@@coolrobuxgaming you could imagine my surprise when I took it home, plugged it in hooked it up and kept all my fingers crossed and it's perfect no bearing sounds it locks correctly so that the plates stay locked.
@@petermaz701, Regarding the tumble plates in the drum; Do both rotate the same way together, or does one rotate clockwise and the other anticlockwise? If it's the latter, its wash action is seemingly very close to the tumbling pattern of a Dyson ContraRotator washer. The only time the Dyson's drums rotate the same way, is during the spinning phases of the cycle.
@ the tumblers rotate in the same direction however they are configured opposite each other if you know what I mean. They spin together, but as one is going down, the other is coming up, the way they are constructed.
Wow! Thing is COOL! As a vacuum collector I can appreciate the versatility and weirdness of it! Just WOW! Came here from your short of it on towels mode popping up on my shorts feed! SO cool
@@petermaz701 yes I think it depends oh what people watch, I have a couple of shorts with very few views, I’ve watched so much appliance stuff that RUclips just throws me everything!
@ I kinda noticed that too. And sometimes something so odd that I don't know how I got it. I guess they wanna see if the bait works and I start watching other things. Who knows🤣
Wow. This is nothing like any other top loader I've ever seen before, and it looks like it cleans way better than most too. Front loader action in a top loading format truly is an engineering marvel, huh?
That's a really awesome example! I don't recall seeing this model before. Interesting wash action, and seems to do a great job. Love that touch screen, too!
Phenomenal washing machine, if only these were still being made. It's like a top loader with front load capabilities. Very impressive. Certainly looks like it cleans really well, and a built in heater, definitely a plus. So cool. 😀
@@lmal8207 exactly how I felt I couldn't believe I found one I actually found two he was selling the washer and dryer. The washer did not work. He said it drained and it spin but it didn't wash so I had to put an X on that one and then this one came up which he said worked, but hasn't been used so I picked up this one and thank God everything is good with it
There are two fill levels. Wash and interim rinses are a low level. Final rinse, and wash for the Bulky cycle, is higher, to approx the hubs of the tumblers. The drain on the final rinse at the higher level, it does a partial drain to the lower fill level before running the distribution tumble.
@@DADoESofTX thanks I knew about the high fill for the final rinse. So then it's not variable. It's only two levels didn't know that. I did test the bulky setting and I saw that it filled higher and I knew it filled higher in the final rinse.
@@petermaz701 Fill is variable in that it involves how much water the load absorbs, thus the top-off(s) that may occur after tumbling begins ... majority of washers do that nowdays but maybe not as common when the TL was introduced.
@@marcusmarkus3266 back when they first came out consumer reports rated than one of the top cleaners. It's an HE Washer and compared to any of the top load wash plate washers. I would think this does a much better job.
My friend in Hollywood Fl had one of these for a while and liked it a lot but Maytag went out of business and there weren’t any parts made to repair them and he only had it for three years. It did a great job at. Stain removal.
@@LlyleHunter Bruce, I was shocked to find this one. I had to drive to Wayne New Jersey and it was obviously dirty because it was down the basement. The guy brought it up for me, but he said it wasn't used. He doesn't remember and everything worked that kept my fingers crossed because I know these machines could have an issue, but this one has none no bearing sound nothing.
@@petermaz701where you from? I live in Nj and remember seeing these at pc Richards. Thought it was an odd machine. I remember people complaining about tangles
It went off-balance in the 2nd spin when the towels shifted. Spin aborted and it went into a drain routine, cycling the pump for a few minutes. If it can't spin at all (IIRC it tries only three times at the beginning of the rinse spins) it cancels the spin and goes into the a drip-drain routine with the pump cycling for the duration until the next rinse begins. It tries three or four distributions on the final spin, then fills and tumbles again if it can't balance, repeats the distribution attempts (possibly does another refill/tumble), eventually gives up and beeps for help.
@@DADoESofTX and all that is from that side sensor that it has I looked at the schematics. I never saw that in the machine before it almost looks like a shock absorber, but it's mounted halfway up and it senses if the tub goes out of balance.
@@petermaz701 The right-side lid lock lever needs to be held partially out so the latch sensor "knows" it's engaged into the lock notch on side of the lid. The sensor determines the lid is open if the lever is fully out. The lever on the left side doesn't matter, the sensor on that side reacts to the magnet.
@@petermaz701 There's also an accelerometer (motion sensor) on the control board in the console. It senses the impact if the tub hits the outer cabinet during *any* distribution attempt, even on the interim spins, and limits the final spin to 500 RPM.
@@simonemartini3017 they were having financial issues. I think they over bought. They acquired Amana Norge and a few others. Plus, the lawsuit was the whip cream on the cake.
Bleach dispenses in the first rinse, not during the wash period. The bleach and softener dispensers, of course, can't be used with the lid open due to the fill water not being properly diverted through the lid to flush them.
@ yes I would definitely add another rinse. Maybe I'll give that a try. I'm just so used to putting it in after the machine washed a little bit in the wash cycle with my other machines I'm not used to this one.
@@augustowaters2866 I know right a lot of thinking went behind that. no hoses like the dispensers of the other washers that have them. Everything is through the lid.
When I was a kid, my parents had a Maytag Neptune, but it was a front loader. I remember they had a bunch of trouble out of the rinse valve. Lowe’s service Come to our house multiple times.
This design had so much more potential than the current HE Top Loaders. I wonder why the direction of the wash didn't reverse during the wash cycle to keep the clothes from tangling up. I wish they had continued with this design and refined it further and made it more dependable.
@@Shahrdad they probably would've but whirlpool took them over and that was the end of Maytag so they really didn't have any opportunity to redesign and make a second generation. Not bad for a first tryout, though it works beautifully and thank God I was lucky getting a good one.
@@petermaz701 My mom has a Kenmore (LG really) HE top loader with wash plate on the bottom. Watching it, I don't really understand how it could ever effectively clean the clothes. Front loaders, for me, are still the gold standard in cleaning and gentleness (I grew up with a German from loader which could even boil your clothes), but this design seemed to have the potential to achieve a great compromise between the efficiency and cleaning ability of a front loader and the convenience of a top loader. It makes me sad that so many great manufacturing brands exist now only in name.
@ I agree with you 100%. Some of these designs might've been successful with a little tweaking but companies that take over other companies don't want those engineers ideas. As you know, Maytag was purchased by whirlpool and they quickly dismantled the entire company, including the engineers and everything else. So now the Maytag name is just a rebadged whirlpool. Yuck!
@@petermaz701 Watching the video again, it definitely looks like one of the items really got twisted around itself. Had the plates reversed direction (like a front loader), that would probably prevented twisting and tangling. There was some really imaginative and innovative engineering going on there. Dyson also had a front loading washing machine in which each half of the drug rotated opposite the other half. It didn't last long, but it was definitely an interesting concept.
@ yes I saw that on RUclips. It had issues and that's why it was discontinued right away. Sometimes great ideas need a little tweaking doesn't mean they're a failure. Just need a little help.
They bankruped Maytag. I have known a friend that has the Neptune dryer. It has good performance. I have a 1983 Maytag washer. I replaced the belts. It is going strong.
It was the front loading Neptune that killed them. I encountered multiple front loaders, including coin-op, and they all had issues. I never saw a TL in person.
@@brucemcgee2281 The company also made some bad investing. They purchased Norge company the Amana Company, none of which contributed much to their income. The Maytag washers themselves you couldn't beat them. They were built to last maybe another reason why they failed from too good of product..
My Mother bought Maytag. She had a Washer that ran for 40 years, and was used practically every day. The only repair was a belt replacement. She replaced it with another Maytag. Her dryer was also Maytag. In her kitchen she had a Maytag Range and Refrigerator. All of the appliances Maytag made were durable well made appliances made to last. Their refrigerators had commercial compressors, and came with a 10 year guarantee. The Maytag Company also bought Magic Chef. Many Magic Chef and Maytag Ranges were the same appliance rebranded. When Whirlpool bought Maytag in 2006, the Government made them sell off the Magic Chef brand. Mothers dishwasher was also Maytag. Never had any problems with any of their products. Now Maytag is nothing but a rebranded Whirlpool product, and the quality Maytag once had is gone. Whirlpool also has quit making many of the parts for the old Maytag appliances made before 2006. So trying to order parts for your old Maytags can be a challenge. Some appliance dealers are now taking apart good old machines, and are selling the parts on EBAY. I was shocked when I saw used Maytag washer transmissions being sold on EBAY. Whirlpool states on appliance websites the transmission part is nolonger available.@@petermaz701
@ thank you so much. I enjoyed reading your message.. yes, that's all true. Since whirlpool took over Maytag. They discontinued. All the Maytag made products and of course rebranded them, but they were whirlpool and of inferior quality. I know for the Maytag Atlantis that I have. I'm trying to find a timer for it, almost impossible, all discontinued, and not being made. My poor old machines if something seriously goes wrong with them they're probably gonna have to go to the curb. 🥲
@ it really impressed me as well. I can't believe the versatility of it and then I couldn't believe how well it actually performed. It really surprised me a lot of thinking must've been in there. Top engineering.
A top loader with front load action and it has options that most washers don't provide. Variety is the spice of life for a reason especially from that machine. Who needs an instruction manual when the washer itself IS one.
@@petermaz701 They were thinking ahead of their time. That's genius if you ask me. A washer that tells you the definition of each cycle and what clothes you need to put in it is genius. The Neptune series was my favorite and I have used them before.
I remember looking at these in the store when they were new and was fascinated by them. If possible, do you think you could do a video with the back removed? I've always wanted to see how they work. Great video as always btw... 👍
I wonder how the mechanism works, although I can’t find a video online of this washer being taken apart. This is a very interesting design. It washes clothes similar to how a front load washer does but in a top load tub. I’m sure it washes clothes much better than typical high efficiency top load washers.
@@atomstarfireproductions8695 great observation and I feel exactly what you just said. I would love to see the mechanism running this machine. I heard it's very complicated. It does wash very well, so it has all the conveniences of the top loader and the performance of a front loader.
@@patcola7335 good heavens those are blasphemy words a whirlpool maven such as yourself to say that you like a Maytag better I have to reach for my nitroglycerin pills. 💊 🤫
@@petermaz701 LOL ! My top 3 washer brands have been Whirlpool/Kenmore and Maytag. Even though I give credit to both companies for coming up with something different I think the edge has to go to Maytag because this thing was really thinking outside the box. Thanks for the shout out !
@@augustowaters2866 well when I open the lid, I noticed that it really requires only one magnet on the left side, but I have to use a close pin to shove into the hook part on both sides. Otherwise it gives me an error message.
I was a second-generation Maytag Dealer that my dad started in the early 1960s. I remember doing the original service training on the TL Neptune, and I was very impressed. Unfortunately, shortly after they came out, Whirlpool Corporation bought Maytag. They killed the Maytag design and went with their TL Calypso design, which was not as good. Parts for the Neptunes are hard to find.
These machines were incredible. A nice mix between a frontloader and toploader. I dont understand why they stopped production on these machines? They have the potential to out perform most, if not all of these over-sensored HE washers on the market today.
@@chineeboy18 there was not a second generation of these because whirlpool bought Maytag and they didn't want anything to do with the Maytag technology. They completely destroyed Maytag.
@@petermaz701 whirlpool could have easily used Maytag technology with theirs and made amazing appliances. Whirlpool washers are not what they used to be.
@ I agree with you 100% but realize back then theywere arch rivals so when whirlpool was able to purchase Maytag that was the end of anything to do with Maytag. They want to show that they were the clear winners. If they were smarter, they would've kept some of those Maytag engineers.
@@pony7124 what it is is that it actually has slight delays in the rotation of the tumblers. Like five speeds it has sturdy, cotton, wrinkle free, delicate, and hand wash. so for example, cotton the tumblers keep going on wrinkle free they delay and then they start up again. They delay and then they start up again and that’s what it does for all the rest of the options.
@ I'm actually moving it today to the spot where it's gonna stay. I have to take it out of my kitchen, so I'm waiting for the guy to come to move the machine cause I can't do it by myself then once it's in its permanent spot then I could start doing things.
@@JeffreyHatch69 they don't reverse they stay the same direction like the original front loaders did. Who knows if they were around and made a second generation of this, they may have had them reversing, but unfortunately Maytag went out.
If only it would alternate the tumble direction like front loaders do, and the clothes wouldn't get tangled and would be cleaned even better. Otherwise a genius design killed by poor execution. A tip, if you are able to, try flipping the rollers around. Should give a more aggressive tumble action.
@@drsenseihugo thanks for the tip, but I'm afraid to take the rollers off. I took the cap off to clean it, but I don't want to take the rollers off because when you're dealing with something that's over 20 years old, something may go wrong and there's an old saying, leave well enough alone.
Wow, what an odd agitation method. Doesn't seem as if it's enough water and also seems as if it would be rough on delicate items. Probably fine for towels and tougher heavier items. 👍
@@MusicmanDavid well, everything gets totally saturated. There is no water control. The machine determines how much water it needs. It's one of the HE machines. Same principal as a front loader you can't set a water level in a front loader and now there's barely any visible water in the window. I still haven't determined the gentleness of this washing system, depending on what cycle you choose, there are pauses between the rotations of the discs and the length of the rotations.
Peter thanks for the really great video. This is a really cool washer, I saw one of these operate in Maryland some years back. I wish Whirlpool would have kept the design. Best of Luck and I hope to chat with you one day soon. Peter
@@peters4219 thanks I'm so happy with it. The only thing is now. I decided that I'm going to keep this one and I have to sell the Atlantis. I don't have any more room.
@@LeenightwolfRetrio that was one of the last designs that the company Maytag made before they were purchased by whirlpool. It was one of the first HE washers.
@petermaz701 wow I really didn't know they made washing machines like that I must had been sleeping for over a decade because I have never seen anything like that in my life and what is the this world coming to? And how in the world can this washer get clothes clean and can i request if you could do a dirty jeans test in your washer if you would?
@ lol I would have to get my jeans and dirty them because I don't go in the yard. It was rated by consumer reports as one of the top cleaners and it's 21 years old.
@@pontiac38gm to be honest with you I keep saying that in my head, I don't know how it works, but all the transitions between washing and spinning are totally silent no clanks or clicks.
The motor reverses for tumble vs. spin. Dual-shaft drive mechanism. The inner shaft rotates the tumblers, the outer shaft spins the drum. The pulley has a torque spring that winds up to clamp onto the outer shaft in one direction for spin, releases in the other direction so the pulley turns only the inner shaft for tumbling.
@ thanks for the info. I figured the motor went one way for washing and the other way for spinning, but I didn't know about the little spring thing and all that in the clutch.
Very rare washer. Surprised the tub bearings are good. Very rare to find one that still works. Most of these have since failed.
@@coolrobuxgaming you could imagine my surprise when I took it home, plugged it in hooked it up and kept all my fingers crossed and it's perfect no bearing sounds it locks correctly so that the plates stay locked.
@@petermaz701,
Regarding the tumble plates in the drum;
Do both rotate the same way together, or does one rotate clockwise and the other anticlockwise?
If it's the latter, its wash action is seemingly very close to the tumbling pattern of a Dyson ContraRotator washer.
The only time the Dyson's drums rotate the same way, is during the spinning phases of the cycle.
@ the tumblers rotate in the same direction however they are configured opposite each other if you know what I mean. They spin together, but as one is going down, the other is coming up, the way they are constructed.
@@petermaz701,
Does the Neptune resemble the ContraRotator?
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Wow! Thing is COOL! As a vacuum collector I can appreciate the versatility and weirdness of it! Just WOW! Came here from your short of it on towels mode popping up on my shorts feed! SO cool
@@westenjames thanks, I have no idea how the RUclips algorithm works.
@@petermaz701 yes I think it depends oh what people watch, I have a couple of shorts with very few views, I’ve watched so much appliance stuff that RUclips just throws me everything!
@ I kinda noticed that too. And sometimes something so odd that I don't know how I got it. I guess they wanna see if the bait works and I start watching other things. Who knows🤣
Wow. This is nothing like any other top loader I've ever seen before, and it looks like it cleans way better than most too. Front loader action in a top loading format truly is an engineering marvel, huh?
@@LoganT547 I agree with you, the convenience of a top loader with the performance of a front loader.
That's a really awesome example! I don't recall seeing this model before. Interesting wash action, and seems to do a great job. Love that touch screen, too!
@@dynatrak hi there I always wanted one of these and I finally found one that was in great condition. And keep my fingers, works properly. 🤞🏻
Hopefully it continues to work well for you. Incredible find!
@ thanks I hope so too. Have a great Thanksgiving.
@@petermaz701 Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.
Phenomenal washing machine, if only these were still being made. It's like a top loader with front load capabilities. Very impressive. Certainly looks like it cleans really well, and a built in heater, definitely a plus. So cool. 😀
@@JosephS36 I know I was amazed by it to actually see it tumbling the clothes that way.
@@petermaz701 Definitely a keeper. Hope to see more videos of it soon! 😀
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If it cleans well it is not a top loader with front load capabilities.
@@Warp2090 yes that's exactly what it is. It's like a hybrid. Convenient as a top loader with the frugal water consumption of a front loader.
This was my absolute favorite washer and I always wanted to get my hands on one 😩
@@lmal8207 exactly how I felt I couldn't believe I found one I actually found two he was selling the washer and dryer. The washer did not work. He said it drained and it spin but it didn't wash so I had to put an X on that one and then this one came up which he said worked, but hasn't been used so I picked up this one and thank God everything is good with it
There are two fill levels. Wash and interim rinses are a low level. Final rinse, and wash for the Bulky cycle, is higher, to approx the hubs of the tumblers. The drain on the final rinse at the higher level, it does a partial drain to the lower fill level before running the distribution tumble.
@@DADoESofTX thanks I knew about the high fill for the final rinse. So then it's not variable. It's only two levels didn't know that. I did test the bulky setting and I saw that it filled higher and I knew it filled higher in the final rinse.
@@petermaz701 Fill is variable in that it involves how much water the load absorbs, thus the top-off(s) that may occur after tumbling begins ... majority of washers do that nowdays but maybe not as common when the TL was introduced.
Great concept. Can't say that it cleaned clothes better than a front load washer maybe if it used a little more water
@@marcusmarkus3266 back when they first came out consumer reports rated than one of the top cleaners.
It's an HE Washer and compared to any of the top load wash plate washers. I would think this does a much better job.
Wow, never seen an old washing machine with a touch screen before!
@@ALT-9167 definitely ahead of its time
My friend in Hollywood Fl had one of these for a while and liked it a lot but Maytag went out of business and there weren’t any parts made to repair them and he only had it for three years. It did a great job at. Stain removal.
@@LlyleHunter Bruce, I was shocked to find this one. I had to drive to Wayne New Jersey and it was obviously dirty because it was down the basement. The guy brought it up for me, but he said it wasn't used. He doesn't remember and everything worked that kept my fingers crossed because I know these machines could have an issue, but this one has none no bearing sound nothing.
@@petermaz701where you from? I live in Nj and remember seeing these at pc Richards. Thought it was an odd machine. I remember people complaining about tangles
@ tomorrow, I'll try it out with my pants and shirts, but it really didn't tangle up the towels no more than the orbital Maytag does.
@@Joemil271hi Joe where in New Jersey are you from?
@@petermaz701yes that’s what this machine reminds me of a front loader
It went off-balance in the 2nd spin when the towels shifted. Spin aborted and it went into a drain routine, cycling the pump for a few minutes. If it can't spin at all (IIRC it tries only three times at the beginning of the rinse spins) it cancels the spin and goes into the a drip-drain routine with the pump cycling for the duration until the next rinse begins. It tries three or four distributions on the final spin, then fills and tumbles again if it can't balance, repeats the distribution attempts (possibly does another refill/tumble), eventually gives up and beeps for help.
@@DADoESofTX and all that is from that side sensor that it has I looked at the schematics. I never saw that in the machine before it almost looks like a shock absorber, but it's mounted halfway up and it senses if the tub goes out of balance.
@@petermaz701 Yes, I know. I've had a model FAV6800 since 2008, and I have the service manual (which covers both models).
@ nice so let me ask you to defeat the lid switch. I just need the magnet on the left side and just push in the lid locks when they try to come out?.
@@petermaz701 The right-side lid lock lever needs to be held partially out so the latch sensor "knows" it's engaged into the lock notch on side of the lid. The sensor determines the lid is open if the lever is fully out. The lever on the left side doesn't matter, the sensor on that side reacts to the magnet.
@@petermaz701 There's also an accelerometer (motion sensor) on the control board in the console. It senses the impact if the tub hits the outer cabinet during *any* distribution attempt, even on the interim spins, and limits the final spin to 500 RPM.
there are quite a few maytag neptune toploader videos on youtube, but none are an uncut full cycle video except for this one
@@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY well thanks I'm happy to know that news. I don't think there are any recent videos either.
I always wanted that machine, now I am jealous.
I can't believe that was the end of Maytag because of the law suit
@@simonemartini3017 they were having financial issues. I think they over bought. They acquired Amana Norge and a few others.
Plus, the lawsuit was the whip cream on the cake.
Oh the joys of apt/condo life, Peter!
I bought a condo, I have next door neighbors. 🤣🤣
Tell the LG lady to get rid of that thing!
@@briandoyle4298 I told her when it breaks it's not being replaced I'd rather replace her. Lol 😂
I have mine and love it, I rarely use it, just to keep it shape
@@roguasher yes that's what I intend to do. Maybe once every two weeks something like that..
Bleach dispenses in the first rinse, not during the wash period. The bleach and softener dispensers, of course, can't be used with the lid open due to the fill water not being properly diverted through the lid to flush them.
@@DADoESofTX wow you're right on point. I read in the manual today that it put in the bleach on the first rinse. I'll never use that dispenser.
@@petermaz701 I use bleach occasionally, and add an extra (third) rinse.
@ yes I would definitely add another rinse. Maybe I'll give that a try. I'm just so used to putting it in after the machine washed a little bit in the wash cycle with my other machines I'm not used to this one.
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@@augustowaters2866 I know right a lot of thinking went behind that. no hoses like the dispensers of the other washers that have them. Everything is through the lid.
When I was a kid, my parents had a Maytag Neptune, but it was a front loader. I remember they had a bunch of trouble out of the rinse valve. Lowe’s service Come to our house multiple times.
@@chaddooley5918 well I'm hoping this one doesn't have any issues🤞🏻
This design had so much more potential than the current HE Top Loaders. I wonder why the direction of the wash didn't reverse during the wash cycle to keep the clothes from tangling up. I wish they had continued with this design and refined it further and made it more dependable.
@@Shahrdad they probably would've but whirlpool took them over and that was the end of Maytag so they really didn't have any opportunity to redesign and make a second generation.
Not bad for a first tryout, though it works beautifully and thank God I was lucky getting a good one.
@@petermaz701 My mom has a Kenmore (LG really) HE top loader with wash plate on the bottom. Watching it, I don't really understand how it could ever effectively clean the clothes. Front loaders, for me, are still the gold standard in cleaning and gentleness (I grew up with a German from loader which could even boil your clothes), but this design seemed to have the potential to achieve a great compromise between the efficiency and cleaning ability of a front loader and the convenience of a top loader. It makes me sad that so many great manufacturing brands exist now only in name.
@ I agree with you 100%. Some of these designs might've been successful with a little tweaking but companies that take over other companies don't want those engineers ideas. As you know, Maytag was purchased by whirlpool and they quickly dismantled the entire company, including the engineers and everything else. So now the Maytag name is just a rebadged whirlpool. Yuck!
@@petermaz701 Watching the video again, it definitely looks like one of the items really got twisted around itself. Had the plates reversed direction (like a front loader), that would probably prevented twisting and tangling. There was some really imaginative and innovative engineering going on there. Dyson also had a front loading washing machine in which each half of the drug rotated opposite the other half. It didn't last long, but it was definitely an interesting concept.
@ yes I saw that on RUclips. It had issues and that's why it was discontinued right away. Sometimes great ideas need a little tweaking doesn't mean they're a failure. Just need a little help.
They bankruped Maytag. I have known a friend that has the Neptune dryer. It has good performance. I have a 1983 Maytag washer. I replaced the belts. It is going strong.
It was the front loading Neptune that killed them. I encountered multiple front loaders, including coin-op, and they all had issues. I never saw a TL in person.
@@brucemcgee2281 The company also made some bad investing. They purchased Norge company the Amana Company, none of which contributed much to their income.
The Maytag washers themselves you couldn't beat them. They were built to last maybe another reason why they failed from too good of product..
My Mother bought Maytag. She had a Washer that ran for 40 years, and was used practically every day. The only repair was a belt replacement. She replaced it with another Maytag. Her dryer was also Maytag. In her kitchen she had a Maytag Range and Refrigerator. All of the appliances Maytag made were durable well made appliances made to last. Their refrigerators had commercial compressors, and came with a 10 year guarantee. The Maytag Company also bought Magic Chef. Many Magic Chef and Maytag Ranges were the same appliance rebranded. When Whirlpool bought Maytag in 2006, the Government made them sell off the Magic Chef brand. Mothers dishwasher was also Maytag. Never had any problems with any of their products. Now Maytag is nothing but a rebranded Whirlpool product, and the quality Maytag once had is gone. Whirlpool also has quit making many of the parts for the old Maytag appliances made before 2006. So trying to order parts for your old Maytags can be a challenge. Some appliance dealers are now taking apart good old machines, and are selling the parts on EBAY. I was shocked when I saw used Maytag washer transmissions being sold on EBAY. Whirlpool states on appliance websites the transmission part is nolonger available.@@petermaz701
@ thank you so much. I enjoyed reading your message.. yes, that's all true. Since whirlpool took over Maytag. They discontinued. All the Maytag made products and of course rebranded them, but they were whirlpool and of inferior quality. I know for the Maytag Atlantis that I have. I'm trying to find a timer for it, almost impossible, all discontinued, and not being made. My poor old machines if something seriously goes wrong with them they're probably gonna have to go to the curb. 🥲
@@petermaz701 Thanks for the information. I told them by a dealership. I had thought that the plastic transmission that caught them.
Thank you my good friend Peter for the shout out
@@bob3782 told you I would I thought I was gonna forget
@@petermaz701 i appreciated it
Great working machine
I was very impressed with the console
@ it really impressed me as well. I can't believe the versatility of it and then I couldn't believe how well it actually performed. It really surprised me a lot of thinking must've been in there. Top engineering.
@@petermaz701wow what a spin cycle 😂
@@bob3782 it almost scared me
A top loader with front load action and it has options that most washers don't provide. Variety is the spice of life for a reason especially from that machine. Who needs an instruction manual when the washer itself IS one.
@@erg844 i'm telling you it covered just about everything is on there 20 years ago. They had smarter computers than they have now. Lol
@@petermaz701 They were thinking ahead of their time. That's genius if you ask me. A washer that tells you the definition of each cycle and what clothes you need to put in it is genius. The Neptune series was my favorite and I have used them before.
@ definitely ahead of its time
I remember looking at these in the store when they were new and was fascinated by them. If possible, do you think you could do a video with the back removed? I've always wanted to see how they work. Great video as always btw... 👍
The front of the machine is removable for service, not the back.
I wonder how the mechanism works, although I can’t find a video online of this washer being taken apart.
This is a very interesting design. It washes clothes similar to how a front load washer does but in a top load tub. I’m sure it washes clothes much better than typical high efficiency top load washers.
@@atomstarfireproductions8695 great observation and I feel exactly what you just said. I would love to see the mechanism running this machine. I heard it's very complicated. It does wash very well, so it has all the conveniences of the top loader and the performance of a front loader.
Mine does an extraordinary cleaning job!!!
Thank you for this video.
@@Sybil-RoxanneClemons I enjoyed posting it thank you
I think I actually like this wash action better than the Calypso. Good job, Pete.
@@patcola7335 good heavens those are blasphemy words a whirlpool maven such as yourself to say that you like a Maytag better I have to reach for my nitroglycerin pills. 💊 🤫
@@patcola7335 hi Pat how are you
What's the difference between cotton and sturdy on this machine?
@ I don't know Jerome I just got the machine. I didn't try everything.
@@petermaz701 LOL ! My top 3 washer brands have been Whirlpool/Kenmore and Maytag. Even though I give credit to both companies for coming up with something different I think the edge has to go to Maytag because this thing was really thinking outside the box.
Thanks for the shout out !
What are the cycles available? I'd like to see the cotton/sturdy cycle.
It just doesn’t get enough water, Peter.
I hope that soap you added gets throughly mixed in.
This machine wouldn’t be good for dirty truckers jeans.
Its almost like a front loader but gets clumped easily if its really heavy loaded
I used one when I house sat...it worked great...
I have mine and its beautiful. I bypassed the locks with 2 magnets and after if finishes filling, l open it and can see the whole cycle!!!
@@augustowaters2866 well when I open the lid, I noticed that it really requires only one magnet on the left side, but I have to use a close pin to shove into the hook part on both sides. Otherwise it gives me an error message.
I was a second-generation Maytag Dealer that my dad started in the early 1960s. I remember doing the original service training on the TL Neptune, and I was very impressed. Unfortunately, shortly after they came out, Whirlpool Corporation bought Maytag. They killed the Maytag design and went with their TL Calypso design, which was not as good. Parts for the Neptunes are hard to find.
Mi sarebbe piaciuto vedere come è fatta dentro,quanti motori cinghie ha?
Wow Peter nice looking machine
@@bob3782 thank you I waited a long time to find this machine in running condition
These machines were incredible. A nice mix between a frontloader and toploader. I dont understand why they stopped production on these machines? They have the potential to out perform most, if not all of these over-sensored HE washers on the market today.
@@chineeboy18 there was not a second generation of these because whirlpool bought Maytag and they didn't want anything to do with the Maytag technology. They completely destroyed Maytag.
@@chineeboy18 that was in 2006 this machine is 2003
@@petermaz701 whirlpool could have easily used Maytag technology with theirs and made amazing appliances. Whirlpool washers are not what they used to be.
@ I agree with you 100% but realize back then theywere arch rivals so when whirlpool was able to purchase Maytag that was the end of anything to do with Maytag. They want to show that they were the clear winners.
If they were smarter, they would've kept some of those Maytag engineers.
Umbelivable, AMAZING. I am specheless.❤
@@ags10ags could you imagine that they designed this 23 years ago? And it's still amazes me completely today the computer in it and everything.
@@petermaz701No way!!! 23 years ago....😮😮😮
@ yeah it was made 2003 am I doing the math right 21 years ago I knew eventually I would get it. Lol
@ amazing that they had that technology back there and the computer graphics on the display.
thanks for the shoutout also great find
@@domthewasherguy thanks Dom
It is an interesting machine.
@@briandoyle4298 TY it's unique and that I don't know of any other like it.
@ I’ve never seen anything like this before either.
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@@marciojjj TY
Could you do other cycles like the jeans or wool cycles? I’m curious about almost every cycle on this machine lol.
@@pony7124 I will try this morning. I'm doing colors it seems to pause a little more between the turning.
@@petermaz701sorry for responding late, but interesting how it pauses on some cycles.
@@pony7124 what it is is that it actually has slight delays in the rotation of the tumblers. Like five speeds it has sturdy, cotton, wrinkle free, delicate, and hand wash. so for example, cotton the tumblers keep going on wrinkle free they delay and then they start up again. They delay and then they start up again and that’s what it does for all the rest of the options.
@ I see. It would be pretty interesting to see a full cycle on one of those cycles though.
@ I'm actually moving it today to the spot where it's gonna stay. I have to take it out of my kitchen, so I'm waiting for the guy to come to move the machine cause I can't do it by myself then once it's in its permanent spot then I could start doing things.
Looks like everything gets really tangled though and maybe damaged?
@@davidl1253 I thought it might be a lot worse, but it really isn't. They're not tightly twisted.
Peterrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, you amazed me againnnnnnnnnn. Its beautiful!!!
@@augustowaters2866 Thanks so much.
That final spin cycle though! Damn! Those towels gonna be dry once it's done 😂
@@pontiac38gm For sure
I thought that the wash plates reversed direction the same as a front loader.
@@JeffreyHatch69 they don't reverse they stay the same direction like the original front loaders did. Who knows if they were around and made a second generation of this, they may have had them reversing, but unfortunately Maytag went out.
It uses SOO little water 🤣🤣🤣 WOWW UNBELIEVABLE
@@mustangdbest220 that was one of the first HE machines.
@ seriously it’s a top loader “”
This machine is fairly nice but its good for small -medium loads mostly
@@rahilraza1344 at first it seems that way, but that was a large load of towels and when they got wet, it didn't seem to have any problem at all.
Is there a normal cycle? If so, what is that for?
@@jeromedavis8575 there is a normal cycle. I guess it's for whatever you consider normal.
@@petermaz701 What's the difference between cottons and sturdy cycle on this machine?
@ it's the difference between keeping the rollers turning they pause a bit longer.
@@petermaz701 I'd like to see the sturdy cycle. What are the default settings? How does it sound with the lid shut?
@ it's a pretty quiet machine with everything going on. I'm surprised myself.
If only it would alternate the tumble direction like front loaders do, and the clothes wouldn't get tangled and would be cleaned even better. Otherwise a genius design killed by poor execution. A tip, if you are able to, try flipping the rollers around. Should give a more aggressive tumble action.
@@drsenseihugo thanks for the tip, but I'm afraid to take the rollers off. I took the cap off to clean it, but I don't want to take the rollers off because when you're dealing with something that's over 20 years old, something may go wrong and there's an old saying, leave well enough alone.
I like your kitchen and dining room
@@LlyleHunter oh thanks Bruce. I didn't realize it showed so much in the video. 😃
Nice looking home buddy where do you keep all of these machines??
@@bob3782 I have a large laundry room I could fit four in there
@@petermaz701 nice
Wow, what an odd agitation method. Doesn't seem as if it's enough water and also seems as if it would be rough on delicate items. Probably fine for towels and tougher heavier items. 👍
@@MusicmanDavid well, everything gets totally saturated. There is no water control. The machine determines how much water it needs. It's one of the HE machines. Same principal as a front loader you can't set a water level in a front loader and now there's barely any visible water in the window.
I still haven't determined the gentleness of this washing system, depending on what cycle you choose, there are pauses between the rotations of the discs and the length of the rotations.
Peter thanks for the really great video. This is a really cool washer, I saw one of these operate in Maryland some years back. I wish Whirlpool would have kept the design. Best of Luck and I hope to chat with you one day soon.
Peter
@@peters4219 thanks I'm so happy with it. The only thing is now. I decided that I'm going to keep this one and I have to sell the Atlantis. I don't have any more room.
Nice!
@@lakewebsterkid TY
The clothes get clumped up unless it switches the wheels the other way too
@@rahilraza1344 unfortunately the wheels only go one way like the original front loaders did here in the US.
This machine must be for the ones who want the agitation of a front load w/ ease of a top load
@@starcherry6814 exactly and it was the first HE styled top loader
OH MY GOD finally! i want this one to stay with the washer famliy we have here and how are u running in it in the livimg room how is it draining?
It drains in the kitchen sink only temporarily
I’ve never seen anything like this before. It seems great. Do you like it? How old is it? ❤
@@philforest4747 I love it. It's from 2003 December.
@ thank you. Love the wash action. Similar to my front loader in the UK
@ yes this was designed to be an HE top loader that acts the same as the front loader
WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT????????? 🤯🤯🤯
@@LeenightwolfRetrio that was one of the last designs that the company Maytag made before they were purchased by whirlpool. It was one of the first HE washers.
@petermaz701 wow I really didn't know they made washing machines like that I must had been sleeping for over a decade because I have never seen anything like that in my life and what is the this world coming to? And how in the world can this washer get clothes clean and can i request if you could do a dirty jeans test in your washer if you would?
@ lol I would have to get my jeans and dirty them because I don't go in the yard. It was rated by consumer reports as one of the top cleaners and it's 21 years old.
@petermaz701 oh I see
Holy freaking crap. If it dies, remove every usable part. I still have mine going and when I can't fix mine, I'll part it out as well
@@firealarmtechguy4444 so far so good I'm keeping my fingers crossed it really works amazing. 🤞🏻👍🏻
Just be careful on doing that, because if you don’t dry all the water left between the lid and dispenser, it can get rust
@@augustowaters2866 good point well taken
How does it work??? Like I don't even hear it switching selections between the washing and spinning like on other washers
@@pontiac38gm to be honest with you I keep saying that in my head, I don't know how it works, but all the transitions between washing and spinning are totally silent no clanks or clicks.
The motor reverses for tumble vs. spin. Dual-shaft drive mechanism. The inner shaft rotates the tumblers, the outer shaft spins the drum. The pulley has a torque spring that winds up to clamp onto the outer shaft in one direction for spin, releases in the other direction so the pulley turns only the inner shaft for tumbling.
@ thanks for the info. I figured the motor went one way for washing and the other way for spinning, but I didn't know about the little spring thing and all that in the clutch.
@@DADoESofTX that is so cool!!!! Thank you
@@DADoESofTX that's so cool!
Thanks for the info 👍🏽