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Thread Number: 81767
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
LG Front Load Washer Tub Movement |
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Post# 1057779 , Reply# 1 1/16/2020 at 11:14 (1,560 days old) by Revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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 Are you washing large single items (1 bath towel, 1 pair of jeans, a bathrobe, 1 sweater or a blanket) by itself, or a load of lighter thing and one heavy item like I listed above? I have been using front load washers almost exclusively for the last 20+ years and this is the ONLY reason I can think of that would cause any front load washer to be SO off balance the tub assembly would bang against the cabinet. | ||
| Post# 1057781 , Reply# 2 1/16/2020 at 11:54 (1,560 days old) by dtw118 (Detroit) | ||
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Now that I think about it, I did have 1 towel in with one of the unbalanced loads. Should the tub be free to move around that much though? It really doesn't take much to throw this one off balance. | ||
| Post# 1057786 , Reply# 3 1/16/2020 at 12:42 (1,560 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
FL tubs are very easy to move side to side. Not up/down.
That’s very normal. A small or large/bulky unbalanced load could make this happen time to time. My MT FL will do it usually on jeans or blankets loads. Tap the sidewalls till it can re-balance itself to be an acceptable spin. I don’t see any issue unless it’s going this to you on almost every load. | ||
| Post# 1057787 , Reply# 4 1/16/2020 at 12:56 (1,560 days old) by dtw118 (Detroit) | ||
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Yeah side to side it moves very easy, up and down at the front doesn't move much at all. If I reach in and push up and down at the back of the tub,it moves up and down a fair bit. Does that all sound right? | ||
| Post# 1057793 , Reply# 5 1/16/2020 at 14:58 (1,560 days old) by Whatsername (Denver, CO) | ||
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| Post# 1057797 , Reply# 6 1/16/2020 at 15:31 (1,560 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.) | ||
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"This sounds totally normal but if you're that worried, go to a big box store and push on the floor models for comparison." That might not be a good idea - the transit bolts/bars could still be fitted on the display models, restricting tub movement. | ||
| Post# 1057799 , Reply# 7 1/16/2020 at 15:57 (1,560 days old) by dtw118 (Detroit) | ||
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I was at Home Depot the other day and tried exactly that and yeah the transit bolts were in place as the tub wouldn't budge at all. | ||
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Post# 1057839 , Reply# 8 1/16/2020 at 21:12 (1,560 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass) |
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You might have a broken/disconnected shock. | ||
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Post# 1057859 , Reply# 9 1/17/2020 at 01:36 (1,560 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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I had the same thought, loose/broken shock. It's new, call for service. | ||
| Post# 1057888 , Reply# 10 1/17/2020 at 10:13 (1,559 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
normal operation
I think what you describe is quite normal. I have an LG front loader and occasionally it will thump against the cabinet as it goes into spin, especially on a heavy/unbalanced load. Sometimes it will balance as it ramps up and proceed into a smooth spin, and once in a while if it's too unbalanced it will stop and redistribute the load. This usually happens with things like rugs, towels or a single large item (which we should not wash single large items, ha-ha.) Check troubleshooting section of your owner's manual; it states an occasional thumping sound is normal. Since you said you did have a single towel in the load I would say not to worry about it. If it was doing it on every load I would call for service.
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Post# 1057992 , Reply# 12 1/18/2020 at 00:50 (1,559 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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It sould never move so much it pulls the seal off, something is wrong. How long have you had it? Where did you get it? Perhaps do an exchange. | ||
| Post# 1058015 , Reply# 13 1/18/2020 at 08:45 (1,558 days old) by dtw118 (Detroit) | ||
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I've only had it a few weeks. Bought it "new" as a "scratch and dent" model from a local shop. They provide a 1 year warranty on it. | ||
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Post# 1058026 , Reply# 14 1/18/2020 at 10:35 (1,558 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan) |
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Fill machine at least 3/4 full or it will never balance. These machines will hold a lot. | ||
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