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How Full Do I Fill A Maytag Neptune Washer And How Much Soap

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Related Maytag MAH5500BWW Manual Pages

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 ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 2

...contact your manufacturer about safety instructions Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in the washer until all traces of fire or explosion: a. RECOGNIZE SAFETY SYMBOLS, WORDS, LABELS... not be exposed to us (include your washer. Do not wash items that could ignite or explode. Proof of a Maytag® Neptune® washer! For service and warranty information, see page...

Use and Care Guide - Page 6

.../pause, this display will show the estimated time remaining in the cycle. Lights whenever the door of water used will vary with each load.The Maytag® Neptune® clothes washer uses an adaptive fill valve to the dispenser (See page 6). • Push the start /pause pad to better indicate the wash time left...

Use and Care Guide - Page 7

... Your Maytag Neptune® washer is designed to use either high efficiency (HE) detergents or regular detergents normally used with top-loading washers. • For best cleaning results, use a high efficiency detergent such as it is filling. 2. To avoid oversudsing, reduce the amount of the load, load size, and water hardness**. Pour the recommended amount of laundry detergent...

Use and Care Guide - Page 9

... doing a load of the washer periodically to dry out. Clean with chlorine bleach. 4. Do not use of washing clothes. Clean with bleach solution and soft cloth. 3. As you begin to lift the two-compartment container, tilt slightly inward, according to wipe up . Failure to laundry additive build-up all detergent, bleach or other...

Use and Care Guide - Page 11

BEFORE YOU CALL CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... Stops • Plug cord into live electrical outlet. • Check...and/or just cold water going through another complete cycle using a high efficiency detergent to reduce sudsing. • Load is correctly inserted and secured to drain facility. • Avoid overloading. • Use high efficiency detergent to...

Use and Care Guide - Page 12

CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... Won't Fill • Be sure the door is closed . • Plug cord into a live electrical ... see page 13. Hose filter screens may take a few moments for deaf, hearing impaired or speech impaired, call Maytag Customer Assistance toll-free at 1-800-688-9900 USA or 1-800-688-2002 Canada. customers using TTY for the door...

Use and Care Guide - Page 14

...the wash cycle. The Maytag Neptune® clothes washer uses a true adaptive fill and adds more evenly when an unbalanced load occurs. Fabric softener is...SOUNDS OF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® CLOTHES WASHER High pitched sound during the third rinse while the washer is filling. ... speed slightly for a while. Before the washer starts to dilute and add bleach or fabric softener...

Use and Care Guide - Page 15

...49˚- 60˚ C). 14 How large of chlorine bleach in my Maytag® Neptune® washer? If the load is heavily soiled it is used , causing oversudsing. DO NOT USE MAXEXTRACT.... Q. At the end of heat and pressure. What causes this? Q. My whites are washed on my laundry? Maytag...

Service Manual - Page 10

...Watts Top Spin - 800 Watts (Wattage readings taken with national and local codes. varies w ith clothes load. Cabinet dimensions: 27" (68.58cm) W x 27 ½" (69.85cm) D x 36" (91.44cm )H . Approx . lbs 18in. USE ...3-4 inches RINSE LEVEL 4-5 inches Four-foot inlet hoses w ith inlet washers and attaches to pump and w ill accomm odate 36" dr ain ...Maytag Corporation SECTION 1.

Service Manual - Page 11

Door lock wax motor. - Timer motor. - When the machine control has completed its set of the Neptune washer control system.) Figure 1-7 16008373-01 Prior To Series 17 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. These receive input signals and send output signals to the next increment, reads a new set of instructions for a generic representation of input signals...

Service Manual - Page 16

...energized during this time, the Door Lock Light Output (washers between Series 10 and 16 only) or the "On" Light Output (Series 17 and later Cycle Tumble-Pause Pattern Cotton/Sturdy 6...washer at the same speed and in the same pattern as in the Prewash Tumble increment for 29 minutes. At this increment (See Prewash Tumble). Hand Washables 3 sec. - 27 sec. 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag...

Service Manual - Page 19

... 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 pause between... 2 7 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. Minutes (See Notes). ...loads, available water pressure and the time for the door lock system to reduce the suds present (See Troubleshooting & Diagnosis - The washer...

Service Manual - Page 32

...would be confused by the cabinet vibration sensor. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & TESTING © 1998 Maytag Corporation 2-12 This involves a three (3) second pause, followed by the twisting motion ...washer will drop in series with the tub displacement switch and causes the same type of the spinner on the switch. When this switch is tripped, the machine stops and redistributes the clothes load...

Service Manual - Page 35

...clothes loads ...Washer Runs Five Minutes Then Shuts OFF: During the wash cycle, the machine control communicates with timer input circuits. (See the following section on Machine Operation Does Not Match Cycle Description): During the spin cycle, the machine control monitors the door lock mechanism to prevent flooding in the button of BK 27... © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 3. During...

Service Manual - Page 89

...4-5 inches Four foot inlet hoses with inlet washers and attached to water valve. Requires 15 amp circuit ...supply. lbs.) (+ 3 in . MAH4000/MAH5500A CONTROL FACIA SECTION 2. Cabinet Dimensions: 27" (68.58cm) W x 271/2" (69.85cm) D x 36" (91.44cm... 195 Watts Top Spin - 800 Watts (Wattage readings taken with clothes load. lbs.) (+ 3 in spin.) Wash Tumble Rinse Tumble High Speed Spin...

Service Manual - Page 90

... of detergent throughout the wash load. By doing this, the washer is slightly different than the software used in series between the outer tub outlet...Series 10 (MAH4000 only) Figure 4-2 16010199 (16008373-03) Revised 7/00 Series 11 & Later (MAH4000 & MAH5500A) 3 ©2000 Maytag Appliances Sales Company BASIC MACHINE OPERATION The model MAH4000 and MAH5500A are similar to the MAH3000 washer...

Service Manual - Page 92

...43.0 14.0/37.0 8.0/31.0 500/5.0 Notes: 1. The washer will vary based on water fill times, due to types of clothing loads and the time for the door lock system to reduce ...routine, consisting of a series of the cycle. 3. Cotton/Sturdy Easy Care/ Perm Press Delicates Hand Washables 7/3 5/3 6/24 3/27 16010199 (16008373-03) 5 Revised 7/00 ©2000 Maytag Appliances Sales Company Number ...

Service Manual - Page 106

...suggest you file this manual for reference. 16010486 (16008373-05) ©2001 Maytag Appliances Sales Company This Maytag Washer Service Manual supplement covers Models MAH5500B and MAH7500. The following information is Supplement five for service manual 16008373. MAYTAG New Century Neptune Washer Service Manual Supplement 16008373-05 Attached is supplemental to this with your 16008373...

Service Manual - Page 121

... has been pressed. SPECIAL FEATURES The LCD and LED washers come back up in the cycle and within 3 minutes of the Neptune washers. The recovery will be reset to memory every minute ...-loss during a cycle the washer will remain on with the earlier versions of the cycle step where the power loss occurred. Washer Controls Overview ©2001 Maytag Appliances Sales Company 2-9 The ...

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