The bone from the bra got into the drum of the washing machine

The washing machine is a mysterious place where socks disappear and buttons dissolve. Another unexpected guest in the drum is a bra bone, the existence of which men find out when they try to eliminate grinding and strange sounds of friction against metal. It costs nothing for an experienced craftsman to take out such a trinket, but for a user this service will cost from 1000 to 3000 rubles, depending on the salon. Let's figure out how to save on the services of repairmen and safely pull the bone from the bra out of the washing machine yourself.

Are foreign objects in the body of the machine dangerous?

Often, during a total cleaning, a decent amount of foreign objects is found in the lower part of the drum casing. Theoretically, a bone, a coin or a small button will not harm the parts of the washing machine if it does not cling to the moving parts of the machine and languishes without attention. But most often, small details immediately fall into the filter. And the bone, because of the non-standard shape, will remain decorating the bottom of the apparatus.

Grinding, the characteristic sound of sliding on metal - clear signs that foreign objects it is urgent to remove and stop the program. A foreign object can cause deformation of the plastic insulator of the heating element or the bearing seal, and in the future it may even lead to penetration of the insulation of the heating element and a short circuit. Therefore, such unpleasant guests should be removed as soon as possible.

Such different bones

Women's busts and corsets are supported by bones made of various materials. It is the material of manufacture that sometimes determines the possible harm and ease of fixing the problem:

• Iron bones can easily cause rusty water and marks on the laundry, they are the ones that can scratch the drum the most and cause a lot of inconvenience. If the iron bone from the bra got into the washing machine, then it is easiest to get it with a magnet.
• Plastic ones are the most harmless, as they are more pliable and flexible, they cannot seriously scratch the body. But with the removal of this detail of the women's wardrobe, you will have to work hard and disassemble the device.

How to determine where the bone is stuck?

A bone can only appear in three places:

• drum bottom;
• tank bottom;
• between tank and drum.

To determine a specific location, be patient and arm yourself with a flashlight. Slowly rotate the drum by hand and try to inspect the space behind the wall. If the bone was not found, apparently, it remained between and did not sink to the bottom.

Liberation work should begin by removing the pulley:

• unscrew the mounting bolt, dismantle the pulley;
• screw the bolt back, but not completely;
• take a small hammer and gently tap (it is possible through a piece of wood or another object) on the side of the shaft in such a way as to displace it and the drum relative to the tank;
• start to slowly rotate the drum until the stone sinks to the bottom of the tank.

Alternative for the lucky

Please note that some Bosch and Siemens top-loading machines have a special hatch for removing foreign objects.Close the drum flaps and rotate it halfway (usually the hatch is opposite the drum flaps), open the latch and scroll back. After returning the drum to its normal position with the doors open, remove foreign objects.

We take out the bone through the hole from the heating element

Another running way is to dismantle the heating element and further rescue operations.

In order to remove the heater, you must:

• Disconnect the washing machine from the mains.
• Remove wire terminals.
• Unscrew the nut located in the center of the fastener. But you need to do this not completely, but unscrew it until the edge of the nut and the studs are in the same plane.
• Press the nut and push the pin all the way towards the heating element.
• Swing the heating element a little (but not by the terminals) and pull it out of the tank.

The heater is installed in the reverse order. The main thing is that you need to get them into the bracket located inside the tank, then tighten the nut and check the device for leaks by filling the tank with water.

Alternative: try to pull out the foreign object by removing the pump, not the heating element. In some models, this is much easier to do: just shine a flashlight inside the drum, find the pump, remove the clamp from it and get it out.

How to pull a bone out of the washing machine through the drain

Sometimes (not in all models of devices) it is easiest to pull out a foreign object through the drain. This is done as follows:

• It is necessary to remove the front panel from the washing machine (each model does this differently, but this process should not cause difficulties). Refer to the instructions from the device.
• The next step is to remove the rubber from the drum. Usually it is held on a clamp or wire.
• Unscrew the drain hose from the drum to the filter. Most likely, this is where you will find the ill-fated object.

Experimental methods of "catching" without disassembly

A homemade wire hook or loop, long tweezers and a narrow knitting needle will help to cope with the task. Try to pass it through the hole and pull out the object. If the bone is metal, a powerful magnet will help.

Let's analyze the process in more detail. We climb into the drum with the head, armed with a flashlight. We find out exactly where the bone from the bra is stuck in the washing machine.With a needle we direct the object to a place convenient for you along the rotation of the drum. We take a hook or any other selected tool that can fit into the hole of the drum. With a magnet or a hook, we are trying to tighten the tip of the bone and pull it out at least a couple of mm. Next, arm yourself with pliers or tweezers and finally pull it out.

On a note

To prevent the incident from happening again, follow a couple of simple rules.

• Place the laundry in a special zippered laundry bag. You can replace the cover with a regular cotton pillowcase.
• Underwear should be washed by hand or choose a delicate wash program without spinning. Before loading, sort the laundry and make sure that the bra has no visible mechanical damage in the “dangerous” zone.
• Corsets, delicate silk and lace underwear are washed only by hand.