Washer vibrating on Wooden Floor

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Choosing a lower-vibration washing machine for a wooden laminate floor

The problem

The poster was moving into a house with an unfixed wood laminate floor over floorboards and wanted advice on which washing machine brand or type would be less prone to vibration. They were considering a Bosch model up to 1200rpm with anti-vibration and noise-reducing features, or a Samsung VRT Plus model.

Likely cause

Vibration was expected to be influenced mainly by the sprung wooden flooring rather than a confirmed fault with any appliance.

What fixed it

The accepted advice was to favour Bosch over Samsung. It was also stated that Miele would likely give the lowest vibration, but at higher cost, and that Miele advise their machines should be installed on a concrete floor rather than a sprung floor. The original poster accepted this advice and said they would feel more comfortable choosing Bosch if Miele was too expensive. They also mentioned considering anti-vibration pads, but no result was confirmed.

Checks to try

• Floor described as unfixed wood laminate over floorboards
• Considered Bosch up to 1200 spin with anti-vibration and noise-reducing features
• Considered Samsung VRT Plus
• Accepted advice noted Miele should be on a concrete floor, not a sprung floor

Parts or tools mentioned

• Bosch washing machine
• Samsung VRT Plus model
• Miele washing machine
• Anti-vibration pads