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9 Things That Damage Your Washing Machine

May 6, 2022 · Tips & Tricks
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Forget to level it and it could break down

Washing machines are able to spin at superfast speeds. In order to be able to do that safely, the machine might have to be level on the floor.

If your machine was installed by a professional, they definitely checked the level of the machine and adjusted it in the right way. If they didn’t, we’ll give you some tips on how to level your washing machine.

First, try rocking your machine, and if it moves, you’ll have to level it. You can simply do that by adjusting your feet. Then, loosen the locking nut and use a spanner to lower or raise the washing machine until it is level.

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8 responses to “9 Things That Damage Your Washing Machine”

  1. Helen says:
    September 30, 2022 at 8:56 pm

    certainly fail to see how mixing white and colored laundry in the same load would in any way damage a clothes washing machine…..
    as you point out, could turn the whites grey, but as for damaging the machine in some way—-makes no sense

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  2. Carol says:
    November 18, 2022 at 2:47 pm

    Some of us are not rich enough to have a new washing machine. I am still using 1 from 1974 and it works just fine I don’t need all those fancy buttons and programs. This machine has never failed to get my laundry clean!

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    • B A Rotini says:
      December 11, 2022 at 6:02 pm

      Amen, sister! Not everyone in this country is of the super-consumer class! 🙂

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  3. Audrey Spaulding says:
    December 10, 2022 at 3:30 pm

    Depends on a front loader or a top loader. I have a top loader and I have never found it to have to
    be cleaned out. My top loader has a cycle to clean the machine. Like you all said. It seems the
    manufacturer has some opinions that don’t fit the narrative that they are pointing out. One size doesn’t fit all.

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  4. Tiffany Catelliee says:
    December 10, 2022 at 6:02 pm

    Where did they say that mixing colors & whites will ruin your washer? They didn’t say that did they? I only saw read about how mixing colors with whites can change the colors of your clothes (which is a given) -not damage your washer. I didn’t even see where they said it would damage your washer, so why would you sat that?

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    • Sheila says:
      December 10, 2022 at 9:53 pm

      But that’s the title of the article.

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    • Diane says:
      December 24, 2022 at 4:00 pm

      This was more of a laundry lesson. Many good points though, some about the machine and some about what is washed.

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  5. Mechelle says:
    December 24, 2022 at 8:24 pm

    TK Smith there is no miners at the bottom of the page and a arrow press the arrow and it will let you keep reading the story for washing

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