Improving Washing Machine Leveling if it Moves During Use

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Step 1

• This document is dedicated to leveling the washing machine. By improving the leveling and raising the machine slightly higher at the front, we can improve its operation. NOTE: I do not mean that this will solve all of the machine's movement problems, as these may be caused by other issues.
• However, it does improve stability and reduce vibrations. Other problems that cause excessive vibration are: broken inner D-Pad, damaged bearings, defective shock absorbers, and broken tub support/struts. Therefore, each case of movement may be a different problem.
• In this example, you can see that it has a board underneath. The floor was so uneven that I had to make a wooden frame to manage to level it properly.
• In photo 2, you have a freehand drawing basically explaining what is going to be done: raising the 2 front legs by approximately 1/2 cm.

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Step 2

• To adjust the 2 front feet, loosen the machine screw slightly and tighten the nut again; the level should be like this: "Slightly unlevel."
• What are we aiming for with this type of adjustment or leveling?
• Given problems with washing machines that move or shake excessively, that wear out, rub excessively, and tear the door seal, one of the things to check is the machine's leveling.
• Instead of leveling it to 0° or completely level, both from left to right and from front to back, a tip that has worked very well for me and that I have been using and recommending for years is to level the machine laterally at 0°, but frontally—that is, from front to back—we should:
• "Unlevel it slightly" by raising the front slightly higher than the back.
• As seen in the photos and explained in the hand drawing I made, this ensures that as the washing drum rotates, it tends to pull away from the door slightly and move toward the back by a few millimeters, which improves the machine's stability. This idea came up years ago with the manufacturer Panasonic.
• It is a pity that all the other manufacturers did not copy them. Thanks to this, I came up with the idea of raising the machine more at the front than at the back, and the truth is that it works. https://www.xataka.com/.../electrodomest......

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Step 3

• Perform the same operation on the front leg, on the left side.

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Step 4

• Check with the level in the center to ensure that the left, right, and center are all equally level. They should be slightly elevated at the front.

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Step 5

• Now it is time to check the lateral leveling; it must be perfectly centered.

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Step 6

• We will check with the level on the front and see that it is perfectly leveled from left to right.
• Videos dedicated to this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRKPLUBk...
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Step 7

• In this case, the subject of the document, it was not enough to raise the machine slightly higher at the front; due to the large slope and inclination of the floor, it was necessary to build a wooden base with planks recycled from a pallet to raise the machine more than the adjustable feet can provide.

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Step 8

• Finish adjusting the frame in the space where the washing machine is located by adding pieces of wood to raise the front.
• END of the Guide.