Samsung's explosion woes continue as some washing machines blow up in the US

[qualin]

Actually Tolivac, In the local Best Buy, I see that they now have these warning stickers on LG and Samsung top loaders now. I can't help but feel that this is just another repeat of the Ford warning sticker. (See URL below.)

LG has at least done something to re-engineer the tub supports to make their machines more resistant to spinsploding, there's a thread about it on these forums with some diagrams. Basically, they made it harder for the tub support arms to come off the frame, but I'm no engineer.

I'm still put off by how easily the tub moves around on these machines. If you stick your hand into a tub from a GE Hydrowave or a SQ TL for example or even a BOL Roper machine, the tub takes considerable force to move around.

Maybe there's something I'm not getting here, but LG and Samsung (Especially the latter) really need to get back to the drawing board on this one and design something that can withstand this scenario.

Yeah, I know this is old news, but I'm surprised that this spinsploding issue didn't show up in Samsung washers earlier, considering that they're similar to the older LG spinsploders.

http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/little-warning-label-saved-ford-23-million-vehicle-recall

 

[mrb627]

LG Failure

The family that had the LG failure on the news last night replaced the set with the current Whirlpool Cabrio offering and stated it is a much better machine than the LG. Does anyone have a pic of the tub support configuration on the Cabrio?

Malcolm

 

[logixx]

http://www.whirlpool.com/manuals/ has part lists for all models.

 

[alr2903]

Reply #11,  All true.  Also early on Ladies tended to take extra care of an expensive new Automatic.  My Grandmother kept her WW for rug washing, Heavily soiled coveralls and the like. There was enough prestige to satisfy her with the Automatic doing the bulk of the weekly washing. A

 

[tolivac]

Good that the labels are posted on the machines-just hope the users will see,read,adn follow them.Just like on the Ford cars.

 

[foraloysius]

Well, that is an easy solution, isn't it? Put a sticker on it and then the faulty design is suddenly a user error when it explodes.

 

[vacerator]

Whats wrong with Ford cars?

I owned two that were very dependable.
Any machine can break with age. These are new washers.

 

[imperial70]

Ford cars are fine cars

Ford cars are very fine cars. The panther platform is a fine example. Grand Marquis, Crown Victoria and Lincoln Town Car. Many years of service both in commercial and private sector use.

 

[logixx]

That's the LG sticker they added next to the drum opening.

 

[kb0nes]

The Ford reference from above is surely how they got away with a dash label instead of a proper recall when it was found their cars would go from park to reverse on their own.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...style-the-ford-park-to-reverse-warning-label/

This always frosted me, they killed people with this problem and got off with a label. The Audi 5000 did a full recall and their only prob was that of user error (pedal misapplication).

 

[washerdude]

Found this interesting video showing a Samsung washer exploding on camera while it happened. The safety sensors are disabled and overloaded. It closely resembles many Samsung units after they have exploded.

 

[henene4]

SCOOBS

Sudden
Catastrophic
Out
Of
Balance
Situation

is all I got to say.

 

[DADoES]

 
What safety sensor exactly was disabled?  Is there a physical sensor such as an impact switch?  My understanding is that off-balance detection is via software monitoring the rotational characteristics during spin ramp-up.

 

[frigilux]

Kudos to Samsung for engineering the washer to put itself back together following a catastrophic disassembly event*, LOL.

*copyright Ben (washman)

 

[stricklybojack]

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Co-worker said yesterday they on use the fragile cycle on their Samsung now for fear of spisplosion.

 

[tolivac]

COOL!!!!!Samsung washer---NOW DANCE!!!!Samsung now needs to do just that as shown in the film-the machine "reassembling" itself.Hope my new Samsung 4K HD BluRay player doesn't do that!

 

[sbond22]

Samsung fear of spisplosion.

Samsung phones also have been known to spisperience spisplosion, so why wouldn't any of their other products be spispected to do the same? (Damn this Spiscel Spellcheck.)

 

[tolivac]

The batteries in the Samsung phones were the culprits in their phones "failure".The DVD machine doesn't have batteries-except in its remote control.Not worried about that.

 

[vacerator]

What would "Scooby Do"?

If you insist on keeping a Samsung Galaxy 7, keep it in a blast proof bag.
The Galaxy 5 has all the same features, except the edge touch. That was another blunder, because even with a protector cover on it, if you drop it, the screen cracks. I saw one crack when dropped on a wood floor.
A for washers, I've seen front loaders hold together better after a concrete brick was spun in them.