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Capacity probably is much larger than their previous washer, which is conducive to home-washing of comforters and the like that probably weren't previously done in the home machine.  The new machines also spin much faster (on Normal or Heavy).  The designated Bulky or Bedding (or even Delicate if advised by the user guide for such items) spins at an appropriately slower speed but of course "we do everything on Normal."
 
Without thinking about brand names or user error....

I can honestly say I have never known of a machine either vintage or new that would get to this point of destruction.  This is crazy!  How could a machine this modern self destruct like this?  Some sensor or something is now working correct.  This is scary. 

 
 
But they weren't washing

a huge comforter and pillows with other clothes - One guy said he just had a king sheet set and pillow cases and it did this. I understand user error could be part of the problem, but I can't get past that it's something more than just user error.

I could be wrong - but the HE TOP LOAD seems to have more of an 'explosion during spinning' issue that the FL washers - although I think there have been some FL washers explode too.

While searching YouTube for spin explosions - I came across this video review and this was fun to watch.. This lady uses her manual! LOL (good thing)

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=EglD82p1Y78
 
 
None of the exploded machines are shown with the load that was running at the time so there's no way to know what was involved.  The fellow who mentioned a set of sheets ... maybe, or maybe something else was included.

The woman in the first linked video has four videos of her machine on her YouTube channel.

This one she says a "small blanket" is running ... but on the Normal cycle.  The lighting is bad but appears to be bunched-up toward one side of the basket.


This clip, she references in the comments as it being "one of the largest washers out there" and "hope it could do two pillows" and "I had the white pillow and the red with black mixed in the washer."  Appears she has two pillows (of different type & size) and at least one other item.  Doesn't say which cycle but I'd suspect Normal again.
 
As much as I despise Samsung as a whole, and as much as I love to see them crash and burn...

...I have to agree and side with them. There are COUNTLESS videos just like these where the person is blatantly doing something that common sense would have told them was wrong. Sadly, common sense is a scarce resource these days.

This one is by far my favorite. I'm also not a GE fan, but seeing her badmouth this machine, clearly not following instructions at all, complaining that the washer won't fill enough after she only starts adding clothes AFTER the sensing phase, I can't help but feel pity for the poor thing. There's no telling how many machines are cluttering the landfills that worked perfectly fine, but had the misfortune of being purchased by brainless heifers like her.

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There is no doubt that the new high efficiency machines have far less margin of error in their engineering then vintage machines. Margin of error costs money and in the hyper competitive world it won't sell well.

These machines have MUCH greater capacity and spin nearly twice the speed of some older machines. Add into this the economics of not using more material strength then needed and this kind of engineering failure is likely. Used properly this machines will likely never come apart though.

Contrast one of these machines to something like one of the old fast spinning Unimatics. Compare the size of the spin basket and the overall weight of the machine. The potential forces in the new machine are a good bit higher. The new machines can rely on sensors and electronics to a degree to attempt to control these forces, but if something goes amiss then a failure is more likely.

It would be simple to say the machines should just be built like the old ones. But the reality of that is than the machines would be unaffordable and hence die a quick death in the market.
 
ughhh

Gosh these people are idiots. (facepalm).
What ever happened to people at least "sorta" sorting their loads?

Honestly, the only reason people 'loved' the older machines is they were severely over engineered. People were still so stupid with their machines even back in the day. But the durable materials could handle it more.

Due to cost, you've got companies making these machines that could barely reach a "factor of safety" .... or "factor of stupidity"...of maybe 1.5.
Which lay people meet or exceed all the time.

So far my Maytag Maximas have been AMAZING, and reliable.
Just cleaned the washer for the first time. Smells all fresh; squeaky clean. Wiped off just a hint of grime from the boot. Good as new.
 
ouch. The one lady with the dogs really hit home as my Boxer LOVES sleeping in the laundry room. That would be terrifying for a dog when that happens.
 
I thought both Samsung and LG corrected the spin-splode problems on their end.Seems like customers are still throwing out the washers owners manual with the box!They keep saying"Oh I can run a washer!"famous last words.Seems like these spin splode problems are cockpit errors on the users part-not the machine.And that one user with her GE-that kept adding clothes after the machine did its load sense cycle.No wonder it don't work!!!Guess these folks don't want to tell or show their loads that caused the machine to fail-becuase they will incriminate themselves!
 
I actually did NOT know

that you couldn't add clothes after the washer started in a TL HE washer (LOL). In my Duet FL, I don't do this often, but you can actually pause the machine after it has started to add a garment, then again - my duet is 11 yrs old now..Is this the case in NEW FL washers too now, that it senses the load so you can no longer add anything?
 
 
Depends somewhat on the individual machine, moreso with toploaders.  Some of them run a test routine immediately at start of the cycle involving spinning and/or oscillation to judge the weight of the dry load.  One reason for the slower flow rates and/or filling in "spurts" is to give the load time to absorb water and the machine time to sense/react to the saturation.

Any machine with an "Add Garment" indicator surely can take more items while the light is illuminated ... but it expects the cycle to be paused and restarted so the controller "knows" there was an interruption that may have been for reason of adding an item.
 
I really can't see much happening other than the clothes getting all tangled up and covered with lint from all the wear and tear on them. What a mess!
 
My Kenmore 28102 (Cabrio) would add a bit more water if you opened the lid and closed it again while the "Add a Garment" light was still illuminated. I guess to compensate for an additional item.
 
jumper

One time I washed a "coverlet" (basically a bedspread) in my little Danby (Gorenje) front loader. It was in my laundry room off the garage. The spin was set to max (1000 rpm). I started it and went inside and a while later I heard this banging noise coming from the garage that sounded like an earthquake! I went into the laundry room and the machine was literally jumping off the floor. This is a machine that weighs several hundred pounds. It had evidently got past its balancing routine and then like someone else said it became unbalanced after the initial part of the faster spin. Although it sounded like the machine might have damaged itself, it was no worse for wear. In fact it still works great! Oh by the way I'm selling it if anybody is interested. I just bought a slightly bigger Bosch.
 
Self-Destructing Washers

When this type of failure occurs the washers load becomes suddenly out-of-balance while spinning at a fairly speed, this can happen when plastic covered bedding and pillows are washed. The plastic holds the water in place and the washer thinks that the load is balanced and ramps in speed, and at some point the spin force causes the plastic to rupture and releases the water creating a severely unbalanced load, this is the same as trowing a 15 pound cinder block in a washer that is spinning at nearly 1000 RPMs.

 

Yes this would even destroy a FD Unimatic, you would not see any flying plastic but as top heavy as a UM is it would likely tip over and due a lot of damage to the inner and outer tubs, mechanism support etc. If any one has an extra UM they want to sacrifice I can demonstrate this, or you can just throw a cement block in it and see how well it holds up.
 
How old are these youtube video's?

I will check the dates. The mounts may have since been improved.
You should have seen the one with a gals SS GE profile range that she was blaming GE for the finish on the face plate being scoured off. Thats what she did, with a brillo pad no doubt.
 
"Let me call the police!" Washer is going to be arrested for what crime?Vandalism?Watch those Samsung washers-they are homewreckers!Again--did these folks read the book??Did they use the right cycle for the right load?I just wonder if these incidents were "cockpit errors".
 
Adding clothes after the load starts

I can tell you that the GE Harmony will re-sense the load if you open the lid in the first few minutes after agitation begins. I've never played with it to find the exact point in the cycle where it will no longer do this. But we've added items to it many times and seen that it will add more water if it thinks it needs it.
 
David,

All HE top loaders do that. In some instances, the load still can not balance properly though to spin. I.E; A heavy towel mixed with light weight fabrics, or a blanket that reaches only two thirds the way round the tub.
The machine may also drain, and fill repeatedly to try to balance if it keeps tripping the unbalance sensor.
I have witnessed my on Bravos X do this.
In some loads, it is just slightly off balance, and will reach high spin speed, and when it is finished, it has moved slightly on the concrete floor.
I can imagine if I had a first floor laundry on a wooden sub floor, it may have also exploded.
Manufacturers need to re learn how to build a washing machine.
 
Henene4, I would agree with your 'forces to the floor' comment except for TL machine designs with a central floor pan pivot point.
My parents' '82 Maytag would regularly flex the floor in corners on spin in a challenging balance situation. So there's definitely some forces going to the floor.
But on the more modern floating tub design with the suspension rods, I believe you're right. I've noticed much less transfer of forces to the floor in those designs.
 
A later type machine

which is not level will walk. An unstable wooden subfloor makes it unlevel when spinning by vibration. A walking machine hits the wall or dryer.
Once that wall or dryer hold the washer still, it can only bounce horizontally, so the tub does the dancing inside the cabinet.
Sound logical?
Perhaps no Bravos has ever exploded, but they have torn up seals and leaked all over the floors.
 

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