lg front load inner workings

[washerdude]

Never seen the inside of the older Duets. It does seem that newer Duets are being built better actually. The tub hangs off of a strong metal bracket which goes across the top unlike the tub hanging off the side panel on older ones.

 

[johnb300m]

balance ring

I couldn't help but notice the absence of a balance ring on that Duet exploded parts photo.
I know it's customary to see a balance ring filled with bearings or water on most front load and top load machines.
Does WP handle the balancing of the tub differently?
Curious....

 

[stevet]

Duets with different innards and outards!

DADoEs, What model Duet are those pictures from? I have a 9150 model and it has the straight baffles in the drum. I would think the ones in your pics would do a better job of moving the clothes around the drum. With your model number I can see if they interchange with mine and maybe "upgrade" our washer.

As far as suspension goes, mine only came with 3 shocks from the factory which seemed to be correct as my sister in law had the same model and it only had 3 as well. I added a 4th shock to both of them and it did help.I also replaced the original springs with a newer part number and they seemed to lift the tub up a little bit.
My drum hangs from the sides on those two springs like your picture shows and I think it could use something more which would keep the drum more level as it drops down a lot in the front when loaded.

And a balancing ring would have been a smart way to go as these machines will not spin if they cannot balance properly.

And I have had problems with the water valves and their ridiculous connections. I lost the bleach dispensing capability a few months back and wound up taking out the factory connector on the valve and replaced it with small stake on terminals and have not had any problems since.

 

[DADoES]

 
GHW9400PW4.  2004 model year, mid-2006 manufacture date per serial.  It doesn't have any physical off-balance switches so sensing is done via software and monitoring of rotational inertia.

It was bought used ... or more accurately the matching dryer was bought used and the washer (which had been condemned for bad bearings) was tossed-in for free upon request.  It's not mine.  I refurbed the pair for a friend for use at one of his rental properties that needed a stacked set.  There's a thread back in Nov 2012 covering that process.  I used it for several weeks after finishing the job and found it to be an impressive piece of machinery.  The renters haven't had any problems that I've heard, and I would have / will hear about it if they do.

 

[stevet]

Thanks for the info.

I don't think ours is that old but I bet they are very much related. My exact model is WFW9150WWOO Ser. HLY4590937 WITH A 4.0 cu.ft drum.
I will check and see how close they are and what might be interchangeable. Always looking to improve the cleaning ability of this machine.

 

[jetcone]

Praise goes to

cleanteamofny for his post! Thank you for posting! That is the true spirit of AW !

Thank you Dadoes for taking the time to post pictures to diagram the innards of a typical front loader today too !

 

 

 

[gelaundry4ever]

interest setup

I have to say that the inner workings have an interesting setup.