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Banging washing machine

d0nkeyk0ng · 2021-12-12 10:43:46

Bosch WM now 6-7 years old. But a couple of years ago it started rattle for no reason. Thought it was the bearings and figured once it had gone, we would replace the unit. The noise became knocking and then banging. Currently, with the kitchen stripped out, it's on concrete flooring and we're still using it. The builders…

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12 December 2021 at 9:33PM edited 12 December 2021 at 9:35PM

d0nkeyk0ng said:

Slinky said:

Four years is a long time and a lot of washings ago. I'd suspect that you'll find it's not level now.

Did not know washing machines would come out of level

The feet are adjusted by rotating them on a screwed thread. If there's a bit of give in the flooring, and say you have an uneven wet load (heavy towels for example), the feet can start rotating upwards slightly on the threads. Once that starts, it can start rocking, gets worse and worse and more and more pronounced.

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