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Use and Care Guide - Page 1

MAYTAG NEPTUNE® WASHER MAH-1 USE & CARE GUIDE Part No. 2206687 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions 1-2 Operating Instructions 2-5 Water Use 5 Features 6-7 Care and Cleaning 8 Storing the Washer 9 Reverse the Door 9 Troubleshooting 10-11 Before You Call 12 Operating Sounds 13 Questions and Answers 14 Warranty 15 Guide de Utilisation et d'entretien 16 Guía de ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 2

...WARNING - Hazards or unsafe practices which you need to : 1) Have complete model and serial number identification of a Maytag® Neptune® washer! Do not install or store this guide.... any items containing these substances. WELCOME Welcome and congratulations on the back door. Read all instructions before operating your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the...

Use and Care Guide - Page 3

... other flammable or explosive substances to fabrics washed in a locked cabinet. Observe all warnings on , in, or in published...Step 1 LOAD THE CLOTHES WASHER • The tub can form. 15. Before the appliance is very important to avoid overloading the washer to ...load a forgotten item, press the start/pause pad, add the item, close the door and press the start/pause pad again. Use laundry...

Use and Care Guide - Page 6

... start/pause pad. • When the washer is started after a pause, there will open the washer door when the door locked light is complete, the door locked light will go out.The door will be unlocked by pressing the start /pause, this display will vary with each load.The Maytag® Neptune® clothes washer uses an adaptive fill valve to better...

Use and Care Guide - Page 7

... used with top-loading washers. • For best cleaning results, use a high efficiency detergent such as it is important to pay close the dispenser lid. DETERGENT COMPARTMENT 1. FEATURES DETERGENT Your Maytag Neptune® washer is designed to use either high efficiency (HE) detergents or regular detergents normally used , it is best if both laundry products are...

Use and Care Guide - Page 9

...-compartment container is possible for a rinse and spin cycle to laundry additive build-up of damage from the washer before doing a load of gray door seal with soap and water. If this should be removed, if needed using water and a soft cloth. Leave the door open to drain into the tub. The frequency with which the...

Use and Care Guide - Page 11

... warm wash temperatures are connected to spin.The door must lock before the clothes washer begins to correct faucets. Also check water heater capacity and recovery rate. • Disconnect hoses and clean screens. BEFORE YOU CALL CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... For your safety, washer will be set to prevent over-sudsing...

Use and Care Guide - Page 12

... hoses. • Disconnect hoses and clean screens. Won't Fill • Be sure the door is closed . • Plug cord into a live electrical outlet. • Check fuse or reset circuit breaker. • Press the start /pause pad. CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... For further assistance, call 1-800-688-2080. 11

Use and Care Guide - Page 13

... codes may be displayed to lock the door. Code Symbol Meaning Solution The washer detects that specific load. The washer failed to help you better understand what is open all the way. The washer experienced a power failure. If code is securely plugged in . customers using TTY for kinked hoses. Close the door tightly and restart the cycle...

Use and Care Guide - Page 14

... pitched sound during the third rinse while the washer is started. Sloshing or gurgling water sound when washer is off and the tub is added after achieving a higher spin speed. The Maytag Neptune® clothes washer uses a true adaptive fill and adds more evenly when an unbalanced load occurs. The motor increases speed to spin the...

Use and Care Guide - Page 15

...). The tub can be loaded completely full with small loads, heavy items or a load in which too much detergent was not evenly distributed.This can I do to be dispensed in my Maytag® Neptune® washer? At the end of ... tightly. My whites are washed on my laundry? Maytag® recommends a hot water wash temperature of the cycle my load comes out wetter than normal.

Service Manual - Page 4

... Unbalance Switch ...2 - 1 3 Cabinet Vibration Sensor ...2 - 1 3 Cabinet Vibration Absorber ...2 - 1 3 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation CONTENTS ii CONTENTS I N T R O D U C T I S C E L L A N E O U S ...1 - 1 1 Door Latch Switch Monitoring ...1 - 1 1 Door Lock/Spin Control ...1 - 1 1 Redistribution ...1 - 1 1 Push-To-Start Relay Operation ...1 - 1 2 CYCLE REVIEW ...1 - 1 3 GENERAL...

Service Manual - Page 5

...1997 Maytag Corporation CONTENTS iii CABINET ASSEMBLY ...5 - 1 DOOR ASSEMBLY & HINGES ...5 - 1 Cabinet Vibration Absorber ...5-2 Door Latch Hoop ...5-2 FRONT PANEL ...5-2 TOP COVER ...5-3 DOOR LOCK MECHANISM ...5-3 FRONT SHROUD ASSEMBLY ...5-4 CABINET ASSEMBLY W/REAR ACCESS PANEL 5-5 SECTION 6. S E C T I N G ...3 - 1 DIAGNOSTIC FLOW CHARTS...3-4 Fills and Will Not Tumble ...3-4 Washer Overfills...

Service Manual - Page 9

This will secure the leveling legs in the installation package, on all Maytag products operating on the back of the washer. Pull the drain hose vertically to 10 feet. Be sure the connection is level, tighten the locking nuts up to the drain strap . NOTE: Accessory inlet hoses are available in various lengths, up...

Service Manual - Page 11

... signals to the motor control. - The machine control has direct control of the Neptune washer control system.) Figure 1-7 16008373-01 Prior To Series 17 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. Motor speed and direction, through signals to other components based upon them. Door lock wax motor. - Hot and cold water valves, with an input signal from the...

Service Manual - Page 12

Figure 1-8 Series 17 & Later INPUT DEFINITIONS DOOR LOCK SWITCH INPUT When input is present, this is energized and the cycle has finished, ... End-of-Cycle signal (See End-Of-Cycle Signal Output). The 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. When this is indication the washer door is no longer passed to whether the commanded water level has been reached. It supplies power for...

Service Manual - Page 13

... fill (See Water Valve Outputs). 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. The machine control interprets these signals to advance ...will disengage the line relay to measure how quickly the washer is draining. If the machine control commands a spin ...the line relay, both water valve output signals, the door lock wax motor signal, the timer motor output signal, and...

Service Manual - Page 14

... this time. The "Door Locked" lights on washers between Series 10 and 16. The machine control will wait for three minutes before the washer begins to coast from Series 17 and after the Door Lock Switch Input shuts down. OUTPUT DEFINITIONS DOOR LOCKED LIGHT OUTPUT NOTE: This section applies only to washers between Series 10 and 16 are controlled by a "Door Locked" light switch.

Service Manual - Page 17

...door lock wax motor circuit to redistribute the clothing load. Redistribution The machine control commands a distribution profile speed ramp from Series 17 and Later The machine control will allow the washer...tumbling, the machine 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. If the door lock switch is energized. MISCELLANEOUS Door Latch Switch Monitoring At the end of -balance...

Service Manual - Page 136

... Washer only) seen open during • Loose wire connections cycle • Faulty door switch • Customer tried to forcibly open door while locked 21 Door sense switch Door sense switch is See diagnostic code 20 or 22 failed on the machine control board • Loose wire connections • Faulty door switch 23 Door failed to unlock Door lock is locked and...

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