Bad Counter Balance Ring?

[blockeight88]

Washer just started doing this during spin. I have all new suspension rings. I checked everything and the only thing I could think of is the counter balance ring is bad. It is original. I did pop it off and verify that it wasn't cracked. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

 

[nmassman44]

I have had Whirlpool Direct Drive washers and they all did the same thing when there was no load in the wash basket. There is nothing wrong with that washer doing that.Its normal.

 

[blockeight88]

I appreciate your reply. It’s just odd that it has not done this before even when running an empty load.

 

[drummerboy928]

This is pretty much normal on all DD machines. Every single one i’ve used and owned, from the Catalyst to the Amana, to an old Whirlpool my mom once owned has done that little shake/wobble. I would not worry about it unless it becomes very bad.

 

[blockeight88]

Drummerboy

Hey Drummerboy! Yeah I know. It’s just this machine seems to be do it more this go around. I’ll have to test more with full loads.

 

[blockeight88]

With a load

Still doing it. Seems a tad excessive.

 

[ryner1988]

I don't think it's much to worry about

I really think these direct drives respond well to bigger/heavier loads. I did two loads of laundry earlier this evening, the first being clothes and the second towels. They were roughly the same size of loads -- filled to capacity, loosely loaded to the top but not crammed in -- and the towels spun better, more balanced, than the clothes. The clothes load was made up of t-shirts, socks, underwear, and a mix of my wife's leggings and my athleisure type pants. The only heavy item in that load was a hooded sweatshirt of mine. The towels were just your average load of bath towels, a few hand towels and several washrags. The clothes were a bit shaky for me on spin but the towels were perfectly smooth.

 

[blockeight88]

Understandable. I won't sweat it. Thanks everyone for your replies and reassurance.