Yellowing or Greying Clothes
Problem Possible causes
What to do
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Simpson
Helpful Hints in Dealing with Washing Problems
Greyness
Yellowing
ONLY use low sudsing, front load
washer detergent in this machine, such
as Cold Power for Front Loaders and
High Efficiency Top Loaders or detergent
labelled “Matic”.
Incorrect wash times and using insufficient
detergent which can cause redepositing of
detergent on clothes.
Using incorrect type or too much detergent
can cause poor rinsing and poor spin
performance.
Mixing whites with very dirty clothes, eg
work clothes.
Using soap flakes instead of laundry
detergent.
A build-up of oils in clothes that come into
close contact with the skin, eg underwear,
T-shirts.
Ageing of clothes. Iron deposits in the wash
water.
Use of chlorine bleaches on fabrics with
resin finishes.
Incorrect drying.
Incorrect water temperatures ie. too hot or
too cold.
1.
Re-sort load, then re-wash using wash
program selections suitable for the fabric
using hot or warm water.
1.
If the water is very dirty or very sudsy,
repeat 1 above reducing the amount of
detergent you use.
NOTE: Synthetics which have been washed
in very hot water will not respond to any
treatment.
2.
Re-sort load, then re-wash using
program selections suitable for the fabric
using hot or warm water.
2.
If the water is very dirty or very sudsy,
repeat 2 above reducing the amount of
detergent you use.
3.
