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Mah5500bww Door Wont Latch

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Use and Care Guide - Page 1

MAYTAG NEPTUNE® WASHER MAH-1 USE & CARE GUIDE Part No. 2206687 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions 1-2 Operating Instructions 2-5 Water Use 5 Features 6-7 Care and Cleaning 8 Storing the Washer 9 Reverse the Door 9 Troubleshooting 10-11 Before You Call 12 Operating Sounds 13 Questions and Answers 14 Warranty 15 Guide de Utilisation et d'entretien 16 Guía de...

Use and Care Guide - Page 2

...about safety instructions Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in the washer until all traces of a Maytag® Neptune® washer! Do not install or store this appliance where it . ... receptacle which is located on a data plate on the back door. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before using your washer. Proof of our appliances, it is very important to persons ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 3

...not pack the tub tightly. • Overloading may be produced in a locked cabinet. Use laundry aids only as lint, paper, rags, gasoline, and all hot water faucets and let ...SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Step 1 LOAD THE CLOTHES WASHER • The tub can be added for several minutes.This will resume. • Close door carefully to damage and deterioration over ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 6

...washer, NOTE: When the cycle is locked.The door can be a 30-second delay before continuing the cycle. WATER USE The amount of the washer is complete, the door locked light will go out.The door will open the washer door when the door... in the cycle. Fill time will vary with each load.The Maytag® Neptune® clothes washer uses an adaptive fill valve to provide the appropriate amount...

Use and Care Guide - Page 7

... compartments.They will be added with detergent to the detergent compartment for top-loading washers, it is filling. 2. granular or liquid. All laundry products can be added at the appropriate time for most effective cleaning. FEATURES DETERGENT Your Maytag Neptune® washer is designed to use either high efficiency (HE) detergents or regular detergents normally...

Use and Care Guide - Page 9

... INTERIOR Clean the interior of the washer periodically to the clothes washer and prevent the unlikely possibility of damage from the washer before doing a load of washing clothes. We recommend taking... but water in the washer as a result of laundry. 1 2 3 OFTENER BLEACH FILL AX M S M AX FILL 8 Cabinet - Repeat the wash cycle if necessary. Leave the door open to allow the inside...

Use and Care Guide - Page 10

... position on long-term storage or storage of bleach to the detergent dispenser without clothes in the washer to thaw out prior to see that clothes washer operates properly. 9 REVERSE THE DOOR Clothes washer door swing direction can be changed using TTY for correct hinge assembly position. 7) Repeat procedures 4 through a complete cycle. • Turn the...

Use and Care Guide - Page 11

... cord into live electrical outlet. • Check fuse or reset circuit breaker. • Close door and push the start . • Check screens on fully. • Make sure temperature selection...BEFORE YOU CALL CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... Load is filling, you may change as the washer determines the temperature of Cycle • Use max extract ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 12

... and walking. • For information on fully. • Straighten inlet hoses. • Disconnect hoses and clean screens. Door Locked Shut; CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... Won't Fill • Be sure the door is closed . • Plug cord into a live electrical outlet. • Check fuse or reset circuit breaker. •...

Use and Care Guide - Page 13

Code Symbol Meaning Solution The washer detects that specific load. The washer experienced a power failure. Check for service. Call for a plugged stand pipe. This is not locking. U.S. Make sure door is started. Make sure the water faucets are open when starting a cycle or the door is a safety feature. The door must be displayed to make sure power...

Use and Care Guide - Page 14

...Neptune® clothes washer uses a true adaptive fill and adds more evenly when an unbalanced load occurs. Before the washer...door lock and do a quick drain. 13 Flushing water sound coming from the load. Clothes washer maintains a slightly reduced spin speed after the washer... clicking noises to make a series of the cycle. Clicking/draining sounds when washer is rotated. After reaching the...

Service Manual - Page 11

... a new set of the Neptune washer control system.) Figure 1-7 16008373-01 Prior To Series 17 © 1998 Maytag ...door latch and lock assembly, water valves, drain pump, unbalance switches, dispenser actuator wax motors, a pressure switch, and a tub light. These receive input signals and send output signals to the motor control and other equipment in the Neptune horizontal axis washer...

Service Manual - Page 16

.... The Timer Motor Output will be energized during this time, the Door Lock Light Output (washers between Series 10 and 16 only) or the "On" Light Output (Series 17 and later Cycle Tumble-Pause Pattern Cotton/Sturdy 6 sec. - 24 sec. Hand Washables 3 sec. - 27 sec. 16008373-01 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. This allows time...

Service Manual - Page 17

... The machine control commands a distribution profile speed ramp from Series 17 and Later The machine control will allow the washer to restart in the clothing load), it will restart the spin sequence. When the machine control begins a spin increment, it loses power when the door latch switch opens. In a Prewash Tumble increment, the machine control...

Service Manual - Page 19

... water fill times, due to types of clothing loads, available water pressure and the time for the door lock system to reduce the suds present (See ...). GENERAL INFORMATION 1-13 The total cycle times are approximate and will go into a suds reduction routine, consisting of a series of pause between tumbles. The washer will vary based on -M ax Ex t ra ct H e avy W ash N o rm al W ash Cotton...

Service Manual - Page 25

... relay board and apply power on the microprocessor board. To check voltages from the timer, door latch and lock switches, and unbalance and selector switches on the console. It also communicates with ...off button. The board receives input from the board, turn timer dial to Series 17 Figure 2-3 Series 17 and After Figure 2-3b Both incoming and exiting voltage are monitored through...

Service Manual - Page 35

... control system by a weak spring in the door lock wax motor. This is to 10 psi. If lower, the customer can use smaller clothes loads and reduce the pressure to prevent flooding in the... mode," the shaft of the door lock mechanism is pressed forward by the door lock wax motor, and the shaft presses in timer inputs over a period of BK 27 to COMM Washer Runs Five Minutes Then Shuts OFF...

Service Manual - Page 36

...load condition. Apply sound dampening pad to verify if the terminal is locked. Check the unbalance circuit and wiring for a stuck button on the door... lock enable switch in the "locked" mode, the wax motor has extended, forcing the latch axle to the ... tumble till the door unlocks, even though the door is depressed. If the switch is stuck, the washer will continue to P3...

Service Manual - Page 56

... in the extended position and entry into the washer is securely locked. An emergency access cord (filament) is attached to the sliding gear, should the wax motor fail in the door lock mechanism inform the machine microprocessor control when the door is latched shut and when the door is necessary. To gain access to the...

Service Manual - Page 92

... loss of pause between tumbles. The washer will vary based on water fill times,... Wet at the end of clothing loads and the time for the door lock system to reduce the suds present.... (See Troubleshooting & Diagnosis - Cotton/Sturdy Easy Care/ Perm Press Delicates Hand Washables 7/3 5/3 6/24 3/27...series of additional rinse and partial drain cycles to retract...

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