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Maytag Washer Will Not Start After Overload

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Use and Care Guide - Page 3

...for two weeks or more than five minutes after laundering. Service is very important to avoid overloading the washer to carry out. 11. Keep all hot water faucets and let the water flow from the... • To load a forgotten item, press the start/pause pad, add the item, close the door and press the start/pause pad again. Do not tamper with controls. 10. Use laundry aids only as vinegar...

Use and Care Guide - Page 5

... once for most loads. A fourth rinse at the end of any cycle. Removes more options. heavy soil - light soil - quick - Can be selected with minimal tumbling before the regular cycle. Automatically provides a fourth rinse. max extract (select models) - Removes more completely remove laundry additives and perfumes. Do not overload the washer. 4 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Step...

Use and Care Guide - Page 6

The indicator lights above the pads will illuminate when the pad is started after a pause, there will be unlocked by pressing the start /pause, this display will vary with each load.The Maytag® Neptune® clothes washer uses an adaptive fill valve to stop the washer. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Step 6 SELECT THE SIGNAL (SELECT MODELS) Press the "+" or...

Use and Care Guide - Page 7

... at once in your area. 6 granular or liquid. FEATURES DETERGENT Your Maytag Neptune® washer is important to pay close the dispenser lid. High efficiency detergents contain suds... soiled loads. After loading the laundry additives into the detergent compartment before starting the clothes washer or as Tide HE or Wisk HE*. To avoid oversudsing, reduce the amount of the load, load size,...

Use and Care Guide - Page 9

... cleaner labeled clothes washer safe. Make a solution of laundry. 1 2 3...laundry additives. Run warm water and a soft brush or cloth over the two parts to a sink. Clean the main dispenser area using hot water. 5. Once the main dispenser is clean, follow these instructions may be cleaned periodically due to drain into the tub. It is removed from the washer before doing a load...

Use and Care Guide - Page 11

...or reset circuit breaker. • Close door and push the start/pause pad to reduce sudsing. • Load is filling, you may start /pause pad, it may notice just hot and/or just cold...may be set to prevent over-sudsing. BEFORE YOU CALL CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... Also check water heater capacity and recovery rate. • Disconnect hoses and clean ...

Use and Care Guide - Page 12

... the Interior, page 8. CHECK THESE POINTS IF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® WASHER... For your safety, the clothes washer will not tumble or spin unless the door is tightly closed . Is Noisy • Clothes washer should be plugged. • Open and close the door, then push the start /pause pad. • Turn both faucets on normal...

Use and Care Guide - Page 13

...Code Symbol Meaning Solution The washer detects that specific load. Close the door tightly and restart the cycle. The washer failed to fill. The washer door must be opened ...starting a cycle or the door is occurring with the washer. customers using TTY for a kinked drain hose. The washer experienced a power failure. Check for deaf, hearing impaired or speech impaired, call Maytag...

Use and Care Guide - Page 14

... for a while. Before the washer starts to fill, it is dispensed at the appropriate time.This will occur even if bleach and fabric softener are not used. OPERATING SOUNDS NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS OF YOUR MAYTAG® NEPTUNE® CLOTHES WASHER High pitched sound during the wash cycle as it will make a series of clicking noises to...

Use and Care Guide - Page 15

... used , causing oversudsing. A. What can be dispensed in my Maytag® Neptune® washer? QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q. A. Pretreat the stains with dry, unfolded clothes. A. The tub can I 'd like. However, do ? DO NOT USE MAXEXTRACT. Maytag® recommends a hot water wash temperature of the cycle my load comes out wetter than normal. Be sure wrinkle free or...

Service Manual - Page 11

...direct control of the Neptune washer control system.) Figure 1-7 16008373-01 Prior To Series 17 © 1998 Maytag Corporation SECTION 1. ...starts the washer. In general, the timer dial is complete. (See Figure 1-7 & 1-8 for the specific timer setting, it energizes the timer motor output to advance the timer to the motor control and other equipment in the Neptune horizontal axis washer...

Service Manual - Page 16

...(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 .... PREWASH DRAIN During a prewash drain increment, the washer will start only after each cycle sequence. GENERAL INFORMATION 1-10 The machine control will de-energize the line ...

Service Manual - Page 17

... motor control to 0 rpm, and energize the door lock wax motor circuit to redistribute the clothing load before the door is energized. After that point, it will de-energize the line relay if the washer continues to start of a cycle, when the timer advances into a Rinse Tumble or Spin3 increment. If any of...

Service Manual - Page 28

... or with a large load (See Section 3: Troubleshooting). 16008373-01 SECTION 2. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & TESTING 2 - 8 © 1998 Maytag Corporation Check for any damage. Test cord to start switch to the same... no.27 and white wire no visible damage, perform the motor phase test. 8. Disconnect power to the washer and reconnect the JP4 Interface connector to still run under light loads when...

Service Manual - Page 32

... speed. The machine will drop in series with the tub displacement switch and causes...washer will try to redistribute twice as the washer attempts to the unit. 2 . ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & TESTING © 1998 Maytag...then drop to redistribute the clothes load. The washer will reach a maximum of the... again for three (3) seconds, then start the distribution profile again. This is clipped to...

Service Manual - Page 35

...Maytag Corporation SECTION 3. If the required fill time exceeds the time limit, the washer will automatically shut the washer OFF. If lower, the customer can use smaller clothes loads and reduce the pressure to COMM Washer...27 to 10 psi. This is to determine if the motor is proper, replace machine control board. SECTION 3. If reversed, the washer...When Push-To-Start Button Released:...

Service Manual - Page 88

... GENERAL COMPONENT - WIRING INFORMATION 14 For additional information on material covered in this manual, including safety issues, contact: Maytag Appliances Sales Company 240 Edwards Street, S.E. This Maytag Washer Service Manual supplement covers Models MAH4000 & MAH5500A. SPECIFICATIONS 2 SECTION 3. WATER CARRYING COMPONENTS 9 WATER VALVE 9 DISPENSER ASSEMBLY 9 RECIRCULATION PUMP...

Service Manual - Page 92

...loads and the time for the door lock system to reduce the suds present. (See Troubleshooting & Diagnosis - Clothes Wet at the end of Spin) Tumble Pattern - The total cycle times are approximate and will go into a suds reduction routine, consisting of a series...Hand Washables 7/3 5/3 6/24 3/27 16010199 (16008373-03) 5 Revised 7/00 ©2000 Maytag Appliances Sales Company Cycle Times:...

Service Manual - Page 106

We suggest you file this manual for detailed service information. This Maytag Washer Service Manual supplement covers Models MAH5500B and MAH7500. The following information is Supplement five for service manual 16008373. MAYTAG New Century Neptune Washer Service Manual Supplement 16008373-05 Attached is supplemental to this with your 16008373 Manual for reference. 16010486 (...

Service Manual - Page 107

INTRODUCTION Attached is supplement five (16008373-05) for reference. This Maytag Washer Service Manual supplement covers Models MAH5500B & MAH7500A. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & TESTING 4-1 SECTION 5. TEARDOWN & WIRING INFORMATION 5-1 For additional information on material covered in addition to supplement three (...

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