Why isn't the maytag neptune draining? when you spin the barrel you can hear water?

No, drain it. Just remove the drain hose from the clip at the rear and low the hose into a pail or cooking tray. Gravity will do the rest. Make sure it is always kept upright unless you have the transport brackets.

replace timer. 30 to 50% of value of new machine

It is normal to have residual water in the drain lines and drain pump following a wash cycle. This is the low point of the drain cycle and gravity will ALWAYS cause some water to be there. As long as the water is not visible in the spin basket, and the washer is properly draining during the wash and rinse cycles, you have nothing to worry about.

If you have any questions, please post back and let me know. I hope this is helpful to you.

if this issue is because you hear water in the machine when the tub spins......
thats normal, its called the balance ring
centrifical force, pushes the water in the lid, outward helping to use the sling weight, as a counter balance
its 100 percent normal to hear sloshing when turning the tub by hand

Because the water pump operates as a timed cycle, a partially blocked water passage either from the outer drum to the pump, inside the pump, or from the pump to the house drain is restricting the amount of water being pumped. Remove the drain hose from the house drain just enough that you can watch the water flow during a normal pump cycle. The water should be coming out quite forcefully--if just a trickle, then something is blocking the flow. Look for kinked hoses or even a slow running pump.

Hi. The washer experienced difficulty draining. The code represents this issue. Here's a check list to combat these issues. (code nd)


Check for a kinked drain hose.
Check for a plugged stand pipe.


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Unfortunatly this is normal for the neptune washers and there is no solution other than to use the machine often so the water does not stagnate.

Water is draining but machine is not reaching it's full spon.

pump ,could be blocked or could have failed.i have same model and have had to replace it.to be sure get volt meter stick meter probes into pump wires turn washer to pump out[around spin area]if voltage but no drain yes need punp or clean out.u can get to it from the back.God bless,tom

If you can't see any water and just hear it, this is completely normal. This is a front load washer and has a special cover of the inner tub basket. This cover contains some water that has been sealed in at the factory to keep the load balanced while it is spinning.