Washing Machine Violently Shaking

Read on to learn about more of the reasons why your washing machine is shaking and with our help and repair videos learn how to fix the problem.

Washing machine violently shaking. Your washing machine needs to stand level and balanced on its feet to function properly. The spin speed of an average washing machine is between 600 1400RPM. Try rocking the appliance from side to side or back and forth.

If the washer has a bad vibration in spin the rear drum with bearing might need to be replace. Any brand washer can shake violently during the spin cycle for several reasons such as overloading and damaged shock absorbers. As mentioned earlier the most likely reason your washing machine is shaking around so violently is that one or more of the levelling legs at the bottom of the appliance have shifted or were never correctly levelled upon installation.

If your washer continues to shake remove some of your clothes. Washing machines often shake because the mass of clothes is distributed unevenly inside of them. A severely under loaded or overloaded washer will vibrate excessively.

If its rocking a lot your flooring or appliances feet may be uneven. Your washing machine needs to stand level and balanced on its feet to function properly. If the washing machine is not balanced it may shake violently during the spin cycle causing water to spill on the floor.

If your washer is overloaded try to remove a few items to create a balanced load. A washing machine imbalance can be caused by a unit that does not sit level to the ground. Try leaning against the washing machine or pushing down on opposite corners to do a quick levelling check.

Its the earlier spins in the cycle when its worst presumably the slower spins and the main spin at the end although it does stabilise a bit when it reaches its fastest speed. Unbalanced Washer The spin speed of an average washing machine is between 600 1400RPM. I redistribute the clothes and it still continues to shake and bang violently.