Yes, on hard floors and low-pile rugs — but not deep-pile carpet. The pads are 2.4 in (6 cm) across, and on a thick pile the cup sinks in, so you lose the air gap and the cleaning space underneath. On a laundry floor or a low-pile utility rug, the four PP resin cups do their job: they lift each machine foot so air moves under the machine and you can reach the spot a mop never got to.
I rent a place with a concrete laundry floor and my washer keeps pooling water underneath — how do I install these without tools?
No drilling, no tools, and nothing attached to the floor — good news for a rental. Here's the whole job:
- Pull the washer out far enough to reach all four feet. Empty the drum first if it's a front-loader; they're heavy when full.
- Wipe the floor where the feet sit. The cups grip better on a clean, dry surface.
- Decide your height. The pads stack in 0.4 in layers, so you can set 0.6 in, 1.0 in, 1.4 in, or 1.8 in. More height means more airflow but a slightly taller step for the machine.
- Drop one machine foot into a cup — the foot opening is 1.5 in (3.9 cm) across, so check your feet are round and no wider than that.
- Lift one corner at a time and slide a pad under each foot. A second person makes this easier on a washer.
- Push the machine back and check it sits level. If it wobbles, lift that corner and add or remove a 0.4 in layer.
One thing to check before you buy: square feet or wide glide feet won't seat in the round cup. Round feet up to 1.5 in across are the fit.
Should I get these foot pads or just a drip pan for under my washing machine?
They solve different problems, so it depends on what's actually bugging you.
A drip pan catches water that escapes — it's a tray, and it sits flat on the floor. If your machine leaks from a hose or a seal, a pan contains it. But a pan doesn't give you cleaning access, and on a low-pile rug it can shift.
The foot pads don't catch water. What they do is lift the machine 0.6 to 1.8 in off the floor so air moves underneath and a mop or cloth can reach the back corner you currently can't touch. If your issue is standing dampness and grime under the machine rather than an active leak, the pads win. If water is genuinely pooling from a leak, fix the leak first — no pad or pan replaces that.
Where the pads clearly win: hard floors, low-pile rugs, and any spot where you want to clean under the appliance. Where a pan wins: an actual leak you can't fix yet. And where neither works: deep-pile carpet, because the pad sinks into the pile, and square or wide glide feet, because they won't sit in a 1.5 in round cup.
The same pads work under dryers and fridges with round feet, plus bed, sofa, and cabinet legs — so a set can move rooms if your laundry setup changes.
Quick takeaways
- Round feet only, up to 1.5 in (3.9 cm) across — square or glide feet won't seat in the 2.4 in cup.
- Stack the 0.4 in layers to pick 0.6, 1.0, 1.4, or 1.8 in of height; no tools, no drilling.
- Hard floors and low-pile rugs, yes. Deep-pile carpet, no — the pad sinks into the pile.
Q: Can appliance foot pads work on carpet?
A: On low-pile rugs, yes — the cups lift the feet and air moves underneath. On deep-pile carpet, no, because the 2.4 in pad sinks into the pile and you lose the gap.
Q: I rent a place with a concrete laundry floor and my washer keeps pooling water underneath — how do I install these without tools?
A: Drop each round machine foot into a cup — the opening is 1.5 in across — and stack the 0.4 in layers to set your height. No drilling, nothing fixed to the floor, so it comes right back out when you move.
Q: Should I get these foot pads or just a drip pan for under my washing machine?
A: A drip pan contains an active leak; the foot pads lift the machine 0.6 to 1.8 in so you can clean underneath. If the problem is damp grime rather than a leak, the pads are the ones to get.