Washer Noise Test: DoctorNoise

Find out what that washer noise means — before you call anyone, and before you pay for a visit. Put your phone on top of the machine, near the back edge. Run one spin with the noisy load still inside — the app waits for the drum to speed up and listens to the couple of minutes around it. DoctorNoise hears the sound and feels the vibration at the same time, then names the likely cause — a worn bearing, an unbalanced load, a blocked pump — and what a repair really costs against a new machine. HOW IT WORKS 1. Place the phone. On top of the washer, near the back edge, where the drum is loudest. 2. Run the test. Tap Start listening, then start a spin; the app waits for the drum to speed up and records the couple of minutes around it, with a live spectrum, drum speed and vibration on screen. 3. Read the verdict. Ranked likely causes with a confidence figure, the signature that gave them away,…