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Post# 145109 , Reply# 1   7/26/2006 at 00:15 (6,456 days old) by knitwits1975 ()   |   | |
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Well I have a story about a GE Filter-flo does in my profile. Some find it humorous. |
Post# 145128 , Reply# 2   7/26/2006 at 03:24 (6,456 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Our early 70's GE used to walk about the room as well, held at bay by it's water hoses... How we never had a flood, I'll never know. A friend's parents had a newer Maytag set (early 80's) and it stopped running in the middle of a cycle one day so they called for service and let the machine sit, waiting for rescue. I opened the lid, heard the familiar clunk of the off-balance/lid switch spring resetting and knew what the problem was. We re-distributed the load and off it went, just like always. They were stunned, having only Kenmores with buzzers, they had no idea. |
Post# 145132 , Reply# 3   7/26/2006 at 04:46 (6,456 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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My Fisher & Paykel IWL12 toploader starts spin with a burst to 120 RPM, then settles back to 90 to 100 RPM for about 20 seconds. It then revs up to 300 RPM for a minute. If 300 RPM (slow) is the selected spin speed, it stays there for the duration. Otherwise it revs up slowly to either 670 RPM or 1000 RPM. If the off-balance switch triggers during the start-up, it coasts down to zero, waits a few seconds, then tries again. Then again. Each attempt at spin extracts some water, so the load may smooth out enough to continue. If off-balance still triggers on the 3rd attempt, it either stops and beeps for help, or if auto recovery is enabled it fills and agitates briefly, drains, and the spin process starts over. I don't know if it would try auto-recovery just once, or more than once. |
Post# 145136 , Reply# 4   7/26/2006 at 05:44 (6,456 days old) by jaxsunst ()   |   | |
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I used to have a WCI/Westinghouse/Montgomery Ward that on the slightest imbalance would walk across the hall and bang the other wall. |
Post# 145155 , Reply# 6   7/26/2006 at 08:10 (6,456 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Greg, those people with the early 80s 'tag could not open the lid and see that the load was unevenly distributed? Sheesh! |
Post# 145169 , Reply# 7   7/26/2006 at 08:39 (6,456 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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try a unimatic on a concrete floor with out the rubber feet..the first time i used one i didnt know better and that machine took off across the floor, i dove on top of it thinking i could hold it down, and we both went for ride. so i have learned rubber feet are supposed to be there for a reason and the shorter you can adj the legs the better. it was a scary but sort of fun ride ha ha
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Post# 145213 , Reply# 8   7/26/2006 at 10:30 (6,455 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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A couple of years later, they mentioned they were waiting for service to come for the WP made KM dishwasher because there was a strong burning smell when they ran it last. I opened the door, pulled the plastic lid from under the heating element and turned it on. I think they still had service check it out "just in case"! Easy $100 service call for that guy. Double Sheesh! |
Post# 145240 , Reply# 10   7/26/2006 at 11:18 (6,455 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Dadoes, well, either there is a vast difference in the design of the programs or my machine is in need of repairs. My Fisher Paykel will just take off and keep right on thumping and banging around the laundryroom until the spin is over! Of course, it will eventually balance enough to just shake a lot and be almost frighteningly loud at the full 1,010RPM. I've had large loads come out to be completely on one side before and it still managed to get to full speed!
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Post# 145244 , Reply# 11   7/26/2006 at 11:26 (6,455 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Glenn, the Oasis does the same thing. A slow surge to 120rpm, then to 300, then 600, then full speed. It does handle off balance well. |
Post# 145305 , Reply# 13   7/26/2006 at 15:21 (6,455 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Jamie, the off-balance switch on your GWL11 may not be working or maybe the lever broke off. Poke your hand toward the back rear corner, a plastic lever should be sticking down from the console. You can test it via diagnostic mode. F&P Off-Balance Lever |
Post# 145313 , Reply# 14   7/26/2006 at 15:40 (6,455 days old) by knitwits1975 ()   |   | |
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Yes Kelly, sounds textbook page to my GE Filter-Flo experience in 1979. I was also four when it happened. |
Post# 145428 , Reply# 18   7/27/2006 at 08:39 (6,455 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Now THAT just made my day. Go Frankenmore! Of all those machines, the "KENMORE" handles OOB best. Yay! |
Post# 145450 , Reply# 19   7/27/2006 at 10:51 (6,454 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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My little Kenamore' FL washer would jump and hop up and down if the load was all smooshed on one side of the tub. Didn't happen open, but the BANG! of the machine coming down and hopping back up was a sure sign! The same happened with the Miele the other night. I thought that thing never went OOB, but it did! After one good BANG! it spun out enough water and evened out. I think I can say I never had a top load washer go OOB on me. |
Post# 145504 , Reply# 21   7/27/2006 at 15:51 (6,454 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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HA! So I get home from work one afternoon, and I could not figure out why the dryer *ON* or even why it was thumping. My ex did some laundry after "entertaining". (Afternoon delight is not just an ice-cream flavor). Sheets with towels with darks. This was in the NEW GE T/L-er. Apparently the towels were sopping wet due to an OOB situation in the washer. When I went to re-spin them in the T/L-er it would drain only. No spin. Transferred stuff to F/L-er to spin. Of course I had to rinse them as well. *SIGH* Afterwards, when I went to wash my clothes, the machine would still not agitate or spin. The motor had overheated and gone into *safety* (of course I had to be at the airport by 4am! and did not have time for these games!) I took the front panel off to find the base soaked with water. After mopping it up, I used a hairdryer on *cold* to cool the motor. Kicked right back in. Seems like there is NO provision for an OOB situation. Send me an email privately if you have had to do laundry to clean up after another couples interlude. LOL LAWD help us all. |
Post# 145535 , Reply# 22   7/27/2006 at 19:39 (6,454 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia)   |   | |
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My Hitachi goes OOB almost every time you select MED or LOW on the load selector. I'm not sure why this is. The Hitachi has two things that it does to try and ensure the clothes are evenly balanced. Phase One is in the last one minute of the agitation on wash and rinse, it clicks into gentle action during this final minute whihc i think is an attempt to spread out the clothes instead of just thrashing them then stopping dead. Phase Two is during the draining process, when the water has hit the last quarter of the wash drum it activates the spin. This i beleive helps the clothes to float into a balanced position and then when the water has fully drained the basket revs into full 900 rpm. Of course it doesn't always work, towels and sheets are the main OOB loads while clothes loads have generally been okay. Happy OOB washing Matt |
Post# 145551 , Reply# 23   7/27/2006 at 21:38 (6,454 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 145811 , Reply# 24   7/29/2006 at 04:12 (6,453 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 145829 , Reply# 25   7/29/2006 at 10:19 (6,452 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 146254 , Reply# 29   7/31/2006 at 19:19 (6,450 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago)   |   | |
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True story.. I know a fella who investigated a house fire. Cause: out-of-balance washer. What happened in that case was the washer went out of balance - walked across the laundry room and banged into the fusebox until the fusebox caught fire. (The brand was never mentioned, but I bet it was a HOT POINT). |
Post# 146439 , Reply# 31   8/1/2006 at 17:20 (6,449 days old) by hairybruinuk ()   |   | |
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Had no out of balance spins with my hotpoint, well not since having the kitchen floor fixed. |