| Congratulations! You're having a baby soon... Before | | | | after this failure they will probably quote you $450 to |
| you know it your Maytag Neptune Front Load washer | | | | fix your machine. I recommend that you proactively |
| will be working overtime cleaning bibs, blankets, baby | | | | replace your door latch wax motor before it damages |
| outfits, etc. so your washer uptime will be critical. There | | | | your machine control board. |
| are some things you should know about your Neptune | | | | The next thing to be aware of is your bearings. When |
| front load washer. | | | | you first put your Neptune in service you were |
| The most important thing to be aware is that the | | | | probably impressed with how quiet the machine is... |
| Maytag Neptunes with a timer knob (non digital) | | | | That is the way it is supposed to be. When your |
| shipped with a faulty door latch wax motor. This small | | | | bearings start to fail the machine will get loud in the |
| electrical device locks the door during the high speed | | | | spin cycle. It will sound like a jet taking off when |
| spin cycle. What happens is that this faulty device | | | | ramping up to 850 rpm. You should be concerned and |
| eventually shorts out and damages the machine | | | | not ignore it. You can replace your bearings yourself. If |
| control board. | | | | you bother the repairman they will want $900+ to |
| The good news is that Maytag redesigned this device | | | | replace your large plastic outer tub. But you don't need |
| to correct the failure but you need to replace it before | | | | to replace the expensive $450 tub... Just replace the |
| it fails to prevent the machine control board damage. | | | | bearings and seal. There is a special Neptune bearing |
| After your machine fails it will not lock the door which | | | | tool kit available you can rent that includes an |
| means your clothes will be sopping wet at the | | | | instructional DVD that shows you step-by-step how to |
| completion of the wash cycle. More good news... The | | | | disassemble your Neptune, replace bearings using tool, |
| door latch wax motor is inexpensive and really easy to | | | | and install the new seal. |
| change. It can be done in 5 -10 minutes. There are | | | | The sooner you replace your bearings once you |
| videos available that show how to inspect wax motor | | | | notice the machine getting louder in spin cycle the |
| and replace it. | | | | better. I would even recommend that if your machine |
| Luckily, Maytag made it easy to tell which wax motor | | | | has made it to the 10 year mark that you replace the |
| you have by the color of the actuator pin that sticks | | | | bearings proactively. The Neptune front loader is a |
| out of the device. If the pin color matches the body | | | | workhorse but it does have some design issues you |
| color then you have the faulty design. You want the | | | | need to be aware of to keep it running efficiently for |
| wax motor with the black color pin which is the | | | | years to come. |
| redesigned component. If you bother the repairman | | | | |