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U.S. warns Samsung washing machine owners after explosion reports

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spekkeh

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AlanzTalon said:
I just bought a brand new top-loading washer for our new house after 3 years with an expensive front-loading Electrolux. We didn't like them, went with an HE top load Samsung.
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My condolences. RIP.

I'm being snarky because I have a Samsung front loader and am getting scared.
 
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Metal B

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Samsung right now:
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clav

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Why are people posting fire pictures?

Stinkles said:
They are less energy efficient, use more water, require more vertical space and are harder to remove clothing from. They often require manual pre-filling too.

Front loaders on the other hand, can develop mildewy smells in the rubber gasket and detergent trays and are slightly harder to load.
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I read that top loaders tend to last longer, too, and are ideal for smaller profiles due to the vertical spacing. Front loaders can stack with the dryer on top as it weighs much less than the washer.

Front loaders can also develop problems in the tube connecting to the drain holes (beneath the tub) from overuse, causing water leaks.
 
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LakeEarth

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Another note about the Samsung washing machine, it's the only machine I've ever seen that remind you to do the self-clean ever ~40 washes or so. I guess I'm too used to my parent's 20 year old one.
 
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BlueSilver

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So... poor construction and some sort of bad regulator or something-or-other in the motor? If it was gonna fail that way, wouldn't it fail spectacularly and be completely destroyed as opposed to really damaged?
 
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joebruin

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I'd still rather get a top loader. Just not Samsung now I guess.

My condo doesn't have a drain in the laundry room and something about the top loader orientation (realistic or not) just makes me less paranoid about water just bursting out of a front loader during a wash.

Something something gravity. Lol

Granted I do have some logical reasons. My washer (that broke recently) would occasionally leak out the front if my loads were too small or too large. Like the spinning would slosh the water so hard or something.
 
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lenovox1

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frankie_baby said:
Must be an american thing then, haven't seen them in the UK really since i was a small child
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Ty4on said:
Much less efficient. A front loader needs less water and electricity and can spin faster.

Almost every washer is a front loader in Europe. Top loaders here are usually like this (same principle as a front loader):
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Washing machines made for the American market, regardless of style, tend to be much bigger than their European counterparts.

The US market can support top loaders because we have the space for them in most of our homes.

BlueSilver said:
So... poor construction and some sort of bad regulator or something-or-other in the motor? If it was gonna fail that way, wouldn't it fail spectacularly and be completely destroyed as opposed to really damaged?
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They're not combusting. Clothes literally become projectiles because the motors they put in their machines are spinning heavy items too fast.
 
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joebruin

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Ty4on said:
Much less efficient. A front loader needs less water and electricity and can spin faster.

Almost every washer is a front loader in Europe. Top loaders here are usually like this (same principle as a front loader):
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It seems to be about half and half here in the us. The front loaders are usually sold to people who need a stackable to conserve space.

Don't you guys also have these awful combo machines that take like a day to do a load? (Exaggeration of course) What I hate is how the compact models that can barely hold anything are like more expensive here.
 
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Pagusas

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so our washer (top load), dryer, french door fridge, oven and microwave are all Samsungs, all bought in 2015. Are we dead gaf?
 
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clav

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joebruin said:
Don't you guys also have these awful combo machines that take like a day to do a load? (Exaggeration of course) What I hate is how the compact models that can barely hold anything are like more expensive here.
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All to fit that luxurious New York life style.

Expensive small spaces, but hey, you're in the city.

Usually fits the profile of people who don't cook either since they can just eat out.
 
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darscot

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This doesn't look anything like an explosion to me. Looks more like the weight on the drum flew off during spin and slammed the side of the machine causing it to rock and put a dent in the drywall. Sure its a defect but not exactly life threatening.
 
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Renji_11

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The newer top loaders without the agitator are just as energy efficient and use only as much water as needed as the side loaders and you can stop and add clothes during mid cycle.
 
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joebruin

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darscot said:
This doesn't look anything like an explosion to me. Looks more like the weight on the drum flew off during spin and slammed the side of the machine causing it to rock and put a dent in the drywall. Sure its a defect but not exactly life threatening.
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I dunno. Why would the underside of the lid be frayed like that?
 
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SeanTSC

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Man, we just bought a brand new Washer/Dryer Samsung set last year when we bought this house. Thankfully, they're front loaders.
 
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Heshinsi

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Just like with Toyota, in a few years we're all going to be wondering why terrorists keep purchasing Samsung products in large numbers. \

"Samsung, like a bomb."
 
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Mattlikewhoa

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I have a Samsung steam washer and dryer (Front loader)... Come to think of it, I've got quite a few Samsung appliances.

Hopefully I have a house to walk into later today.
 
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Lord Error

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Did it explode, or did it go off balance during spin cycle?

Spin cycle on any of the laundry washers is no joke, despite all kinds of counterbalance systems that they've started putting into newer ones, they still can produce nasty vibration and move around the floor sometime. I can imagine things going very bad if this counterbalance system fails (and system for vibration detection shutoff that they also have, fails too)
 
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clav

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Lord Error said:
Did it explode, or did it go off balance during spin cycle?

Spin cycle on any of the laundry washers is no joke, despite all kinds of counterbalance systems that they've started putting into newer ones, they still can produce nasty vibration and move around the floor somewhat. I can imagine things going very bad if this counterbalance system fails (and system for vibration detection shutoff that they also have, fails too)
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The later but people are just reading the headline and posting lol dnr.

Yeah in the USA, HE top loaders here are locked during the washing cycle and can't open under operation until the user presses the pause button, which causes the drum to decelerate and stop. In other countries though, some machines let you open whenever during the cycle, which stops the operation but can be far more dangerous.
 
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