How to fix noise and vibration on washer spin cycles?

Answer 1

It's important to ensure that your machine is level and that all four feet are firmly planted on the floor. This will require use of a "level" placed on top of the machine. And a wrench to adjust the length of the machine's feet. Once you have roughly adjusted the feet, try running a load in the spin cycle, and fine tuning the feet further to reduce the vibrations.

Front loading HE washing machines can be particularly vulnerable to vibrations due to the vertical orientation of the spin, and the high RPM's of their spin cycles. They can build up a resonant vibration at high spin cycles (think tuning fork vibration, it's very similar). These vibrations may be less pronounced on cement or solid tile floors, but can be very pronounced on some wooden floors, especially if installed in mobile homes or on an upper floor of a house (again think placing a tuning fork to wood). Indeed the vibrations can resonate throughout the house, with the machine visibly vibrating, again, just like a tuning fork.

But just as easily as a tuning fork can be dampened by lightly touching it, so can the resonant vibrations of these front loader machines. An extremely simple method of dampening these vibrations can be achieved with a $3 piece of swimming noodle foam. See the below listed related link "Simple Fix for Vibrating Washers".

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