Thread Number: 66981
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Asko Shipping Bolt |
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Post# 897171 , Reply# 1   9/4/2016 at 17:41 (2,761 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 897183 , Reply# 2   9/4/2016 at 20:57 (2,761 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Whole purpose of shipping bolts for front loaders is to stabilize the tub during transport. This prevents damage from bouncing an or other actions that could cause the tubs to sway and possibly damage the suspension and other parts.
This being as it may if one goes about the move carefully and methodically things should be fine for short distance travel. I wouldn't send a front loader out of state or cross country without shipping braces, but something closer shouldn't be a worry. I'd pack the tub full of old blankets or something that will keep it from moving about. Obviously dropping or any other violent movements should be avoided. Read a story of someone who got a nearly new Miele washer for little to nil money. While moving the thing without shipping bolts it got away from him and fell. Shocks and suspension springs at least, gone. Guy was hunting for "cheap" replacement parts on the Web. Thing about Asko washers is unless things have changed they sit on four shock absorbers, no springs. |
Post# 897184 , Reply# 3   9/4/2016 at 21:03 (2,761 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 897203 , Reply# 4   9/5/2016 at 01:35 (2,761 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Blankets in the drum for shipping-could it be better to stuff the blankets around the outer tub as padding for shipping?-Keep the drum from banging into the cabinet and other equipment in the machine. |
Post# 897236 , Reply# 5   9/5/2016 at 10:30 (2,761 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Just keep it upright when it is in a moving vehicle and don't tilt it more than about 45 degrees when hand-trucking.
It should cause no problems to move a FLW across the country or around the world with out shipping bolts if kept upright.
I would NEVER stuff anything inside the tub, doing so will only make the suspended assembly heaver [ increasing the chance of suspension damage ] and stuffing stuff near the rubber door boot might lead to its tearing. Putting stuff inside the tub is the most half-baked idea I have ever heard, NO manufacturer ever recommended such a thing. |
Post# 897265 , Reply# 6   9/5/2016 at 10:59 (2,761 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 897272 , Reply# 7   9/5/2016 at 11:08 (2,761 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 897318 , Reply# 8   9/5/2016 at 19:09 (2,760 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 897350 , Reply# 9   9/5/2016 at 22:08 (2,760 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Launderess, you are well known for giving great advice about many things on this website which I and countless others have learned a lot from. But with this responsibility you should not believe everything you read on the internet and repeat it as being true.
I did not call you stupid, but the advice to stuff the inside of a FL washer with clothing to help prevent damage to the machine in shipping is stupid and makes absolutely no sense. Stuffing packing around the outside of the outer tub could diffidently help as long as you don't damage any wiring, sensors controls etc.
It would be like stuffing wrapping paper in a glass vase and expecting it to be less likley to break when it hits the floor, when the slight extra weight of the paper would only make it more likley to break.
Further the impacts that a washer can experience being moved can be much greater than an out of balance load, anyone in this business can go to an appliance warehouse and see many severely damaged washers that were damaged in moving and shipping. Few washers ever suffer such damage in normal use, so even adding just 15 pounds of weight to the tub could increase the chances of damage if the washer is dropped or handled ruffly. |
Post# 897351 , Reply# 10   9/5/2016 at 22:11 (2,760 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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