stains after washing
Paradoxically, after washing clothes in the washing machine, it can become dirty or spotted.
And the washing itself turns into a game of "Russian roulette" - whether it will blow through or not.
Not a small number of owners of miracle technology are faced with a similar situation.
Why is this happening? Why, after washing, things are stained and instead of clean linen, we get spoiled and soiled?
Let's figure it out.
Possible causes of stains after washing
Why does the washing machine pollute and not wash?
This is, of course, strange. For many years, your assistant coped with her task without complaints, and suddenly, she began to be mean, dirtying everything that gets into her drum. There is a reason for this, and not even one.
- Dirty water.
- Bad washing powder.
- Dirt in cuff.
- Failed bearing or seal.
- Mold.
If you are experiencing stains on your laundry after washing, your washing machine probably has one of the above reasons. It is because of them that brown, gray, white, black, green spots appear on the washed linen. And believe me, it is rare when the washing machine is to blame for this, mostly these are mistakes or improper care of the owner of the equipment.
Water and powder
Poor quality detergent
One of the most common causes is bad powder. Even if the washing machine has been washing with the same powder for a long time and has never damaged things before, this does not give any guarantee that this will be the case all the time.
Powders are also counterfeited, for example, or batches are defective.
Anything happens. How can you determine the quality of a powder?
Bad powder:
- Almost insoluble in water. There is a lot of undissolved product in the powder compartment, as well as granules on clothes.
- Does not give foam or gives it in excess. With a good detergent, the amount of foam is moderate.
- Leaves an unpleasant chemical odor that takes a long time to fade.
If you think that the powder is to blame for the appearance of stains on clothes after washing, you can wash the laundry with a different detergent next time and see the result.
Spots caused by poor-quality powder can be of different colors: green, red, light brown or yellow, iridescent, white.
If white spots remain on the laundry after washing, then restarting the washing program without using detergent should save things.
Causes of white spots
Reason 1. Weak water pressure
If the powder is poured into the detergent tray and cannot get into the drum at the beginning of the wash, then the reason lies in the low water pressure.Thus, the detergent gets on things when the “rinse” mode is already running and, of course, the washing machine does not have time to get rid of it. Detergent remains on clothes, which is the reason for the formation of stains on linen.
If it is not possible to increase the water pressure, then you can solve the problem of white spots after washing with the help of a dispenser that is placed in the drum with things. Or else as a solution to the problem is the use of liquid detergents. They have a difference from powder - the absence of bleaching components. This is important with the regular use of such products, as there is a high possibility of slime and black mold appearing in the washing machine. To prevent this from happening, it is enough to regularly carry out preventive cleaning of the washing machine.
Reason 2. Too much laundry
A large amount of laundry in the washing machine, that is, overload. In this case, the detergent simply gets stuck in the clothes and cannot dissolve. Even when using a dispenser in the drum, this problem may occur.
Reason 3. Not enough powder
Lack of detergent. Not logical? At first glance, yes, but if you look, then the wrong amount of powder contributes to the formation of a white film. This is not an undissolved detergent, but a film. It is the result of a chemical reaction of powder ingredients with cold water minerals, which precipitates.
Problems in the water
A few words about water, which contains a huge amount of iron, and which washes our things.
Washing in such water can ruin white linen and reward it with not only yellow, but also brown spots, which are almost impossible to remove.
At first it may be small specks, but then they become larger and larger. Therefore, before putting the laundry into the washing machine, you need to open the cold water tap and check whether the water is running clean or rusty with small debris.
After replacing the pipes, it is better not to use the washing machine at all for a while, if you do not want stains to appear after washing. When using water from wells, the installation of filters can be a way out.
How to clean a washing machine
If the washing machine gets dirty, then it will need to be cleaned. It is enough to run a wash with citric acid at a high temperature.
And how to get rid of yellow stains after washing? With the help of the same citric acid, you can try to remove yellow spots. It is necessary to soak things in a basin, pouring a bag of acid into it and leave it for 3 hours. After this time, put the whitened things into the drum and start the mixed wash mode, and instead of the powder, pour lemons again. Small spots are removed with the first treatment, large spots after the second treatment.
We remove dirt in the cuff
Dirty plaque in the cuff and under it accumulates with many years of not well-groomed equipment.
It happens that plaque accumulates so much that it falls out in pieces and stains things, leaving gray spots after washing.
You can fight this scourge with a regular and toothbrush with a rag.
With these simple tools, you need to remove dirt wherever it is found. The main thing is not to overdo it and not damage the cuff.
Check bearing or seal
If there are dark spots on the washed laundry after washing, then the cause is a malfunction of the glands. They release grease into the tank, which stains things and leaves black spots on clothes after washing.
In this case, the big problem lies not only in dirty and damaged things, but also in the performance of the bearings, which can get water.
In this case, the bearings may break, and in order to replace them, you will have to completely disassemble the washing machine, cut the tank if it is solid and replace the part with a new one. The process will require financial costs and time.
We remove mold
The ideal conditions for mold growth are warm and humid environments. Black mold is dangerous to humans.
In a washing machine, it is most often localized in:
- - branch pipes;
- - cuff;
- - the top of the tank;
- - drum;
- - a cuvette for powder.
It is not difficult to determine the presence of mold in the washing machine; an unpleasant and pungent smell is immediately felt. The dangerous black cap is rapidly developing and growing. If during washing it comes into contact with the laundry, then terrible black spots remain on it. Imagine if it's white underwear!
A regular wash with soda at a high temperature will help. If after washing it turns out that it was not completely possible to get rid of the mold, you can start re-treatment with an additional rinse.
