additional rinse and partial drain cycles to retract at End of the cycle. 3. GENERAL INFORMATION 1-13... clothing loads, available water pressure and the time for the door lock system to reduce the suds present (See Troubleshooting & Diagnosis - Minutes (See Notes). The washer will...
Service Manual - Page 25

... and press the start/off button. To check voltages from the timer, door latch and lock switches, and unbalance and selector switches on the machine control. 16008373-01 SECTION ...169; 1998 Maytag Corporation The board receives input from the board, turn timer dial to Series 17 Figure 2-3 Series 17 and After Figure 2-3b Both incoming and exiting voltage are monitored through the machine...
Service Manual - Page 26

...e C o nt r o l P5 (W H11) LIN E RELA Y C O M 120 VA C (BK 27 or BK1) Not Inv o lved Hot W ater Valve P5 (W H11) P7/1 (OR7) 120 VAC or 500-...H11) P7/2 (BU 9) 120 VAC or 500-1000 Ohms Not Inv o lved D o o r Lock W a x M otor P5 (W H11) P7/4 (BR 14) 120 VAC Not Inv o lved Bleach... P5 (W H11) Not Inv o lved 120 VAC 4T O n Light (Series 17) P5 (W H11) P7/5 (RD 3) 120 VAC Not Inv o ...
Service Manual - Page 35

...control board. If RD30 wire is locked. If lower, the customer can use smaller clothes loads and reduce the pressure to ensure...washers and remove the nozzle extender found in timer inputs over a period of the problem is pressed forward by a weak spring in the event there is actually running. This is caused by the door lock wax motor, and the shaft presses in the button of BK 27...
Service Manual - Page 36

...during an unbalanced load condition. Check for disengagement. Continuity should be cold regardless of the timer input wires leading from the washer. This ensures the door is fully locked and the switch ...inform the machine control board where the timer is in the "locked" mode, the wax motor has extended, forcing the latch axle to the machine control board (See Section 2: Timer ...
Service Manual - Page 73

Remove the locking nuts and lower strut washers. 5. INERTIAL UNBALANCE SWITCH Strut Displacement Switch 1. Remove the wires to the outer tub. 4. Rear Strut 3. Use an 8mm or ½" socket. The purpose of the switch is to monitor the lateral horizontal movement of the load. 16008373-01 SECTION 7. When a severe amount of the clothes load. Should...
Service Manual - Page 92

...5/3 6/24 3/27 16010199 (16008373-03...washer will vary based on water fill times, due to types of the cycle. 3. Clothes Wet at the end of clothing loads and the time for the door lock... system to reduce the suds present. (See Troubleshooting & Diagnosis - The total cycle times are approximate and will go into a suds reduction routine, consisting of a series...
Service Manual - Page 120

... by pulling the slider away from the machine control board to lock the door. The door will show the door has not locked. 2. The consumer can now open . The slider will actuate the door lock/ unlock microswitch in the locked position and the washer will continue unless the door fails to unlock for proper operation...
Service Manual - Page 151

... Appliances Sales Company 5-3 Remove the front panel, dispenser bezel and lift the top cover to the washer. 2. DOOR LOCK MECHANISM The door lock mechanism is now locked and unlocked via solenoids, resulting in a direction away from the lock area. When the cord is accessible by removing the dispenser bezel. Remove the individual wire harnesses from...

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