Silent Feet - Anti-Vibration Pads for Washing Machines and Dryers

The feet arrived within a few days, so that was good. I tried them out with my new washing machine before moving it into its final position. They seemed to work very well. There was pretty much no vibration on a 1200 rpm spin, and seemingly little noise when washing or spinning. The washing machine stands on carpet tiles.However, I cannot use the feet. It is fairly common in the UK for a washing machine to be situation under a work-top in the kitchen. As such space is tight. The feet are about 2.4cms high, with a lip of about 4mm. So they raise the washing machine up by about 2cms. That was too much for my place. I may have been able to squeeze the machine in place with about a millimetre of clearance from the worktop, but decided that if the machine moved at all then it would start hitting the work-top and may well damage it.If I had more space, and especially for completely free-standing machines, I would have no hesitation in using the feet.

I have a new Samsung VRT washer situated under the kitchen counter, in a 100 years old building. The floor is tiled on old terrazzo, and everything 'sits' on wooden beams. Naturally, washing machine spin cycle makes everything vibrate (the hole floor plate) which can not be good for the construction. I was first disappointed with my new and pricy Samsung machine equipped wit vibration reduction technology (VRT), according to reviews quite good in situations like mine. It turned out the machine was producing the same amount of vibration to the floor as my previous 7-years old Whirlpool... So I decided to by the best and the most expensive anti vibration pads - 'Silent Feet', hoping to solve the problem. Installation was a bit troublesome because the machine is under the counter, between the wall and dishwasher, but this was expected. Machine started the spin cycle and started shaking tremendously in every direction, occasional hitting the counter bottom and the wall. And the vibration of the floor was worse! It is not possible to completely eliminate vibrations in old houses with wooden beam construction, but I was hoping for some improvement. The fact is that these pads might work with concrete floors, but they also reduce machine stability, so it 'dances' around, and that can put the drum out of balance during spin cycle... I was not expectation miracle, but hoping for some improvement. I guess it doesn't work on tiled terrazzo wooden beam floors!

Had problem from front-loader washing machine sitting close to the mid-span of the 200 year old timber joists of a suspended first floor, causing such severe vibration from top to bottom of a 4 storey terraced house that I was concerned about structural damage. These pads have not completely solved the problem but the degree of amelioration is very significant and definitely makes the pads a worthwhile purchase. The vibration can no longer be felt throughout the whole building and, where it is still felt, is somewhat annoying rather than downright alarming! Fitting the pads was straightforward, though it does require two people, or some mechanical means of tilting the machine while the back feet are positioned.Particularly given the most unfavourable location of my machine in a very old building, I would definitely recommend this product.

Has made a big difference to my somewhat noisy old washing machine on an uneven floor in an upstairs flat that I've never been able to balance right and that had become a bit scary. Doesn't get rid of all noise, but cuts out all the worst vibrations and also stops it moving around the floor. Do check that you've got enough room under your counter top etc to fit in the feet, which are about an inch thick and also allow a bit of space for movement on the rubber feet (the washing machine does move up and down by about a centimetre in a slightly amusing fashion during spin cycle). Obviously, can't guarantee would work for people with different circumstances, but I've been very pleased and will use similar products for all future washing machines.

it seems to work fine. When the machine spins at low RPMs I do not feel any vibration, but at higher speeds there is still something. Not sure, if it is possible to eliminate those vibrations all together though. We have an LG washing machine, and it seems those do vibrate a lot. The idea with the rear pads which slide easily and the front ones which stick to the floor, is excellent. I had previously cheaper rubber pads and it was a nightmare to push to the washing machine into its space slot. This time it worked much better

Since moving our washing machine upstairs, we needed a solution to stop our machine shaking down the house!I thought I'd try this product as it was the most expensive on the market so I thought it might be the best. Well it has improved the vibration, the front door no longer shakes! But I would have liked somewhere near the top of the claim it makes; "Stops up to 94.7% of vibration and noise" rather than nearer the bottom.That said, maybe our machine is just beyond it and needs replacing.

I've had a new kitchen fitted, with a high-gloss tiled floor. It proved very difficult to stop the washing machine moving into the side of adjoining new units, despite carefully adjusting it's own feet to get it level and lots of trial and error. However, these feet have done the job. They have a sucker-like quality, which combines with the weight of the machine to hold it in place. This does make it a bit difficult to install and get into the exact position you want... but once there, it won't move easily. They also add a little height to the machine (about an inch or so), which may make it look better in an under counter gap. (With the new IKEA system, if you tile under right under your units, you might find that the gap for under-counter appliances looks slightly over-generous, but these feet sort that aesthetically to my eyes). From other reviews, it looks like these aren't the right solution for every situation, but I'd recommend them if your problem is the machine sliding on a high-gloss floor, (even though they may seem a little expensive for a few bits of rubber).