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Thread Number: 3766
Neptune TL drops from the sky... |
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Post# 91004 10/27/2005 at 23:12 (6,749 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Found this yesterday behind the store, model/serial tag is missing so it was probably a return that had sat in the store warehouse for a while. The only thing I can find wrong with it is that it was covered with a thick layer of dust and it's bisque. I've run it in the garage for a couple cycles and it ran perfectly so I'll move it downstairs for a while and experiment. In a few days, I'll take the front panel off for a photo-op so we can see how it all works - and action pics of course!
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Post# 91005 , Reply# 1 10/27/2005 at 23:13 (6,748 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 91006 , Reply# 2 10/27/2005 at 23:27 (6,748 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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I never noticed before that there apparently are perforations for water delivery in the lid over the softener and bleach dispensers. Is that the purpose of them? Shades of GE Dispensall! The angle of the interior shot tends to make the disc in the back appear to be laying flat on the bottom of the wash basket. | ||
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Post# 91011 , Reply# 3 10/28/2005 at 00:09 (6,748 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia) |
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Oh How exicting! I wish one of these would fall from the sky at my place!! Dont forget the video footage :) | ||
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Post# 91012 , Reply# 4 10/28/2005 at 00:44 (6,748 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 91031 , Reply# 5 10/28/2005 at 06:35 (6,748 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Wow, you really lucked out there, Gansky! This machine is sure to be a highly collectable item. I just have the feeling it's not going to be a long-term design for Maytag, especially now that WP is in the picture. My local indie dealer has sold three of them and two were returned by unhappy customers. Will this be the 'bouncing basket' machine of the future?
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Post# 91033 , Reply# 6 10/28/2005 at 06:42 (6,748 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 91035 , Reply# 7 10/28/2005 at 07:16 (6,748 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Great Find Greg, I can't wait to see how this thing really works. Have fun playing with your new toy!! Terry | ||
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Post# 91037 , Reply# 8 10/28/2005 at 07:30 (6,748 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I haven't seen parts or service manuals on these washers, but John Lefever told me last night that it has an all plastic transmission - filled with corn oil! (at least that will still be available 50 years from now when someone is trying to restore it!) The tub is a very odd shape, essentially round but with the discs on the sides of the tub it makes it appear more like a cone-shaped coffee filter in shape. I've seen one running at a client's home, it's very interesting to watch and somehow, it's able to spin the load at top speed. It has a suspended assembly, much like a newer GE, which makes unbalanced loads easier to handle. There is a diverter for the water flow (much like a front load washer - over the dispenser drawer) that directs the flow into different channels in the lid. When it's time to dispense for the bleach or softener, water flows through those holes and causes a siphon effect, dispensing the contents into the tub. Very "Dispensall-like" but thankfully with fresh water! I think you're right frigilux, it's most likely a "lame duck" design and will be gone (or at least greatly modified) with the impending takeover of Maytag. Did anyone happen to see the press release earlier this week from Maytag that they need to borrow $600 million to continue operating? More layoffs are planned, etc. | ||
| Post# 91042 , Reply# 9 10/28/2005 at 08:14 (6,748 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 91045 , Reply# 10 10/28/2005 at 08:43 (6,748 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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Of course these machines will be history soon. Whirlpool will cheapen the whole Maytag line just like WCI did to Frigidaire. Look for Maytag TL machines to sport the clunky cheesey WP DD mechanism within a year. WP will probably also replace this model with Calypso innards. | ||
| Post# 91081 , Reply# 12 10/28/2005 at 14:49 (6,748 days old) by jmirawm (Barling Arkansas) | ||
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This should be FUN FUN FUN ! I am really looking forward to the videos. I cant imagine how this washer would work without tangling the clothes dreadfully. | ||
| Post# 91091 , Reply# 13 10/28/2005 at 16:57 (6,748 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
Off topic
WP will probably keep Maytag for its commercial market percentage (even tho' the front loaders are Primus out of Belgium and the dryers are American Dryers out of MA). Maytag coin op TL's are the orbital transmission, and no one is buying WP coin TL's, so maybe the orbital TL's will remain and the Atlantis/Magic Chef Norge-based designs will go away. Who has the crystal ball? Meanwhile, if Greg is finging these machines discarded behind appliance stores in Omaha, expect them to be appearing in the same place in a town near you! FL Neptunes are becoming quite easy to find behind stores in the Atlanta area... | ||
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Post# 91113 , Reply# 14 10/28/2005 at 19:19 (6,748 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass) |
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Greg, I have a "product familiarization" book that I got at a service seminar awhile back. I could copy it for you, if you like. | ||
| Post# 91130 , Reply# 16 10/28/2005 at 20:51 (6,748 days old) by brent-aucoin () | ||
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Greg! This is so darn cool! Can't wait for you to take pictures, and give us a full report! I can't get over that you found this! Brent | ||
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Post# 91136 , Reply# 17 10/28/2005 at 21:15 (6,748 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 91142 , Reply# 18 10/28/2005 at 21:33 (6,748 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Can you say Leah Organa Washer? | ||
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Post# 91183 , Reply# 20 10/29/2005 at 02:47 (6,747 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 91204 , Reply# 21 10/29/2005 at 06:47 (6,747 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Coldspot.....sure hope norge tags here to stay...i bought a set last january and i like them....much gentler action than DD whirlpool, great tub capacity, lighted dryer interior...not bad machines.... | ||
| Post# 91244 , Reply# 22 10/29/2005 at 16:24 (6,747 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Production pulled? | ||
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Post# 91278 , Reply# 24 10/29/2005 at 21:24 (6,747 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Yes the whirly designed tranny are loved. And are very reliable. It's simply that 90 degree arc agitation stroke coupled with the rapid 120 or 180 strokes per minute that's very rough on fabrics. And if thatr's the Helical drive tranny from Maytag you're describing, no, they were replaced with the orbital tranny
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| Post# 91324 , Reply# 25 10/30/2005 at 03:16 (6,746 days old) by kenmore1978 () | ||
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stand alone stores I've had a stand-alone Maytag store in my neighborhood for YEARS now. | ||
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Post# 91562 , Reply# 26 10/31/2005 at 14:12 (6,745 days old) by jimmyb (Texas Y’all) |
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The Maytag Store We have several Maytag Stores in Phoenix. | ||
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Post# 91850 , Reply# 27 11/1/2005 at 20:14 (6,744 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts) |
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We have maytag stores here too. The company I work for owns 2 of them. Its their new concept, instead of the old "Direct Maytag" or "mom&pop maytag home appliance center". The neptune TL is still around but now there is only 1 instead of 2. They discontinued the 9800. I suppose this stands to reason since they also didcontinued the 7500 F/L. The controls were almost identical. | ||
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