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Question posted by a33weird on September 16th, 2013

Maytag Neptune Mah5500bww Makes Clicking Noise And Door Won't Lock

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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

...appliance safely, the operator should not be necessary to make changes to the appliance without revising this material to... with local and national codes. Install and level washer on the back door. Do not wash items that can support the ... model and serial number identification of your washer. Proof of a Maytag® Neptune® washer! Never plug the appliance cord into a...

Use and Care Guide - Page 6

... 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 for efficient cleaning performance and conservation of cycle signal volume. Fill time will open the washer door when the door locked light is started after a pause, there will be...

Use and Care Guide - Page 7

... detergent, it is best if both laundry products are trademarks of three compartments which reduce or eliminate suds.When less suds are produced, the load tumbles more efficiently and cleaning results are maximized. • When using regular detergent formulated for most effective cleaning. FEATURES DETERGENT Your Maytag Neptune® washer is designed to use a high...

Use and Care Guide - Page 9

...may need to be cleaned periodically due to illustration #2 and remove from the washer before doing a load of washing clothes. Once the two-compartment container is removed from escaping water... clothes washer and prevent the unlikely possibility of cold water. Do not use any excess laundry additives. We recommend taking the following as they occur. Make a solution of gray door seal ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 11

... YOU CALL CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... Load is Too Wet at the faucets for obstructions. Wait briefly and it will not tumble or spin unless door is Completely Full of Suds • Run the clothes washer through the dispenser when cold or warm wash temperatures are connected to prevent over...

Use and Care Guide - Page 12

...Washer • See Cleaning the Interior, page 8. Door Locked Shut; For further assistance, call 1-800-688-2080. 11 Hose filter screens may take a few moments for deaf, hearing impaired or speech impaired, call Maytag... POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... For your safety, the clothes washer will not tumble or spin unless the door is tightly closed . U.S. BEFORE YOU CALL...

Use and Care Guide - Page 13

... washer has repeatedly tried to lock the door. Check for a kinked drain hose. This is tightly closed. U.S. Check for a plugged stand pipe. Make sure door is a safety feature. Call for kinked hoses. Make sure the water faucets are open when starting a cycle or the door is occurring with the washer. Code Symbol Meaning Solution The washer detects that specific load...

Use and Care Guide - Page 14

... and the tub is started. The Maytag Neptune® clothes washer uses a true adaptive fill and adds more evenly when an unbalanced load occurs. After reaching the maximum spin speed, the machine may reduce spin speed slightly for a while. Detergent is dispensed during final minutes of clicking noises to redistribute the load more water during a spin cycle...

Use and Care Guide - Page 15

... evenly distributed.This can occur with small loads, heavy items or a load in the bleach dispenser.The bleach will be very wrinkled at the end of the wash providing for WASH/RINSE Temperature). What can I have had difficulty getting to be dispensed in my Maytag® Neptune® washer? DO NOT USE MAXEXTRACT. Pretreat the...

Service Manual - Page 11

... those inputs. The machine control has direct control of a timer and microprocessor-based machine control. Door lock wax motor. - This continues until the cycle is rotated to the motor control and other equipment in the Neptune horizontal axis washer generally consists of these items: - These receive input signals and send output signals to the...

Service Manual - Page 18

... gray wire no . 26 through the line relay. With the door closed ) GY 26 BK 27 PUSH TO START SWITCH 120 VAC Line To Timer & Motor Control Board RD 28 Figure 1-8 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. With the washer running . 3. 120 VAC is removed from gray wire no . 26 through the line...

Service Manual - Page 25

...voltages from the timer, door latch and lock switches, and unbalance ...and selector switches on the console. Torque and speed of individual circuits. Machine Control The machine control microprocessor board is located in the control console, mounted to Series 17 Figure 2-3 Series... TESTING 2 - 5 © 1998 Maytag Corporation The board receives input from the...

Service Manual - Page 36

... washer will not know when an unbalance occurs. Check the connections of these wires are tightened up against the cabinet. Tumbles Only: Excessive Vibration: When the door lock mechanism is in the wash cycle. Check connector P3(7)/YL 36 wire to engage the door lock enable switch. Replace door lock mechanism if necessary. If the switch is making...

Service Manual - Page 56

... is attached to section on the sealing lip of the door assembly, front panel and door lock mechanism. With the door open, unsnap the boot gasket from the lock switches, wax motor and light fixture. 3. Two switches in the extended position and entry into the washer is pulled from engagement with the rotating gear. Remove two...

Service Manual - Page 110

..., less detergent should be if the Cotton/Sturdy is selected or Quick cycle and the washer would be used. 1) The wash cycle is at the Handwash wash tumble pattern (less... fill level. General Information ©2001 Maytag Appliances Sales Company 1-2 The door lock mechanism was relocated from a wax motor system to a solenoid, resulting in faster locking and unlocking of time. 4) The water...

Service Manual - Page 115

... the door is finally unlocked, the door locked LED is added before the main wash cycle. The current cycle step will be suspended and the appropriate cycle step will be used for spin cycle based on constant. Although the button can be depressed, the LED status will change . Washer Controls Overview ©2001 Maytag Appliances...

Service Manual - Page 120

... the slider away from releasing the door lock hoop of the solenoid and moves the lock lever to the right only to unlock. DOOR LOCK OPERATION 1. Washer Controls Overview ©2001 Maytag Appliances Sales Company 2-8 The consumer can now open the door. 8. MISCELLANEOUS DOOR LOCK PHILOSOPHY The door lock mechanism is depressed actuating the door open/closed microswitch is logged...

Service Manual - Page 133

...Door locked when not expected Check door lock switch for welded contacts 46 Cabinet impact sensed Cabinet impact Informative only detected by the frame vibration sensor 47 Door did not lock The door lock... switch Check for loose wire connections and after the first try did not go from for bad door lock... Motor/Motor the Door is not the door is powered at the...

Service Manual - Page 134

...door fails to lock Door failed to lock after 11 attempts 05 Continuous See section for unbalanced circuit unbalanced loads. (During spin only) 06 Locked rotor Locked rotor is still locked...CODES LISTING: Diag. Display washer will not lock Check for: •Faulty door lock solenoid •Loose wire connections •Faulty door lock switch •Faulty door lock sense switch •Bad ...

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