Hi,
Need some advice before potentially spending money that doesn't need to be spent...
Our front load washer occasionally leaves holes in clothes, and the affected area is hard and almost burnt. When this happens, there is also a grey powder material all over the clothes and in the washer's gasket, and takes a lot of work to get out. I've assumed clothes are getting caught in the gasket, and the high speed spinning is causing the holes and sanding the gasket, resulting in the grey powder. This doesn't happen every load, but it is causing a money drain on losing clothes, and we're always concerned about losing something nice.
My wife says the loads aren't overloaded. I thought maybe I could get away with replacing the gasket and be done, but after following various google trails, I got the impression the bearing needs replacement. Since the washer is 7 years old, and we're tired of worrying about mold, leaving the door open, etc., we decided to take advantage of Black Friday and just replace it with an LG top load.
But now I'm second guessing, wondering if the bearing might not be bad. I've watched Youtube videos showing the movement of the inner tub separate from the outer. I can't get the inner tub to move separately as much as in the videos, but there does seem to be slight play.
So that said, does replacing the washer seem like the way to go at this point? I placed an order last night, but the lead time is going to be a few weeks so I'm trying to decide ASAP if I need to cancel the order. I've already decided if it's the bearing, we're definitely replacing. My other concern is if I do replace the gasket first as a test, we risk losing BF deals by the time I find out that wasn't the solution. We also have a few ergonomic reasons for replacement, like the fact that the dryer has to be to the left of our washer, meaning going around the door with laundry in an already cramped space. But that by itself isn't enough to be worth replacing the washer.
Sorry for the long story, and thanks for any help!
Need some advice before potentially spending money that doesn't need to be spent...
Our front load washer occasionally leaves holes in clothes, and the affected area is hard and almost burnt. When this happens, there is also a grey powder material all over the clothes and in the washer's gasket, and takes a lot of work to get out. I've assumed clothes are getting caught in the gasket, and the high speed spinning is causing the holes and sanding the gasket, resulting in the grey powder. This doesn't happen every load, but it is causing a money drain on losing clothes, and we're always concerned about losing something nice.
My wife says the loads aren't overloaded. I thought maybe I could get away with replacing the gasket and be done, but after following various google trails, I got the impression the bearing needs replacement. Since the washer is 7 years old, and we're tired of worrying about mold, leaving the door open, etc., we decided to take advantage of Black Friday and just replace it with an LG top load.
But now I'm second guessing, wondering if the bearing might not be bad. I've watched Youtube videos showing the movement of the inner tub separate from the outer. I can't get the inner tub to move separately as much as in the videos, but there does seem to be slight play.
So that said, does replacing the washer seem like the way to go at this point? I placed an order last night, but the lead time is going to be a few weeks so I'm trying to decide ASAP if I need to cancel the order. I've already decided if it's the bearing, we're definitely replacing. My other concern is if I do replace the gasket first as a test, we risk losing BF deals by the time I find out that wasn't the solution. We also have a few ergonomic reasons for replacement, like the fact that the dryer has to be to the left of our washer, meaning going around the door with laundry in an already cramped space. But that by itself isn't enough to be worth replacing the washer.
Sorry for the long story, and thanks for any help!
via Second guessing replacing washer... Bad bearings or something else?
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