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| Post# 384558 10/11/2009 at 19:27 (5,309 days old) by favorit () | ||
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The other day I watched Jamie's neppy on YT and I was very impressed. It seems really effective. Why did Maytag discontinued it ? The Bravo doesn't seem so "bravo" as this Neppy .. TIA Carlo | ||
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Post# 384559 , Reply# 1 10/11/2009 at 19:39 (5,309 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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I believe it had to do with the complexity of the mechanism, from my understanding, the mechanism only lasted an average of 4 years or something. On top of that, it couldn't handle small loads very well, they would just sit there on top of the water and bob up and down... Still, it's an absolutely fascinating machine! I love it! :)
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Post# 384577 , Reply# 3 10/11/2009 at 20:43 (5,309 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Supremewhirlpol, he was speaking of the Maytag Neptune TL not the Maytag Neptune!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO pulsator's LINK 
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Post# 384612 , Reply# 4 10/12/2009 at 01:20 (5,308 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 384624 , Reply# 5 10/12/2009 at 04:25 (5,308 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 It tangles some, but perhaps not as much on every load as one might expect. As Jamie says, it doesn't handle small loads very well, they tend to sit and jiggle between the tumblers rather than roll over. Bulky items such as a single quilt or bedspread may also roll lethargically. Due to the vertical orientation, items may span across the center axis during spin and be subject to some stress at maximum spin speed. I had tears inflicted on a couple towels, a pair of jeans, and a thermal blanket. Those items had been washed for years in my F&Ps with no damage. Either spin stress ... or it could also be attributed to the Neppy's clutch going bad, causing the tumblers to rotate during spin. As I recall, the blanket and towels were among the last few loads before the clutch incident, although the jeans occurred some while earlier. I haven't yet used the TL after the clutch was repaired (under warranty) about a year ago. CLICK HERE TO GO TO dadoes's LINK | ||
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