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All about wash problems
Listed below are possible causes and solutions to some common wash problems.
CREASING.
Overloading the washer or dryer.
Select EASY IRON as this will change the rinse and select a slower, shorter spin speed (page 19).
Or change the fast spin speed from 1000 rpm to 670 rpm (refer to Spin, page 14).
Do not leave wet clothes to sit in the washer or laundry basket.
POOR SOIL REMOVAL.
Not enough detergent for load size or amount of soil on the clothes.
Overloading the washer.
Increase the HOW DIRTY level selected.
Select the wash temperature according to soil type. For example, blood and mud are better
washed in cold water, while oily soils wash better using warmer water.
Separate light and heavily soiled items, as clothes can pick up soil from dirty wash water.
Cold water wash too cold (refer to Cold+, page 22).
Loads made up of articles of varying sizes will wash better (eg full loads of sheets may not
wash as well). Hard water areas require more detergent.
BLACK or GRAY MARKS on clothes.
A build up caused by the interaction of fabric softener and detergent can flake off and mark
clothes (refer to Scrud, page 27).
Not enough detergent for the amount of soil on the clothes, can result in grey marks on
clothes (refer to Detergent, pages 25 and 26).
LINTING.
Wash lint givers, eg towels, flannelette sheets, separately from lint collectors, eg synthetics.
Overloading the washer.
Not enough detergent to hold the lint in suspension.
Over drying clothes in a dryer can cause a build-up of static electricity in synthetic fabrics and
cause them to attract lint.
Are you using the SAVE WATER option? Try using a spray and deep rinse (refer to page 17).
RESIDUE DETERGENT.
Overloading the washer.
Try using less detergent.
Some detergents need to be pre-dissolved, check the detergent instructions.
Detergent may not dissolve properly in cold ambient temperatures, cold washes or short
agitation times. Try pre-dissolving the detergent.
DYE TRANSFER.
Wash and dry non colourfast clothes separately.
Non colourfast clothes left sitting in a washer or laundry basket can transfer dye to other clothes.
TANGLING.
Washing with too much water (ie under loading) can cause the clothes to tangle.
Do not load the washer by wrapping clothes around the agitator.
