Why is my washing machine shaking and leaking?
Washing machines often start violently banging around when running bigger, bulky items over time, and can develop a slow leak during the agitation wash phase. These mechanical issues disrupt normal laundry cycles and make the appliance unreliable for heavy loads.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1trying to carefully balance loads
- 2avoiding bulky items like blankets, sheets, and pillows
- 3washing similar items together and filling the machine about three-quarters full
- 4leaving it alone if there are no issues with clothes being pulled into the drum
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“over time it started violently banging around with bigger, bulky items.”source ↗
“Lately it has developed a slow leak during the agitation or "wash" phase.”source ↗
“I just noticed this back and forth movement in my dryer. It moves under very light pressure, surprisingly the dryer runs relatively quiet. I have noticed some rhythmic rattling while the dryer is running, but nothing too crazy for it being a 12-year-old Samsung.”source ↗
Where this came up
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