Unbalanced spins, vibrations...etc.

[mrwash]

Hey guys,

I have a question for all the owners of US frontloaders. Do you guys have problems with unbalanced spins or vibrations that your washer causes during spin? I come up with this because there were or are many videos on youtube from Americans, showing their washers doing unbalanced spins.

Well I can say that my Miele Navitronic did and still does unbalanced spins. I had a service man to come out to my place just for leveling it correctly so that it would not vibrate any more.

So what about your washers? Any comments or videos of unbalanced spins?

 

[surgilator_68]

Most of the problems I've seen come from improper loading and/or having the machine on a wood floor.

Most Americans are impatient when it comes to doing laundry. We want it done fast with as little thought and work going into the process as possible. I do believe that with technology today you can make a front loader spin without vibration and unbalanced loads. However doing so will add time to the wash cycle as it tries to arrange the contents in the best possible configuration. When that happens people complain that it takes too long for a cycle to complete. When you remove some of those parameters making the cycle shorter people complain that the machine vibrates too much or doesn't clean well because of shorter wash cycles. Either way you don't win. So you try to find a happy medium.

 

[aaronfitzy]

I agree Surgilator....

So many Americans just want something to bitch about. They never read the manual that comes with their shiny new FL, and I think alot of times they are not installed correctly. I mean Whirlpool had to come up with an idea to make the power cord useless until the 4 shipping bolts we're removed. Again, people don't read their manual and don't remove these bolts. They also don't think that when they put twice as much laundry in these machines that they can weigh up to 500lbs. while in operation. This combined with people putting these things on a 80 year old wooden floor and the machine spinning at 1200 RPM's...and they just can't understand! I really think that sales people need to ask potential FL purchasers if their house can handle this things! Mine sits on a concrete floor and it still has some major vibrations from time to time.

Aaron

 

[gyrafoam]

Jason pretty much nailed this one.

My old ('97) FriGEMore does fine on a wooden floor, however it takes it's sweet time arranging the load before take-off.

Reading directions is a completely un-American activity.
I wouldn't look for that to change anytime soon.

 

[surgilator_68]

I honestly don't think the average person will know if their floor can handle a front loader. I think it is up to the dealer (yes I mean dealer, not the salesman at the box store)to go check out the installation area before a machine is sold. If that is not possible then there needs to be a through explanation of what could happen on a wood floor and proper instruction given on how to use the machine. Sometimes explaining things will get through to them where as reading the instructions won't.

I know many of you will find this hard to believe, but I have gone off on a few customers who have done some stupid things they weren't supposed to. It usually has to do with detergent or loading. Read the friggin book, the bottle and all the warning labels. They tell you this stuff for a reason. Now here is your bill. Will that be cash, check or charge?

When I lived in Florida we would get customers in every day who would want a GE or Maytag washer to put in their trailer, um I mean mobile home. After we explained to them that it would spin drain and because of that there was a propensity for off balance loads, walking and vibrating issues they always left the store with a Wpl/Kenmore.

 

[mark_wpduet]

My Duet is on a concrete floor and while it spins smoothly 95% of the time, it does have occasional vibrations but not to the point where the machine is moving, just vibrating moderately.