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Samsung's explosion woes continue as some washing machines blow up in the US
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Post# 901012   9/29/2016 at 14:12 (2,758 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)        

Would rather wash my laundry, not blow it to shreds!--Laundry Shark

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Post# 901015 , Reply# 1   9/29/2016 at 14:15 (2,758 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )        

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The explosion of water can put out their Galaxy 7 phone fires

Post# 901018 , Reply# 2   9/29/2016 at 14:44 (2,758 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI)        

Samsung sure likes their explosions don't they...

Post# 901030 , Reply# 3   9/29/2016 at 16:17 (2,758 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)        
Samsung...never again

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Ever since that evil Samsungtag experience I've sworn off their appliances!


Post# 901033 , Reply# 4   9/29/2016 at 16:37 (2,758 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )        

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...turn it on
...turn it on
Turn on your Samsung
When all hope is gone
You know that Samsung's say so much...

(With apologies to Elton John)


Post# 901055 , Reply# 5   9/29/2016 at 19:15 (2,758 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI)        

Yes...The Samsungtags... Still can't believe that washer lasted us 9 years and the dryer is still going.
I'm actually tempted to give another front loader a try again since I've finally cooled off from my excessively long relationship with that thing.


Post# 901057 , Reply# 6   9/29/2016 at 19:36 (2,758 days old) by washman (o)        

I think explosion is a tad strong.

how about a catastrophic disassembly event instead?


Post# 901075 , Reply# 7   9/29/2016 at 21:55 (2,758 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Part of me wants to buy one of these Samsungs and wash nothing but huge loads of waterproof items using the maximum spin speed. It's rather embarrassing that no one in this washerhead community has a first-person catastrophic disassembly event story.

Post# 901094 , Reply# 8   9/30/2016 at 01:12 (2,758 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        

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CNN is also reporting on it:


money.cnn.com/2016/09/28/news/sam...


Brings back memories of my GE top-load washer. Good times lol, good times. :P With that said I'll stick to Speed Queen.


Post# 901095 , Reply# 9   9/30/2016 at 01:14 (2,758 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        

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"It's rather embarrassing that no one in this washerhead community has a first-person catastrophic disassembly event story."


I did once with a 1998 top load GE washer. Dented the cabinet and blew the outer tub.


Post# 901099 , Reply# 10   9/30/2016 at 02:20 (2,757 days old) by qualin (Canada)        

As reported by the CBC... I saw a comment on Slashdot, "Samsung advises that washing Note 7 phones with their washing machines is not recommended."

I think this is the same issue we've been hearing about with Spinsploding LG's. They lack any kind of G sensors on the outer tub. They ramp up at high speed, the load shifts and they spinsplode.

Most of the video's I've seen of spinsploded LG's seem to show that the user used a "Regular/Normal" cycle with bedding.

Honestly, I'm surprised that this only seems to be an issue with LG/Samsung machines.

Come to think of it, when GM made Frigidaire washing machines, they'd ramp up to the same RPM, roughly what, 1100 RPM? Why didn't they have problems with spinsploding?


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Post# 901102 , Reply# 11   9/30/2016 at 02:47 (2,757 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        
"Why didn't they have problems with spinsploding?

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1. They were built better!

2. They didn't have these insane big drums.

3. No washing of huge waterproof items.


Post# 901175 , Reply# 12   9/30/2016 at 10:06 (2,757 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))        
Jerry

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that comment about the washer putting out the phone,had me rolling on the floor!Hope alls well.

Post# 901178 , Reply# 13   9/30/2016 at 10:17 (2,757 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )        

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Glad u like!....all good here....still working on the front loader that does not explode..

Post# 901181 , Reply# 14   9/30/2016 at 10:21 (2,757 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))        
NICE

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Very nice,im glad you got the W

Post# 901184 , Reply# 15   9/30/2016 at 10:24 (2,757 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)        
Dousing

a lithium battery with water is the worst you can do, especially on an airliner.
Use a fire extinguisher, baking soda, or flour.
Sixty percent, at least of them have been returned.
As for modern top load washers, sadly this is old news.


Post# 901228 , Reply# 16   9/30/2016 at 15:03 (2,757 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)        
this would be my choice rather than have an exploding washer

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my choices rather than an exploding samsung 1976 kenmore washer or eaton viking model in said picture with filto flow

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Post# 901254 , Reply# 17   9/30/2016 at 16:51 (2,757 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
LG Splodes in Woodstock

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Just now on the news, an LG exploded and broke the owners hand. Apparently a tub support arm broke loose from the cabinet corner and kaboom!

Malcolm


Post# 901305 , Reply# 18   10/1/2016 at 00:36 (2,757 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Not again-Hasn't LG and Samsung FIXED these spinsploding washer issues?And give users better warnings about washing bulky waterproof items on the proper cycles?Of course owners don't read their instruction books-they just use the machine anyway-Post the warnings on the MACHINE-maybe the user will get it!

Post# 901327 , Reply# 19   10/1/2016 at 06:41 (2,756 days old) by qualin (Canada)        

Actually Tolivac, In the local Best Buy, I see that they now have these warning stickers on LG and Samsung top loaders now. I can't help but feel that this is just another repeat of the Ford warning sticker. (See URL below.)

LG has at least done something to re-engineer the tub supports to make their machines more resistant to spinsploding, there's a thread about it on these forums with some diagrams. Basically, they made it harder for the tub support arms to come off the frame, but I'm no engineer.

I'm still put off by how easily the tub moves around on these machines. If you stick your hand into a tub from a GE Hydrowave or a SQ TL for example or even a BOL Roper machine, the tub takes considerable force to move around.

Maybe there's something I'm not getting here, but LG and Samsung (Especially the latter) really need to get back to the drawing board on this one and design something that can withstand this scenario.

Yeah, I know this is old news, but I'm surprised that this spinsploding issue didn't show up in Samsung washers earlier, considering that they're similar to the older LG spinsploders.


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Post# 901336 , Reply# 20   10/1/2016 at 07:30 (2,756 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
LG Failure

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The family that had the LG failure on the news last night replaced the set with the current Whirlpool Cabrio offering and stated it is a much better machine than the LG. Does anyone have a pic of the tub support configuration on the Cabrio?

Malcolm


Post# 901340 , Reply# 21   10/1/2016 at 08:10 (2,756 days old) by logixx (Germany)        

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www.whirlpool.com/manuals/... has part lists for all models.

Post# 901344 , Reply# 22   10/1/2016 at 08:27 (2,756 days old) by alr2903 (TN)        

Reply #11,  All true.  Also early on Ladies tended to take extra care of an expensive new Automatic.  My Grandmother kept her WW for rug washing, Heavily soiled coveralls and the like. There was enough prestige to satisfy her with the Automatic doing the bulk of the weekly washing. A


Post# 901450 , Reply# 23   10/2/2016 at 00:40 (2,756 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Good that the labels are posted on the machines-just hope the users will see,read,adn follow them.Just like on the Ford cars.

Post# 901457 , Reply# 24   10/2/2016 at 05:16 (2,755 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Well, that is an easy solution, isn't it? Put a sticker on it and then the faulty design is suddenly a user error when it explodes.

Post# 901472 , Reply# 25   10/2/2016 at 07:48 (2,755 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)        
Whats wrong with Ford cars?

I owned two that were very dependable.
Any machine can break with age. These are new washers.


Post# 901486 , Reply# 26   10/2/2016 at 09:30 (2,755 days old) by imperial70 (MA USA)        
Ford cars are fine cars

Ford cars are very fine cars. The panther platform is a fine example. Grand Marquis, Crown Victoria and Lincoln Town Car. Many years of service both in commercial and private sector use.


Post# 901542 , Reply# 27   10/2/2016 at 17:51 (2,755 days old) by logixx (Germany)        

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That's the LG sticker they added next to the drum opening.

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Post# 901552 , Reply# 28   10/2/2016 at 19:15 (2,755 days old) by Kb0nes (Burnsville, MN)        

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The Ford reference from above is surely how they got away with a dash label instead of a proper recall when it was found their cars would go from park to reverse on their own.

www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/03...

This always frosted me, they killed people with this problem and got off with a label. The Audi 5000 did a full recall and their only prob was that of user error (pedal misapplication).


Post# 903848 , Reply# 29   10/21/2016 at 16:32 (2,736 days old) by washerdude (Canada )        

Found this interesting video showing a Samsung washer exploding on camera while it happened. The safety sensors are disabled and overloaded. It closely resembles many Samsung units after they have exploded.






Post# 903851 , Reply# 30   10/21/2016 at 17:38 (2,736 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))        
SCOOBS

Sudden
Catastrophic
Out
Of
Balance
Situation

is all I got to say.


Post# 903852 , Reply# 31   10/21/2016 at 17:48 (2,736 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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What safety sensor exactly was disabled?  Is there a physical sensor such as an impact switch?  My understanding is that off-balance detection is via software monitoring the rotational characteristics during spin ramp-up.


Post# 903857 , Reply# 32   10/21/2016 at 18:43 (2,736 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Kudos to Samsung for engineering the washer to put itself back together following a catastrophic disassembly event*, LOL.

*copyright Ben (washman)


Post# 903858 , Reply# 33   10/21/2016 at 19:00 (2,736 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK)        

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.
Co-worker said yesterday they on use the fragile cycle on their Samsung now for fear of spisplosion.


Post# 903878 , Reply# 34   10/22/2016 at 00:39 (2,736 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

COOL!!!!!Samsung washer---NOW DANCE!!!!Samsung now needs to do just that as shown in the film-the machine "reassembling" itself.Hope my new Samsung 4K HD BluRay player doesn't do that!

Post# 903885 , Reply# 35   10/22/2016 at 04:57 (2,735 days old) by Sbond22 (Grove City, Fl. USA)        
Samsung fear of spisplosion.

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Samsung phones also have been known to spisperience spisplosion, so why wouldn't any of their other products be spispected to do the same? (Damn this Spiscel Spellcheck.)

Post# 903886 , Reply# 36   10/22/2016 at 06:10 (2,735 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

The batteries in the Samsung phones were the culprits in their phones "failure".The DVD machine doesn't have batteries-except in its remote control.Not worried about that.

Post# 903892 , Reply# 37   10/22/2016 at 08:53 (2,735 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)        
What would "Scooby Do"?

If you insist on keeping a Samsung Galaxy 7, keep it in a blast proof bag.
The Galaxy 5 has all the same features, except the edge touch. That was another blunder, because even with a protector cover on it, if you drop it, the screen cracks. I saw one crack when dropped on a wood floor.
A for washers, I've seen front loaders hold together better after a concrete brick was spun in them.



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