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early Hotpoint/Ariston Aqualtis models from 2006/2007, while they are silent with their motors, they have these ridiculously loud pumps which sounds like it’s on its way out, even a cheap Indesit has a better sounding pump then on those machines :/
 
Every aspect of the agitation sounded as it functioned: awful. The tub support rods would groan and grind in their sockets while the metal frame would make high pitched squeals every stroke. There was also this machine like rattling/droning that I could never figure out what caused it.

A good washer is like a Maytag dependable care- light hum, hum, hum, hum while the water gently splashes around the agi.
 
Any VMW washer, it sounds like they're dying right out of the box.

Best sound is the old Speed Queen front loading commercial washers accelerating/deaccelerating from a spin. I recently went to a new laundromat and the first row of machines were new Dexters (meh), but then I heard that glorious sound of an old Speed Queen taking off into spin. Yep, it was going to be a fantastic wash day! These machines are no nonsense, they bang right from one cycle into the next and provide 3 deep rinses with full spins in between (unlike the junk they make now).

 
I just heard my

mother in laws late model Whirlpool Cabrio yesterday, It took forever to fill up, and then agiatates with a herendous groaning of the direct splutch drive.
 
Cannot stand the sound of the belt driven whirlpools, or those cheap fisher and pankels that go DWA DWA DWA DWA DWWWWAAAA DWWWWWAAAAA DDWWWWAAAA, omg that is NOT a washer!! Terrible sounding. Hate all the HE machines sounds too. Them new GE ones are pretty awful too and some consumers have even said it’s supposed to sound like that? 😂
 
Irritating, sounding vintage washer

A large tub, Maytag with a Pitman transmission and a large load of clothing.

You get to listen to the slipping sound of the belt as the thing is struggling to agitate anybody that’s mechanically, inclined would be irritated by that type of poor design and performance.

Maytag was the only vintage washer ever that struggle to even agitate because of the slipping belt.

Things got a lot better when they redesigned the motor carriage and went to the orbital transmission.

John L
 
Reply #38

John, my standard capacity Maytag that I had for a while earlier this year did exactly this. It slipped at the beginning of agitation even when lightly loaded and it would take it a good minute or two to smooth out. It was troubling and one of the reasons I got rid of it. Made me nervous the thing was going to break down any moment.
 
Reply #36

Oh yes, the VMW sounds are my least favorite but I think many people on here know that by now LOL. I think the coughing pump grinds my gears the most but the whomp-whomp agitation sound comes in a very close second. I know a lot of people don't mind them but something about the tinny metal sound of these washers and the clicks and clacks they make just makes me itch. If I had to get a modern machine, it would be a front loader and one reason is that most modern top loaders sound this way, sans the TR and TC speed queens.
 
GE rock band

My GE filter-flo washer sounded like a rock band when agitating on normal speed, especially when the motor did that grumbling noise and while it was on small load size. This was with the ramped activator. That was music to my ears unlike what came after.
 
Frigidaire TL

My old Frigidaire top-loader sounded rather irritating. The wide-finned agitator made a "whomp...whomp...whomp!" noise during normal operation. I thought this was very unusual, because I was used to hearing a constant din out of these TLs, like on the Maytag Atlantis at my old house.

The most irritating noise out of the Frigidaire stemmed from the automatic water level sensing feature. How does it work? Once you press start, the washer fills up a quarter of the way, and the agitator performs several large swishes to determine the resistance of the load. The washer then adds more water until the clothes are fully submerged. With smaller loads, the noise wasn't too bad. But with a full-to-the-top load, the machine made a grinding noise, and the tub would bash right into the sides of the washer. That was obnoxious, especially with towels, and it concerned me that the washer would break in half. Looking back, I believe this is what most likely contributed to the drain pump ultimately falling off and leaking.

Now, with my current GE UltraFresh FL, hearing the clothes splash back and forth is significantly more pleasant than listening to a whomp-whomp sound for a long time. However, as a tradeoff, the spin cycle is obnoxious. Due to the higher spin speeds, the washer vibrates, which in turn shakes the whole upstairs. This results in some light items, such as soap bars, getting knocked off the shower rack in the master bathroom (across the hallway from the laundry room).

Is there any way to minimize the vibration from the GE? All I know is that the washer is absolutely level on the floor.
 
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