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[supersurgilator]

Some people I tell you. What exactly are they putting in their machines to cause this? And I like the comment on how hard it is to balance these machines, I'e never had a problem the few times I have used one of these machines.Afterall, they do have a concrete block in the bottom on them to keep them tied down.

 

[tomturbomatic]

If she were smart, she would have used the movement of the machine to help reposition it instead of shutting it off. What can happen in situations like this is that the wild gyrations of the tub can pull the big boot loose from its retaining ring which is like a BIG giant worm gear hose clamp. The big boot covers the opening in the bottom of the outer tub and if the clamp is pulled loose, the next time the washer starts to fill, all of the water falls right out onto the floor.

These machines without an OOB switch have blocked doors as they moved around. The first models of the WP-built 33" combo had too flexible a brace that was supposed to activate the switch that returned the machine to tumble if it started spinning with a very unbalanced load. The brace flexed instead of staying rigid and transmitting the motion to the switch so the combo would walk and more than several doors were blocked with a several hundred pound monster wedged against them before WP did some retro-fitting. I am sure WP paid for some carpentry work when the only way to get to the machine was to remove the door frame.

 

[macboy91si]

GE FF

It's not that unusual. Classic too high of a water level for towels or a mismatched load of heavy/light. Either it isn't level of the pads on the feet aren't there. These machines don't balance well unless things are pretty well perfect. Of the people that I know (aside form me) that had these machines, they are always sitting in their place crooked indicating that it's been walking. I'd hate to see the sides of the outer tub.

-Tim

 

[toploader55]

Interesting...

But once you hear the machine go off balance, wouldn't you shut it off and investigate ??? Oh Right. We're here on AW and we would correct that !!!

 

[macboy91si]

Video!

No people only grab it with their cameras. Not to jump too off topic, but people now would even rather film someone being attacked than report it, happened around here recently. The Judge stuck it to them, which made me a little happier.

My faith in some of humanity dwindles every now and again.

-Tim

 

[qualin]

My father had a solution to this problem. He hammer drilled two 1" bolts into the concrete floor and wedged some blocks of wood against the front of the machine and the bolts. Since the machine was tight up against a wall, it couldn't walk like that.

Then again, it spent 12 years of it's life with the outer tub banging loudly against the cabinet, no matter what kind of load was in it. I bet you the outer tub had a nicely sized hole in it by the time we junked it.

(One of the suspension springs was missing, which is why it was banging.)

.. Yes, they did do the "Phonebook Test" when I was buying my GE back in 2004.

 

[mrb627]

Yolks Broke

Possibly the Yoke supports have broken loose and fail to steady the load.

We purchased a Floor Model GE from a store called "Standard Brands" back in the day.

A few months after using it, it began leaking all over the place. The technician from GE came out and wanted to know who had been servicing the machine. The yolks weren't even installed. Apparently, when the set it up in the store, the removed the yolks thinking they were shipping materials. Silly Salespeople...

Malcolm

 

[tomturbomatic]

GE's outer tub was fixed in the cabinet and the inner tub swings around inside of it which is why there is so much space between the inner tub and the outer tub in a GE which is why the water consumption is higher than for other perforated tub washers that suspended the inner and outer tub together. GE did not substantially change the suspension of the machine when they went from a solid tub to a perforated tub so space that had been filled with air between the solid inner tub and the outer tub was filled with water when they went to a perforated tub. I think I remember from when I used to drain the V-12 into my KitchenAid that they used the same amount of water, but the KA washed a much larger load than the V-12.

 

[qualin]

To Tom

Thanks Tom, I needed a reminder.

So, that would probably explain why the outer tub ended up leaking. 12 years of the inner tub smashing up against the outer tub whenever a spin cycle happened probably took its toll on it.

I would have loved to have seen what the inside of the outer tub and the outside of the inner tub looked like.. It probably was a rustfest!