My Neptune front-load washer goes through every cycle on time and with the proper water-in and water-out but refuses to spin-dry at any point. I noticed the original problem when it was spin-drying a big quilt and must have stopped before all the water was extracted because the quilt was still quite wet upon removal. We did a dusting and cleaning of all the innards, put it back together and it did a medium-sized load perfectly. Then I put in a small quilt to wash and there's no spin-drying going on. I assume I've overloaded and something has changed or broken. Can we fix this ourselves easily? (the smaller quilt is one that I've washed hundreds of times over the years with no problems at all)

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My Neptune front-load washer goes through every cycle on time and with the proper water-in and water-out but refuses to spin-dry at any point. I noticed the original problem when it was spin-drying a big quilt and must have stopped before all the water was extracted because the quilt was still quite wet upon removal. We did a dusting and cleaning of all the innards, put it back together and it did a medium-sized load perfectly. Then I put in a small quilt to wash and there's no spin-drying going on. I assume I've overloaded and something has changed or broken. Can we fix this ourselves easily? (the smaller quilt is one that I've washed hundreds of times over the years with no problems at all)

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If the washe model number does not start with MAH5500B: Check if the "locked"or "door locked" light comes on. If it does not, you need to replace the wax motor in the door lock assembly and the machine control board, which is inside the control panel. The control board is expensive, so instead of buying the whole control board, if you're good in electronic repair and soldering, try checking ebay for the control board repair kit. Search for "MAYTAG NEPTUNE WASHER R11 Q6 REPAIR KIT". It has all instructions how to do the repair. Good luck!

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carolcarp Aug 21, 2010

The gentleman addressed the situation where the "door locked" light doesn't come on, which is not the case for me. I was hoping to say (or implied, at least) that everything else was working on the machine except the spin cycle. So this response did not help me at all. Sorry if I wasted your time with unclear language.

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