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Maytag Neptunes... we all know they suck, guess who made them...

15 years ago

Samsung actually made the Neptunes for Maytag. If you are unaware, the Neptune was a TERRIBLE design and there were myriad of problems with them, it was one of the main causes that put Maytag out of business which resulted in Whirlpool buying them. Just thought I would tell you all.

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moe_szyslak
15 years ago
Uhm... Samsung made the MAH8700 and MAH9700 models. The models to which you are referring, the really sucky ones, were made in Newton, Iowa. The models built by Samsung had their own share of problems, and I owned the 9700 myself, but those problems were nothing compared to the problems the Maytag-built units experienced.

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jasonapplspecialist
15 years ago
Should have bought a Miele. Front load with virtually no issues. They are a little more exspensive but you get what you pay for. No odors, service problems and if there are problems they take care of them. Compare them to any laundry piece out there. Their quality is outstanding!!
Glass fronts, metal door strikes, no plastic outter tubs they're built like tanks! Wish I would have read your posting earlier. Sorry
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If it has a push to start switch, it is probably bad. The push to start sends 120 momentarily to the control board and motor control, when the unit starts, the 120 is rerouted by the main power relay, which activates and bypasses that push button, and 120 power comes back from the control board to where it needs to go. You might find half of the double pole/momentary contact switch is bad, the half that sends power for a moment to the main control board. If bad, the machine will make noise, fill, maybe give a pulse of drum rotation, all for about 10 seconds and then shut down. This same momentary 120V signal is sent to the control board when you press the on/off again, is what turns the machine off. The problem is finding a replacement switch. I had to take mine apart, using shim brass and a soldering iron to repair the broken leaf in mine, no parts were available. If you are savvy and have an ohm meter, you can disconnect the switch and check the 4 terminals for continuity when the switch is pressed. You will have to know how to read the machine schematic to locate the switch and the terminals in question. A competent service man can check that switch for you, but again, finding the part is the problem now.
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dadoes
15 years ago
Actually, some Miele models, such as the 4800, do have plastic outer tubs.
darboydoughboy
15 years ago
Hey jasonappl
My new Mieles were junk-junk-junk. Enter "returned Miele machines" in the search square.
massive8
Original Author
15 years ago
I am not saying that I got a Neptune, though ironically enough my parents did, though they got the smaller version which had less problems, and theirs have not yet had one problem and its been over 6 years or so. The larger ones were the ones that had all the problems.
sshrivastava
15 years ago
Who MADE the Neptunes is not nearly as important as who DESIGNED them. For instance, Palm designs the Treo smartphone but HTC manufactures it. HTC also sells its own phones that it has designed in house. Who do I blame for the fact that I've gone through 8 Treos in a year -- do I blame Palm, who designed it, or do I blame HTC who manufactured it according to Palm's design and specifications?
mara_2008
15 years ago
Hmmm ... seems to me the designer and manufacturer would have to take equal blame? Unless it was clear the design was defective. JMHO

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