washing maching movement

[Tim Junaid]

I have recently moved my Kenmore portable washer from my kitchen to my garage to make it a permanent washer in there. I have been having some problems with the machine crawling across the floor when it spins. It did the same when it was in my kitchen, but it was not next to anything that it might hurt, in the garage it might crawl over and bang into the boiler. When it spins it is pretty rough like it is coming to life. The washer works pretty good so Im not ready to get rid of it, I just want to keep it in from moving. It has wheels which I dont think can be removed. Can permanent feet be put on it or some type of wood blocks be built to help keep it in place?

[Ira Weisberg]

: I have recently moved my Kenmore portable washer from my kitchen to my garage to make it a permanent washer in there. I have been having some problems with the machine crawling across the floor when it spins. It did the same when it was in my kitchen, but it was not next to anything that it might hurt, in the garage it might crawl over and bang into the boiler. When it spins it is pretty rough like it is coming to life. The washer works pretty good so Im not ready to get rid of it, I just want to keep it in from moving. It has wheels which I dont think can be removed. Can permanent feet be put on it or some type of wood blocks be built to help keep it in place?Stick it up on a couple of bricks, if it stops crawling, either leave it there, or unscrew the wheels and fit rubber feetDISCLAIMERAll advice is given with-out seeing the job, and hence all advice MUST be taken as advice with limited knowledge on the exact situation. NO responsibility can or will be taken. And yes, I am a licensed plumber with my own business in Brisbane Australia

[Ira Weisberg]

: : I have recently moved my Kenmore portable washer from my kitchen to my garage to make it a permanent washer in there. I have been having some problems with the machine crawling across the floor when it spins. It did the same when it was in my kitchen, but it was not next to anything that it might hurt, in the garage it might crawl over and bang into the boiler. When it spins it is pretty rough like it is coming to life. The washer works pretty good so Im not ready to get rid of it, I just want to keep it in from moving. It has wheels which I dont think can be removed. Can permanent feet be put on it or some type of wood blocks be built to help keep it in place?: Stick it up on a couple of bricks, if it stops crawling, either leave it there, or unscrew the wheels and fit rubber feet: DISCLAIMER: All advice is given with-out seeing the job, and hence all advice MUST be taken as advice with limited knowledge on the exact situation. NO responsibility can or will be taken. And yes, I am a licensed plumber with my own business in Brisbane AustraliaIm not aware of any american washers that have wheels..I am aware however that if a machine is nit level it will tend to affect the load balance slightly. First see if one of the feet needs to be screwed out a bit.By the way if it walks across a flat floor, can you think of any reason it will stay up on a few bricks???????????????????????????????????? And DONNNNT make it fast to the floor. If ti gets out of balance it could shake its self to death. Seriously!!!!!!!!!!!!!! some thing has to give and my money is on the machine croaking before the floor.

[Ira Weisberg]

: : : I have recently moved my Kenmore portable washer from my kitchen to my garage to make it a permanent washer in there. I have been having some problems with the machine crawling across the floor when it spins. It did the same when it was in my kitchen, but it was not next to anything that it might hurt, in the garage it might crawl over and bang into the boiler. When it spins it is pretty rough like it is coming to life. The washer works pretty good so Im not ready to get rid of it, I just want to keep it in from moving. It has wheels which I dont think can be removed. Can permanent feet be put on it or some type of wood blocks be built to help keep it in place?: : Stick it up on a couple of bricks, if it stops crawling, either leave it there, or unscrew the wheels and fit rubber feet: : DISCLAIMER: : All advice is given with-out seeing the job, and hence all advice MUST be taken as advice with limited knowledge on the exact situation. NO responsibility can or will be taken. And yes, I am a licensed plumber with my own business in Brisbane Australia: : Im not aware of any american washers that have wheels..I am aware however that if a machine is nit level it will tend to affect the load balance slightly. First see if one of the feet needs to be screwed out a bit.: By the way if it walks across a flat floor, can you think of any reason it will stay up on a few bricks???????????????????????????????????? <---- sorry for not stating the bloody obvious. The brick (or timber or whatever else is around at the time) sits under the chassis of the machine, dont sit the wheels on the brick. The customer did say the machine had wheels. : And DONNNNT make it fast to the floor. If ti gets out of balance it could shake its self to death. Seriously!!!!!!!!!!!!!! some thing has to give and my money is on the machine croaking before the floor.

[Ira Weisberg]

I am looking for a portable washing machine that can attach possible to a sink. Is there such a thing? Please email me at manair@csf.edu. Thanks.

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