Washing machine Explosion.

[fredriksam]

Umm. Well i found thse pictures on Flickr. I have no idea who the person is. Anyway. Apparently his washing machine exploded.

It looks like an Studio washing machine. These are sold in germany under that name. Here in Sweden they are called Selectro and Elina.

Youtube user Maturasigma has one Studio washing machine. More in that later (after the pics)

First pic.

 

[fredriksam]

Second pic

 

[fredriksam]

Its impossible to know how this happened. Just a few therories.

1 he might have used something that shouldnt be in a washer

2 the suspension have failed and the machine goes boom.

3 electronic board fault whick makes the machine bang uncontroolaby (see video below of maturasigmas machine before it was fixed)

4 the whole event are faked

video.

so what do you think?

 

[ronhic]

OUCH!

ok people, what is it?

 

[ronhic]

my 2p's worth

I reckon that it is a 'UK Servis'...there is something about the door that makes me say that...the crease at the top of it which blends with the downward/upward sweep from the left to right.....

 

[hotpoint9534]

Yes the same as a 'UK Servis' but of course built in Italy by Antonio Merloni (not to be confused with Indesit).

These machines are very cheaply built and there's no way I'd have one in my house. The drums themselves are made from very thin steel. But what on earth has happened to the outer tub, it's completely disappeared?

There doesn't seem to be much damage around the appliance from water leakage etc. To be honest it all looks a bit staged to me.

It's amazing that the circuit breaker/fuse didn't blow before damage reached this level, if indeed the machine did cause the damage.

Tom

 

[chestermikeuk]

Its a.....

Servis but NOT a UK one by any design of the imagination!!!! in name only!!!....Lol

My guess is suspension wobbly for starters, motor board electronics breaking down hence flashing!!! and unbalanced loading, there was a tumble twist bath mat in with the load, now two or three of those for even distribution are required....

And so, all the above combine on one last programme and hey...from a standing start the drum attempts to "Fast Spin" with the heavy unbalenced load, the electronic board fuses on full power and the shockers cant cope....hence one almighty explosion!!! luckily he wasnt filming behing the back at the time....

Hey Ho, and there we have it!!! now wheres my MaytAsko!!!

 

[ronhic]

If you could...

...see the grin on my face for getting that right....

Especially since it is nearly 5yrs since we moved back to Australia....

 

[mielabor]

Strange...

It appears to me that the machine has suffered an impact of something from above. Probably the outer tub was made of plastic and completely shattered by the blow. It can't have happened at the location where it is now. There is no damage whatsoever to nearby objects. They seem to use it as an "objet d'art" and keep their dirty laundry in it...

 

[mielabor]

Hmm...

I now also think that the inner tub was removed from the machine and got a "special " treatment before putting it back again.

 

[electron800]

well the suspension on our Indesit failed

and the drum smashed up the insides a lot, the cabinet was bowed slightly and the drawer wouldnt open but it was nothing like that!

I find it hard to believe thats real but then again why would you do that to your machine just for fun? Even if it is a Servis!

Matt

 

[laundromat]

I wonder if the machine exploded from fumes in the clothes????Like some type of oil or cleaning fluid?

 

[ronhic]

Staged...

definately staged....

To have caused that much damage the front of the machine would be bent and twisted too...and there is not a mark on it apart from the drawer....

...and, with the forces that would need to be generated for that to happen, how on earth did the door stay shut, hinges not fail or glass not crack?

...and that is over and above there being no damage to anything around it....

 

[animasinsulinpu]

Youtube

There is on youtube a group of f*cktard kids that took a front loader and removed the door and and let it get up too a full 1600 rpm and they put some bricks in it and it destroys the washer. There stupid kid should never have been born. I'd let them use my Blendtec blender and let it blend their arms off. Then they couldn't BE able to do such CRAP!!! Thank god I have no kids. I think I'd be in jail!!!!......Bill in Az....

 

[arrrooohhh]

Sorry for the sense of humour bypass, but...

Fredriksam, what is it with you constantly posting pictures of washing machines on fire, or being torn apart. Are you sick or something?

Without wanting to sound thin skinned, we are here because we like washing machines. And we like them in there complete and fully functional state, and if they are in a state of disrepair, we like to make them functional again.

Exploded washing machines are not in the least bit funny, not to us nor to the person who has to deal with this mess in their home and find a replacement machine.

 

[animasinsulinpu]

Over 150.000 abondoned mine shaft in Az

I have about 40 abandoned verticle Straight Down mine shafts that they are soooo deep if you drop something in it, you cant even hear the items hit the botton. These mine shafts are only about 5 miles from my house. When I get a digital camera, I will post them on YT. Maybe ... I won't say,he,he.....Bill in Az....

 

[revvinkevin]

In my humble opinion....

1. I doubt this had anything flammable washed in it, I have not heard of many people who are THAT stupid in a long time, but who knows.

2. I really doubt this was faked.

3. I also really doubt something was dropped (hard) on the top of the machine, causing this type of damage.

I'm 99% sure that all front load (vertical axis) machines going back at least 15 years, have a plastic outer tub. So if the inner drum were to fail as I suspect this one did, that would cause the outer drum to shatter into many, many pieces, making it "disappear".

What I think happened is: this washer has a load of what looks to be towels (heavy) and it was probably at or near it's max spin speed. I suspect the seam/weld/joint on the stainless drum then failed, causing the seam to separate. (The stainless drum is stamped from a flat sheet of steel, which necessitates a joint or seam.) Then due to the weight (G force) of the damp towels against the drum at this high RPM (very high at this point) the seam gap widened, causing the outside diameter of the drum to expand and deform quite rapidly. The spinning drum then hits the plastic drum destroying it, then the motor, the suspension, cabinet, etc. Instant carnage.

I would also dare to suggest the "weakness" in this seam is most likely due to a problem during manufacturing, for instance a poor or weak weld.

Kevin

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Maytag/Samsung washers...

Seems to me I remember when the Samsung sourced MAH9700 Neptune washer was put out in the market, there was an issue. Early on, there was a control board change on a limited number of machines due to the fact that the board COULD allow the RPM on the spinner to go WAY faster than it should on the 'Max Extract' setting, exceeding design specs, and raise a possibility of the spinner flying apart. This is according to memory as it is difficult to find documentation on this now (there used to be some...). I wish I knew the design limits on the spinner RPM and by how much it could have been exceeded. Would have been interesting.

RCD

 

[ronhic]

Kevin...

....that 'may' have happened, but how do we explain the;

- lack of any damage to the side panels of the washing machine
- the 'missing' top of the machine
- how the missing top was removed in situ.
- why there appears to be no damage to the freezer to the left
- or the Zanker dryer to the right
- angle of lean given the small area
- ability of the machine to actually get to its' position without causing damage around it
- the 'gap'...it would need to be approx 50% wider than the machine so the machine could move left and get a lean on it...unless it managed some truly amazing acrobatics especially given that these weigh in at approx 75kg - 165lb..
- even the notoriously 'flippy floppy' button trap door has stayed closed....

Nope, I believe it is staged. That is not to say that it didn't have a problem, but to show that much internal damage there needs to be a good reason why there was next to no external damage (facia excepted) to the washing machine or those appliances surrounding.....

Oh, and while most front load machines may have plastic (or a derivative) outer drum, not all do...especially if we go back 15yrs.

- Miele, ASKO/Asea, and Hoover Australia's machines (since gone) have stainless steel to name 3...