My Top Loading Washing Machine Keeps Walking On Hardwood Floors

Keep the machine as close to the floor as possible.

My top loading washing machine keeps walking on hardwood floors. These legs are set by tilting the entire machine forward onto its front legs with the rear legs three to four inches off the floor and then setting the machine back down. The problem is not the obvious unbalanced load of heavy wet clothes or towels during the spin cycle since the washing machine walks vibrates and moves across the floor with every load no matter the size or weight of the load or the placement of items to be washed. Some floor surfaces are too slippery to keep your washer from moving on the floor during unbalanced loads. The spin cycle that draws water out of the clothes also causes the washer to vibrate.

When the washer gets to the spin cycle the machine is moving around on the floor and making a banging sound. Sometimes the vibrations can get out of hand and your washing machine will move across the floor during every. In case you had any doubt it s totally not supposed to be doing that. When it would spin at 1400 rpm the entire house would be shaking.

The washer shakes and vibrates so badly that i have to shut it off. My issue was not a machine walking around but vibrations. Washing machine is up in the attic. Two floors below the wine glasses inside kitchen cabinets would vibrate.

Push the washing machine back into position if it has moved across the floor. I cannot wash my clothes. I ve been doing laundry for 30 years and i think i know how to load a washing machine evenly so that the spin cycle is not. Adjust the front legs to make the machine level across the front and from front to back.

For this reason it may be necessary to re level your front load washing machine periodically. Most machines however have self adjusting rear legs. Tried various solutions including perfectly leveling machine and floors oversize rubber feet rubber mats. Let schaefer s award winning service technicians fill you in on some of the most common questions they get on a daily basis concerning home appliances.

My washing machine moves around when trying to wash clothes. Washing uneven loads or resting the washer on uneven flooring can cause the appliance to vibrate excessively and move around the laundry room scientists have labeled the behavior walking. The spin cycle during wash and rinse can throw a washer s load out of balance and cause the machine to walk across. If this is the case in your laundry room we suggest you install non skid pads to prevent the washer from moving.

But it s a problem that has plagued front loading washing machines for years. Lift the machine slightly with a pry bar to take the weight off the front legs then turn the legs until the side of the washer is plumb.