Maytag Neptune Wax Motor Vs. Toy box Lid

Here is another video I made to demonstrate the power of the Neptune door latch wax motor, Maytag part number 12002535. 

The original wax motor with the brownish-orangish actuator shipped in all 2000 Stackers, MAH3000, MAH4000 and the MAH5500A series front load Neptunes. If you have one of these defective wax motors please replace it asap! 

What it does is over time it will draw too much current and overheat the Q6 triac that switches voltage to it and this will cause a R11 resistor to burn out on the machine control board. The symptom is that the Neptune will no longer spin your clothes out and the door locked light will not come on. These are the classic symptoms of the Q6 & R11 failure. 

Again, the door latch wax motor is the root cause and must be replaced with the new design wax motor, which has the black actuator tip. See http://www.neptunewaxmotor.com/ for more information. Now

enjoy the Neptune wax motor Vs. Toy Box Lid video!

 

Maytag Neptune Wax Motor Vs. Peep

Here is a video I made to demonstrate the linear action of the Neptune door latch wax motor, Maytag part number 12002535. 

The original wax motor with the brownish-orangish actuator shipped in all 2000 Stackers, MAH3000, MAH4000 and the MAH5500A series front load Neptunes. If you have one of these defective wax motors please replace it asap! 

What it does is over time it will draw too much current and overheat the Q6 triac that switches voltage to it and this will cause a R11 resistor to burn out on the machine control board. The symptom is that the Neptune will no longer spin your clothes out and the door locked light will not come on. These are the classic symptoms of the Q6 & R11 failure. 

Again, the door latch wax motor is the root cause and must be replaced with the new design wax motor, which has the black actuator tip. See http://www.neptunewaxmotor.com/ for more information.

See previous post for video...

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When was your Maytag Neptune Front Load Washer Born?

I get a lot of folks asking me how to interpet the date code of their Maytag Neptune so I thought I would post some valuable information today... 

Here is how to determine when your Neptune was born: 

Year--Letter--Month 1980 --E --March 1981 --G --April 1982 --J --May 1983 --L --June 1984 --N --July 1985 --P --August 1986 --R --Sept. 1987 --T --Oct. 1988 --V --Nov. 1989 --X --Dec. 1990 --B --January 1991 --D --February 1992 --F --March 1993 --H --April 1994 --K --May 1995 --M --June 1996 --Q --July 1997 --S --August 1998 --U --Sept. 1999 --W --Oct. 2000 --Y --Nov. 2001 --Z --Dec. 2002 --A --January 2003 --C --February 2004 --E --March 2005 --G --April 2006 --J --May 2007 --L --June 

Example serial number: 15154872UY 15114672UY - UY is the date code. The first letter is the year - U = 1998. The second letter is the month - Y = November. This appliance was made November of 1998. First letter is the year, second letter is the month. 

 Check out www.neptunewaxmotor.com for tips on helping your Maytag Neptune Live a productive and long life...

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7 Reasons to not lower your Maytag Neptune front loader over the side

Here are 7 reasons why you should not lower your Neptune over the side… 

1. New front loader machines are expensive. 

2. Unless you pay cash, the finance charges can add up quick. 

3. Somebody will insist on the matching dryer too. 

4. The dryers are proven to be reliable. 

5. The Neptune does reduce your energy and water usage. 

6. New machines could have issues too. (Maybe worse issues) 

7. There is help for you and your Neptune front loader You can get the information you need from www.neptunewaxmotor.com to keep your Maytag Neptune running great and save some money too! 

 Can you think of any reasons I may have failed to list?

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Maytag Neptune 12002535 wax motor failure update

Well, so far I have only identified two Neptune MAH3000 machines where the dispenser area wax motors have failed. 

I know there must be more bleach and softener wax motor failures out there! Tell me about your Neptune failure... I have time because central Ohio just received 14" of the white stuff. 

I was hoping spring would be here soon. It will probably take a month for the piles of snow to melt off... 

I'm thankful I still have my internet and electricity and not necessarily in that order although some Ibuprofen is needed for the old back after shoveling all of that snow!

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Maytag Neptune 12002535 waxmotor melt down final - Affected Model / Serial number information Cont'd

It looks like some folks have all ready taken advantage of my special (2) pack of 12002535 wax motor deal I posted on my www.neptunewaxmotor.com website for Maytag Neptune MAH3000 front loader owners. 

If you have a MAH3000 please look into replacing your bleach and softener dispenser 12002535 wax motors before they fail and trip your circuit breaker. So far, nothing else gets damaged when these particular wax motors fail. Unlike, the R11 and Q6 failure on the machine control board when the door latch wax motor fails. 

In addition, if you are experiencing this symptom (breaker tripping) while you wait for your new wax motors to arrive you can disconnect the bleach & softener wax motors so you can at least get some wash done... 

I have disassembly photos to help you take your Neptune apart on the above mentioned website.

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Maytag Neptune 12002535 waxmotor melt down final - Affected Model / Serial number information

Looking at the models with the defective wax motors in the dispenser section I came up with the following models: 

MAH3000AEW 10-29 serial number prefix MAH3000AAW 10-29 serial number prefix MAH3000AGW 10-29 serial number prefix MAH3000AKW 10-29 serial number prefix MAH3000AWA 10-25 serial number prefix MAH3000AWQ 10-25 serial number prefix MAH3000AWW 10-25 serial number prefix MAH3000BGW N/A 

It looks like the MAH3000 is the only model affected. 

The MAH4000, MAH5500 integrates the water valve with the bleach and softener valves as one assembly.

See previous posts regarding the 12002535 wax motor melt down in the dispenser section of Neptune front loader. I know of two different failures where the circuit breaker trips while the machine is running a wash cycle. If you get this symptom, unplug the two dispenser wax motors and rerun washer and see if the breaker trips. 

For you MAH3000 owners, I put up a (2) wax motor special on my www.neptunewaxmotor.com site. If you have any questions about this important wax motor issue please send me an email at info@neptunewaxmotor.com.

Until next time...