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Question posted by lilhoss68 on September 11th, 2015

The Washer Has Not Been In Use For Awhile

the washer has been unused for awhile and recently plugged it back in ,the switch board comes on ,but it will not start and it won't shut off ! CAN you help please

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on September 11th, 2015 1:47 PM
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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

... and level washer on a floor that may be exposed to help acquaint you have used a cleaning solvent, or which is saturated with flammable liquids or solids, should become familiar with gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other flammable or explosive substances as they give off vapors that could ignite or explode. Never plug the appliance cord...
Use and Care Guide - Page 3

...results. • To load a forgotten item, press the start/pause pad, add the item, close the door and press the start/pause pad again. However, do not smoke or use chlorine bleach and ammonia ... INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Step 1 LOAD THE CLOTHES WASHER • The tub can form. 15. b. Do not allow children or pets to the wash water. Keep all laundry aids such as lint, paper...
Use and Care Guide - Page 4

...to provide a warm wash of approximately 105˚ F and cold wash of load.This will help maintain the wash water temperature during the wash cycle. Whites and heavily soiled color-... spin speed. Use for towels, jeans, sheets, linens, underwear, t-shirts. delicates - washable woolens water heater (select models) - Care labels define cold water as the washer determines the temperature...
Use and Care Guide - Page 5

... during spin. stain cycle - extra rinse - faster spin - Do not overload the washer. 4 presoak - Automatically provides a fourth rinse. max extract (select models) - use for cleaning lightly soiled loads. Use for better stain removal. quick - Allows the start of the cycle to more water from loads during spin. Adds time to be delayed for cleaning heavily soiled...
Use and Care Guide - Page 6

...increase or decrease the end of water used will open the washer door when the door locked light is started after a pause, there will illuminate ...washer is selected. Pad Indicator Lights - Pressing off cancels the cycle and stops the washer, NOTE: When the cycle is complete, the door locked light will go out.The door will vary with each load.The Maytag® Neptune® clothes washer uses...
Use and Care Guide - Page 7

... dispenser, close attention to the soil level of laundry detergent directly into the detergent compartment before starting the clothes washer or as Tide HE or Wisk HE*. Pour the recommended amount of the load, load size, and water hardness**. FEATURES DETERGENT Your Maytag Neptune® washer is designed to use a high efficiency detergent such as it is filling...
Use and Care Guide - Page 8

.... NOTES: • Never pour undiluted liquid chlorine bleach directly onto the load or into the bleach compartment. Pour the recommended amount of the washer. For smaller loads use color-safe, non-chlorine bleach, add it reaches the wash load. The washer automatically dispenses bleach into the clothes washer too early. 3. Add chlorine bleach to the detergent compartment.
Use and Care Guide - Page 9

... using water and a soft cloth. Once the main dispenser is removed from the washer before doing a load of the dispenser, grasp the removable two-compartment container (for a rinse and spin cycle to laundry additive build-up of laundry...Do not spray cleaners directly on the washer or washload. Wipe the lower portion of cold water. This will shut off the water faucets after finishing the...
Use and Care Guide - Page 11

...Avoid overloading. • Use high efficiency detergent to ...NEPTUNE® WASHER... It should be warm. This is normal. • While the washer is too small.Very small loads...washer begins to correct faucets. Stops • Plug cord into live electrical outlet. • Check fuse or reset circuit breaker. • Close door and push the start/pause pad to reduce sudsing. • Load...
Use and Care Guide - Page 13

... starting a cycle or the door is a safety feature. U.S. Code Symbol Meaning Solution The washer detects that specific load. The washer ...washer failed to help you better understand what is tightly closed. The door must be opened . Motor not running properly. Restart the cycle. Call for a plugged stand pipe. See below. This is not locking. The washer...
Use and Care Guide - Page 14

...speed slows down to make a series of -balance load. The sealed balance ring around the tub contains a liquid and is designed to redistribute the load more water during final minutes ... when washer is off and the tub is started. Flushing water sound coming from the load. The Maytag Neptune® clothes washer uses a true adaptive fill and adds more evenly when an unbalanced load occurs...
Use and Care Guide - Page 15

... my Maytag® Neptune® washer? Wash white loads using the cotton/sturdy fabric selection. Pretreat the stains with small loads, heavy items or a load in which too much detergent was used . (See pg. 3 for optimal whitening. The tub can I 'd like. Q. DO NOT USE MAXEXTRACT. A. Wrinkling is used , causing oversudsing. My whites are washed on my laundry? However, do to...
Service Manual - Page 10

...USE...p e. Dr ain hose attaches to 1. Cabinet dimensions: 27" (68.58cm) W x 27 ½" (69.85cm) D x 36" (91....; 10in. lbs) (± 3in. Plug power cord into a properly grounded 120...All grounding and wiring should be protected by a micropr ocessor motor contr ol board. S P E C I F I C AT I O N S... load. WASH LEVEL 3-4 inches RINSE LEVEL 4-5 inches Four-foot inlet hoses w ith inlet washers ...
Service Manual - Page 11

... speed and direction, through signals to a desired setting, selects the cycles options using the option switches, and starts the washer. Door lock wax motor. - In general, the timer dial is complete. ... and other equipment in the Neptune horizontal axis washer generally consists of the Neptune washer control system.) Figure 1-7 16008373-01 Prior To Series 17 © 1998 Maytag ...
Service Manual - Page 32

... 2-12 Testing the Tub Displacement Switch: Once the load is tripped, the machine stops and redistributes the clothes load. Whenever a displacement switch is properly redistributed and the speed reaches above 90 rpm. The washer will drop in series with the tub displacement switch and causes the same type of the switch. The switch senses the outer tub bottoming out...
Service Manual - Page 35

... inlet. 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 3. This is proper, replace machine control board. If lower, the customer can use smaller clothes loads and reduce the pressure to start switch. If wiring is done through the door lock enable switch. When the machine control tells the motor control to the P4(2)/RD30 connector on the...
Service Manual - Page 90

... the MAH4000 and MAH5500A have a recirculation pump in the MAH3000 washer. When the water pressure switch becomes satisfied (Series 11 and later on the control console were changed from the bottom of the outer tub and circulates the water up through the detergent hose, then into the top of detergent throughout the wash load.
Service Manual - Page 92

...go into a suds reduction routine, consisting of a series of additional rinse and partial drain cycles to retract at End of clothing loads and the time for the door lock system to ... tumbles. The washer will vary based on water fill times, due to types of Spin) Tumble Pattern - Cotton/Sturdy Easy Care/ Perm Press Delicates Hand Washables 7/3 5/3 6/24 3/27 16010199 (16008373-03...
Service Manual - Page 128

...way. start service cycle system check cancel & exit service cycle Press "start service cycle" or start/pause button to begin the service cycle. In either case the screen will be used to...a cycle: While the washer is running, and service cycle is not sensed within 10 seconds, the control will display “Membrane switch test passed." home favorites back help start /pause key to &#...

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