Operating Sounds - Maytag NEPTUNE MAH550 User Manual

Operating Sounds ................................................
Normal operating sounds of your Maytag Neptune
TM
clothes washer
"Humming" sound during pre- Theinternalpump will intermittentlyturn on and off.
wash,washand rinse
High pitch sound during a spin The motor increasesspeedto spin the tub to removemois-
cycle, ture from the load.
Flushing water sound coming Detergentis dispensed at the startof the cycle.Bleachis dis-
fromthe dispenser a rea. pensedduringfinal minutesof wash.Fabricsofteneris dis-
pensed duringthethird rinsewhilethe washerisfilling.
Sloshing or gurgling water
Thesealedbalancering aroundthe tub containsa liquid and
sound whenwasheris offandthe is designedto makethe washerrun smoothly.
tub is rotated.
"Whirring" or "Sloshing" Thetub rotatesone directionfollowed by a pause.The tub
reverses direction and pauses. This action continues
sound followed by a pause,
repeated t hroughout t hewashcycle, throughout the cycle.
Clothes washer maintains a
slightly reduced spin speed After reachingthe maximumspin speed,the machinemay
reducespin speedslightly to createlessnoiseand vibration.
afterachieving a higherspinspeed.
The spin speed slows down The tumbler wilt begin to accelerateto speed,then slows
dramatically whenit soundslike back down to redistributethe load more evenlywhen an
an out-of-balance load. unbalancedload occurs.
The MaytagNeptune
TM
clothes washer usesa true adaptive
fill and addsmorewater during the wash cycleas it is need-
Water is added after the ed.
washer has been tumbling OR
for a while. Waterflows through the dispenserto dilute and add bleachor
fabric softener at the appropriatetime. This will occur even if
bleachand fabric softenerare not used.
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