Thread Number: 55313
whirlpool duet tub is not level |
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Post# 777184 , Reply# 1   8/13/2014 at 20:51 (3,514 days old) by aptone1 ()   |   | |
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To a point this is normal. I believe there should be a 13 to 18 degree declination, The exact value can be found in a patent. Each mfg uses a slightly different value because of the patents. |
Post# 777211 , Reply# 2   8/13/2014 at 21:56 (3,514 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 777272 , Reply# 3   8/14/2014 at 05:21 (3,514 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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The tilt is normal and easier to unload.
The machine 'should' sense/be immune to the kind of imbalance that pinches the door gasket between the frame and outer tub. But "should" has become a VERY big word in appliance design of late. The only way a FL can 'eat' the tub boot is destructive spin imbalance the machine 'should' have caught and responded to but didn't. In a way, that's "normal" too. The imbalance sense is optimized for radial (deviation from drum axis centerline) imbalance. But imbalance can have an axial (front-rear) component that the sense overlooks but which bashes the tub front into the front frame. It's almost a 'freak' condition but it most assuredly happens. Mine has done it but so far I have been in the same room and shut it off before bad things happen. I monitor any 'awkward' load at spin times. You shouldn't (there's that 'should' word again) have to do that with these "intelligent" (hah hah) machines. But then I grew up with a FL Westinghouse which MOSTLY worked but now and then went wonky and needed intervention. The Westy on the other hand, could jump 3 feet from its original position and not damage itself beyond resetting the dampers. |