Thread Number: 5473
Frigidaire GLTF2940E w/Pedestal ??? |
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Post# 116995 , Reply# 2   3/22/2006 at 16:58 (6,609 days old) by nurdlinger (Tucson AZ)   |   | |
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I own that machine which is, I believe, mechanically identical to your Frigidaire model. I don't have a particular problem with excessive vibration, the amount the washer shakes varies quite a bit depending on the contents of the load. Sometimes it moves "forward" a little (away from the wall behind it), sometimes it will "pivot" towards the dryer, reducing the distance between the fronts of the machines. Other times the vibration opens up the pedestal drawer a few inches. Most of the time it does not move at all. The Sears installation crew paid no attention (as far as I could tell) to leveling when it was installed. Once they left, I checked the top surface with my carpenter's level, and it was in fact level. I've never adjusted it further. One thing happens consistently when the fastest spin speed occurs. This speed is only used in the final spin. As the drum and its contents are being accelerated, it passes through some sort of resonant point for a second or two during which the cabinet shakes with much greater excursions than at any other time. The same thing occurs as it is slowing down from that spin when it hits that resonant point again. The time duration is too brief for the cabinet to move along the floor, but it's fairly dramatic to observe and I watched it closely the first half-dozen times to see whether anything broke. After that it seemed clear that no destruction was occurring and I just accepted it as normal behavior. In my opinion, none of the shaking/vibration which I see would be significantly different were the machine not attached to the pedestal. In case it is of interest, my laundry room has sheet vinyl flooring over the concrete slab on which the house is built. (no cellar) |