Why Is Your Washing Machine Walking?

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Why Is Your Washing Machine Walking?

25 May 2022
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If your washing machine is walking or moving and shaking a lot when you are attempting to do your laundry, it is a problem. Eventually, your machine will walk too far away from the wall and could pull out a hose or the plug from the wall, or it could damage your floors as well. If you have a stackable machine, your washing machine could rock the dryer out of place and cause a significant amount of damage. Your machine is walking for a reason, and you need to find out why. Read on for some troubleshooting tips to help you solve this problem and stop your machine from moving so much.

Make Sure Your Machine Is Level

Your machine may not be level, and this could be the problem. If your machine isn't level, you need to get down on the floor and adjust the legs of the machine to make it level. Use a level across the front and the sides of your machine to see if you have leveled your machine out. If your machine has the dryer stacked on top of it, you should remove the dryer until you can get your machine level. Continue to adjust the legs until your machine is level. If the legs are broken, you may need to order new legs and then adjust the new ones to level your machine. New legs can be found online, or you can order them from an appliance repair company.

Don't Overload Your Machine

Overloading your machine can lead to your machine moving or shaking too much. Stop overloading the machine to see if this helps with walking or moving. Load your machine with a smaller load and then test it out. If it's still moving a lot during the tumbling wash cycle, you may have other issues or concerns. You should never overload your machine, as it can be too heavy for the drum and can break it.

Inspect The Drum

You need to inspect the drum by removing the back panel of your machine. Inspect it to be sure you have all of the screws in place and the brackets are all holding the drum properly. If there are any that are broken, you need to replace them, or you can hire a professional appliance repairman to do this work for you.

If your machine is walking or moving too much, it's an issue you need to have repaired. Call an appliance repairman for help with a washer repair.