Thread Number: 17036
When is the Neptune full? |
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Post# 280615 , Reply# 1   5/18/2008 at 09:38 (5,814 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Fill it full, but do not pack. Fill it all the way to the top of the tub, but leave about a fist's thickness. With front loaders, it's better to do full loads because it will have problems blancing for spinning. The exception to that is if you wash like I do. Each of my loads consists of similarly weighted things. I do sheets together, towels together, jeans, t-shirts & golf shirts together, kakhis, poly-cotton shirts, ... I don't mix any of these type of fabrics together. On smaller loads my Frigidaire does ok, but it's one of the more "forgiving" of any U.S. front loader out there when it comes to balancing for spinning.
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Post# 280619 , Reply# 2   5/18/2008 at 11:18 (5,814 days old) by spaniel50 ()   |   | |
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Thanks Bob That's kind of the way I was doing the loads. Washing the same types of items togeather. I guess I was on the right path just need to fill the Neptune a little more. |
Post# 280692 , Reply# 4   5/19/2008 at 06:15 (5,813 days old) by mr_jms ()   |   | |
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I have the second model of Neptune, purchased in May 1999. I have never had a problem with either the washer or dryer. |
Post# 280801 , Reply# 6   5/19/2008 at 20:06 (5,813 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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(by the way, I have a MAH4000 set and love them) 1) Loading. I tell my customers as a rule of thumb to load it loosely to the top of the tub but if you have to take your hand and pack or push it in to close the door, it's overloaded. 2) Soap. HE all the way. I've found that powder tends to be better than liquid as liquids tend to have animal fats and perfumes in them which can be a cause of mold/mildew/smells. The exception being the liquid "free" soaps for people who are allergic. NEVER use Fresh Start, the bottle with the blue granuals. Talk about crusting up the inside of the sump hose and pump... 3) Water Temperature. My advice has always been to use the hottest water safe for the load. I see customers who ONLY coldwash/coldrinse get the smell/mildew due to body oils, soils and other'yummies' that tend to coagulate in cold water and not flush away. 4) Bleach. Use it. Occasional uses of chlorine bleach can help sanitize the unit. I realize that people on septic systems can't use alot of bleach, but there must be alternatives for such cases. 5)The Brushes. People who own MAH3's, 4's and most 55/65/75's know them or should. These are the little grey (trust me, they ARE grey) brushes that run along the bottom of the tub in the gap between the tub and tub cover. They are designed to keep coins from getting into the outer tub and jamming the pump but they can gather the most horrific sludge, fur, lint, etc. and can be a major source of mildew and smell! Take a brush such as a test tube brush (Maytag sells one P/N 22002696) and clean them. 6)Misc. Oxiclean works wonderfully with Neptune, almost like it was designed with the washer in mind. Whirlpool has come out with a cleaner for the HE washers called Affresh (p/n w10135699) that I use in mine and it actually works pretty good. It smells lemony fresh and actually seems to dissolve the sludge/residue. It may even be a alternative for people on septics instead of bleachings... RCD |
Post# 280959 , Reply# 8   5/20/2008 at 19:20 (5,812 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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The later model Mah55/65/75's came with a tub front cover that had a molded lip instead of the cover with the brushes. It still kept coins from the pump but eliminated the brushes that trapped all the crap. I managed to get one by a happy circumstance and retro'd it to my MAH4000. No more crappy brushes! The powder that came with the Maytag kit was just powdered Sunlight dishwasher detergent. In fact, Maytag continued to sell the 'boot refreshment kit' which was a little packet of Sunlight Dish Detergent and a paper telling you how to use it for about $10-$15... I find the Affresh to be less 'busy' to use. RCD |