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Thread Number: 70798
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
My bran new Speed Queen washer has now done this more than once is this normal??? |
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Post# 937722 , Reply# 1 5/11/2017 at 09:42 (2,534 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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wasn't sure the vid was working.....actually I don't know what that was, couldn't see a thing....
with the information given, just seems like the load is out of balance..... try opening the lid and redistribute the load evenly around the tub.... what did the load look like inside?...or does it also do this on an empty tub? turn the machine off, and make sure all moving parts have stopped before placing your hand inside.... | ||
| Post# 937727 , Reply# 2 5/11/2017 at 09:57 (2,534 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
Again we have someone that has no clue at all what the hell to do nor did they read the manual that came with the machine. Open the lid to stop the washer and redistribute the item since it is bunched all on one side. It is not the machines fault. Its you. Common sense tells you open it and redistribute.
don't get me started! LOL | ||
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Post# 937733 , Reply# 3 5/11/2017 at 10:39 (2,534 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Severe Imbalance 
Not normal, this is caused by an unbalanced load. Do not wash that comforter alone. If it still keeps happening with other items thrown in it may be best not to wash that comforter all together. Had the same thing happen to me washing bath mats. They all bunched up on one side. Stopped washing them as 1/3 of the time I'd get the same banging. Had to redistribute them to get them to spin normally.
In general this will happen with any top load washer. Perhaps not every time, but it can and will happen. As for the tub leaning that would be normal. Mine does that same though its not as bad as the machine ages. BTW, be happy this happened on a Speed Queen. I once had an imbalance washing pillows with a 1997 GE washer. Oh boy! Engaged into spin and shot to full speed. The machine literally self destructed. Cabinet caved, machine walked some distance and the plastic tub cracked. Sounded like a tractor trailer rammed through the house. The beauty with Speed Queen is that when such happens the machine doesn't dart to full speed. | ||
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Post# 937737 , Reply# 4 5/11/2017 at 10:58 (2,534 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 937738 , Reply# 5 5/11/2017 at 11:05 (2,534 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 Tropical: You say that you've washed this item "several dozens of times over the years without seeing ANY washer do this before." It's not unusual that a single item in any washer will get off-balance for spin. What specific other washers did you have in the past? SQ is a spin-drain toploader. Using too high of a water level for a single item (or a small load) may contribute to off-balance due to the items floating loosely in the water and getting moved together into a bunch as the water begins swirling around with the rotating drum. Adding several smaller items of similar fabric weight when washing the blanket may help provide an even distribution of items around the drum. Opening the lid while the ruckus was happening and showing the arrangement of the load would have clarified the situation. In any case, there's no need to let the machine keep operating that way ... open the lid to pause the cycle, redistribute the blanket evenly around the drum, and close the lid to continue. That's standard procedure for dealing with an off-balance spin. | ||
| Post# 937791 , Reply# 6 5/11/2017 at 16:09 (2,534 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Water Level issue, I think. | ||
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Post# 937834 , Reply# 7 5/11/2017 at 18:45 (2,534 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI) |
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That has literally never happened to me even when daringly washing a single item. One would have to do something very severe to get a SQ to bang out of balance like that. | ||
| Post# 938227 , Reply# 9 5/13/2017 at 06:44 (2,532 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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Considering the video was just a lot of noise in complete blackness, what is it that we are supposed to see that is happening? Makes it rather difficult to understand what is going on other than someone complaining. | ||
| Post# 938508 , Reply# 10 5/14/2017 at 14:02 (2,531 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
ICE AHEAD!!! | ||
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