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Thread Number: 90179
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Is my washer healthy? (cycle video linked) |
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| Post# 1147495 , Reply# 1 4/27/2022 at 05:23 (866 days old) by Smartdrive1100 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) | ||
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Post# 1147508 , Reply# 2 4/27/2022 at 07:52 (866 days old) by Chetlaham  (United States) |
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Not so bad | ||
| Post# 1147513 , Reply# 3 4/27/2022 at 10:17 (866 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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| Post# 1147525 , Reply# 4 4/27/2022 at 11:42 (866 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1147535 , Reply# 5 4/27/2022 at 13:30 (866 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 Documentation says (italics and brackets mine): - The gearcase will always provide direct into spin without draining first, except when reset during a brief three-to-five-second agitation period. - The first ten revolutions [clockwise/agitation] of the main drive gear [to which the neutral drain mechanism is mounted] will cause the mechanism to reset for neutral drain. Temperature is normally not a factor. There is much mystery regarding functioning of the neutral drain mechanism. I have pondered repeatedly on how to visually demonstrate neutral drain function on an open transmission but it seems impossible being that the mechanism involved is under the spin gear and not visible. | ||
| Post# 1147611 , Reply# 6 4/28/2022 at 04:50 (865 days old) by aeg (Los Angeles, California) | ||
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Thanks for all the responses! If I understand correctly, the tub should stand still while draining, but I'm getting an extra spin cycle instead. So I need to replace the neutral drain kit. Does it look like everything else is working OK? Is the level of vibration during spin normal? | ||
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Post# 1147622 , Reply# 7 4/28/2022 at 11:04 (865 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Neutral drain, of course, is intended to function properly but failure of it doesn't cause a huge problem. Considering how many of these washers exist, there surely are thousands of them operating every day with failed neutral drain and the users are oblivious to it. Many argue that spin-drain is better for eliminating depositing of lint onto the clothes as the water receeds ... but one of the reasons Whirlpool went to the trouble of developing neutral drain a few years into direct-drive production is due to complaints from consumers of the original spin-drain design causing lint residue on the clothes Spin-drain can also cause an increase in out-of-balance spin incidents. Floating clothes may bunch together, especially if the fill level is too high for the load size. Neutral drain allows the load distributed by agitation to settle down stationary to the base of the basket before spin begins. The tub oscillation during spin is normal. Your video has no sound so there's no way to determine if any unhealthy noises are occurring. | ||
| Post# 1147656 , Reply# 8 4/28/2022 at 23:31 (864 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
I never knew that WP went to neutral drain because of those reasons. I always would be bummed out when I saw a neutral drain...Didn't all the original Maytag TL's do spin drains...and I know GM Frigidaire's did.. I don't ever remember balance issues with my grandma's...but I see how that could happen. Personally, I felt spin drains were better...but that's just me...but if the machine isn't operating properly and spin draining when it's not supposed to....well...probably not good.
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| Post# 1147707 , Reply# 10 4/29/2022 at 20:15 (863 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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