One woman has taken to TikTok to share the story of how she almost broke her brand new washing machine, claiming that no one told her an important piece of advice she should have known before using the appliance.

At first, Aree from Auckland thought that the washing machine she recently bought was broken because whenever she uses it, it would "rock the whole house" during a cycle.

However, after thoroughly reading the instruction manual that came with the machine, she discovered that she needed to remove the transport bolts first. (Transport or transit bolts are the bolts attached to the back of the machine to prevent it from getting damaged when being transported.)

"No one told me when you buy a brand new washing machine, you have to take the bolts off before using it to release the spinny thing. Otherwise, it literally rocks the whole house," wrote Aree in the now-viral clip, which has gained over half a million views already.

Aree didn't know she had to remove the transport bolts first before using her new washing machine. Credit: TikTok/@areethegreat. ​

The "spinny thing" Aree was referring to from the video is probably her washing machine's drum. The drum is usually held in place by transport bolts so that it doesn't move and break during delivery.

But once the appliance is successfully delivered into your home, you have to remove these bolts before using the machine as they might cause serious damage (and even void the warranty!) on your brand new machine.

So to our folks out there who have recently bought a brand new washing machine, make sure to carefully read the manual!

If you're not sure how to remove transport bolts from a new washing machine, try following these simple steps:

1. Locate the wrench supplied with the washing machine. This wrench is typically enclosed in the same package as the owner’s manual.

2. Place the circular side of the wrench over the top of the bolt. The flat sides of the bolt will line up with the flat spaces inside of the wrench.

3. Twist the braces counter-clockwise with the wrench to unscrew all of the bolts. Bolts are often located at each of the four corners around the drum assembly at the back of the machine.

4. Grasp the bolt head and pull it out through the widest part of the hole. Repeat this process to remove all of the bolts. There will be four or five shipping bolts total.

5. Fill in the holes left by the bolts with the supplied caps. There will be one cap for each hole and these will be in the same package the wrench came in. Set the cap in place and press gently with your thumb to insert it.

Source: SFGate/Home Guides.

White goods retailers also advise their customers to hold onto the transport bolts and not throw them out. In the event that you have to move houses, you can just reinstall them to protect your machine from being damaged.

To know more about transit bolts and what to do with them, here's a helpful video to guide you:

Credit: Appliances Online Australia.​

Members, do you have more pieces of advice for our folks out there who recently bought a brand new washing machine or any large home appliances?

Share them with us in the comments below! You never know, you might just save someone from voiding their warranty…

 

[Vombat]

Woman almost breaks her brand new washing machine because "no one told her" THIS advice! ​

One woman has taken to TikTok to share the story of how she almost broke her brand new washing machine, claiming that no one told her an important piece of advice she should have known before using the appliance.

​

At first, Aree from Auckland thought that the washing machine she recently bought was broken because whenever she uses it, it would "rock the whole house" during a cycle.

However, after thoroughly reading the instruction manual that came with the machine, she discovered that she needed to remove the transport bolts first. (Transport or transit bolts are the bolts attached to the back of the machine to prevent it from getting damaged when being transported.)

"No one told me when you buy a brand new washing machine, you have to take the bolts off before using it to release the spinny thing. Otherwise, it literally rocks the whole house," wrote Aree in the now-viral clip, which has gained over half a million views already.

Aree didn't know she had to remove the transport bolts first before using her new washing machine. Credit: TikTok/@areethegreat. ​

The "spinny thing" Aree was referring to from the video is probably her washing machine's drum. The drum is usually held in place by transport bolts so that it doesn't move and break during delivery.

But once the appliance is successfully delivered into your home, you have to remove these bolts before using the machine as they might cause serious damage (and even void the warranty!) on your brand new machine.

​

So to our folks out there who have recently bought a brand new washing machine, make sure to carefully read the manual!

If you're not sure how to remove transport bolts from a new washing machine, try following these simple steps:

1. Locate the wrench supplied with the washing machine. This wrench is typically enclosed in the same package as the owner’s manual.

2. Place the circular side of the wrench over the top of the bolt. The flat sides of the bolt will line up with the flat spaces inside of the wrench.

3. Twist the braces counter-clockwise with the wrench to unscrew all of the bolts. Bolts are often located at each of the four corners around the drum assembly at the back of the machine.

4. Grasp the bolt head and pull it out through the widest part of the hole. Repeat this process to remove all of the bolts. There will be four or five shipping bolts total.

5. Fill in the holes left by the bolts with the supplied caps. There will be one cap for each hole and these will be in the same package the wrench came in. Set the cap in place and press gently with your thumb to insert it.

Source: SFGate/Home Guides.

​

White goods retailers also advise their customers to hold onto the transport bolts and not throw them out. In the event that you have to move houses, you can just reinstall them to protect your machine from being damaged.

To know more about transit bolts and what to do with them, here's a helpful video to guide you:

Credit: Appliances Online Australia.​

Members, do you have more pieces of advice for our folks out there who recently bought a brand new washing machine or any large home appliances?

Share them with us in the comments below! You never know, you might just save someone from voiding their warranty…

Always read the instructions..with my machine removing the bolts is in big print

 

[SO'Dwyer]

I have never removed transport bolts from any machine that I've owned. This is because I didn't know they existed. My washing machines have all worked perfectly. Is this a New Zealand thing?

 

[Thecheesequeen]

Any time I’ve bought a new washing machine the delivery person has set it up for me and removed the old machine.

 

[Canman]

Stupid woman

 

[Ricci]

I have never removed transport bolts from any machine that I've owned. This is because I didn't know they existed. My washing machines have all worked perfectly. Is this a New Zealand thing?

All machines the world over has these bolts when new.

 

[Ricci]

Any time I’ve bought a new washing machine the delivery person has set it up for me and removed the old machine.

Me too

 

[Vinylted]

When all else fails RTFM (Read the flipping manual)!

 

[debjane]

I have never removed transport bolts from any machine that I've owned. This is because I didn't know they existed. My washing machines have all worked perfectly. Is this a New Zealand thing?

Most delivery people remove them when they are delivered, they take the box off and take the bolts out before bringing them into the house.

 

[JustPat]

I've never had to remove transport bolts from any washing machine I have owned and they have worked fine.

 

[adorableagnes]

Woman almost breaks her brand new washing machine because "no one told her" THIS advice! ​

One woman has taken to TikTok to share the story of how she almost broke her brand new washing machine, claiming that no one told her an important piece of advice she should have known before using the appliance.

​

At first, Aree from Auckland thought that the washing machine she recently bought was broken because whenever she uses it, it would "rock the whole house" during a cycle.

However, after thoroughly reading the instruction manual that came with the machine, she discovered that she needed to remove the transport bolts first. (Transport or transit bolts are the bolts attached to the back of the machine to prevent it from getting damaged when being transported.)

"No one told me when you buy a brand new washing machine, you have to take the bolts off before using it to release the spinny thing. Otherwise, it literally rocks the whole house," wrote Aree in the now-viral clip, which has gained over half a million views already.

Aree didn't know she had to remove the transport bolts first before using her new washing machine. Credit: TikTok/@areethegreat. ​

The "spinny thing" Aree was referring to from the video is probably her washing machine's drum. The drum is usually held in place by transport bolts so that it doesn't move and break during delivery.

But once the appliance is successfully delivered into your home, you have to remove these bolts before using the machine as they might cause serious damage (and even void the warranty!) on your brand new machine.

​

So to our folks out there who have recently bought a brand new washing machine, make sure to carefully read the manual!

If you're not sure how to remove transport bolts from a new washing machine, try following these simple steps:

1. Locate the wrench supplied with the washing machine. This wrench is typically enclosed in the same package as the owner’s manual.

2. Place the circular side of the wrench over the top of the bolt. The flat sides of the bolt will line up with the flat spaces inside of the wrench.

3. Twist the braces counter-clockwise with the wrench to unscrew all of the bolts. Bolts are often located at each of the four corners around the drum assembly at the back of the machine.

4. Grasp the bolt head and pull it out through the widest part of the hole. Repeat this process to remove all of the bolts. There will be four or five shipping bolts total.

5. Fill in the holes left by the bolts with the supplied caps. There will be one cap for each hole and these will be in the same package the wrench came in. Set the cap in place and press gently with your thumb to insert it.

Source: SFGate/Home Guides.

​

White goods retailers also advise their customers to hold onto the transport bolts and not throw them out. In the event that you have to move houses, you can just reinstall them to protect your machine from being damaged.

To know more about transit bolts and what to do with them, here's a helpful video to guide you:

Credit: Appliances Online Australia.​

Members, do you have more pieces of advice for our folks out there who recently bought a brand new washing machine or any large home appliances?

Share them with us in the comments below! You never know, you might just save someone from voiding their warranty…

Such a shame she didn't read the instructions as that is the first thing it tells you to do.

 

[rehandra]

Woman almost breaks her brand new washing machine because "no one told her" THIS advice! ​

One woman has taken to TikTok to share the story of how she almost broke her brand new washing machine, claiming that no one told her an important piece of advice she should have known before using the appliance.

​

At first, Aree from Auckland thought that the washing machine she recently bought was broken because whenever she uses it, it would "rock the whole house" during a cycle.

However, after thoroughly reading the instruction manual that came with the machine, she discovered that she needed to remove the transport bolts first. (Transport or transit bolts are the bolts attached to the back of the machine to prevent it from getting damaged when being transported.)

"No one told me when you buy a brand new washing machine, you have to take the bolts off before using it to release the spinny thing. Otherwise, it literally rocks the whole house," wrote Aree in the now-viral clip, which has gained over half a million views already.

Aree didn't know she had to remove the transport bolts first before using her new washing machine. Credit: TikTok/@areethegreat. ​

The "spinny thing" Aree was referring to from the video is probably her washing machine's drum. The drum is usually held in place by transport bolts so that it doesn't move and break during delivery.

But once the appliance is successfully delivered into your home, you have to remove these bolts before using the machine as they might cause serious damage (and even void the warranty!) on your brand new machine.

​

So to our folks out there who have recently bought a brand new washing machine, make sure to carefully read the manual!

If you're not sure how to remove transport bolts from a new washing machine, try following these simple steps:

1. Locate the wrench supplied with the washing machine. This wrench is typically enclosed in the same package as the owner’s manual.

2. Place the circular side of the wrench over the top of the bolt. The flat sides of the bolt will line up with the flat spaces inside of the wrench.

3. Twist the braces counter-clockwise with the wrench to unscrew all of the bolts. Bolts are often located at each of the four corners around the drum assembly at the back of the machine.

4. Grasp the bolt head and pull it out through the widest part of the hole. Repeat this process to remove all of the bolts. There will be four or five shipping bolts total.

5. Fill in the holes left by the bolts with the supplied caps. There will be one cap for each hole and these will be in the same package the wrench came in. Set the cap in place and press gently with your thumb to insert it.

Source: SFGate/Home Guides.

​

White goods retailers also advise their customers to hold onto the transport bolts and not throw them out. In the event that you have to move houses, you can just reinstall them to protect your machine from being damaged.

To know more about transit bolts and what to do with them, here's a helpful video to guide you:

Credit: Appliances Online Australia.​

Members, do you have more pieces of advice for our folks out there who recently bought a brand new washing machine or any large home appliances?

Share them with us in the comments below! You never know, you might just save someone from voiding their warranty…

I am always amazed when I read people say they never read the manuals when they buy an appliance. I cannot understand why and it annoys me when they complain that something has gone with the product. It is the purchaser's reponsibility to read the instructions. Yes, it can be a bit tedious but you just have to do it. My husband (being an ex electrician) always says "have you read the manual"!?

 

[Ezzy]

Woman almost breaks her brand new washing machine because "no one told her" THIS advice! ​

One woman has taken to TikTok to share the story of how she almost broke her brand new washing machine, claiming that no one told her an important piece of advice she should have known before using the appliance.

​

At first, Aree from Auckland thought that the washing machine she recently bought was broken because whenever she uses it, it would "rock the whole house" during a cycle.

However, after thoroughly reading the instruction manual that came with the machine, she discovered that she needed to remove the transport bolts first. (Transport or transit bolts are the bolts attached to the back of the machine to prevent it from getting damaged when being transported.)

"No one told me when you buy a brand new washing machine, you have to take the bolts off before using it to release the spinny thing. Otherwise, it literally rocks the whole house," wrote Aree in the now-viral clip, which has gained over half a million views already.

Aree didn't know she had to remove the transport bolts first before using her new washing machine. Credit: TikTok/@areethegreat. ​

The "spinny thing" Aree was referring to from the video is probably her washing machine's drum. The drum is usually held in place by transport bolts so that it doesn't move and break during delivery.

But once the appliance is successfully delivered into your home, you have to remove these bolts before using the machine as they might cause serious damage (and even void the warranty!) on your brand new machine.

​

So to our folks out there who have recently bought a brand new washing machine, make sure to carefully read the manual!

If you're not sure how to remove transport bolts from a new washing machine, try following these simple steps:

1. Locate the wrench supplied with the washing machine. This wrench is typically enclosed in the same package as the owner’s manual.

2. Place the circular side of the wrench over the top of the bolt. The flat sides of the bolt will line up with the flat spaces inside of the wrench.

3. Twist the braces counter-clockwise with the wrench to unscrew all of the bolts. Bolts are often located at each of the four corners around the drum assembly at the back of the machine.

4. Grasp the bolt head and pull it out through the widest part of the hole. Repeat this process to remove all of the bolts. There will be four or five shipping bolts total.

5. Fill in the holes left by the bolts with the supplied caps. There will be one cap for each hole and these will be in the same package the wrench came in. Set the cap in place and press gently with your thumb to insert it.

Source: SFGate/Home Guides.

​

White goods retailers also advise their customers to hold onto the transport bolts and not throw them out. In the event that you have to move houses, you can just reinstall them to protect your machine from being damaged.

To know more about transit bolts and what to do with them, here's a helpful video to guide you:

Credit: Appliances Online Australia.​

Members, do you have more pieces of advice for our folks out there who recently bought a brand new washing machine or any large home appliances?

Share them with us in the comments below! You never know, you might just save someone from voiding their warranty…

It's the old adage isn't it, 'When all else fails read the instructions.'

 

[68autobug]

The transport bolts are there to hold everything together so it cannot be damaged when being transported.. The people who deliver the machine usually take them out, and throw them away.... I always grab them as if You move or want to resell the machine later on You will need them.... I did have a top loader many years ago that still had the transport bolts in place for many years.... Front Loaders have large weights to balance the load, and having these unsupported could damage the machine if the machine was transported in a Truck etc... So, its good practice to keep the transport bolts close by.... I was given a Bosch front loader recently and it had been carried in a Vehicle for a few hundred kilometres.. , so I thought it probably won't be any good, but , My brother in Law had kept the transport bolts and had fitted them into the machine... Bugbuyer 68autobug

 

[68autobug]

Any time I’ve bought a new washing machine the delivery person has set it up for me and removed the old machine.

and the people who deliver the machine usually take out the transport bolts..... Bugbuyer

 

[Sunshine247]

One woman has taken to TikTok to share the story of how she almost broke her brand new washing machine, claiming that no one told her an important piece of advice she should have known before using the appliance.

At first, Aree from Auckland thought that the washing machine she recently bought was broken because whenever she uses it, it would "rock the whole house" during a cycle.

However, after thoroughly reading the instruction manual that came with the machine, she discovered that she needed to remove the transport bolts first. (Transport or transit bolts are the bolts attached to the back of the machine to prevent it from getting damaged when being transported.)

"No one told me when you buy a brand new washing machine, you have to take the bolts off before using it to release the spinny thing. Otherwise, it literally rocks the whole house," wrote Aree in the now-viral clip, which has gained over half a million views already.

Aree didn't know she had to remove the transport bolts first before using her new washing machine. Credit: TikTok/@areethegreat. ​

The "spinny thing" Aree was referring to from the video is probably her washing machine's drum. The drum is usually held in place by transport bolts so that it doesn't move and break during delivery.

But once the appliance is successfully delivered into your home, you have to remove these bolts before using the machine as they might cause serious damage (and even void the warranty!) on your brand new machine.

So to our folks out there who have recently bought a brand new washing machine, make sure to carefully read the manual!

If you're not sure how to remove transport bolts from a new washing machine, try following these simple steps:

1. Locate the wrench supplied with the washing machine. This wrench is typically enclosed in the same package as the owner’s manual.

2. Place the circular side of the wrench over the top of the bolt. The flat sides of the bolt will line up with the flat spaces inside of the wrench.

3. Twist the braces counter-clockwise with the wrench to unscrew all of the bolts. Bolts are often located at each of the four corners around the drum assembly at the back of the machine.

4. Grasp the bolt head and pull it out through the widest part of the hole. Repeat this process to remove all of the bolts. There will be four or five shipping bolts total.

5. Fill in the holes left by the bolts with the supplied caps. There will be one cap for each hole and these will be in the same package the wrench came in. Set the cap in place and press gently with your thumb to insert it.

Source: SFGate/Home Guides.

White goods retailers also advise their customers to hold onto the transport bolts and not throw them out. In the event that you have to move houses, you can just reinstall them to protect your machine from being damaged.

To know more about transit bolts and what to do with them, here's a helpful video to guide you:

Credit: Appliances Online Australia.​

Members, do you have more pieces of advice for our folks out there who recently bought a brand new washing machine or any large home appliances?

Share them with us in the comments below! You never know, you might just save someone from voiding their warranty…

Never knew this about transit bolts, as the delivery person always installed the machine

 

[adorableagnes]

She should have read the instructions.

 

[Ezzy]

and the people who deliver the machine usually take out the transport bolts..... Bugbuyer

That may be the case if the company delivers the product but not as l did recently, picked it up myself.