Washing machine
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What was in it? Big single item like a double quilt cover, for instance? Major wobbles mean somethings out of balance, usually coz something big has bunched up in the drum. It's remotely possible that the mass balance weight (bfo lump of concrete) has become detached from the drum. Try an empty load and see if it still jumps, if it does, you have a problem, if not then pack it more carefully next time.
As said above really.
I remember a friend of mine who is a few clowns short of a circus, bought a new washer, decided it would be a great idea to remove the ballast so that he could get it up his apartment block stairs...
I think we can already see where this is going...
Didn't bother to put it back in - installed it, started up a cycle, saw that it was running fine and then went out.
Came back to find his apartment and the one below flooded and half his kitchen units wrecked as the washer had merrily danced around the kitchen when the spin cycle kicked in, finally stopping by pulling the wire out of the plug and ripping off the water feed.
This is the same guy that on leaving home (in his early 30's) decided to cook his first ever meal. Bought some oven chips, put them in a pan, filled it with oil and then put it in the oven...
Lovely fella but rather dim - don't know how he copes tbh...
Back on topic.
My washer has a system that if a heavy item such as a duvet is creating an imbalance, it stops the spin, pulses to centre the load and then has another go. Seen in working - quite clever.
I remember a friend of mine who is a few clowns short of a circus, bought a new washer, decided it would be a great idea to remove the ballast so that he could get it up his apartment block stairs...
I think we can already see where this is going...
Didn't bother to put it back in - installed it, started up a cycle, saw that it was running fine and then went out.
Came back to find his apartment and the one below flooded and half his kitchen units wrecked as the washer had merrily danced around the kitchen when the spin cycle kicked in, finally stopping by pulling the wire out of the plug and ripping off the water feed.
This is the same guy that on leaving home (in his early 30's) decided to cook his first ever meal. Bought some oven chips, put them in a pan, filled it with oil and then put it in the oven...
Lovely fella but rather dim - don't know how he copes tbh...
Back on topic.
My washer has a system that if a heavy item such as a duvet is creating an imbalance, it stops the spin, pulses to centre the load and then has another go. Seen in working - quite clever.
karona said:
What was in it? Big single item like a double quilt cover, for instance? Major wobbles mean somethings out of balance, usually coz something big has bunched up in the drum. It's remotely possible that the mass balance weight (bfo lump of concrete) has become detached from the drum. Try an empty load and see if it still jumps, if it does, you have a problem, if not then pack it more carefully next time.
Was indeed the balance weight that was loose. Wallet now £50 looser too.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff