In article , "HeyBub" wrote:
Al B wrote:
We have a Whirlpool Gold Catalyst Three-Speed Electronic Washer Model
No. GSX9885JQ1, Serial No. CP4602130 installed in April 2003. On the
clothes washer's slowest spin cycle, vibration radiates out to 15'
enough to loosen drywall screws and cause moldings to separate at
seams. On the regular spin cycle, the vibration is awful.

Try running the washer through its cycles, first with no water, then with.
This should eliminate any possibility that the load is the culprit.

First, let's verify that the washer is in fact the culprit in any way -- at
least one other person besides me has suggested the possibility of a resonance
with the structure.

To the OP: take your washer out to the driveway, where it's sitting on a
solid, hard surface. Run an extension cord to it. Fill it with water from a
garden hose or a bucket, point the drain hose out into the yard, and put it on
regular spin.

If it walks across the driveway, then make a fuss at Whirlpool.

If it stays put... the problem is most likely structural: a resonance with the
floor joists, or a defective joist, or underengineered construction.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.