washer is level and has never vibrated like this. it is about 5 years old.
2006-10-17 15:24:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
some washers have auto leveling feet - at least on one side (usually the front) Try this - find a piece of 2x4 and tip the washer forward so as to get that bit of wood under the back edge, and then inspect the back feet. If they are screw types, move them down a few turns, check both sides to see they are roughly equal in extension. Remove the block of wood, and repeat the process on the front side. If no screw foot mechanism, self levellers can be freed up by jiggling the foot side to side - it ought to drop down a bit for you when it is freed. If level but still vibrating, go to your local dollar store (or a hardware store as last resort) and get a set of 'carpet protectors' - cups that fit under the feet of furniture. Preferred here will be ones that have the lower contact surface filled with what looks like hard-twist carpet. Those ought to get rid of a lot of vibration transfer to your flooring. It may also be that the flooring wasn't adequately fastened or the surface underneath is uneven - in which case one or two brad nails (nailgun nails or alternatively 1-1/2" finishing nails hand driven) next to where the feet of the washer sit will stabilize the flooring and eliminate the noise. Good luck to you. That tongue and groove laminate goes down quick, but the old floor should be prepped for it first. As in level, or a layer of cushioning should be put down first (surprisingly, landscape fabric works well - the black spun stuff that goes for about $5 for 36" by 40' at a garden center)
2006-10-17 15:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by BrettO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flooring For Laundry Room
2016-11-09 01:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by beaudin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The floor is now too slick for the washer's feet to hang onto it, so it is actually moving, causing vibration. Just get a rubber mat and place it on it. That should take care of it. Or mount it on a 2 by 4 frame, but that may slide also, and need the same treatment. Don't allow it to move, or it'll get to the door and make a run for it.
2006-10-17 15:50:53 · answer #3 · answered by steviewag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to break the bad news to you- but you have installed the worst flooring possible under your washer. There are two things that make it incompatible with a washer. First- the pad under the flooring creates up & down movement when the washer spins. Second, laminate flooring is so slick that the washer will move when it shakes.
The only cure is to remove the flooring under the washer .
2006-10-17 16:03:33 · answer #4 · answered by applpro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The washer or the floor is unlevel, and the washer feet need to be adjusted. Either that, or the washer/load of laundry is unbalanced and throwing the washer around. Did this happen only 1 time, or with different loads. Only asking b/c sometimes the type of laundry in there throws the balance off, like big items or overloading the washer.
2016-03-18 21:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if this is a floating floor on the foam pad that may be causing the problem. it is also possible when you moved the washer to install thr floor the washer leveler assembly got messed up. I built 6 inch platforms to raise my washer and dryer and my washer did the same thing until I anchored the raised platform to the wall.
2006-10-17 15:42:35 · answer #6 · answered by The Must know man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, maybe it's level. But you didn't get the floor under it without moving it. I'd double check that leveling job.
2006-10-17 15:27:03 · answer #7 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOUR WASHER ALLWAYS VIBRATED, IT JUST MOVES NOW... SLICK FLOOR! TILT FROM BACK TOWARD FRONT ABOUT 2" & LET DROP SHOULD RE-SELF-LEVEL!
2006-10-17 15:53:30 · answer #8 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Re Level it.
2006-10-17 15:36:55 · answer #9 · answered by tv boy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to relevel it
2006-10-17 15:33:06 · answer #10 · answered by michael m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋