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Maytag Neptune TL - Atlanta Craigslist
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Post# 574090   2/7/2012 at 15:39 (4,461 days old) by aladude ()        

Only $25, needs a new pump. Collectors may be interested?

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Post# 574140 , Reply# 1   2/7/2012 at 22:39 (4,460 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))        

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That is a LOT of recent hardware for $25. Have to wonder though, why the owner gave up on it over a minor repair. Maybe it wasn't the first?

I thought 'Neptune' was their name for FL.


Post# 574146 , Reply# 2   2/7/2012 at 23:01 (4,460 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)        
I thought 'Neptune' was their name for FL

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It was, but in a paucity of imagination that might have presaged Maytag's demise as an independent company, they recycled the name for the top loader, distinguishing it as the Neptune TL as opposed to just the Neptune (always FL).

As for the machine, I suppose for $25 it could be a fun gizmo to tinker with. But I wouldn't necessarily expect it to work after the pump replacement.


Post# 574149 , Reply# 3   2/7/2012 at 23:47 (4,460 days old) by qualin (Canada)        

This is one of the strangest top loaders I've ever seen. I've seen videos of it washing, it barely uses any water.

It's an interesting concept, but it's almost like a standard washplate washer.

What doesn't make any sense is why the paddles move forward then stop, then start moving forward again, rather than reverse... It's as if they were supposed to, but the engineers took that out of the motor and programming at the last minute...

It was an interesting concept at its time, but I've heard that parts for these things are difficult to come by and they're not cheap to fix.

The price is right, for someone who wants to collect those really weird machines, it might just be a labor of love!



Post# 574159 , Reply# 4   2/8/2012 at 00:36 (4,460 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))        

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Oh, another one-gallon toploader. [eyeroll]

The electronic controls alone would put me off, but I'm a hardcore clockwork type guy.

Jumping to conclusions, but sounds like the owner is being perfectly honest that it's only WORTH $25. Good for him.


Post# 574193 , Reply# 5   2/8/2012 at 04:12 (4,460 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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I think this is one of the best attempts to achieve sort of a frontloading motion in a V-axis tub. This machine deal better with gravity than all the other wash plate machines. A pity it didn't work out well. It would have been better if the wheels had turned both ways and I bet that indeed it was intended that way looking at those wheels and how they are situated in the drum. It's already a modern classic I think, similar to a bouncing basket.

Post# 574273 , Reply# 6   2/8/2012 at 06:34 (4,460 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Didn't the Maytag Neptune TL machines have a reputation for tangling and shredding wash?The two agitator wheels remind me of a dough kneading machine from a bakery.


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