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balance a washer

Mark Corbelli

11-06-2007

Jeff Wisnia

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Posted by Mark Corbelli on November 6, 2007, 1:26 pm

My washing machine has developed a problem in the spin cycle that even if
it's empty it jerks around as if it's overloaded with everything to one
side. Is there a trick to re-balancing these?

Posted by Jeff Wisnia on November 6, 2007, 12:42 pm

Mark Corbelli wrote:

> My washing machine has developed a problem in the spin cycle that even if

> it's empty it jerks around as if it's overloaded with everything to one

> side. Is there a trick to re-balancing these?

It's proably not a "balance" issue, there isn't much to get out of balance.

There could be a centering spring broken.

With the washer off, try pushing the basket front to back and side to side.

If it doesn't return towards center evenly from all directions, start
looking for a broken spring.

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

Posted by dpb on November 6, 2007, 1:58 pm

Jeff Wisnia wrote:

> Mark Corbelli wrote:

>> My washing machine has developed a problem in the spin cycle that even

>> if it's empty it jerks around as if it's overloaded with everything to

>> one side. Is there a trick to re-balancing these?

> It's proably not a "balance" issue, there isn't much to get out of balance.

> There could be a centering spring broken.

> With the washer off, try pushing the basket front to back and side to side.

> If it doesn't return towards center evenly from all directions, start

> looking for a broken spring.

Do any still use the old "weight on a cable" system? They were prone to
breaking...

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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 6, 2007, 3:46 pm

> Jeff Wisnia wrote:

> > Mark Corbelli wrote:

> >> My washing machine has developed a problem in the spin cycle that even

> >> if it's empty it jerks around as if it's overloaded with everything to

> >> one side. Is there a trick to re-balancing these?

> > It's proably not a "balance" issue, there isn't much to get out of balance.

> > There could be a centering spring broken.

> > With the washer off, try pushing the basket front to back and side to side.

> > If it doesn't return towards center evenly from all directions, start

> > looking for a broken spring.

> Do any still use the old "weight on a cable" system? They were prone to

> breaking...

> --

re: "weight on a cable"

I was weighting on a cable once. It never came in. I guess I should
reorder.

Posted by dpb on November 6, 2007, 3:45 pm

DerbyDad03 wrote:
...

> re: "weight on a cable"

> I was weighting on a cable once. It never came in. ...

Groan...that's as bad as I've been known to do... :)

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