HELP! Contractor Screwed Me!
Folks, I hired a woman to install a combo washer/dryer, the only model that fits under the counter in my kitchen. her installation involved wooden shims and little pieces of rubber sticking out, and she pulled out and shoddily returned door molding, so i can’t even remove it–she was NOT authorized to do that (what…
Folks, I hired a woman to install a combo washer/dryer, the only model that fits under the counter in my kitchen. her installation involved wooden shims and little pieces of rubber sticking out, and she pulled out and shoddily returned door molding, so i can’t even remove it–she was NOT authorized to do that (what will the landlord say?). i can’t get it out, it doesn’t work–shakes glasses from the cabinet. I’ve already paid her. She was recommended here, but will not return emails now. I need someone to fix this. I spent a great deal of cash on it, and am really upset…First time I’ve worked with a contractor. No wonder they have such reputations. Please recommend someone honest and reliable who can help me! Please!
If your user name indicates anything…then put down the doobie and find a reputable contractor.
“Folks, I hired a woman”
I stopped reading.
These units shake if they haven’t been installed level. If she used shims to level it make sure they are installed so they can’t move.
I will “third” the guess the shipping bolts were not removed. Oddly, general contractors and handymen don’t always know to remove those. Ours weren’t by a dummy handyman and the washer did the same thing, it shook so much it “walked” and moved.
See what edifice rex says:
Shipping bolts.
if a washer is shaking so much that things are being knocked around, chances are the installer did not remove the shipping bolts; they are bolts that keep the drum from bouncing during transit (this stuff is on springs). This is DIY; you can check the manual and they will advise you on this-
and if the installer left with your manual, you can find one on-line.
Steve
If you’ve got one of those non-venting combo washer-dryers, then they dry the clothes by spinning VERY fast, and they shake a LOT unless they are levelled PERFECTLY. I’ve got an LG that I’ve gotten to work in a couple apartments with considerable tweeking of the adjustable legs. The machine will shake even more on a less firm (wood) or less level surface. If you search the forums at That Home Site, or just on Google, you’ll find lots of discussion of the problem, and other solutions, like little shock absorbing pads.
But your first problem is that you can’t get to the machine to adjust it. Solve that problem, and then the levelling game begins.
put them in the basement where they belong, not the kitchen.
Bosch washers have shipping bolts which if not removed will cause severe vibrations, the machine will work but shake like crazy. All washing machines vibrate some but a new good quality machine not that much. Maybe if you name the installer she will respond here.
I am sorry she made a big mess. It’s unlikely, though, that the vibrations have anything to do with her installation. It’s a normal part of all washing machine operation. Check your manual, it will probably say something about vibrations. If there is a certain amount of clearance between the washing machine and other objects, including the cabinet it is in, that will help mitigate the situation somewhat. Your manual may specify the amount — half an inch or so.