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Noisy GE WPRE6100G1WT washing machine

This is not really an electronics problem, but members of this group work on everything. If there's a more appropriate group, then I'll gladly post the qustion over there.

We have a pretty new GE WPRE6100G1WT top load washing machine. We purchased the machine in November 2008. It is used in a private residence to run maybe 3 loads per week. The suspension rod assemblies were replaced under warranty over a year ago.

New problem: seems to agitate much more quickly than expected. Also, there are loud clanking signs at the end of each half of the agitation motion. I mean, spin clockwise, CLANK, spin counterclockwise, CLANK. Finally, for a few seconds on Saturday, a loud screeching came from within during agitation. The screeching noise "went away by itself." (I hate using that phrase, but it did.) There was no burning smell.

If you overlook the noise, then you can go ahead and use the machine to run a load of laundry. It completes a wash-spin-rinse-spin sequence unevently, other than the noises. That screeching, the one time it occurred, was quite disconcerting, though.

I'm thinking it's the transmission. We don't know if it is still under warranty or not, and the GE call taker can't really advise on this. I will see if I can find a GE technician later this afternoon.

Thanks.

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Beloved Leader
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My halfpennyworth Screech- slipping belt clunks - loose or wonky bearing or bearing support

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N_Cook

That the screech was caused by a slipping belt makes sense. I thought of that too. The belt is barely over two years old, the same age as the machine. There is good tension in the belt. I could not smell any burning odor.

If it is the case that a tub shaft bearing is giving out, a seizure in the bearing could cause the belt to slip against the drive pulley. The ratio of the sizes of the two pulleys, drive and driven, is just about that of a Dual belt drive turntable. Scale those up to washing machine size, and you can imagine how big they are.

In the GE, the motor changes direction twice each agitation. It turns the drum clockwise, stops, turns the drum counterclockwise, stops, and then repeats that until the wash or rinse cycle stops. It does not turn solely in one direction.

Thanks.

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Beloved Leader

N_Cook Inscribed thus:

Mm, I inclined to agree with N_Cook ! The clanking could be the heater that has been damaged and catching the drum as it rotates or even coins or bones from bras trapped inside.

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                Baron.
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baron

Talcum powder rubbed into a belt, although not a cure, may show whether the belt is slipping, but not the cause ie if due to excess loading from binding bearing etc

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N_Cook

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