Excessive vibrations of floor caused by washing machine

[bengasman]

Have you found the wife has taken to sitting directly above it ,

She should be sitting ON it, that would certainly help to dampen the vibrations, especially if she is a size 28

 

[RigidRaider]

It's a serious point. In the motor industry the classic solution to unwelcome harmonic vibration is to bolt on a big weight, prefereably a laminated weight of sheets of steel and rubber. Have a look underneath any Land Rover and you'll find a couple.

Check that the concrete weight attached to the drum is firmly attached. Then consider adding more weight to the machine, for example in the shape of a heavy pedestal on an absorbing material.

 

[vibro1]

I'm surprised that a Miele would do that, every Miele I have seen is very quiet and steady when spinning, so much so that even when you stand a coin on the machine it doesn't move.

No fault of the Miele - it's the fault of our wooden floor - simply not designed to effectively support a machine spinning 15lbs of wet washing at 1,500 rpm! There's an interesting video here -

http://www.curioshop.co.uk/Vibration_Video_1.htm

 

[vibro1]

Here's an analogy to try and explain the phenominum better -

if you were to take hold of a large bag of shopping and spin it around you in a circular motion you are going to stay reasonably level. Then repeat the task standing on a trampoline . . . it's the energy produced by the centrifugal force created that will cause the problem.

Always check your neighbours are aware of testing - shopping bags travelling at high velocity can injure or kill.

 

[David937]

Thanks.