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Front load washer vibration

Posted by forboystoo (My Page) on
Sun, Jul 19, 09 at 17:05

Hi, I live in a 2008(built in Dec.) double wide....My washing machine is vibrating so bad I'm afraid of doing structural damage to my home...Before you ask I've done all the listed below....It's a front load LG..2 1/2 yrs old..
All packing bolts removed...
Level front to back and side to side...
Purchased the anti vibe feet...
My mobile home is on those long metal beams with those metal TeePee looking braces...
OK I gave myself away ...I know nothing about structural engineering...
I will be hiring someone to do the work...
Is there something inside I can do or will it be best to do some reinforcing under the laundry room ....
If anyone has had this problem let me know if you came to a resolve....Short of getting a new washer...........thanks so much.................


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RE: Front load washer vibration

Place a heavy sheet of plywood under washer and dryer.
Use spin sensor on washer.


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RE: Front load washer vibration

Came up with a very simple solution to fix the vibration problems that we were experiencing with our LG front loader in our double wide mobile home. The vibrations were so bad that we were afraid that the machine would eventually vibrate through the floor. But came up with an extremely simple solution to dampen the vibrations that works very well. Try it out, it really works:

http://washervibrationfix.blogspot.com/

Here is a link that might be useful: Washing Machine Vibration Link


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RE: Front load washer vibration

Thanks Camerar and Deejay nb.............
I haven't gotten around to even trying the plywood yet...Waiting to pick a color to paint before I have to move the washer again...I might have a hard time finding those noodles this time of year...(By the way did you notice on the video that the machines where placed backwards ? Well I'll be out noodle hunting ..My friends better hide their kids toys...LOL


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RE: Front load washer vibration

Hey Carmerar, I didn't notice that the video was actually made by you..Great job..Do you have to go around the doors to switch loads ?? I'm still looking for noodles but stuffed some towels for now....thanks for your post...


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RE: Front load washer vibration

Thank you. Yes we do, but it's not a problem. It's just the way our mobile home's laundry room was built (water outlets on right, gas outlet on left). Hope the towels work, but they may not be "spongy" enough to dampen the vibrations, and may actually transmit some of the vibration through the walls. So be careful in using the towels. Keep your eyes out for that type of spongy foam, it's sometimes used as packing material. You can also buy the swimming noodles online at many sites, but the shipping fees may be high.

Here is a link that might be useful: Google search of


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