Washing machine - white streaks

You are going to hate me for asking but... ...is the drum actually rotating?

give the soap dispenser a good clean and then change over to a liguid detergent for a while. I have also seen suggestions that a max temp long duration wash helps flush out nasties once in a while.

Bob

In message , Graham. writes

Yes, it's doing what it should

it's just leaving white streaks on some garments, which I presume is detergent carrier or something (or calgon crap)

done that today

will do

just finished an empty, high temp max cycle

cheers

Mobile phone residue :-)

In message , geoff writes

what does it smell of? what texture? Are the items with the streaks washed at a lower temperature? Are the dispensers gungy?

It's probably undissolved powder so running it through with some pre-mixed washing solution & washing soda at max temperature on Cotton wash should fix it. & yes, clean out the dispensers if necessary.

Is it failing to heat the water sufficiently in the cold weather perhaps?

I missed that one :-(

Dave

I wondered who was going to be the first with that reply after I sent it

of course, that happened 10 years ago - sympathetic delayed reaction ?

In message , Si writes

Done the above (not with washing soda) so we'll see how the next wash goes

cheers everyone

We have similar problems especially since starting to use low temp washes. The other thing to look at is inside the seal, we regularly have to clean this out, peeling it right back to wipe the edge of the drum. A regular boil wash really helps as well.

She is overloading it and not reading the instructions! The temperature setting is wrong so the powder isn't dissolving properly. Use the liquid instead.