Increasing washer spin speed

No. The suspension system can't handle it and likely the motor will also be overloaded.

No, Joe's right, the suspension can't handle it unless it's engineered to do so.

I well remember Frigidaire's '1010 speed' toploaders that spun at over 1000 rpm. They certainly did a great job of water extraction, but if they were on a wood floor, you wanted them bolted down really well.

We used one here in our old farmhouse in the late 70's, and after I bolted it to the floor, we had trouble keeping jars on the pantry shelves, LOL! Without the lag bolts, it'd end up a couple feet out into the room! They worked well on concrete, though.

With today's bigger capacities, it'd be even worse. The old 1010's (mine was a '68) were rated 12 lb dry. I can't imagine the stresses generated by 18-20 lbs (or overloaded to 30!) spinning on a horizontal axis at 1000 rpm.

Good question, though. Does make one think there oughta be a way...

God bless,

Dave Harnish Dave's Repair Service New Albany, PA

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