Question:
Small round rust colored spots ? Do you leave your clothes in the washer sometimes after it shuts off ? Do you have a metal basket (in washer) ? Check the edges of the holes in the basket, if it has rust around the edges its the basket . Other marks, do they look like streaks that are rust colored (narrow & long) ? Look in your dryer (depending on brand) and see if you can see a felt type seal around the edge of the drum & the rear bulkhead . Sometimes clothes will get caught between the drum rear seal and the bulkhead and pick up marks here . May need a new drum seal. Good Luck, Terry
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It seems that about a year ago our washer decided to start staining our > clothes. It’s an intermittent but nevertheless too-frequent problem, and we > have no idea what is causing it. Sometimes navy blue clothes will come out > with clearly-defined lighter red patches on them. Sometimes white clothes will > come out with many pea-sized brown stains that look like burns. And once a > whole load came out with what looked like lipstick stains all over. I suppose > the latter could have been due to some actual lipstick that was accidentally > put in with the wash, but the other stains are just too frequent and consistent > to be caused by something like that. For a while I was thinking that it had > something to do with bleach spotting, but then I remembered…. we almost never > use use bleach. Another suspect was the pipes: I replaced the old galvanized > pipes with copper two years ago, and I thought that perhaps little bits of > leftover flux were coming loose and somehow causing the stains. But for a > whole year after the repiping there wasn’t any problem at all. > Has anyone out there had a similar experience, and have any idea what the > problem might be? The washer is over 20 years old at this point and probably > close to retirement anyway, so I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to try replacing it > and seeing whether the problem goes away. But on the other hand it seems > rather silly to replace something that seems to be working just fine otherwise, > just for the sake of trying things. > – Tom
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>Has anyone out there had a similar experience, and have any idea what the >problem might be? The washer is over 20 years old at this point and probably >close to retirement anyway, so I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to try replacing it >and seeing whether the problem goes away. But on the other hand it seems >rather silly to replace something that seems to be working just fine otherwise, >just for the sake of trying things. >- Tom
Sounds like iron stains from the water/supply pipes. Happens every year to us when the city flushes the hydrants, the stirred up sediment will stain the laundry. Add a 1/4 cup cream of tartar to the wash to remove the stains. Bill
Response:
Could be transmission leaking. I have been told this is a common problem with older washing machines.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It seems that about a year ago our washer decided to start staining our > clothes. It’s an intermittent but nevertheless too-frequent problem, and we > have no idea what is causing it. Sometimes navy blue clothes will come out > with clearly-defined lighter red patches on them. Sometimes white clothes will > come out with many pea-sized brown stains that look like burns. And once a > whole load came out with what looked like lipstick stains all over. I suppose > the latter could have been due to some actual lipstick that was accidentally > put in with the wash, but the other stains are just too frequent and consistent > to be caused by something like that. For a while I was thinking that it had > something to do with bleach spotting, but then I remembered…. we almost never > use use bleach. Another suspect was the pipes: I replaced the old galvanized > pipes with copper two years ago, and I thought that perhaps little bits of > leftover flux were coming loose and somehow causing the stains. But for a > whole year after the repiping there wasn’t any problem at all. > Has anyone out there had a similar experience, and have any idea what the > problem might be? The washer is over 20 years old at this point and probably > close to retirement anyway, so I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to try replacing it > and seeing whether the problem goes away. But on the other hand it seems > rather silly to replace something that seems to be working just fine otherwise, > just for the sake of trying things. > – Tom
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Agreed. We had the same problem with a 15 year old washer. A new transmission took care of it Ron – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Could be transmission leaking. I have been told this is a common problem > with older washing machines. > It seems that about a year ago our washer decided to start staining our > clothes. It’s an intermittent but nevertheless too-frequent problem, and > we > have no idea what is causing it. Sometimes navy blue clothes will come > out > with clearly-defined lighter red patches on them. Sometimes white clothes > will > come out with many pea-sized brown stains that look like burns. And once > a > whole load came out with what looked like lipstick stains all over. I > suppose > the latter could have been due to some actual lipstick that was > accidentally > put in with the wash, but the other stains are just too frequent and > consistent > to be caused by something like that. For a while I was thinking that it > had > something to do with bleach spotting, but then I remembered…. we almost > never > use use bleach. Another suspect was the pipes: I replaced the old > galvanized > pipes with copper two years ago, and I thought that perhaps little bits of > leftover flux were coming loose and somehow causing the stains. But for a > whole year after the repiping there wasn’t any problem at all. > Has anyone out there had a similar experience, and have any idea what the > problem might be? The washer is over 20 years old at this point and > probably > close to retirement anyway, so I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to try replacing > it > and seeing whether the problem goes away. But on the other hand it seems > rather silly to replace something that seems to be working just fine > otherwise, > just for the sake of trying things. > – Tom
Response:
It seems that about a year ago our washer decided to start staining our clothes. It’s an intermittent but nevertheless too-frequent problem, and we have no idea what is causing it. Sometimes navy blue clothes will come out with clearly-defined lighter red patches on them. Sometimes white clothes will come out with many pea-sized brown stains that look like burns. And once a whole load came out with what looked like lipstick stains all over. I suppose the latter could have been due to some actual lipstick that was accidentally put in with the wash, but the other stains are just too frequent and consistent to be caused by something like that. For a while I was thinking that it had something to do with bleach spotting, but then I remembered…. we almost never use use bleach. Another suspect was the pipes: I replaced the old galvanized pipes with copper two years ago, and I thought that perhaps little bits of leftover flux were coming loose and somehow causing the stains. But for a whole year after the repiping there wasn’t any problem at all. Has anyone out there had a similar experience, and have any idea what the problem might be? The washer is over 20 years old at this point and probably close to retirement anyway, so I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to try replacing it and seeing whether the problem goes away. But on the other hand it seems rather silly to replace something that seems to be working just fine otherwise, just for the sake of trying things. – Tom
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