my washing machine is SO NOISY LATELY!!

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me and DP cant hear each other at all once the machine is on and cant hear the telly either.. we bought it from the previous owner who lived here 2.5 yrs ago but the past couple of weeks its so bloody noisy... its still washed as normal and is not rattling around but just noisy!!

ours is like - well put it this way, if u sat on top of it u'd have a bloody good time! that's how much it moves/vibrates about - is ur the same - I swear one day it will take off!

Is the top of the washing machine dented? Two circular indentations??
Can a groaning noise be heard when its on fast spin cycle???
If so...

DH said dont sit on it to get a quick thrill!!!!

pmsl at munz ... no mine doesnt move... have you had a go yet??

lol no I haven't! lol - i've got a nice little rabbit friend for that! lol - that's why I assumed mine was getting old - seems we have a differnt prob then!

yep!... mine is very noisy when is on a fast spin cycle

A loud drilling sound when its spinning...especially towards the end of the spin cycle would indicate that the bearings have worn out....could mean a new motor if they are really damaged.
DH reckons you should either

1. get a service man in to check it out and get a costing for replacemet of bearings or motor....anymore than £150 forget it.
2. use it til it gives up the ghost and then replace it with a new one.

DH loves motors of all sorts...he's currently building a go kart with a washing machine engine as its power source!!!!

well i only bought it for £40 and i can buy a washing machine for £100 plus an 12 months guarantee so it probably best to wait it to die off

Fab about your DH, had he made anything else more?

He's always building things.
He took the drum out of an old washing machine he picked up from the scrap yard...wanted the spares from it.
He welded a base to the drum and hung it from a tree in our garden...filled it with logs and hey presto a really funky log fire was born.
He is so obsessed about anything that has pistons, carbs or shockies!!!
He built Ds1 a motorbike...when he was 2 years old and ATM he is renovating an old "woody" morris traveller for Ds1 to use when he passes his driving test...DS1 is only 11!!!!

Our's did this and it was the bearings. If you spin the drum with your hand, you'll hear it making a noise - if all is OK, it shouldn't make a noise at all.

Cost about £15 iirc to have ours replaced - cheaper than a new washing machine but we knew how old ours was (not very!)

Your DH would almost certainly get on with my DP Jayzmummy