Hoover Six Washing Machine - Shaking itself to death!

Hi Rufus

I have constant problems with my Hotpoint which dances around the conservatory floor at regular intervals, occasionally blocking the door into the conservatory itself.

My problem seems to be keeping the machine level. Almost every time its used I have to re level it.

Next plan is to buy some steel strapping and bolt the bastard to the walls.

Dave

Could be a loose counterweight which is a concrete block in the machines I've had, don't know about yours, or shock absorber needs replacing.

cheers

Jacob

I would be taking it back to the shop rather than trying to fix it! You should be covered under the sale of goods act

Tempting, but that could be a seriously bad idea. The shaking forces can be pretty heavy, in some cases even enough to bring a wall down.

Better to add additional damping on the tub.

NT

My Hoover washer/dryer recently started vibrating like crazy on its spin cycles. Actually, vibrating is too mild a word: as others have said, it was shaking with a violence that was quite alarming.

I opened it up and found several chunks of broken-off concrete lying loose in the bottom of the casing, together with a couple of bolts - curious things with chunky hexagonal heads and shafts that ended in points.

The machine is getting on a bit now (I bought it when Hoover did their disastrous free flights to the USA promotion) so in my case a replacement is probably the best idea. I hope you can get yours back into shape.

Bert

When I found that with my 16 year old hotpoint I had recently replaced lead on the roof. I worked out the weight of the concrete from what was remaining, and clamped the appropriate amount of old lead sheet between two boards, and affixed that to the drum with the original bolts in place of the concrete block. It now works better than it has in years.

When finally it is pensioned off, I must remember to weigh in the lead.

Hi Bert

Did I mention that mine was a psychic washing machine that goes into a trance afterwards?

Dave

Hi, Dave,

Clearly, it's possessed by the soul of a Whirling Dervish. But I thought you didn't believe in such things!

Bert

hours for =A3200 saved isnt bad.

NT

NT,

Thanks, but I'd already thought of that. Unfortunately, it didn't work: the concrete oozed out of the little drawer where you put the soap powder. Mind you, there was a bright side: it flowed into the hole in the floor where I was going to sink the earth rod, and neatly closed it up.

Bert