Pedestal or no pedestal?

[frontloaderfan]

I have recently seen the matching pedestals for my Frigidaire Affinity front loader and matching dryer on sale for a very good price at the local Lowe's. My question is: would most of you who own modern front loaders use the matching pedestal or not? I live in an old house that has wood floors. I have installed rubber anti-vibration pads under the washer so as not to upset the upstairs neighbor who previously complained about the vibration when the machine occasionally spins a slightly off-balance load.
I had planned on stacking the two if I ever moved, which would make the pedestals redundant, but it would be nice to have them now.
Can anti-vibration pads be used with the pedestals or is this set up too wobbly?
Thanks
Ryan[this post was last edited: 11/18/2013-19:04]

 

[yogitunes]

I have mine on solid wood floors, and with the pedestals they seem to wobble more, especially during the wind down after the final spin...

granted the drawers are nice for storage, I use them as laundry bins, whites and colors...

your probably better off leaving them on the floor...but I never hear them when I am in the basement underneath...

why would they really complain, its not like its a continuous knocking during the cycle, and not like your doing wash at 12 midnight

 

[laundromat]

I have had the LG, the KitchenAid, The Bosch and Frigidaire front loaders with the risers. The only ones
that vibrated the worst were the KitchenAid. They were great on concrete and ceramic tile but not on wood or tile. The vibration pads did stop the noise and kept the washer from walking which it was doing before I got the pads.

 

[frontloaderfan]

@ Martin: I was washing all my work clothes and white towels at once which made for a to-capacity load. For whatever reason, the machine did shake the 100-plus year old wooden structure enough to knock the neighbor's shower massage off it's hook (his bathroom is right above my laundry room). He came down asking what the f*ck was going on. Since I've had the rubber pads, there haven't been any more issues. I'm just not sure if the improved ergonomics and added storage space are worth spending the extra money. After all, they won't work better if they're 15" higher off the floor..

@chuck: So you are using the pads with the pedestals?

 

[golittlesport]

OR....

...you might think about building a platform on top of the vibration pads. Lay down some concrete blocks, a piece of cement wonderboard on top of them. You can decorate it with some stick-on floor tiles and a long piece of white shelving as a facia board in front. A lot cheaper than buying pedistals, although you won't have the extra storage.

 

[yogitunes]

I went to Sears Outlet and got my pedestals......paid 100.00 for the set.....just a thought....

 

[frontloaderfan]

The new pedestals just got here. They work just fine and I got the pair for less than half of what one would have cost had I bought the pedestals that Frigidaire said were the matching ones to my W/D. Other than the slightly upgraded drawer front of the newer pedestals, there appears to be no difference whatsoever. They are both Affinity series pedestals.