Washing Machine dancing across the floor

Hector Savage

So tried out the new washing machine last night and it danced and buckled across the floor, switched it off and told the selling company about it , they told me it's the restricting bolts.

****, Ill remove them, but is there a chance the washing machine is permantly damaged now ?

It's a Bosch A++++++++ energy rating one so im pissed off now, and to think installation was only €50 and I was too tight to pay ....

seamus

It should be OK. Unless you ran the whole cycle and watched the thing bounce off the walls, you won't have done any damage.

The purpose of the transit bolts is to lock the vibration dampers in place. When you run the machine, the vibration gets transferred to the machine and it dances around. The bolts won't have banged off anything or caused anything rotating to snap.

Remove them and run the machine. If you get a successful smooth cycle, then you're ok.

Hector Savage

OK done, my God can't believe I didn't know about transit bolts!

Masala

Hector Savage wrote: »

OK done, my God can't believe I didn't know about transit bolts!

Hey man.... you gotta read the gumf that comes with the packaging!!!! It's all over the literature "REMOVE THE BOLTS BEFORE USING THIS MACHINE"

Never presume everything is plug and play!!!

Hector Savage

Masala wrote: »

Hey man.... you gotta read the gumf that comes with the packaging!!!! It's all over the literature "REMOVE THE BOLTS BEFORE USING THIS MACHINE"

Never presume everything is plug and play!!!

Heres the thing, and you won't believe me , the docs have NOTHING about restraining bolts !!!

Glass fused light

Well if that's true the good news is that if you killed it, you have a case to argue with the shop to get a replacement as you installed and operated as per the instructions.

Masala

Hector Savage wrote: »

Heres the thing, and you won't believe me , the docs have NOTHING about restraining bolts !!!

Well then.... I would say you have a case fir a replacement if there is any damage done!!!

washman3

Why didn't you just dance with it..:D:D

washman3

On a more serious note, unless you allowed it to 'dance' on its own for a prolonged period it should be fine.
BTW some new machines also have a triangular block of aeroboard wedged underneath (motor/drum area) that must be removed before use.
Get somebody to tilt it sideways and hold it so you can look underneath.
You cant miss it (if its there) measures about 10ins x 4ins.

Hector Savage

Ran a few cycles over the weekend and it's grand, lucky that first time we never left it long ... we knocked it off before it got too funky!