Excessive vibration on Candy GVS 148D3-80

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

Candy GVS 148D3-80 vibrates after severe unbalanced load incident

The problem

After a badly unbalanced bedsheet load, the Candy GVS 148D3-80 moved violently, turned around, damaged the door seal and marked the glass. Since then the owner reported excessive vibration on spin, although the machine remained level, did not move during spinning, and the drum had no obvious bearing noise or gap at the seal.

Likely cause

The accepted reply suggested possible suspension damper trouble, such as a broken or loose damper. However, later discussion indicated the vibration shown with a load of only 3 towels appeared normal and may have been due to a poorly balanced small load rather than a confirmed fault.

What fixed it

Recommended action was to remove the back panel and inspect internally for anything obvious, particularly the suspension dampers. The owner reported no visible cracks or failing parts. No definite repair was confirmed in the discussion.

Checks to try

• Machine was confirmed level
• Machine did not move during spinning
• Drum was rotated by hand with no bearing grind or thump reported
• No gap between seal and drum when moved forwards and backwards was reported
• Visual internal check found no visible cracks or failing parts
• Spin behaviour was assessed on a load of about 3 towels

Parts or tools mentioned

• Door seal
• Suspension dampers