ain weight; if this then sticks to the side of the drum, it will create an unbalanced load.
Some modern washing machines can detect this and will attempt to re-balance the load or choose not to enter the spin cycle.
If your washing machine does enter the spin with an unbalanced load, it could shake around in a noisy and violent fashion – possibly doing damage to itself or cutting out halfway through the spin cycle.
You can avoid unbalanced loads by washing heavy items, such as towels or dressing gowns, together to try and balance out the load in the drum
3. Check around the drum for coins or bra wires
Rogue items that get into the drum can cause both strange sounds and a number of problems.
Research and feedback from Which? members has shown the most common culprits are coins and bra wire.
We experimented putting £1 coins into a variety of washing machines and we found you typically have about 15 minutes to hear them rattling around and pinging off the door before the sound of the wash drowns them out.
Bra wire makes more of a scratching sound.
4. Check the seal
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