Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - Front loading washing machine - vibrates

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shw104
11-25-05, 07:52 PM
I have a front loading Kenmore washing machine that vibrates a good bit on spin cycle. It appears to be balanced and is working properly. It is installed on a vinyl floor in my laundry room. The laundry room is located on the main level, above a basement. The floor is supported by wood joists at 16" on center.

I can feel the floor vibrating in the adjacent room.

I'd like to install a ceramic floor in this area but am concerned that the vibrations will cause it to crack.

Any ideas??

Thanks

dbinal
11-29-05, 10:09 AM
My washer is in the same type of room as yours. My Whirlpool does the same thing. It seems to vibrate more when I do a 'Normal' load rather than a 'Wash and Wear'. Try to observe if there is a difference in the spin cycles on the different types of wash cycles.
I wish I had a solution.