If you think that the smooth operation of your washing machine depends only on its parts, installation and assembly, then you are mistaken. It also depends on proper transportation. Drum - the most unprotected part of the washing machine during transportation. It is mounted on strong spring shock absorbers, so it can move almost unhindered inside the washing machine. During transport, the drum may accidentally damage the inside of the unit. To prevent such an unpleasant situation, shipping bolts in the washing machine were foreseen.
Every person who has ever purchased such a technique, most likely, met with similar fasteners. The most important thing is to remember to take them off before use. Otherwise, it may damage a brand new washing machine. In this article, you will learn why transport bolts are needed in the washing machine, how to properly transport this equipment and how to remove them.
Fastening devices. What are they needed for?
To minimize the risk during transport, they are installed at the factory, and at different inclinations during transport, the internal parts do not come into contact with each other, because the bolts hold tank in one position.
As a result, shock absorbers bearings also remain intact.
These are very important elements of the washing machine, as they reduce the amount of vibration during washing and spinning.
How to remove transport bolts on a washing machine
If this advice is neglected, then, ultimately, due to the incorrect operation of the entire mechanism, the washing machine will fail. Also, no service center will undertake to repair or replace the device for free if the shipping bolts are the cause of the breakdown.
Therefore, as a rule, it is not difficult to find them. Usually there are no more than four such bolts.
In some companies, they look like small iron pins and can be located, for example, on the top wall.
To be able to start washing machine operationthey just need to be unscrewed.
An allen wrench is fine for this.
The required size, as a rule, ranges from ten to fourteen millimeters, depending on the brand of the manufacturer. The kit of some companies (for example LG), includes a wrench of a suitable size for removing the mounting bolts, along with a drain hose and other standard parts of a washing machine.
If you don't have a wrench handy, you can try to use pliers. And if the manufacturer used metal pins as a fastener, then it is best to unscrew them with pliers. To get the transport bolts or pins, it is enough to turn them a quarter of a turn, and then pull them out of the device body completely by hand.
Tips for transporting a washing machine
As practice shows, you should not throw away shipping bolts immediately after removing them, as no one knows what awaits us in the future.
You may need to relocate and move to a new home. This is when the shipping bolts will need to be put back in place to reduce the risk of possible damage during shipping.
Decorative plugs are removed very easily with nail scissors or a regular knife. Mounting bolts can be screwed in without foreign objects, so the whole procedure will not take you much time. Thus, you can increase the operating time of your washing machine and are not afraid for it during transportation.
Conclusion
People have come up with many functions of the device that protect it during transportation and maintenance, the main of which are transport bolts. They retain the spring suspension system. Before as turn on the washing machine for the first time they need to be pulled out, and, if necessary, put back.
This is a useful article, because when we bought ourselves a hotpoint washer, we completely forgot to remove the fasteners. Actually, because of what, at first, the washer made an unnatural noise.