Front loading or top loading washing machine?

My 2 year old LG top loader has started squeaking when the drum rotates. The sound is like a toy and progressively gets louder when the wash cycle starts. Then after 4-5 minutes it just disappears. I tried to make out the source of noise and it seems to come from back bottom of the drum. Is it scaling or is it something else? I didn't get time to descale the machine from a year.
 
6pack said:
My 2 year old LG top loader has started squeaking when the drum rotates. The sound is like a toy and progressively gets louder when the wash cycle starts. Then after 4-5 minutes it just disappears. I tried to make out the source of noise and it seems to come from back bottom of the drum. Is it scaling or is it something else? I didn't get time to descale the machine from a year.
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There can be a number of reasons for this. So start with something simple.

Is the machine level? See here how to level it.
 
blr_p said:
There can be a number of reasons for this. So start with something simple.

Is the machine level? See here how to level it.
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That's the first thing i checked. Yes it is level. I checked it with spirit level 2-3 times. Even checked the drum. Everything is level. Outer Drum does not touch the sides anywhere. There is almost 2 inches space between drum and body on all sides. IN a YT video, the noise was coming from the drum scratching the foam pad on the body but in my washing machine, the foam pads are above the drum level for some reason. So they will never touch the drum. And the foam pads are just 2 inch in width. Looks like normal foam pads available on Amazon. Foam pads should have been at least 4-6 inches in width looking at the Yt videos. Cost cutting in india.
 
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