Keep this legend going! You won't have the same performance for Normal types of loads with that new LG. Yes, the LG has multiple cycles that can outperform the Neptune, but the Neptune is a better machine than you can imagine.
In what way do you find LG's front load platform machines have any deficiencies in wash performance? They're consistently ranked among the best by major testing outlets - CR's last buying guide has the *entire* first page and about a third of the second page as solid LG... no other washer could break through the iron wash-wall of LG front loaders lol. Watch some of Lorain's videos on them and you'll see just how much better the wash action is with LG's direct drive motor and very precisely designed tumble speeds etc... the maytag appears to use a single-speed contactor-driven motor (just like brand f**cking new WhirlPoop washers use... god have we not innovated *at all* in 45 years?!?!?) and the tumble speed is slightly too fast to allow clothing to slip off the baffles and strike the wash-puddle , which is the action that makes a front loader so good at what they do - squeeze concentrated detergent through clothing fibers!
@ Did you not read the part where I said other cycles will outperform Neptunes? Largely talking poorly about the Normal cycle and its rinsing. This machine will still clean 90% of loads completely fine.
The Neptune was hardly the world's first high efficiency washing machine. They were producing HE front loading washers in Europe for decades before the Neptune came on the market. Neptune's main issue was the tendency to get moldy and stink to high heavens. My HE Miele predates the Neptune by a few years, and it's still working perfectly after 30 years, and it has never smelled.
I've had that LG since the beginning of February, and it's a game changer. But like the Neptune, requires some changes to your laundry habits that must be followed or you will be extremely disappointed. It has a condenser that accumulates some hair that must be cleaned every 4 to 5 loads or it won't dry (takes about a minute). You should only fill the machine about 80% full to get a good airflow and tumbling action during drying (that is still a very large capacity). Should do a tub clean and wipe the gasket thoroughly every month to knock down the lint buildup and restore it to new condition (takes about 10 minutes). Don't use any fabric softener. Follow these new habits, and you will have a convenient, super energy efficient machine that rewards you with fresh, ready to fold laundry in the morning when you start it the night before.
@Loadofwash the LG WM6998 WashCombo does indeed have a softener dispenser - it holds about 20-30 loads of automatically-dosed detergent as well as softener. It's a fantastic machine, I've had mine for about 6 months now and absolutely love it. I got mine out of the very first batch of 10 units that Lowe's DC 3462 got, so it's an early revision without the extra magnetic lint screen upgrade, but even though my small dog seems to be more of a machine for turning dog food into poop and hair, I have not noticed any significant lint buildup in the condenser. I've heard it can happen with some people who have obscenely linty/hairy laundry situations though... still not terribly difficult to get to and keep clean. The heat pump drying is surprisingly good - electricity use went from an average of 2.97 kWh/load to 0.68 kWh per load according to my emporia vue energy monitor, although actual usagle is likely even better because I was not measuring hot water usage and the LG is surely *much* better than the old toploader that used to make 70 gallons of warm, murky laundry soup. Wash performance is excellent and the spin performance is incredible... can't hear it one room over and it's spinning so fast that if I put it on a wash-only mode, I have to pry nearly-dry clothes out still stuck to the drum!
I love your Neptune and wringer washer. I’m glad you didn’t give up on your Neptune washer like so many others did. Have you replaced the bearings yet?
Years ago, they didn't have HE detergents,. They did however have a detergent called Dash. Dash was a low sussing detergents, like the new HE detergents with one difference, it was a powder. It was a good alternative for machines like the Bendix and Westinghouse Laundromat front loading washers, and top loaders like the Westinghouse, GE, and the Easy Spir-o-matic washers with the spiral ramp type agitator. The Neptune was a good machine. Unfortunately in the early models, the wax motor in the door lock had a tendency to short circuit and blow the control board. That one flaw cost Maycorp a fortune to replace all the boards that failed. The new HE machines have the same problem with control boards. We can thank the Government for that blunder. That's why you can't buy a new washer with a mechanical timer anymore. Now, the only washer with the old school design ( motor driven transmission and agitator) is the Speed Queen.
LG actually makes great machines, they are reliable and very quiet. However make sure you get one with Turbowash 360 as it has 4 water jets which greatly enhance the washing and rinsing performance by spraying water from the outer tub back into the load.
I have this machine and i love it I bought used for 100$ I would keep it the new appliances are junk you will regret it I have a friend who works for home depot and he tells me avoid off the new appliances
I'm literally right now as we speak being confronted with the jet engine in my laundry room. I'm contemplating whether to replace the MAH5500's seals and bearings again for the 3rd time in 23 years so I can get another 7-8 years or so out of it, or getting the SpeedQueen FF7 that I've had my eye on that just so happens to be on sale at the moment. I finally made up my mind to go with the FF7 this afternoon, but now I feel like I'm about to betray an old friend. It has served me faithfully for so many years. Nearly outlasted my marriage. Washed my kids' first clothes. Washed my military uniforms before I hung those up for the last time. Who knows... in another 8 years it might even outlast me.
@maxyang-y2p I still have the Neptune dryer. We used to have the matching Neptune FL washer when I was a kid, which in 2015 we replaced with a terrible impeller top loader... which was then replaced by our current Samsung FL.
Your serial number decodes to manufacture date of December 2002. But your machine also is not an MAH5500. The control panel is an MAH6500. MAH6500 (and MAH7500) has the water heating option, MAH5500 does not. Presumably a heating element is present or the control panel wouldn't work? Or the door frame with the model/serial tag apparently was swapped from a different machine? If there is no heating element present, then it's a 5500 body with the wrong control panel on it.
@@wayneloustel9474 The water sound you hear when you turn the wash basket is actually a balancing solution that is sealed inside that plastic ring just inside the door. It’s supposed to help give a more balanced spin cycle.
Correct. The control panel is an MAH6500. MAH6500 has the water heating option. MAH5500 does not. If the "guts" are a 5500 then there's no water heating element on it. If there is an element then the door frame or whatever part has the model/serial tag was swapped from a 5500.
I have an option to buy a used MAH5500BWW 2 yrs older than yours. 20 yrs old..just can't decide. Who knows how much it was used or abused. But a 20 yr old washer is probably better than ANY new machine including speed queen post-2018. Just want clean clothes!
Keep this legend going! You won't have the same performance for Normal types of loads with that new LG. Yes, the LG has multiple cycles that can outperform the Neptune, but the Neptune is a better machine than you can imagine.
In what way do you find LG's front load platform machines have any deficiencies in wash performance? They're consistently ranked among the best by major testing outlets - CR's last buying guide has the *entire* first page and about a third of the second page as solid LG... no other washer could break through the iron wash-wall of LG front loaders lol. Watch some of Lorain's videos on them and you'll see just how much better the wash action is with LG's direct drive motor and very precisely designed tumble speeds etc... the maytag appears to use a single-speed contactor-driven motor (just like brand f**cking new WhirlPoop washers use... god have we not innovated *at all* in 45 years?!?!?) and the tumble speed is slightly too fast to allow clothing to slip off the baffles and strike the wash-puddle , which is the action that makes a front loader so good at what they do - squeeze concentrated detergent through clothing fibers!
@ Did you not read the part where I said other cycles will outperform Neptunes? Largely talking poorly about the Normal cycle and its rinsing. This machine will still clean 90% of loads completely fine.
I really want to see some full cycle vids of this washer please
The Neptune was hardly the world's first high efficiency washing machine. They were producing HE front loading washers in Europe for decades before the Neptune came on the market. Neptune's main issue was the tendency to get moldy and stink to high heavens. My HE Miele predates the Neptune by a few years, and it's still working perfectly after 30 years, and it has never smelled.
It was the first in the US
I've had that LG since the beginning of February, and it's a game changer. But like the Neptune, requires some changes to your laundry habits that must be followed or you will be extremely disappointed. It has a condenser that accumulates some hair that must be cleaned every 4 to 5 loads or it won't dry (takes about a minute). You should only fill the machine about 80% full to get a good airflow and tumbling action during drying (that is still a very large capacity). Should do a tub clean and wipe the gasket thoroughly every month to knock down the lint buildup and restore it to new condition (takes about 10 minutes). Don't use any fabric softener. Follow these new habits, and you will have a convenient, super energy efficient machine that rewards you with fresh, ready to fold laundry in the morning when you start it the night before.
@@spazzman90 Thanks for the heads up! Does it have a fabric softener dispenser? I wonder if white vinegar would work in place of fabric softener?
@Loadofwash the LG WM6998 WashCombo does indeed have a softener dispenser - it holds about 20-30 loads of automatically-dosed detergent as well as softener. It's a fantastic machine, I've had mine for about 6 months now and absolutely love it. I got mine out of the very first batch of 10 units that Lowe's DC 3462 got, so it's an early revision without the extra magnetic lint screen upgrade, but even though my small dog seems to be more of a machine for turning dog food into poop and hair, I have not noticed any significant lint buildup in the condenser. I've heard it can happen with some people who have obscenely linty/hairy laundry situations though... still not terribly difficult to get to and keep clean. The heat pump drying is surprisingly good - electricity use went from an average of 2.97 kWh/load to 0.68 kWh per load according to my emporia vue energy monitor, although actual usagle is likely even better because I was not measuring hot water usage and the LG is surely *much* better than the old toploader that used to make 70 gallons of warm, murky laundry soup. Wash performance is excellent and the spin performance is incredible... can't hear it one room over and it's spinning so fast that if I put it on a wash-only mode, I have to pry nearly-dry clothes out still stuck to the drum!
I love your Neptune and wringer washer. I’m glad you didn’t give up on your Neptune washer like so many others did. Have you replaced the bearings yet?
@@donaldhelgeson6769 Thank you! I finally got around to changing the belt last year. That’s the only maintenance I’ve done to the Neptune, ever.
The washer you have is a piece of history very hard to find in good condition. I would keep it. It works well till it kicks off.
Years ago, they didn't have HE detergents,. They did however have a detergent called Dash. Dash was a low sussing detergents, like the new HE detergents with one difference, it was a powder. It was a good alternative for machines like the Bendix and Westinghouse Laundromat front loading washers, and top loaders like the Westinghouse, GE, and the Easy Spir-o-matic washers with the spiral ramp type agitator. The Neptune was a good machine. Unfortunately in the early models, the wax motor in the door lock had a tendency to short circuit and blow the control board. That one flaw cost Maycorp a fortune to replace all the boards that failed. The new HE machines have the same problem with control boards. We can thank the Government for that blunder. That's why you can't buy a new washer with a mechanical timer anymore. Now, the only washer with the old school design ( motor driven transmission and agitator) is the Speed Queen.
Dash was a low sudsing detergent
LG actually makes great machines, they are reliable and very quiet. However make sure you get one with Turbowash 360 as it has 4 water jets which greatly enhance the washing and rinsing performance by spraying water from the outer tub back into the load.
I have this machine and i love it I bought used for 100$ I would keep it the new appliances are junk you will regret it I have a friend who works for home depot and he tells me avoid off the new appliances
I remember when those first came out
I'm literally right now as we speak being confronted with the jet engine in my laundry room. I'm contemplating whether to replace the MAH5500's seals and bearings again for the 3rd time in 23 years so I can get another 7-8 years or so out of it, or getting the SpeedQueen FF7 that I've had my eye on that just so happens to be on sale at the moment. I finally made up my mind to go with the FF7 this afternoon, but now I feel like I'm about to betray an old friend. It has served me faithfully for so many years. Nearly outlasted my marriage. Washed my kids' first clothes. Washed my military uniforms before I hung those up for the last time. Who knows... in another 8 years it might even outlast me.
It's really awesome that you got Morgan Freeman to narrate your video, btw.... ;-)
I’d like to see the cotton/sturdy cycle which is the normal cycle.
also KEEP IT this machine is rare
Is the dryer part rare?
@@Warp2090 yes wee usally dont see alot of this machines anymore
@maxyang-y2p I still have the Neptune dryer. We used to have the matching Neptune FL washer when I was a kid, which in 2015 we replaced with a terrible impeller top loader... which was then replaced by our current Samsung FL.
@@ArmandConiglio-b3h A samsung front loader.. My deepest condolances.
@@maxyang-y2p i saw one at a local appliance store lol, along with one of those top load dryers
noice my uncle had the matching dryer but it burned the mini furnace wire after 1 week of use or so
Your serial number decodes to manufacture date of December 2002. But your machine also is not an MAH5500. The control panel is an MAH6500. MAH6500 (and MAH7500) has the water heating option, MAH5500 does not. Presumably a heating element is present or the control panel wouldn't work? Or the door frame with the model/serial tag apparently was swapped from a different machine? If there is no heating element present, then it's a 5500 body with the wrong control panel on it.
Do not buy the LG please you will regret it. The Maytag Neptune is the best frontload washer for consumers.
What I don't like is it doesn't drain the water completely between loads or between cycles
@@wayneloustel9474 The water sound you hear when you turn the wash basket is actually a balancing solution that is sealed inside that plastic ring just inside the door. It’s supposed to help give a more balanced spin cycle.
slight faux, I think your door might have been replaced. the console on your machine appears to be an MAH6500
Correct. The control panel is an MAH6500. MAH6500 has the water heating option. MAH5500 does not. If the "guts" are a 5500 then there's no water heating element on it. If there is an element then the door frame or whatever part has the model/serial tag was swapped from a 5500.
If it ain’t broke….
Why not just use the PRE SOAK button?
Lg...noooooo
Stay with the old machine till it dies. Don’t get a new LG it will be built a lot worst than your current Maytag.
I have an option to buy a used MAH5500BWW 2 yrs older than yours. 20 yrs old..just can't decide. Who knows how much it was used or abused.
But a 20 yr old washer is probably better than ANY new machine including speed queen post-2018.
Just want clean clothes!
@@RobinHood_62 Does the console look like this? If so, I’d get it. Replace the belt though, when you do. That makes a big difference!
Neptune's are actually pretty easy to work on. So even if it has issues, you can fix them
NOPE, keep the OLD machine.. " IF IT AINT BROKE, DON'T FIX IT. "