Washer repair · Tulsa, OK
A thump now and then on a heavy load is one thing. A washer that bangs every spin, walks across the floor or roars like a jet is telling you something.
Before you call
If the washer is walking across the floor, stop it. It can pull its water hoses loose or knock into the wall.
What usually causes it
A lopsided load, or a washer resting on three feet, can make any machine thump and walk. A wood floor that flexes makes it worse.
Colby levels the washer, locks the feet and checks whether the floor is part of the problem.
Top-loaders hang their tub on rods or springs; front-loaders use shock absorbers and springs. As these wear, the tub swings too far and bangs the cabinet in the spin.
He checks the suspension and replaces the worn rods, springs or shocks as a set.
Bearings behind the drum wear out, often after the tub seal lets water in. The noise starts as a low rumble and grows to a roar at high speed, sometimes with rusty streaks under the washer.
He confirms it’s the bearings and tells you what replacing them involves on your washer.
A coin or underwire caught between the drum and the tub scrapes on every turn. A cracked drum support, or a drive pulley working loose, clunks.
He removes what’s stuck and checks the drum, the support and the pulley.
If the transit bolts weren’t removed when the washer went in, the drum can’t move on its suspension. The whole cabinet shakes violently from the first spin.
He takes them out and makes sure nothing was damaged.
Questions
AA rumble that gets louder at higher speeds, and has been getting worse over weeks, usually is. Running it that way can damage the drum and the tub, so have it looked at.
AIt depends on the washer. On some, the bearings can be pressed out and replaced; on many front-loaders they’re part of a sealed tub that comes as one piece. Colby will tell you what yours needs, and say so if a new washer is the smarter buy.
AYes. There’s a diagnostic fee for the visit, and if you have Colby do the repair, the diagnostic fee is waived.
AMost appointments are within 48 hours, many within 24, and often the same day. Call or text and Colby will give you the soonest time he has.
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