Thread Number: 91298
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
2004 Maytag Neptune TL makes clothes smell |
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Post# 1158092 , Reply# 1   8/28/2022 at 13:54 (606 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Try running some washer cleaner through it to get some of the gunk out of the machine.
In general you should only use a hot wash and a cold rinse setting on this machine for everything. At least one and 10 loads should have liquid chlorine bleach in the bleach dispenser. Use a good detergent always use an extra rinse setting. If the machine is pretty smelly it may take a few months for it to start to smell decent. John L |
Post# 1158119 , Reply# 2   8/28/2022 at 16:58 (606 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1158122 , Reply# 3   8/28/2022 at 17:20 (606 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1158131 , Reply# 4   8/28/2022 at 18:47 (606 days old) by WindRivers (Wind River Range, WY)   |   | |
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As with any TL, don't wrap clothes around the agitator when loading. Other than that, I don't know if Neptunes are known for twisting clothes any more than other TLs for some reason? |
Post# 1158133 , Reply# 5   8/28/2022 at 18:58 (606 days old) by Egress (Oregon)   |   | |
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if this is the maytag neptune TL with the 2 rotating disks, there might be a bunch of mold or residue built up behind them. run a few cycles on the longest setting with bleach, it should do a bit of good to remove the buildup. |
Post# 1158134 , Reply# 6   8/28/2022 at 19:02 (606 days old) by WindRivers (Wind River Range, WY)   |   | |
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Also, leave the lid open between uses, should help dry it out and mitigate the smell. |
Post# 1158352 , Reply# 7   8/31/2022 at 21:45 (602 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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Use 1 cup of citric acid on a wash that runs a higher water level, like Bulky, using hot. That should remove a lot of gunk. Then run a bleach cycle. Hope that helps. |
Post# 1158501 , Reply# 8   9/2/2022 at 06:44 (601 days old) by scottwhite98 (Tomah)   |   | |
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Yes. This machine has the two rotating agitator discs. Does a fine job of twisting all the clothes together. |
Post# 1158502 , Reply# 9   9/2/2022 at 07:44 (601 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT)   |   | |
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How many of them were made? |