My laundry occasionally has strange rust stains on it when it comes
out of that washer. As far as I can tell, it only happens when I
wash my collared shirts, and when it happens at least one of them
will have a stain on one of the tips of its collar. The stains all
look as if they are prints from the stained tip, triangular, with
two solid edges.

I figure the collar tip is poking into some recess in the washer
that ordinary laundry doesn't reach, but what? It's very annoying to
have to go over my load of shirts to look for the stains, treat
them, and run them through again.

I haven't really had this washer for all that long. I love the idea
of a front loading stackable washer, but this one has been one
repair after another. Most of the time it's that stupid door latch.
I've replaced it five times, now. There's a kit to rebuild it
completely, but that's $150, as opposed to $5 for the plastic hook
that keeps breaking. And now the cycle knob has come off. I don't
know what's going to break next, and don't really feel like calling
a repair man to take it apart to look for the rust.

Does anyone know of a quick fix for this, besides buying a new
washer?
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Helge Moulding
Just another guy
http://hmoulding.cjb.net/ with a weird name

Helge Moulding wrote

My laundry occasionally has strange rust stains
on it when it comes out of that washer.

Front load washer? Top load??

...when it happens at least one of them will have a
stain on one of the tips of its collar. The stains all
look as if they are prints from the stained tip,
triangular, with two solid edges.

I figure the collar tip is poking into some recess
in the washer that ordinary laundry doesn't reach,
but what?

Are you sure it's happening in the washer and not the dryer? That
complaint sounds more like what happens when the front dryer drum
supports wear and allow clothing to get caught between the drum and
the dryer's front panel.

If you're sure it's from the washer and it is actually "rust", I would
have to assume the clothing is getting caught against some metal.
Depending on the *exact* model and design of washer you have, there
might not be too much metal in close proximity to the clothing which
could cause it.

Getting caught under the agitator is one possibility on top load
models, even models with a plastic inner tub.

BTW. You can find tips for locating the model and serial number tag on
your appliances in the 'Repair Parts' section of my site linked below.

Dan O.
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Appliance411.com
http://ng.Appliance411.com/?ref411=Frigidaire+washer

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Dan O. wrote,
Helge Moulding wrote
My laundry occasionally has strange rust stains
on it when it comes out of that washer.
Front load washer? Top load??

Frigidaire Gallery is a front loader.

Are you sure it's happening in the washer and not the dryer?

Yup. I check my shirts when I move them from the washer to the dryer
so I can spot treat and re-wash stained shirts. That's how I know it
happens in the washer, not the dryer.
--
Helge Moulding
Just another guy
http://hmoulding.cjb.net/ with a weird name

Helge Moulding wrote

My Frigidaire Gallery is a front load [washer]
occasionally has strange rust stains
on [clothing] when it comes out of that washer.

Are you sure it's happening in the washer and
not the dryer?

Yup. I check my shirts when I move them from the
washer to the dryer so I can spot treat and re-wash
stained shirts.

It could be something (coin, chain, etc.) caught beneath one of the
tub vains and rusting and clothes are able to rub against it.

Other then that I don't know where it could be coming from as the tub
is stainless steel and the rest rubber/plastic although if the rear
tub seal was leaking and water got into the tub bearing, they can
produce a brownish 'mud' (for lack of a better word) as they
deteriorate.

The mud produced usually stains the rear of the outer tub but it might
be possible some has gotten inside. It may need to be disassembled to
check for such a condition if items rusting inside the tub are not
found to be the cause.

Dan O.
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Appliance411.com
http://ng.Appliance411.com/?ref411=Frigidaire+washer

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Dan O. wrote,
The mud produced usually stains the rear of the outer tub but it might
be possible some has gotten inside. It may need to be disassembled to
check for such a condition if items rusting inside the tub are not
found to be the cause.

Thanks, Dan. Sounds like I'll want to check for something stuck in the
washer. I sure hope it's as simple as that.
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Helge Moulding
Just another guy
http://hmoulding.cjb.net/ with a weird name