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Thread Number: 39434
Original Mechanical control Neptunes in Mn. |
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Post# 584304 3/21/2012 at 21:51 (4,411 days old) by whirlykenmore78  (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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Minneapolis Craigslist these are in New Prague about 50 min south of Mpls.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO whirlykenmore78's LINK on Minneapolis Craigslist | ||
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| Post# 584392 , Reply# 2 3/22/2012 at 10:32 (4,410 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
We had that set | ||
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Post# 584433 , Reply# 4 3/22/2012 at 14:04 (4,410 days old) by YOGITUNES (New Jersey) |
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well, at least up front you know, its a 3000 series, with the wax motor and control board issues, which the guy is honest about it, and thats a good thing, no suprises.......but all in all, get the washer fixed, and you have a realy nice set, no signs of major damage, matching.....and once fixed, will probly last you many years, and also still uses plenty of water for wash and rinse.....
I do love the motor ramp up sound of these 3000 series.....like a jet taking off!... I wonder if that motor can be placed in the Electronic 5500 machines?..... | ||
| Post# 584434 , Reply# 5 3/22/2012 at 14:09 (4,410 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Wax Motor | ||
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Post# 584438 , Reply# 6 3/22/2012 at 14:27 (4,410 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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I hear of these motors failing a lot and sometimes taking th | ||
| Post# 584571 , Reply# 8 3/23/2012 at 09:21 (4,409 days old) by mysteryclock (Franklin, TN) | ||
Ahhh....Neptune. The Washer That Killed Maytag.
I had the step-up (next-gen?) from this, with the itty bitty pushbutton controls...was *so* excited to get it when we moved into our new house. Loved the retro-future look, the high efficiency washing. Then...had to have the boot replaced three times due to mold along with several other service calls (including wax motor, control board, etc.) Then it AND the matching dryer both completely die within hours of each other - on the very day we start potty training our oldest - the month after the extended warranty expired. So you can imagine how motivated I was to dispose of both machines and banish that entire brand from my house. Oh, and I get bonus points because I found out about the lawsuit settlement for these various maladies after the closure period - they did not inform me in time in spite of having the appliance registered for warranty etc. IIRC, it was shortly after this company-humiliating debacle that Whirlpool bought out the grand old brand, wasn't it? Pity too - when it ~did~ work the Neptune cleaned really well, as far as I could see. The visual design was elegant and attractive. And the jet-engine whine was really something! When we went on vacation last summer our rental actually had a manual-control Neptune stack which, in spite of a faulty door lock (had to prop it shut) also cleaned really well. Memories.... | ||
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