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Post# 185963 , Reply# 1 1/25/2007 at 19:59 (6,294 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 185970 , Reply# 2 1/25/2007 at 20:04 (6,294 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Portendere You are right, sure looks like a rebadged Tag to me, as well. We will have to see how this one plays out. thanks for posting the link. | ||
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Post# 185983 , Reply# 3 1/25/2007 at 20:30 (6,294 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 185985 , Reply# 4 1/25/2007 at 20:37 (6,294 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 185986 , Reply# 5 1/25/2007 at 20:41 (6,294 days old) by zipdang (Portland, OR) | ||
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Post# 185994 , Reply# 6 1/25/2007 at 21:05 (6,294 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts) |
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hybrid | ||
| Post# 185998 , Reply# 7 1/25/2007 at 21:07 (6,294 days old) by vintagesearch () | ||
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i agree i see a resembelance too. | ||
| Post# 186006 , Reply# 8 1/25/2007 at 21:30 (6,294 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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| Post# 186010 , Reply# 9 1/25/2007 at 22:05 (6,294 days old) by exploder3211 () | ||
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Looks like a nice unit | ||
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Post# 186110 , Reply# 10 1/26/2007 at 01:19 (6,294 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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I agree, that's pretty much a re-skinned and rebadged Neptune 6500. Even the model number is almost identical: NAH6800 instead of MAH6500... LOL... The detergent dispenser appears to be identical. As does the inner door panel. They don't show the drum in the owner's manual, but the terminology for the "waterfall baffles" is the same as for the Neptune. But, it's no 7500. I wonder why Magtag/Whirlpool has abandoned the touchscreen approach. Although I was initially skeptical about it, I find it's very practical and efficient. The good news is that this means that various mechanical parts for the original Neptune series machines will be available for some time longer. | ||
| Post# 186123 , Reply# 11 1/26/2007 at 04:54 (6,293 days old) by tumbler () | ||
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Must be a Neptune.. It's a Neptune-right down to the "Turbo-Clean wash system." | ||
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Post# 186131 , Reply# 12 1/26/2007 at 06:36 (6,293 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 186135 , Reply# 13 1/26/2007 at 06:48 (6,293 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 186166 , Reply# 14 1/26/2007 at 10:02 (6,293 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 186171 , Reply# 15 1/26/2007 at 10:15 (6,293 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Whirlpool is going to continue production of the Neptunes. | ||
| Post# 186246 , Reply# 16 1/26/2007 at 17:43 (6,293 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
Smart marketing! I think they switched the name plate from Maytag to Amana to get around the bad reputation that Neptunes made for themselves with the class action lawsuit and mold problems. This new Amana has "anti-microbial" components to avoid smelly situations. The average joe-public won't realize it is a Neptune underneath and I think Maytag got all the bugs out of their Neptune design anyway....a new name won't hurt it.
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Post# 186293 , Reply# 17 1/26/2007 at 21:20 (6,293 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 187031 , Reply# 19 1/29/2007 at 11:57 (6,290 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Except for the curved lines, that control panel design looks as over the top as the one on the Ward's Windsor Dryer in the POD. | ||
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Post# 187076 , Reply# 20 1/29/2007 at 14:27 (6,290 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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When I think about it, I'm pretty happy with my Neptune 7500. It washes well, has enough capacity for my needs, and has been very reliable since a spate of major repairs at the two-year mark. What gripes I have about it would include: lack of a window in the door, lack of a drain/spin at the end of the pre-soak, lack of a seperate pre-soak dispenser. That's about it, and I get around the pre-soak issue by running a warm rinse/spin with some STPP before a regular wash for very dirty loads. When I saw some beige Neptune TL dryers at Sears Outlet the other week, I thought the styling looked very odd. Not sure I'd like how the new Amena set would look. But I'm intrigued by the rumors that the Enlighten will include a door window, and will be looking into whether it could be retrofitted to the 7500. | ||
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