[Closed] Top tips to stop a new washing machine dancing around the kitchen?

Have you definitely got all the feet making good solid contact with the ground when you levelled it?
It's very easy to have it levelled on just three feet which then turns into a wobble when it gets going.

Transit bolts still in ? They are long (6 to 10inch) bolts to stop the drum moving in transit. Failing that check the concrete block is not cracked in the back ?

Heavy log inside the drum should sort that I would have thought 😉

What he said it cannot be level - is it a known fault with this machine or is your floor especially frictionless?

Kicker board to stop it moving?

get the wife to sit on it? 😉

BBC Watchdog did a series of articles about washing machines self destructing and destroying the worktops above, due to an inbalance in the bearing drum.

google drum inbalance in washing machines.

is it new, was it boxed or poly wrapped on delivery, if not a may be a return, and should be rejectd under sale of goods laws.

is it new, was it boxed or poly wrapped on delivery, if not a may be a return, and should be rejectd under sale of goods laws.

Yep, new and poly wrapped. The floor is of regular floor boards. I'll check the feet again this evening and try another wash. If I can't get it to sit happily I'll call Currys in the morning.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-kitchen-destroyed-after-hotpoint-7379390

Have you removed the 'transit brick'?

Floorboards vibrate which causes it. Ours does it due to a combination of traditional floorboards over a void, and a laminate floor on top of that that's very smooth. Cured it with a bit of non-slip matting under each floor once levelled.

[url= http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/garage-essentials/rolson-non-slip-mat ]http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/garage-essentials/rolson-non-slip-mat[/url]

Floorboards vibrate which causes it. Ours does it due to a combination of traditional floorboards over a void, and a laminate floor on top of that that's very smooth. Cured it with a bit of non-slip matting under each floor once levelled.

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/garage-essentials/rolson-non-slip-mat

I think that might do the trick.

I had a read up on the Samsung website, the load in the last wash was quite light, it suggests that might have led to an imbalance. We tried it yesterday with a much bigger load of towels and it worked fine. I'll try the non slip mat route and a heavier load.

There isnt a large block of expanded polystyrene underneath the drum? There was one on our new one last week. Seems to be in addition to the transit bolts 🙂

Loading towels or similar on a full spin will make it bounce. A load of normal clothing shouldn't.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-kitchen-destroyed-after-hotpoint-7379390

That guy is clearly a ****wit. EVERYONE knows you turn jeans, even shit ones, inside out before putting them in the wash.

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There isnt a large block of expanded polystyrene underneath the drum? There was one on our new one last week. Seems to be in addition

Defo check for this. My Dad nearly trashed Mums new washer because of this. He swore black was white he'd removed ALL the packing and bolts. A quick tilt of the machine and a look from underneath discovered a house brick sized piece nicely wedged in. Took it out and hey presto, spinning like a... Errr spiny thing 🙂

It could be worse, it could be dancing on the ceiling! 😆

change the music?

Load it properly, HTH

Move it to the media room?

Worth a double check on any transit bolts

+1 polystyrene block under the drum!

I had a read up on the Samsung website, the load in the last wash was quite light, it suggests that might have led to an imbalance.

That's what I was going to say. My mum had a new machine, she was scared of overloading it and it tried to shake itself to bits. Engineer came out, said "fill it up!" and it's been fine since.h