# New washing machine makes squeaky sound

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 7, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machine-makes-squeaky-sound/683138 "2014-03-07T19:18:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machine-makes-squeaky-sound/683138/1 "2014-03-07T19:18:09Z")

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New washing machine (Maytag, non-HE, agitator) was delivered yesterday. I did 2 loads, and the agitator makes a duck like noise. No noise during the fill and spin cycle though. It’s not a grinding noise, it sounds like a quack. (I checked, an no duck is hiding in the machine). I do have the 5 year extended warranty and obviously it’s still under manufacturer’s warranty. Do washing machines need a “break-in” period to loosen things up? Or should I continue to let this drive me crazy until I call Lowe’s for a service call?

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machine-makes-squeaky-sound/683138/2 "2014-03-07T19:24:14Z")

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I’d call them now. No matter when you call them, I’d say “It just started yesterday”. You don’t want to say “It’s been happening for 3 weeks” and find that you violated some part of the warranty because the squeaking was just a symptom of bad tensioner or incorrect belt which ended up burning out the motor.

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machine-makes-squeaky-sound/683138/3 "2014-03-07T19:29:44Z")

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Never mind how to fix it, the real question is “does it echo?”

Yes, call Lowe’s.

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**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-washing-machine-makes-squeaky-sound/683138/4 "2014-03-07T20:13:44Z")

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Called Lowe’s and she agreed there should be no duck like sounds. I am getting a new one delivered sometime next week because of course they don’t have any in stock. At least I’m caught up on my wash.