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Posted on Oct 03, 2009

Excessive drum vibration

We have a kenmore he2 plus frontend loader which is experiencing excessive vibration. The machine had been serviced from a sears tech who balanced the drum as the machine was balanced. The excessive vibration stopped and as a result the leaking water from the front dispenser, which was a result of the vibration.
I have verified the balance of the machine and suspect the drum has unbalance again.
Does anyone have any recommendations to rectify this fault..Thankyou in advance

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Yes, look into trading in the Kenmore for one of only two manufacturers that employ a dynamic balance system built into the washer drum. Samsung and LG both use this dynamic balance system that balances the load while it is in motion. They also use a vibration sensing system to modify the time and speed of the spin cycles to minimize any vibration that might still be present. LG has this available on only their upper level models while Samsung's VRT is available on most all models. I believe that both of these manufacturer's are available from Sears.

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