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Engwar
 
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Default Really odd spots on laundry... what's the deal?

Every once in awhile we'll find an article of clothes with ugly (and
seemingly unremovable) spots after removing it from our washer. It was
a mere annoyance when it would happen to a t-shirt but now a nice
skirt of my wife's has been ruined!

A photo of the skirt is below (ignore the obvious moisture from a
spraying of 'shout')

The area of spots is always localized on the clothing. Usually only 1
article of clothings is affected, not the entire wash. There are black
spots and also some reddish spots.

Seems to happen with both cold and warm loads.

We assume it's the washer and not a problem with our water system as
it only affects one part of an item of clothing. But we could be wrong
there. Think we need a new washer? Or is this something that can be
repaired? Or do you think it's something other than the washer itself?
This item was hung to dry.

Again please see the photo below.

Thanks.

http://gatewayarts.net/temp/washer.jpg

Here's the info on the washer
Kenmore heavy duty 70 series
model 110 91278800
serial no cc2406622
unsure of age. Bought used 7 or 8 years ago
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Every once in awhile we'll find an article of clothes with ugly (and
seemingly unremovable) spots after removing it from our washer. It was
a mere annoyance when it would happen to a t-shirt but now a nice
skirt of my wife's has been ruined!

A photo of the skirt is below (ignore the obvious moisture from a
spraying of 'shout')

The area of spots is always localized on the clothing. Usually only 1
article of clothings is affected, not the entire wash. There are black
spots and also some reddish spots.

Seems to happen with both cold and warm loads.

We assume it's the washer and not a problem with our water system as
it only affects one part of an item of clothing. But we could be wrong
there. Think we need a new washer? Or is this something that can be
repaired? Or do you think it's something other than the washer itself?
This item was hung to dry.

Again please see the photo below.

Thanks.

http://gatewayarts.net/temp/washer.jpg

Here's the info on the washer
Kenmore heavy duty 70 series
model 110 91278800
serial no cc2406622
unsure of age. Bought used 7 or 8 years ago


Years ago (30 maybe) my mom had a washing machine that appeared to deposit
spots of grease on the clothes. It wasn't a lot, but enough to be noticable
and ruin some things. It's possible that's what is happening. My mom
bought a new machine and the problem stopped.

From the looks of your photo, I don't think *shout* will have any effect.

Good luck.


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I had an old washer rusting and dropping rust particles.
Do you leave your clothes in the washer for days after a wash? The
black spots look like mold , Have you tried mild bleach. Bleach kills
mold. But if this black and red is immediately after a wash It is
possibly the machine. See if bleach helps.

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This is grease you need it repaired or
replaced.
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Rick Shaw
 
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ROBMURR wrote:
This is grease you need it repaired or
replaced.


I think Horatio Cain needs to look at this....


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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:06:58 -0700, Engwar wrote
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Every once in awhile we'll find an article of clothes with ugly (and
seemingly unremovable) spots after removing it from our washer. It was
a mere annoyance when it would happen to a t-shirt but now a nice
skirt of my wife's has been ruined!

A photo of the skirt is below (ignore the obvious moisture from a
spraying of 'shout')

The area of spots is always localized on the clothing. Usually only 1
article of clothings is affected, not the entire wash. There are black
spots and also some reddish spots.

Seems to happen with both cold and warm loads.

We assume it's the washer and not a problem with our water system as
it only affects one part of an item of clothing. But we could be wrong
there. Think we need a new washer? Or is this something that can be
repaired? Or do you think it's something other than the washer itself?
This item was hung to dry.

Again please see the photo below.

Thanks.

http://gatewayarts.net/temp/washer.jpg

Here's the info on the washer
Kenmore heavy duty 70 series
model 110 91278800
serial no cc2406622
unsure of age. Bought used 7 or 8 years ago


Engwar -

Appears to be transmission oil from the washer. I'm told it often happens
with old machines, and I've had two that went that way.

Under the agitator, there's a seal where the shaft enters the transmission.
When this starts to fail, little bubbles of black transmission oil start
floating up into the wash water. They cause stains that are almost
impossible to remove.

Also, as the oil bubbles out of the transmission, hot soapy water seeps in,
which eventually ruins the transmission.

If money's tight, and you're handy, you can replace the seal yourself. But
this involves pulling the agitator off its shaft, which can be damn near
impossible on an old machine. I made this repair once years ago - a helpful
pro at the appliance parts store told me to use a slide-hammer on the
agitator.

I think the pros would tell you when the transmission seal fails, it's
usually time for a new washer.

Unfortunately, an appliance service call will probably cost more than it's
worth spending on an old machine, but it will cost less than a new machine,
so if money's tight that could also be the way to go.

Sorry for the bad news.

- Kenneth

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You could try some rust spot
remover. Reddish sounds like
the rust spots I had one time.
I got the RoVer brand (Hach
Company) from the City
Water Company. Good Luck


Every once in awhile we'll find an article of clothes with ugly (and
seemingly unremovable) spots after removing it from our washer. It was a
mere annoyance when it would happen to a t-shirt but now a nice skirt of
my wife's has been ruined!
A photo of the skirt is below (ignore the obvious moisture from a
spraying of 'shout')
The area of spots is always localized on the clothing. Usually only 1
article of clothings is affected, not the entire wash. There are black
spots and also some reddish spots.
Seems to happen with both cold and warm loads.
We assume it's the washer and not a problem with our water system as it
only affects one part of an item of clothing. But we could be wrong
there. Think we need a new washer? Or is this something that can be
repaired? Or do you think it's something other than the washer itself?
This item was hung to dry.

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Google Search: Rover rust spot remover

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...t+spot+remover



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Iron Out is another brand (available in most hardware and grocery stores).
Spot treat per package directions. If it's rust it will disappear.

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You could try some rust spot
remover. Reddish sounds like
the rust spots I had one time.
I got the RoVer brand (Hach
Company) from the City
Water Company. Good Luck


Every once in awhile we'll find an article of clothes with ugly (and
seemingly unremovable) spots after removing it from our washer. It was a
mere annoyance when it would happen to a t-shirt but now a nice skirt of
my wife's has been ruined!
A photo of the skirt is below (ignore the obvious moisture from a
spraying of 'shout')
The area of spots is always localized on the clothing. Usually only 1
article of clothings is affected, not the entire wash. There are black
spots and also some reddish spots.
Seems to happen with both cold and warm loads.
We assume it's the washer and not a problem with our water system as it
only affects one part of an item of clothing. But we could be wrong
there. Think we need a new washer? Or is this something that can be
repaired? Or do you think it's something other than the washer itself?
This item was hung to dry.



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Every once in awhile we'll find an article of clothes with ugly (and
seemingly unremovable) spots after removing it from our washer. It was a
mere annoyance when it would happen to a t-shirt but now a nice skirt of
my wife's has been ruined!


We have rust in our well water that does this once in a while. A water
treatment guy (for what this is worth -- I don't know how true or false it
is) said there is two kinds of iron problems you can have -- one is when the
iron is oxidized, and comes out of the tap orange. the other is when the
iron is dissolved in solution, and doesn't turn orange until it hits the
oxygen in the air. He said we have both kinds. The first I was able to
filter out with a whole house filter, the second, we still have some issues
with.

The other possibility is that something rustable got in the wash from a
pocket -- a nail, a screw, something else from the shop like a small drill
bit...I've done it. My wife hates that.


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