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GraceNC
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I replaced the washer and dryer with a stacked washer/dryer laundry center. Now I'm almost regretting it.

The vibration of the washer is causing vibrations. And you know what that means.

I tried the pads...the 4 square ones. Couldn't even use them. The laundry center is in a closet. There is NO ROOM on either side to stand and put the pads under the feet. The laundry center MUST be slid in.....and by sliding- we slide the washer off the pads because the pads don't slide with that much weight on them.

What are my options? Is there a "mat" that is good to absorb vibration? And I can already see an issue...the weight of the laundry center will gouge out the top of the mat- if it's made of soft material. A fix would be to place a thin piece of luan or 1/4" plywood- the size of the mat. Maybe even going to 1/2" if necessary.
Anyone?
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Greg
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You could try a plywood/foam sandwich also you could try adding pier directly under the washer. Make sure the machines are level, that will cause vibration. Greg
"If I can't fix it, I can screw it up so bad no one else can either."
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1987Commodore
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Location: Steuben County, NY

I had a problem with shaking with my standard units. I added one pier under the laundry room (and when I looked at how the installers had done my other piers, also I added a pier in between each of the ones they did.) The place doesn't shake any more. That was 23 years ago.
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Brenda (OH)
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Can you put the plastic furniture slider pads under the anti vibration pads? the unit should then be able to be slid into place... .

Brenda (OH)
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Greg
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Slider pads? try it, it doesn't work, don't try it again. The worst that can happen is the washer slides it's self around. Greg
"If I can't fix it, I can screw it up so bad no one else can either."
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GraceNC
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A pier- why didn't I think of that? :)

Thanks again for your words of wisdom.
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Lookingforwork09
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It is possible that it will always shake, but make sure it is level. I have seen people take back a branch new washer and dryer because they thought it shook. The real problem was that it wasn't level. It might be an easy fix to your problem. Good luck!

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