Hi All

My washing machine is going mad again. On the spin cycle it vibrates like
mad and moves across the conservatory floor. Especially annoying when it
vibrates its way in front of the door from the kitchen so you cant open it!

I've levelled it so often that I now keep a level in the conservatory! It's
OK for a while then it goes back to doing a walkabout.

Initial thoughts are that it may be the flooring. Laminate on a chipboard
sub floor. Very hard, very smooth.

I have thought of bolting/fixing the thing down, but I feel that might just
shift the vibration somewhere else and damage springs/dampers. Would that
be the case?

Would it help if I put some kind of rubber matting under it?

Dave

david lang wrote:
Hi All

My washing machine is going mad again. On the spin cycle it vibrates like
mad and moves across the conservatory floor. Especially annoying when it
vibrates its way in front of the door from the kitchen so you cant open it!

either fix/replace the dampers or add more damping to the top of the
drum. The latter is not per original spec but is easier.

NT

david lang wrote:
Hi All

My washing machine is going mad again. On the spin cycle it vibrates like
mad and moves across the conservatory floor. Especially annoying when it
vibrates its way in front of the door from the kitchen so you cant open it!

I've levelled it so often that I now keep a level in the conservatory! It's
OK for a while then it goes back to doing a walkabout.

Initial thoughts are that it may be the flooring. Laminate on a chipboard
sub floor. Very hard, very smooth.

I have thought of bolting/fixing the thing down, but I feel that might just
shift the vibration somewhere else and damage springs/dampers. Would that
be the case?

Would it help if I put some kind of rubber matting under it?

Dave



Unbalance might be due to a half empty loads. Try filling the drum to
the max reasonable level and see if it stops vibrating.

john

"david lang" wrote in message
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Hi All

My washing machine is going mad again. On the spin cycle it vibrates like
mad and moves across the conservatory floor. Especially annoying when it
vibrates its way in front of the door from the kitchen so you cant open
it!

I've levelled it so often that I now keep a level in the conservatory!
It's OK for a while then it goes back to doing a walkabout.

Initial thoughts are that it may be the flooring. Laminate on a chipboard
sub floor. Very hard, very smooth.

I have thought of bolting/fixing the thing down, but I feel that might
just shift the vibration somewhere else and damage springs/dampers. Would
that be the case?

Would it help if I put some kind of rubber matting under it?

If the dancing is because of the smooth floor rather than excessive
vibration one
of those sticky mats cut up to go under each foot might work. B&Q do it in
a roll. Not lovely though. Depends if the appearance matters.

Peter Scott

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"david lang" wrote in message
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Hi All

My washing machine is going mad again. On the spin cycle it vibrates
like mad and moves across the conservatory floor. Especially annoying
when it vibrates its way in front of the door from the kitchen so you
cant open it!

I've levelled it so often that I now keep a level in the conservatory!
It's OK for a while then it goes back to doing a walkabout.

Initial thoughts are that it may be the flooring. Laminate on a
chipboard sub floor. Very hard, very smooth.

I have thought of bolting/fixing the thing down, but I feel that might
just shift the vibration somewhere else and damage springs/dampers.
Would that be the case?

Would it help if I put some kind of rubber matting under it?

If the dancing is because of the smooth floor rather than excessive
vibration one
of those sticky mats cut up to go under each foot might work. B&Q do it in
a roll. Not lovely though. Depends if the appearance matters.

Peter Scott


Having the weight equal on all 4 feet is much more important than "Level".
It could be level with only 3 feet bearing the weight - it would then dance
around when it spins. Try rocking it and adjusting the feet to stop any
rock. You may have been raising one corner to bring it level without
balancing the load onto the other adjustable foot.


John

david lang wrote:
Hi All

My washing machine is going mad again. On the spin cycle it vibrates
like mad and moves across the conservatory floor. Especially
annoying when it vibrates its way in front of the door from the
kitchen so you cant open it!

I've levelled it so often that I now keep a level in the
conservatory! It's OK for a while then it goes back to doing a
walkabout.

Initial thoughts are that it may be the flooring. Laminate on a
chipboard sub floor. Very hard, very smooth.

I have thought of bolting/fixing the thing down, but I feel that
might just shift the vibration somewhere else and damage
springs/dampers. Would that be the case?

Would it help if I put some kind of rubber matting under it?

Dave

Balance and leveling is the key which has been pointed out but if you need
to fix it down get some half inch x two inch wood and make a square for the
machine to sit on so that the feet of the machine are inside the wood then
screw wood down to floor.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
[snip]

Balance and leveling is the key which has been pointed out but if you
need to fix it down get some half inch x two inch wood and make a
square for the machine to sit on so that the feet of the machine are
inside the wood then screw wood down to floor.

Something else you might of overlooked?
See if the ballast blocks are tight?
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 13:19:34 GMT, "david lang"
wrote:

Hi All

My washing machine is going mad again. On the spin cycle it vibrates like
mad and moves across the conservatory floor. Especially annoying when it
vibrates its way in front of the door from the kitchen so you cant open it!

I've levelled it so often that I now keep a level in the conservatory! It's
OK for a while then it goes back to doing a walkabout.


You could fasten it with a safety chain (Intended for gas cookers on
flexible connections, pennies from B&Q).


Initial thoughts are that it may be the flooring. Laminate on a chipboard
sub floor. Very hard, very smooth.


Not the floor surface, maybe the floor itself.

Try standing it on a single 2" thick concrete paving stone, it worked
for me once. It will alter the frequency the springy floor resonates
at, and might even make the floor solidy bottom out against whatever
constrains it.

I have thought of bolting/fixing the thing down, but I feel that might just
shift the vibration somewhere else and damage springs/dampers. Would that
be the case?

Would it help if I put some kind of rubber matting under it?

Absolutely not. that's just adding more springyness.

DG

Having the weight equal on all 4 feet is much more important than "Level".
It could be level with only 3 feet bearing the weight - it would then dance
around when it spins. Try rocking it and adjusting the feet to stop any
rock. You may have been raising one corner to bring it level without
balancing the load onto the other adjustable foot


David - let us know how you get on and what worked for you.




John