Smoke billowing out of a washing machine is bad, right?

[GreenPartyVoter]

[JVS]

1. It depends on the color. If dark, bad. If it's white that means your...

clothing has elected a new Pope! :party:

[redwitch]

2. LOL

That's great! Now tell her to get the fire extinguisher!

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Very dark.. makes my eyes and water and throat and nose hurt

[JVS]

7. It sounds bad.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

8. That's great...

[LaurenG]

3. I think so, yes nt

[billyskank]

4. Hmmm

I would say...yes.

[Left Is Write]

6. If a burned out motor is bad, then yes.

[SoCalDem]

9. Carefully...UNPLUG THE MACHINE

Get out ads from the Sunday paper
Go buy a new washer :)

Mine has "spinning" issues these days, and I have had it repaired three times already.

Of course it started this shit AFTER the warranty ran out. We deliberately got a not-so-expensive washer, but I am leaning towards getting a beefier model next time around.

I really miss my Maytag stainless-steel tub washer I hade years ago.. I bought it used for $50, and that thing made it though 12 years of washing clothes for 3 boys & Mom & Dad.. By the time it was time to replace it, I was appalled at the price to replace it, so I started down the path of "modestly priced" washers.. big mistake

[LeftyMom]

10. Amana makes a nice washer with a huge stainless tub

I sold a ton of them when I sold appliances and never heard a complaint about them. The price is fairly reasonable for a conventional washer. If you don't get a front loader (they're efficient but seem to break down more) I'd try one of those. :)

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Oh, it got unplugged as soon as I got the extinguisher. But I love this

Maytag. It's one of those extra large capacity tubs so I can wash a lot of clothes at once in it.

[Briarius]

11. Bad: Yes

fatal to the washer, maybe not. I had the same problem. If it smells like burning rubber, then it's no big deal to fix. Otherwise it's probably a lot more serious. Either way stop it and unplug it ASAP!

[elehhhhna]

13. You are making Louisiana slow-smoked laundry!

[TallahasseeGrannie]

14. Unless your teenage son

threw a doobie in there real quick when you came in the laundry room.

But you knew that.

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. There was a mouse using the space under the washer as a bathroom, which

I find to be somewhat ironic since the washer was all of 2 feet away from the cat's litterbox.