Maytag MAH-1 operating instructions Operating Sounds

OPERATING SOUNDS

NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS OF YOUR MAYTAG NEPTUNE® CLOTHES WASHER

High pitched sound during a spin cycle.					The motor increases speed to spin the tub to remove moisture from the
					load.
Flushing water sound coming from					Detergent is dispensed at the start of the cycle. Bleach is dispensed during
					final minutes of wash. Fabric softener is dispensed during the third rinse
the dispenser area.
					while the washer is filling.
Sloshing or gurgling water sound					The sealed balance ring around the tub contains a liquid and is designed to
when washer	is off and		the	tub is
					make the washer spin smoothly.
rotated.
“Whirring”	or	“Sloshing”		sound	The tub rotates one direction followed by a pause. The tub reverses direc-
followed by	a	pause,	repeated
					tion and pauses.This action continues throughout the cycle.
throughout the wash cycle.
Clothes washer maintains			a	slightly	After reaching the maximum spin speed, the machine may reduce spin speed
reduced spin speed after achieving a
					slightly for maximum performance.
higher spin speed.
The spin speed slows down dramati-					The tumbler will begin to accelerate to speed, then slows back down to
cally when it sounds like an out-of-bal-
					redistribute the load more evenly when an unbalanced load occurs.
ance load.
					The Maytag Neptune® clothes washer uses a true adaptive fill and adds more
					water during the wash cycle as it is needed.
Water is added after the washer					OR
has been tumbling for a while.
					Water flows through the dispenser to dilute and add bleach or fabric
					softener at the appropriate time. This will occur even if bleach and
					fabric softener are not used.
Clicking/draining sounds when washer					Before the washer starts to fill, it will make a series of clicking noises
is started.					to check the door lock and do a quick drain.

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