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@thecoalman, did you then screw the units into the pedestals?
No they just sit on the pedestal with the stock feet, I know they have replacement dampening feet. Perhaps that might be something to look at. It's come kind of bearing mechanism which allows it to sway instead of a hard contact.
I built the "pedestals from hell" as I refer to them, note they are only attached to the back wall. There is small gap between the pocket door and pedstal and I carried through with that for molding. That wall with the door has almost no vibration. They are screwed directly into the floor. I think because of the wide area it's transferred too it's not as bad as normal. If I had to do it again I probably would have mounted the top of the pedestals on springs.
Nice! Now that is a way to really attack the problem!
Nice! Now that is a way to really attack the problem!
Yes they came out nice. There is huge drawers there now and I found a countertop at the seconds store about 20 foot long that had some damage on half of it that I cut a 5 foot section out of for above them. I was going to make them higher but there was something in the way so I couldn't which was a good thing because I forgot about drawer for the detergent. Came out about right.
We tried something like this - they were heavy, square rubber pads about 2" thick.
After several months using them, I finally removed them. They really didn't do anything, and I thought in some ways might have contributed to problems as they introduced a small bit of instability/sway.
The culprit for us seemed to be the drawer pedestals. While I like the added height, they seem to shift the center of gravity enough that the spin cycle has a bit more effect than it otherwise would. It's not horrible, but slightly worse compared to a prior set we had for which we did not have pedestals.
Our laundry facilities have been on the second floor for many years in several houses - never had an issue of any kind with it.
We tried something like this - they were heavy, square rubber pads about 2" thick.
After several months using them, I finally removed them. They really didn't do anything, and I thought in some ways might have contributed to problems as they introduced a small bit of instability/sway.
The culprit for us seemed to be the drawer pedestals. While I like the added height, they seem to shift the center of gravity enough that the spin cycle has a bit more effect than it otherwise would. It's not horrible, but slightly worse compared to a prior set we had for which we did not have pedestals.
Our laundry facilities have been on the second floor for many years in several houses - never had an issue of any kind with it.
That is a good point about the pedestals. Our machines are on pedestals, too- and I have wondered if removing them would make much difference.
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