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Super Quiet washing machine advice

ninjaef · 2024-06-11 21:35:36

Hi So I'm looking for a quiet washing machine. I work from home post pandemic and the home is single level and open plan. I believe anything around 60db noise is conversation level. But, my washing ... i work from home and its fairly noisy. Its a beko WDIY854310 which has a noise rating of 47db washing and 73db spin. it's…

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22 June 2024 at 12:57PM edited 22 June 2024 at 12:59PM

ninjaef said:

We squirted washing up liquid on the floor, stood the machine in the mat and used the WU liquid as a lubricant that the mat slid over.

ah ha

I'll give that a go tomorrow.
didn't think of that.

but with the weight of the machine on the pad, the machine feet will still dig into the mat even though I can move the mat... the machine will still drag the mat, no?

It dragged ours with it but was fine. Ours was sliding on a vinyl floor which may have helped.

Make £2025 in 2025
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Total (1/11/25) £1954.45/£2025 96%

Make £2024 in 2024
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