Noisy Speed Queen AWNE82

[gusherb]

So my washer started making a buzzing sound through agitation and low speed spin, then it started to get worse to the point where it was annoying me so I pulled the cover off to see that it was the plastic piece that goes around the capacitor. After some careful evaluation I decided to remove said plastic piece and now all buzzing noise is gone.

This leads me to wonder, what is this piece for? and why don't I see it on the older SQ machines?

I've attached screenshots of DanManTN's AWN542 from a video he has on YT, that is the first photo, the second one is my machine with that plastic guard around the capacitor. My machine obviously looks like the screenshot of his without it. And then a third pic of the plastic piece by itself.

I would like to find out what it is for so I can determine if it's detrimental to the machine to leave it off. It really seems to serve no purpose, it's not protecting the capacitor from shorting to the frame as the terminals are already not exposed.

 

[combo52]

Plastic Shield around Motor Start Capacitor

This is a splash shield to prevent a voltage leak or short if the washer overflows or gets over-sudsed. It was likely required by UL to make the washer safer but will probably never be required if you remove it. I would put it back but maybe wrap some foam plastic around the capacitor to stop the buzzing sound, I suspect that SQ will solve this problem pretty quickly if many people have this problem and complain.

 

[gusherb]

If I can find a way to silence it I will put it back on. The exact part that's vibrating is where the plastic is rested against the metal of the motor mount. If I gently pull at it while it's vibrating it stops, but my attempts at silencing it with adhesive materials or sticking a piece of paper in between failed. Maybe some thin foam between the metal and the plastic will fix it permanently.

Meanwhile if I was worried about my machine overflowing or oversudsing and getting the electrical components wet and causing a shock hazard I could just plug the machine into a GFI mailed to me from a recall for that previous Samsungtag machine that was there before my SQ. (for a potential leak and shock hazard nonetheless)

 

[askolover]

3m

what about some 3M automotive trim double sided tape?

 

[gusherb]

Greg

I think that's exactly what it needs. Thanks.