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Thread Number: 95291
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
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Post# 1199350 2/15/2024 at 11:47 by GELaundry4ever  (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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Can you believe this? I know you've seen this before. CLICK HERE TO GO TO GELaundry4ever's LINK | ||
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Post# 1199358 , Reply# 1 2/15/2024 at 13:17 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 Yes, I believe it. The machine is a Samsung but any brand may be subject to such damage when run incorrectly. I've noticed these news reports I've seen don't provide details on what items were being washed when the situation occurred and which cycle settings ... consumer liability and all that. One of the comments is concerned that the report doesn't state whether the damaged washer is gas or electric, on point that an electric washer is highly unlikely to explode but a gas leak would be very dangerous. | ||
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Post# 1199360 , Reply# 2 2/15/2024 at 13:23 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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hard to believe I find this news story hard to believe. Nobody mentioned what they were washing or if they used the proper cycles. | ||
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Post# 1199390 , Reply# 3 2/15/2024 at 19:36 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Jerome, are you not aware that Samsung issued a safety recall several years ago, which was not so much a recall as a field service revision that, as I recall: 1) added fasteners to secure the machine top to the cabinet as a defense against the top coming off during a catastrophic spin failure and 2) placed an adhesive overlay on the control panel to relabel the delicate cycle as also being for Waterproof/Bulky items along with a consumer warning not to run such items on any other cycle. | ||
| Post# 1199403 , Reply# 5 2/15/2024 at 23:39 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Post# 1199411 , Reply# 6 2/16/2024 at 06:11 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Self-destructing top load washers
This has been an occasional problem with modern top load washers that spin it very high speeds. Most times somebody put some waterproof bedding in the machine and water gets inside the plastic barriers, and when the machine reaches a high enough speed, sometimes the plastic will rupture suddenly releasing the water, and then the machine is violently out of balance at a high speed and result is pretty bad, it’s about like dropping a cinderblock in a machine that’s spinning at full speed.
Even a vintage Frigidaire unit unimatic could be destroyed by this type of thing or heavily damaged. there was a case with the Frigidaire, where the machine violently self-destructed, where the balance ring self-destructed. It doesn’t seem to be much of a problem with front loading washers because front loading washers have a superior washing action that allows water to tumble back out of things before it gets into the spin cycle, it’s just one more reason not to buy a top loading washer anymore. John | ||
| Post# 1199432 , Reply# 9 2/16/2024 at 09:47 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
I'm not gonna lie....Most of the time when my FL washer reaches it's highest spin speed 1000 RPM, I'm never in the laundry room while it's happening... But sometimes when I'm actually in the laundry room folding clothes while it's happening, I'm always thinking in the back of my mind... "Please don't explode" (especially since it's getting very old) even though the sound is smooth as silk most of the time when it's spinning I just keep thinking something's got to fail on this thing any moment
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| Post# 1199437 , Reply# 11 2/16/2024 at 10:44 by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
Never a good idea to leave any appliance unattended, along with washing items that become extremely heavy when saturated with water or wash items that are essentially water proof. Even if my Maytag A606 has an off balance sensor, never leave it unattended when washing blankets that could potentially cause it to go off balance. Common sense and preventative measures goes a long way in life.
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Post# 1199441 , Reply# 12 2/16/2024 at 11:35 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1199455 , Reply# 13 2/16/2024 at 15:05 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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to rinso I agree with you. I'd watch the machine not just because of the wash action, but to also make sure things don't go stupid and out of whack. | ||
| Post# 1199465 , Reply# 14 2/16/2024 at 16:08 by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
in my book but thats me
1 we need to be cautious and if we own a washer dryer like this vintage or direct drive if parts are still avalable and the machine reparable to keep them as long as we can if i had to go back to a vintage machine because purchuse cost is lower i would go witrh the whirpool set pic 1 maytag set pic 2 or inglis washer pic 3 even if it means a non matching set as long as theyu work well and do the job
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