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Nicky

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We just bought our first new washing machine...the one we'd had was one mom and dad had and gave me when they moved to Mexico...in 1990. I don't remember when they bought it...several years before that :shock: We still have the dryer, which squeaks but does it's job. The washer has been having issues on spinning out the rinse water, so we checked things out and got one from Sears. It came today, I was so excited to use it(yeah, I know...easily entertained :? ), so put in a medium load of grungy clothes and started it, all was well until it hit the spin cycle...very noisy and about jiggled itself out of the area :x And yes, the Sears guy installed it and it is level. This is not something we can live with, I mean I had to stop it before it got done with the spin cycle. I'm not happy!
 
Get a length of heavy log chain and bolt both ends to the wall with eight inch lag screws, a turnbuckle in the middle should snug the washer up to the wall. :wink:

Getting a new appliance or piece of equipment that is junk isn't fun. Send it back and get another Nicky.
 
gcreek, by her description I don't think the 8" will do - I'd use at least 12". They go right through the wall and you can clinch'em on the other side.

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

Seriously, it sounds like our washing machine when the clothes all pile up on one side of the machine. Gotta make sure they're kinda even around the tub. Not that I'd know how to - I just just offa my chair and hit the STOP button.
 
That is not the fault of the washing machine

The load is unevenly distributed - and that can happen in any machine.

Simply lift the lid - it will stop spinning - and spread the clothes around - close the lid and let it spin.

Never seen a mechanical thing that cannot screw up - even new washing machines

Cheers

BC
 
take them to the creek, get a rock and a bar of soap....that is how we do it here in Kansas.
 
I've got a front loader and I love it!!!!!

However, when we first got it, it moved all over the laundry room floor when it hit the spin cycle. To the point where I was afraid it would come unplugged. :roll: :shock: Turns out that if it's not on a solid floor, it will actually move. We had to go down to the basement and put an extra supporting post under the machine. Now it works perfectly, except when we get a spell of dry weather and the floor beams dry out, then we have to go down and crank up the support post a notch.

It's a price I'm happy to pay to keep from washing clothes in the basement. :D :D :D It's also the price of living in an old house. 8)
 
jigs said:
take them to the creek, get a rock and a bar of soap....that is how we do it here in Kansas.
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And more than half the world - would love to see you with a bar of laundry soap and a couple of rocks - washing the "delicates".

:D

BC
 
gcreekrch said:
jigs said:
take them to the creek, get a rock and a bar of soap....that is how we do it here in Kansas.
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What's this WE crap? Does your wife carry a mouse in her pocket???? :P :lol:
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bring your laundry down sometime...I will gladly let you follow me down to the creek.
bring your own rock!
 
On some models there's a locking rod on the lower ride side of the machine that needs to be pulled all the way out before operating the unit. Otherwise, the machine will act unbalanced. If that's not the problem, try re-distributing the load. Otherwise, take it back!!

Nicky said:
We just bought our first new washing machine...the one we'd had was one mom and dad had and gave me when they moved to Mexico...in 1990. I don't remember when they bought it...several years before that :shock: We still have the dryer, which squeaks but does it's job. The washer has been having issues on spinning out the rinse water, so we checked things out and got one from Sears. It came today, I was so excited to use it(yeah, I know...easily entertained :? ), so put in a medium load of grungy clothes and started it, all was well until it hit the spin cycle...very noisy and about jiggled itself out of the area :x And yes, the Sears guy installed it and it is level. This is not something we can live with, I mean I had to stop it before it got done with the spin cycle. I'm not happy!
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Your weelcome, Nicky! Had the same thing happen to me last year. The machine acted like it was on drugs. Then, I saw the little sticker on the side that insturcted to pull the rod completely out before running the washer.
 
Liveoak said:
Your weelcome, Nicky! Had the same thing happen to me last year. The machine acted like it was on drugs. Then, I saw the little sticker on the side that insturcted to pull the rod completely out before running the washer.
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You do your own laundry .. :P

Nicky I think the installer should have figured that out ,maybe you should call and let him know how to install the machine properly for the next customer. :lol:
 
Wow. The things we learn on here.
That was way better than calling the store or installer.

I have a new dishwasher that wasn't getting the dishes clean.
It is a Kenmore that we took out of the Spearfish house...(there is
a Sears store there: we are 225 miles from a Sears store here :shock: )
and it wouldn't clean the dishes. I called Sears and made an appointment
for a Service Tech to look at it. I asked if there was anything we
could check since we were the installers and they said no. They were
sending a tech from Salt Lake City :shock: :shock: ...no kidding.
And the cost was $139 and they would show up in two weeks~gave
me an appointment date, time, etc. In the meantime, we have
a friend who is a genius (anyway, that's what we tell him :wink: )
and he took a look at it, and we had a kink in the hose...so I called
Sears back, said we solved the problem and took Mr. Genius out
for supper. :P :wink: :lol:
 
hillsdown said:
Liveoak said:
Your weelcome, Nicky! Had the same thing happen to me last year. The machine acted like it was on drugs. Then, I saw the little sticker on the side that insturcted to pull the rod completely out before running the washer.
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You do your own laundry .. :P

Nicky I think the installer should have figured that out ,maybe you should call and let him know how to install the machine properly for the next customer. :lol:
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:lol2: Yea, and I can push a vaccum cleaner, turn a knob on the dishwasher, and even burn water in a pot! Still gotta figure out how to fix the hay baler though.
 
Mike was on the phone with store when I read Liveoak's post and found the rod. The store owner had already agreed to bring out an equivilant washing machine (the first was a GE) in a Kenmore. When Mike told him about the rod he said "the installer sure should've pulled it out...try it and see if it work's". So Mike said ok and hung up...then he called right back and said no we want the new one. We were afaid it would've damaged something. So the same installer brought the new one out right away and said "it's a good thing you didn't keep it cause it probably would've caused problems down the line".

Immediately did a load of laundry and it worked great :) :)
 

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