If stains appear on things after washing in a typewriter, then this is a reason for frustration. Someone might think that this cannot be, because machines, on the contrary, are designed to clean things. But the fact remains, this may well be if the machine is already old and has been actively used for all the years. There are several explanations for this phenomenon, and the housewives should know them in order to eliminate such a nuisance as quickly as possible.
Causes of stains
If the washing machine stains the laundry, then this can happen for various reasons. Most often, dirty stains are left by things that were carelessly left in the pockets of things. Indeed, quite often housewives forget to check pockets or simply do not check them, saving their time. Spots on things can remain from such items left in pockets:
- Stationery - paper clips, buttons, pencils and pens.
- Leftover biscuits, seeds or other food.
- From cosmetics.
- Various metal objects - self-tapping screws, washers and nuts.
If brown spots remain on the laundry after washing, then perhaps some metal objects remained in the rubber cuff that had time to rust from excess moisture and then stain the laundry.
After each wash, the drum of the washing machine must be thoroughly wiped and inspected for the absence of various foreign objects.
Why can there still be stains
After washing on linen, dirt can occur not only due to small items forgotten in pockets. Common causes of pollution are:
- Blockages in the water pipe.
- Poor quality water with rust particles.
- Breakage of bearings, as well as seals in the machine.
- Clogged pipe or filter.
- Poor rinse quality.
- Powder of poor quality, which is poorly soluble in water.
If the cause of pollution was a clogged water pipe, then this oversight can only be corrected by cleaning the pipe. Sometimes the cause of dirty spots is poor quality water.
Checking the quality of tap water is quite simple. To do this, you just need to wet a small piece of white cloth under the tap and evaluate the result. If the fabric has acquired a yellowish color or small particles of rust are visible on it, then it is worth considering. To eliminate this problem, it is enough to put a filter on the pipe through which cold water is supplied to the machine.
If there are gray spots on the laundry after being pulled out of the drum, this may be due to a failed gland. In this case, the thick grease applied to the spare part penetrates directly into the drum of the machine and pretty dirty things.
Brown flakes may appear in the washing machine, which will stain the laundry.This is due to a clogged drain pipe or filter. These parts can become clogged if small buttons, pebbles or other debris get into the drain hole.
The instructions for the washing machine indicate that it is necessary to clean the drain filter and the hose every few months, only then can normal washing quality be expected.
Poor rinsing
If white spots appear on clothes after washing, then this may be the result of a poorly rinsed powder from the fabric. Most often, this phenomenon occurs when the washing machine is unnecessarily overloaded with laundry. In this case, the powder simply cannot rinse out of all the folds normally.
White streaks can also appear if the quality of the powder is low and it does not dissolve well in water.Most often, this problem occurs after washing black or dark clothes. To avoid such a nuisance, the machine should not be heavily overloaded with laundry, and when washing black T-shirts and other dark items, an additional rinse should be set.
Before washing, you need to carefully study the labels on the clothes. Some fabrics are best washed with a mild detergent to avoid stains. For washing outerwear, you can buy a special gel that rinses out better.
Do not pour a lot of washing powder into the compartment of the machine. The amount of any detergent should correspond to the volume of laundry and the level of soiling.
moldy spots
The washing machine leaves stains on clothes even if the hostess does not follow her at all. This is due to the fact that due to insufficient ventilation, mold and fungus appear on the walls, which leaves grayish spots on the linen.
The washing machine door should be left ajar between washes. This will help prevent moldy buildup and musty odors. In order for things to shine clean after washing, you need to periodically wipe the following parts with a weak solution of vinegar:
- Drum and rubber cuff.
- door.
- Powder container.
Also regularly flush the hoses that lead to the powder loading compartment.
So that gray stains do not remain on the laundry, you need to pull out the powder tray and rinse it thoroughly with a brush under running water. Do not use aggressive detergents to clean plastic.
You can rinse the drum from mold and scale in a simple way. A couple of packs of citric acid are poured into the drum and the washing mode with the maximum temperature is selected. After the machine has stopped, wipe it dry with a dry cloth.
How to remove stains from clothes
Yellow spots on clothes can remain from excess powder, as well as if the thing was too sweaty or stained with cosmetics.If the cause of the stains is a large amount of detergent, then the thing must be rinsed again in water, without the addition of detergent, and then dried. If the sweat is not washed off, then the item must be washed with laundry soap, then left for a couple of hours, and only then washed.
On women's clothing, black spots from mascara and shadows often remain. To remove them, you need to thoroughly soap the contaminated places, wash them with your hands, and only load the thing into the washing machine with the floor.
If stains are observed on the washed things, then the cause should be sought and eliminated. First you need to inspect the machine for small foreign objects that can leave dirt. If they were not found, then you need to rinse the powder loading tray, rubber cuff and drain hose well.
