Timeline for Front-loading GE washer makes loud noise

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Jul 8, 2017 at 5:49	vote	accept	Ville
Oct 5, 2016 at 19:08	comment	added	Iggy		Yeah, you're pretty lucky. Most appliances for the last 5-years (+/-) are total garbage & require constant repairs. I never left normal top load, my Water Bill's BY FAR my smallest bill & I never liked the 2 to 5 hour waste of electricity front load cycle absurdity...amongst mold smell & cleaning or that you can't add to a started wash. High Efficiency's in front or top loads are just stupid, clothes come out dirtier. I get small stains occasionally, but I never had to pre-treat, can soak all day & can run the load a 2nd time for 2 more rinses to get even more soap out for stay fresh clothes.
Oct 5, 2016 at 12:08	comment	added	topshot		That's pretty sad if that's the case. 5 years for how much a front loader costs? I think our front is going on 15 now </knock on wood>
Oct 5, 2016 at 11:21	comment	added	Iggy		Yep, that's what goes into & rides the bearings. It's quite unlikely the Support Spider itself failed. He probably means it's bearing shaft is heavily scored & ground-down so it won't ever work tight nor right again. This "typically" means the entire tub has to be replaced. I say "typically" because no-one welds the shafts to rebuild them back to new quite cheaply & quickly. And, go for truck bearing replacements & you'd be good forever, but no-one does that either. So, you made the only & right decision to replace the whole washer...planned obsolescence with marginal parts wins again.
Oct 5, 2016 at 5:08	comment	added	Ville		I had a service person come over today, and he quickly diagnosed it as the "support spider" having failed. It would be an interesting project, but it's not worth my time/effort, so I'll pass, and just get a new washer. :-)
Oct 4, 2016 at 15:22	history	answered	Iggy	CC BY-SA 3.0