Washing machine go BOOM

the_real_wild1 · Sep 4, 2016

Anyone ever have a washing machine explode? The wife and I are in the living room and here what sounds like something big falling but it gets worse and worse then stops. She gets up to find out what it was and says holy fawk. I get up and this is what I see.

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Puts a bunch of holes in the drywall as well. She gets on with live chat with Samsung and they say unplug it and don't touch it until their tech guy comes and inspects it. I think there was just a blanket or something in their the wife was washing. Nothing major and it wasn't to one side or anything. Wtf?

TROLLCAT · Sep 4, 2016

wow !!

doorfx · Sep 4, 2016

Yowser!! Good thing no kids or the wife was close !!

the_real_wild1 · Sep 4, 2016

Yep pretty scary stuff

Cat401 · Sep 4, 2016

Something was severely out of balance to cause it to bounce around so violently. Is there a counter weight in those? I know our front load washer has cement counter weight mounted on the frame.

If I were you, I would take out what ever you were washing.....this way they can't blame you for having an unbalanced load. Make the excuse that you needed the items that were in there and were not able to leave them for days until the tech guy gets there.

HotShotHarry · Sep 5, 2016

That's it, Im not doing any laundry anymore... Too Damm Dangerous!!!!! Ive had mine move around a bit before but never come apart like that. Although it is a Maytag.....I'm thinkin Samsung should stick to stereos!

the_real_wild1 · Sep 5, 2016

Nope not touching a thing. If their guy says something was our fault that would be a bad mistake. Even if something was unbalanced a machine should be designed not to explode. If someone was standing there loading the dryer or reaching into the cabinets above they would have been hurt pretty bad. I'll have to go look at the broken piece of drywall again to know for sure but the top hole is at head height

Cat401 · Sep 5, 2016

your call.......usually when it comes to a shaking washing machine, its loaded improperly or not balanced correctly when set in place at the house. Perhaps something broke inside causing it to shake?....I hope so for your sake.
I assume you took out the shipping bolts....balanced it properly?

ferniesnow · Sep 5, 2016

HotShotHarry said:
That's it, Im not doing any laundry anymore... Too Damm Dangerous!!!!! Ive had mine move around a bit before but never come apart like that. Although it is a Maytag.....I'm thinkin Samsung should stick to stereos!

I saw on the news where their (Samsung) new phone will explode, melt, and/or catch fire. Apparently, from the batteries.

Maybe Samsung needs a little more supervision in the laundry manufacturing assembly line.

the_real_wild1 · Sep 5, 2016

Really do I need to take a pic for some of you?? The washing machine has been in the same spot for 4 years. Nothing strange about the load. Umm yeah I would say the shipping bolts were removed when it was delivered 4 years ago and set up.

the_real_wild1 · Sep 5, 2016

I think the new machine will be a different brand. We will see what these guys want to do about it first.

Cat401 · Sep 5, 2016

Just trying to help....no need to be a dick

good luck with your claim

JMCX · Sep 5, 2016

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6_PLnInsh7E

the_real_wild1 · Sep 5, 2016

We were around the corner from the washing machine. No noise like that thing. You can barely hear them when they are running and at first it sounding like the cat was in the bedroom and knocked something over. Then something big getting knocked over. Took about 5 seconds total.

the_real_wild1 · Sep 5, 2016

Cat401 said:
Just trying to help....no need to be a dick

good luck with your claim

Sorry. Just sounded a little condescending in your post.

HotShotHarry · Sep 5, 2016

That was awesome!! Musta had the motor wired directly .... That was good... Thanks for the laugh!

rzrgade · Sep 5, 2016

Weird ,Samsung make great appliances compared to the rest ...
Some kind of defect I guess ...but I highly recommend Samsung .

Trashy · Sep 5, 2016

That's silly how that came apart.

Does Tammy have to wash in an old wash pail and scrub board, before the new one gets there? lol

the_real_wild1 · Sep 5, 2016

Cant wait too long. I won't do another one of those basturds myself. They kinda got heavy over the last years. If it doesn't get resolved quickly we will just go out and buy a new one and have it delivered. They make the pedestal for these too. I kinda wonder what damage it would have done if it was on a pedestal a foot higher.

rebel · Sep 5, 2016

the_real_wild1 said:
Cant wait too long. I won't do another one of those basturds myself. They kinda got heavy over the last years. If it doesn't get resolved quickly we will just go out and buy a new one and have it delivered. They make the pedestal for these too. I kinda wonder what damage it would have done if it was on a pedestal a foot higher.

In June we picked up a new Samsung top load. Brought it home and couldn't get it past the set up mode. It would violently shake in any spin mode. Read some reviews after and alot of people would set up boat bumpers to protect their walls. The one we got had an obvious flaw so I took it back and got a heavy azz front loader which has been good. Congratulations on getting four years. Thankfully no one got hurt. Give it to Samsung as best you can!

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