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Operating Sounds ........................................ ........
Normal operating sounds of your Maytag Neptune TM clothes washer
"Humming" sound during pre- The internal pump will intermittently turn on and off.
wash, wash and rinse
High pitch sound during a spin The motor increases speed to spin the tub to remove mois-
cycle, ture from the load.
Flushing water sound coming Detergent is dispensed at the start of the cycle. Bleach is dis-
from the dispenser area. pensed during final minutes of wash. Fabric softener is dis-
pensed during the third rinse while the washer is filling.
Sloshing or gurgling water The sealed balance ring around the tub contains a liquid and
sound when washer is off and the is designed to make the washer run smoothly.
tub is rotated.
"Whirring" or "Sloshing" The tub rotates one direction followed by a pause. The tub
reverses direction and pauses. This action continues
sound followed by a pause,
repeatedthroughout the wash cycle, throughout the cycle.
Clothes washer maintains a
slightly reduced spin speed After reaching the maximum spin speed, the machine may
reduce spin speed slightly to create less noise and vibration.
after achievinga higherspin speed.
The spin speed slows down The tumbler will begin to accelerate to speed, then slows
dramatically when it sounds like back down to redistribute the load more evenly when an
an out-of-balance load. unbalanced load occurs.
The Maytag NeptuneTM clothes washer uses a true adaptive
fill and adds more water during the wash cycle as it is need-
Water is added after the ed.
washer has been tumbling OR
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.
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