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   Mike_Willms | Dec 02, 2001 06:44pm | #1

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   Put rubber feet on the machine.

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   Ralph_Wicklund | Dec 02, 2001 09:44pm | #2

   *Redistribute the load and don't put so many things in it next time you wash.How old is the machine? Check to see if the springs or counterweight system are shot.

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   Peter_Shlagor | Dec 03, 2001 04:52am | #3

   *Buying a fancy new front loader would be cheaper than reworking the present floor support system and putting in a built-up slab.

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   mark_baisi | Dec 03, 2001 08:34am | #4

   *there is no problem with the washer it is a brand new front loading energy efficent design. It is the house that is having trouble dampening the vibration. The washer will be vibrating a normal amount and the whole porch will vibrate( of course theres a chain reaction and the more one shakes the more the other does) It is a seventy yr old structure but seems solid. I was looking for a way to isolate the normal vibration of a washer from reaching the floor.

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   Moonlight_Graham | Dec 03, 2001 09:32pm | #5

   *I just did the same thing in my basement. I built a box for my front load washer and dryer to sit on so as to elevate them a few inches so we would have easier access to the items inside. I guess the silly question is, did you make sure you leveled the adjustable legs on the washer from side to side and from front to back? My front load washer does not wiggle at all after doing that.

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   Luka_ | Dec 05, 2001 08:16am | #6

   *If this problem persists after you adjust the feet, there may be a cheaper solution. Albeit non-conventional and a bit time-consuming, it should be cheaper and faster than the options of building, framing, pouring, etc...Get a piece of 5/4 plywood. Cut it to a footprint larger than the washer, but not much. Cut two pieces that size. Rout recesses for the feet of the washer, on one piece. (No more than 1/4 inch deep.)Now, go to a local automotive head repair shop. Ask for all their old valve springs. bring them home, and pick out a couple dozen that are all basicaly the same size. Rout very shallow recesses in both pieces of plywood, to match the springs. Set a bed of epoxy into all the recesses on one board, set the springs into the epoxy. When that epoxy has cured overnight, put epoxy into the recesses on the other board, turn the first board over, and set it down on the second, with the springs ending up in the epoxy in the other recesses. Let cure. Set down where you want the washer to sit, then get some help, and set the washer on the top, with the feet in the provided recesses.Hows that for thinking out of the box ?Now just watch, next year, maytag will be selling my washer trampoline to everyone with a jiggly washer problem. LOLI would use at least 2 dozen springs. But you really should be able to get them cheap or free.

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   lonecat | Dec 05, 2001 11:53am | #7

   *Luka: I think he should make up a rig like that and then suspend it from the ceiling with great big long springs.

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   Luka_ | Dec 05, 2001 12:44pm | #8

   *ROFLOLHey ! There ya go.Or maybe the whole floor should be set on rubber balls.

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   mark_baisi | Dec 05, 2001 05:24pm | #9

   *Luka I tried your idea, now i've got a thirty by thirty hole in my ceiling where the washing machine shot through!! should have used lighter springs. I think you are on the right line though Luka. Today I am going to try putting 2 cement patio blocks on the floor with an energy absorbing layer between them. If that doesn't work I'll carry the damn thing down to the basement.

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   mark_baisi | Dec 06, 2001 06:04am | #10

   *it worked fine. the washer vibrates, but none of the energy makes it to the floor to rattle the windows.I used two patio blocks and five vibration absorbing discs in between them. thanks

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   mark_baisi | Dec 06, 2001 06:04am | #11

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   When my washer hits the spin cycle there is a lot of vibration and it amplifies itself. It is in a 8 x 20 porch with a wooden floor the joists running the 8' span. I have heard of pouring a small cement pad (2'x4') for the washer to sit on. Is this effective? is it my best option? Thanks