[C’est Moi]

Re: Patches Of Green Or Green Hues On White Garments

Update

The techs came today, nothing seems wrong with the machine, they even opened to check if something is stuck, found nothing.

They said they will report for the drum, so hopefully in 10 days it will be replaced.

Tech said he only saw this problem once before, his solution is to due the tub cleaning cycle and add bleach, I’m like I’ve been doing it over and over nothing worked. He said try a steam pressure to clean the tub. Geez get me a new tub.

[C’est Moi]

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Yes. I’ve been hand washing everything, I just kept a sock to show to the tech when he comes.

Just called. Tech is coming this Sunday.

Hope everything gets fixed. It’s really puzzling.

[C’est Moi]

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Yes, there’s a gap and I haven’t lost anything, all I think it could be a black sock, but I did wash a black sock with whites and it gave a dark grey color not green. A magic marker, I don’t think so. For many reasons the water is clear and when I dip clothes they don’t get colored, they seem to catch the color on the rinse cycle!

I already cancelled the tech thinking I would fix the problem with changing the hose.

[C’est Moi]

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I wasn’t referring to clean with vinegar this time. It’s because last time I used it soap residue filled the tub.

So an update:
I replaced the hose, just washed a pillow cover it turned green.

!!!

[C’est Moi]

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The hue did go off when washed with hand or in other machine so no problem there.
After scrubbing the machine I no longer have soap residue.
I will just do one last test, vinegar cycle. I noticed last time I did it the walls of the tub was filled with residue.

Also, I just found this:
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf284068.tip.html

Anyways, I will replace the hose today and see what happens.

[C’est Moi]

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So why do I have copper symptoms when I don’t have copper pipes or copper in my water? (and the sun didn’t remove the green hue either)

Tech is coming on Monday, should I cancel the appointment since I don’t know where the problems is?

Or should I postpone it and change the water hose and see what happens? (the hose is rubber but the extender is stainless steal)

[C’est Moi]

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Yes.

[C’est Moi]

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Nope.

[C’est Moi]

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Martin wrote:

C’est Moi wrote:
Ugh, after rinsed with cold water, the internal metal of the tub was full of what looks like soap residue (no color but when wiped on white tissue it turns green blue

Doesn’t need Sherlock to figure that therein lies your problem. Your old washer is full to the brim with soap residue. Built up over the years and possibly beyond DIY help to clean out.

It would help however to know exactly what make and model of washer you have before writing it off?

Why does the soap turn green?
And why did the soap residue came when I used vinegar to clean it?
And lastly, why does it color my clothes green?

My washing machine is new only 8 months old, Samsung top load the one with the wobble technology, I don’t have the model number at the moment.

I thought of calling and cancelling the tech what do you think?

[C’est Moi]

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It looks like this if I swap with a “dry” cloth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oYQWE8Mi8s

And it looks like soap bubble that just dried!

But in his video it’s because of copper, I don’t have copper.
And second, I’ve been washing for months without a problem, it just came out of nowhere.

Towels just came out, green tint is still present but it did fade than the last time.

[C’est Moi]

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So maintenance is coming on Monday.

So I thought I’s clean the washing machine, because when I rubbed the inside of the machine the green tint came off and on the sides it looked like soap residue.

I searched the internet and did 2 full hot water cycles one with 4 cups of bleach and the other was 4 cups of white vinegar.

Ugh, after rinsed with cold water, the internal metal of the tub was full of what looks like soap residue (no color but when wiped on white tissue it turns green blue), so I brought a sponge and scrubbed it all off with liquid soap and water.
Then ran the tub cleaning cycle.

After it finished I wiped again and nothing came on the white tissue.

Thought it was safe, so I took the green towels to wash them with Ariel, everything looked perfect, except the bath robe was a little yellowish compared to the towels, So I added Clorox, everything went perfect.
In the last rinse I added white vinegar (I just read it works as a softener). 10 Minutes ago the cycle ended, guess what it’s green again.

Is it the vinegar?

I’m confused!!! Because I washed before with only water and it did turn green.

What’s causing the green madness!

[C’est Moi]

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I just poured the water to the bowl (directly from the source without touching the tub), hand washed, soaked for 30 mins, and rinsed with same water. No green hue.

Could it be the tub?
I just can’t point the problem out.

I will be calling maintenance tomorrow.

Hope problem gets fixed.

Thanks everyone.

[C’est Moi]

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I even used hand soap bar just to test, and the hue is still present.

So the fault is not from the machine? I thought I should do another check up with them.

I have installed a water filtration system could copper pass through!

The other washing machine uses the same water supply, mine gives a green hue and the other doesn’t.

I will run a cycle and catch the water in a large bowl and will hand wash any white and see what happens.

UGH.

[C’est Moi]

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No, I use different types like Tide both liquid or powder form.

I just washed a bed sheet that was white with JUST WATER NO soap and now it has the green hue.

Even these detergents I’ve used them in the other machine and they work great.

Please refer to the attached image:
first row my white socks turned greenish on top pf a white towel to compare.
Second row my bath robe turned green also next to white towel for comparison.
(both with and without flash)

-EDIT-
The link I provided in my original post states that this green hue is due to bleaching, where I don’t use bleach and second the experiment I’ve done with washing with water only.
And third, is when I washed them in another machine the green hue is gone!

I will hang them in the sun when it rises tomorrow and see what happens.

[C’est Moi]

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No nothing is trapped.

The color does fade a little after drying.

“Cause & Prevention
Cause

Photobleaches in detergents are designed to give extra cleaning even after washing. The effect of sunlight on these increases the detergent performance. In a small number of cases this may leave a green tinge on your white garments.”

I will wash a white towel with no detergent and see what happens.

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