Category: Washing Machine Stains & Marks

To understand where stains that are on your laundry are coming from and what is actually causing them you first have to understand a little bit about how a washing machine is constructed and, what from to eliminate many possibilities. However the upshot of this is that your washing machine cannot…

We often get reports from customers of washing machines and washer dryers shrinking items that are wool, delicate or wool mix items of clothing and, as is often the case, the washing machine gets blamed for the damage when in most cases there is nothing wrong with the machine at all.  Lots o…

We have listed all three of these in the same article within this section of the website as they are all commonly related and a symptom of the same issue in many modern washing machine and washer dryer models, irrespective of brand or manufacturer. The advice is to look into the issue yourself fi…

We get asked constantly about Ecoballs and Soapnuts and , all over the net, we see people saying that these things are great and they work brilliantly. Our opinion is totally the opposite and we will explain why that is. Have you ever heard of the word ““placebo”? This is a term most often …

Over the past six months or so we have often opened up Word and started to write this article and, every time we have concluded that it wasn’t worth the hassle. This is such a contentious area that we would likley get lots of email telling us how wrong we are, regardless of what we actually said …

    Appearance The wash load appears dingy or dirty as the cleaning in the wash has been poor from your washing machine. There may be oily spots on dark fabrics. In virtually all instances this “fault” will not be caused by your washing machine if the cycle completes correctly, esp…

  Appearance “Bobbles” on the surface of cotton fabric, caused by broken fibres which may also give the appearance of fading. This damage cannot and will not be caused by your washing machine being faulty, it is a result of incorrect cycle choice for the fabrcs being washed and/or using…

    Appearance White streaks of fine powder left from undissolved detergent or soap powder at the end of the washing machine wash cycle. This problem is not caused by your washign machine and no serice visit will be able to resolve the issue as it is down to use and not a mechanica…

  Appearance Garments which have been printed rather than dyed have different properties in the wash. Prints, unlike dyes, do not fade. However, they can look old and worn with repeated washing in a washing machine or washer dryer and wearing. This kind of damage to clothing is not caus…

  Appearance Small holes, rips and tears in fabrics. This problem can manifest itself in a number of different ways but the most common complaint is of small or tiny holes appearing in some items. Most commonly this will be seen in light “summer” type wear or suchlike but not exclusivel…