Quick Tips to Fix a Shaking Washing Machine

At times, when the rinse is on, washing machines begin to rattle and shake. This is when you need to follow a few essential steps to gain back its stability. A close inspection will help you understand the reason for this rattle. Mostly, the major cause is either an inappropriately balanced load or a poorly set up of a machine. Try out the following tips for a quick solution:

• Reposition the laundry load

In case you witness an uneven load, open up the lid and rightly level up the stack of clothes. Now close the lid, and restart the machine. If you think this has reduced the rattle to a great extent, open the lid and try repositioning the clothes to get rid of the wobble completely.

• Properly level the machine

If this is not the case, try tilting the machine. In case, you witness a wobble, the screws at the bottom of the machine may not have been correctly fixed. This can be due to corroded threads of the screw.

In this case, rock the machine slightly to find out which corner is not in contact with the surface of the floor. Remove the old levelling screw and replace them with a new one. Keep screwing anti-clockwise until it is at the same level as the other three corners. Now, again, rock the machine slightly and find out if there is still a wobble.

Once the machine is rightly levelled up with all its corners touching the floor, switch on the machine. Now there shouldn’t be a rattle at this point.

• Try stacking wooden blocks

At times, the holes holding the screws may seem unusable. In such instances, a temporary solution would be to place tiny wooden flat blocks under the corner that is not in-line with the other three.

Although, the above-listed tasks can easily be performed by any adult, but it is highly recommended that you carry out the task in the presence of an expert if you are not quite sure on how to go about with it.