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Exploding Samsung Washing Machines-Top Loading Style

Cakers3 — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:20:54 GMT

Machines made between March 2011 and April 2016-no model specified.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/28/news/samsung-cpsc-washing-machine-explosion-reports/

First the phones, now the washing machines.

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines

chickenbutt — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:54:15 GMT

Oh, that's not good.

What a span of production time, too! yikes!

Samsung has always had a stellar reputation for all types of electronics and these things are really going to make a dent.

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines

Cakers3 — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:57:54 GMT

@chickenbutt Hi chickenbutt - and what is really scary is that they are saying to use only a low spin cycle to prevent damage to people and walls!!! Freaking flying washing machines is all I can picture!!

I agree that Samsung has always been a good name, too.

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mima — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:04:16 GMT

I have a Samsung washer and dryer that I love. Thankfully mine are front loading. The exploding machines are on top loaders.

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Jacie — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:20:08 GMT

Now there's a way to get out of doing laundry!

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines

Cakers3 — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:24:06 GMT

@mima wrote:
I have a Samsung washer and dryer that I love. Thankfully mine are front loading. The exploding machines are on top loaders.

@mima Hi MIMA: Thank you - I just edited my thread title- I should have specified in my post, although the model(s) of which top loader has not been identified yet.

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines

Justice4all — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:54:15 GMT

If a pressure cooker can do so much damage, think of what a washing machine can do..,,,,,,,

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines-Top Loading Style

LizzieInSRQ — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:25:17 GMT

I've seen message boards about this and some say it could those machines that were not leveled when installed.

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines-Top Loading Style

Cakers3 — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:58:46 GMT

@LizzieInSRQ wrote:
I've seen message boards about this and some say it could those machines that were not leveled when installed.

@LizzieInSRQ Interesting- I could see those machines shaking enough to fall off a stand since some people overload their machines but I think this might be a different situation.

If the machines were installed by delivery persons then that could be a real issue.

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines-Top Loading Style

momoftwo2007 — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:24:45 GMT

Thanks for sharing this. It's good that we didn't buy a Samsung Washing Machine when we were looking to buy a month ago.

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dex — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:02:22 GMT

Oh I have one of those...no explosions yet but I think I will keep the laundry room door closed from now on.

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines-Top Loading Style

Lipstickdiva — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:28:19 GMT

Samsung is really taking a hit lately. We have a lot of Samsung products in our home and have had no problems, knock on wood. Our washer and dryer are Samsung but my washer is a front loader.

My phone is an older Galaxy, our TVs are Samsung as is our Blu-Ray player.

They showed what happens on them and there is a rod type thing in the machine that loosens and works its way out of the machine when it spins on a high cycle.

Those washing machines really spin hard. Mine is in the basement and it's up on the pedestals but I can tell you when they spin, I can hear them upstairs in my family room. When we bought them we were told that they spin so fast/hard, it would rip your arm right off if you stuck it in there. That's why the door locks and you can't get the machine open. It honestly sounds like an airplane taking off.

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beckyb1012 — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:38:51 GMT

I heard about this this morning and one woman said she had put large items in the wrong cycle or some such scenario. Still exploding washing machines. I knew we were in trouble as a consumer when the delivery/installers left us with not only the paper work and instruction manual but a video to watch as well.

Remember the good old days when all you had to worry about was if the washing machine was going to eat any of your socks each day.

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines-Top Loading Style

Sooner — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:48:57 GMT

Sorry, but "exploding" washers? Now how would that be possible? I'm skeptical of this one.

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines-Top Loading Style

Lipstickdiva — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:36:14 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
Sorry, but "exploding" washers? Now how would that be possible? I'm skeptical of this one.

You can google it. There are photos of the machines that have exploded and how it happened.

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines-Top Loading Style

Sooner — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 01:22:15 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
Sorry, but "exploding" washers? Now how would that be possible? I'm skeptical of this one.
You can google it. There are photos of the machines that have exploded and how it happened.

@Lipstickdiva OK! I did. Makes more sense. The batteries can explode, but the washer can fly apart in the high spin setting. That makes sense. We have looked for a washer for a long time and either they are like the awful Sears one we have (top loader) or are too big and bulgy to fit our space.

Maybe I should just sent the laundry out??? LOL!!!! Might save me money!

Re: Exploding Samsung Washing Machines-Top Loading Style

gardenman — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 12:49:13 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
Sorry, but "exploding" washers? Now how would that be possible? I'm skeptical of this one.
You can google it. There are photos of the machines that have exploded and how it happened.

They more knock themselves apart than "explode" but the end result is largely the same. Samsung suspends the wash tub from four long bolts that fit into slotted brackets. A heavy, unbalanced load can cause the tub to wobble enough to walk one or more of those bolts free from its position and then the large, heavy tub spinning at a high rate of speed is loose inside the washer and knocks it to pieces.It's a very, very rare occurrence as their washers have been used for millions, likely tens of millions of wash cycles with relatively few incidents, but it gets the attention of the people who experience the problem. Whenever you have large heavy things moving at a high rate of speed, there's potential for disaster.

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croemer — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:21:58 GMT

WTHeck?