Set up the washing machine correctly with a mat

What you need:

• Spirit level
• Possibly. Vibration mat or
• Vibration damper

When your washing machine goes for a walk

• ... you either have a very unfavorable floor (soft, uneven floorboards, etc.) or you have yours Washing machine maybe just not set up properly yet. Initially, this has nothing to do with the decision for or against a document.

• Washing machines need a firm, absolutely level stand. You can do this using a spirit level and the adjustable feet on the underside of the machine. If the machine is stationary, however, this does not guarantee complete peace of mind in the wash and especially in the spin cycle. So it is best to check everything again with the scales during the spin cycle and pull if necessary. adjust the feet again. It is advisable to counter the screw connection so that nothing can change.

• Your washing machine is now at a standstill and may not move any more, but the noise it makes and the vibrations are still very strong?

Try a mat or anti-vibration mounts

• In the trade there are rubber mats to buy extra for vibration dampening in washing machines, which are called Prevent or at least dampen the vibrations, "wandering" and excessive noise should. Such mats differ in strength, thickness and price - and if you can believes different experiences, which can be read in various online forums, unfortunately also in the effect.

• From "wonderful" to "doesn't help at all" or even "is worse than before", the empirical values ​​differ. This means that you have to decide whether you want to take a very personal test (for around € 12 to € 18). In any case, you should note that such underlays must not be too soft, because if on a slightly uneven surface the feet sink in differently, the level, firm stand is no longer given and a bad result is achieved preprogrammed.


Align the washing machine - this must be observed

A washing machine has to be aligned correctly so that it does not move during the spin ...

• In most cases, so-called vibration dampers work better than a mat as a base for your washing machine to dampen vibrations and thus noise. They are also made of rubber, but are placed individually under the adjustable feet. The horizontal alignment is therefore not endangered, because you increase the feet evenly when they are aligned with one another. But on the one hand, they increase the footprint and, as it seems to me, have a certain anti-slip effect - and on the other hand, they are not made of solid material Rubber, but have a certain distance to the floor in the middle, i.e. where the machine stands with the adjustable feet on the dampers, which creates a small oscillation enables.

• For a price between € 4 and € 8, a test with such vibration dampers is recommended. And if it works, both your washing machine and the people below you will thank you.