Get off your computer, stop using your cell phone, a microwave, watch out for the evil fridge and dont watch TV or walk down the street. EMFs happen unless you live in an Amish Community with no electricity. You only notice the vibration when every AC on the roof is on at the same time. Dont move to the 1st floor, my guess is you would be one of those people who complain if the upstairs neighbor flushes the toilet in the middle of the night.

Noise is a persistent issue especially in newer homes with open floor plans. We bought a top of the line Bosch dishwasher over a year ago on the recommendation of several friends. I don't know about # of dbs, but I can tell you that it is very quiet, so quiet that I can listen to the radio, talk on the phone, read, or whatever I want to do in the kitchen while the machine is on, & it doesn't interfere. It's also an energy star appliance. There have been several complaints on these forums about LG customer service being the pits. So I would stay away from them. Another noise maker is the rangehood exhaust fan. Although some of the new ones are supposed to be much queiter, we had our rangehood motor installed remotely in the attic, so we only hear the rushing of air when it's at top speed, which we only need when we do heavy frying, which makes noise anyway so it doesn't matter. They make quieter washers and dryers now also, but I don't know about them.

mac I have an Econar GT heat pump in a second floor closet and had noise issues that were aweful. It turned out to be improper vibration dampening when the system was installed. The scroll compessors run between 50 and 60 cycles per second. The 3 stage fan in my 3 ton GT unit runs in the 1100 to 1800 RPM range (or 18 to 30 cycles per second). The guys who did the install laid the GT unit on the floor and put a rubber mat under the base. That mat became essentailly a vibration noise amplifier. I found that rubber can isolate very high frency vibs - not the lower frequnecies. The rubber is recommended at a minimum of 45 Hz - but it really doesn't work well until you get above 60. I know this is the case becuase my loop pumps in the basement run at 60 Hz and they are on rubber mats too - no vibration noise (there is acoustical noise from the impellar spinning - but that has to be dampened by other means). My solution was to jack up the unit - get if off the floor by 5 inches or so - and put vibration isolation mounts with springs on each of the 4 corners. These springs can dampen vibs down to a few Hz and up to 60Hz - they are much more effective then rubber in the frequnecy range of the unit. That fixed the problem. You can still hear the unit for the first 3 to 5 seconds after it first turns on - but once it is in steady state, it purrs. No louder than the hum of a refrigerator. My builder and HVAC contractor were stunned - appranetly they have this same issue in other houses they built with GT where people cannot sleep (but never told me that when they sold me the GT)! I think they owe me one. Your issue sounds similar to mine. Can you describe how the unit was installed - where it is, what is it resting on? What type of floor is it on - is it in a closet? Is the closet insulated? The site I used to but these products is www.acousticalsurfaces.com. Look under Vibration Mounts and then look under Housed Spring Mounts. The product is made by Mason Industries and needs to be chosen carefully based on your units corner weight. You need to determine if the noise you are hearing is acoustic noise or vibration noise. If it is acoustic noise - then you can use sound proofing insulation. If it is vibration noise - then you need dampeners. I used both - the walls of the room have insulation to dampen acoustic noise. The springs dampen vibration noise.

The Electrolux you mentioned has the wave touch. I have the wave touch on my oven. It's pretty cool and it has something to do with the current in your fingers. Meaning it doesn't work if you have on an oven mitt or glove. However I don't know if it's really worth the cost on a washer. It looks like the IQ and wave touch do the same thing, but I could be wrong. If you are into gadgets you might get a kick out of how it works. So far my oven works flawlessly. It does an amazing job and I would purchase it again. It's coming up on a year old. The only gripe I have is the chime for the timer could be louder. I would do a search for Electrolux washers on this site as some have commented that the chime on the washer could also be louder. But otherwise the purchasers seem to be happy campers. LOL I just have the basic Samsung. Actually it works better that my old FL Neptune, even when the Neptune was new. I have been very happy with how it operates. Mine are on pedestals on the main floor. Concrete foundation with joists. Nothing elaborate like what you are describing. Have had no issues with vibration. They are quieter than my old Neptune as far as the airplane noise when they ramp up for the spin. The only thing is I think the pump is noisier. And that could be because it is setting on a pedestal. It is probably transmitting noise through the metal box. The old washer set on the floor. I got such a deal on the Samsung set I couldn't pass them up. However, I would purchase the same model again, as I really don't use or need all the different wash combos. So far, I've been happy. They wash/dry, clothes come out clean. What more can you ask for?