newer speed queen screaming

[mamapinky]

I think the Queens ok

I decided to try again..I filled up with no laundry. When agitation started so did the loud noise so I shut it off and waited an hour and turned it on again no noise at all this time and spin was completely normal so I guess the zipper hook broke loose. I'm about to run a load of laundry and see what happens but should I cancel service or just tell them it appears to be operating normally but would like them just to take a look??? Thanks everyone. .I can't even tell you how happy I am at this moment LOL Cheryl

 

[mamapinky]

crap

It ran thru the complete test cycle just fine so I started a load of twin size sheet set..filled up but 10 seconds into agitation the noise started again. Guess ill be keeping the service appt. Lol. Cheryl

 

[mamapinky]

I will not cancel service ..I did 3 small loads last night the noise was gone on all 3 until the end of final spin on last load..so...now my question is. .my clothespin for lid lock surely won't void my warrenty will it ? Thanks everyone Cheryl

 

[alr2903]

It is weird that this occurs so intermittently. Unless the "hook" that we do not speak of sometimes gets pushed partially up the drain hose. Maybe it gets pulled back into the pump when the motor is running in reverse for agitation.  If this zipper hook or whatever is getting in the pump, yet cannot get pushed totally up and out the drain, if this is actually the problem.  Just thinking outside the box what if you got some 5 gallon buckets and lowered the drain hose during spin.  Maybe whatever foreign object it is would drain out of the hose, if it did not have to travel UP the drain hose, but flow out with the gravity and the force of the pump.  Just a thought.  If the machine is in some kind of tight space like a hallway laundry closet I would wait for service.  Reading your post again, could it be possible that the pump does not have enough force to pump the zipper hook up and out? Art

 

[countryguy]

I would remove the clothespin just to ensure that the repair guy can't say that you have tinkered with the machine.

 

[mamapinky]

I received a call a few minutes ago. .they can't send anyone till next Wednesday. ..but I ran 3 loads this morning so far and everything sounded normal. I will continue trying to get this laundry caught up but if I hear the noise again I won't run it again no sense in causing more damage...but I have a feeling it may have flushed out. But time will tell. Thanks everyone..Cheryl

 

[alr2903]

Cheryl, I hope all is okay washer trouble at the busy holiday time and cold weather is just one more hassle. I wish you the best.  Art

 

[mamapinky]

Thank you Art...well today I did a total of 8 loads, trying to get caught up and the washer ran flawlessly. The loud noise is gone nor is there any other unusual sounds. I'm assuming if it was the zipper hook stuck somewhere it did break free and went down the drain. I'm very relieved about this, ...I just hope this didn't cause a secondary problem that will rear its ugly head one of these days lol....Cheryl

 

[mrsalvo]

I'm glad it all turned out okay. Nothing more distressing to the running of the household than when an appliance acts up. I never did the clothespin trick nor adjust water level on my machine, don't want the service company to say that I voided out the warranty, but really I'm doing just fine the way they installed it. I don't wash HUGE loads, and I don't really want to, as we are only a two person household.

 

[moparwash]

glad it worked out..

Nothing worse than a screaming queen

 

[runematic]

Hopefully you cancelled the service call.  Nothing more frustrating than going out on a call & the problem had already disappeared.  

 

[washman]

Or

"Nothing worse than a screaming queen "

Or a bad bendix on a Mopar gear reduction starter.