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Posted on Aug 06, 2009

Machine makes a thumping noise when spinning

When sppin cycle starts the machine makes a thumping sound like it is out of balance or bad bearing....

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If its thumping you have the maching overloaded and the clothes (very easy to do with heavy jeans or sweaters) are all on one side causing an out of balance situation. Try relocating some of the clothes to the other side of the unit and if that doesn't seem to help remove some of the clothes to eas the load on the machine otherwise it will never reach maximum spin speeds needed to rinse your clothes.

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