Our washing machine an AEG 'OKO' Lavamat 610 is quite a few years old and
works fine apart from suddenly taking a liking to chewing up and tearing the
ends of some tea shirts.

Is there anything that can be done? What is the likely cause of this, do
you think?

Since the machine is five or six years old, I guess the cost of a washing
machine mechanic (in London U.K.) visiting would be uneconomic? Grateful
for any suggestions on the best course of action.

john royce explained :
Our washing machine an AEG 'OKO' Lavamat 610 is quite a few years old and
works fine apart from suddenly taking a liking to chewing up and tearing the
ends of some tea shirts.

Is there anything that can be done? What is the likely cause of this, do you
think?

Since the machine is five or six years old, I guess the cost of a washing
machine mechanic (in London U.K.) visiting would be uneconomic? Grateful
for any suggestions on the best course of action.

Look and feel around (very carefully) inside the drum for any sharp
edges.

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In article ,
Harry Bloomfield writes:
john royce explained :
Our washing machine an AEG 'OKO' Lavamat 610 is quite a few years old and
works fine apart from suddenly taking a liking to chewing up and tearing the
ends of some tea shirts.

Is there anything that can be done? What is the likely cause of this, do you
think?

Since the machine is five or six years old, I guess the cost of a washing
machine mechanic (in London U.K.) visiting would be uneconomic? Grateful
for any suggestions on the best course of action.

Look and feel around (very carefully) inside the drum for any sharp
edges.

....and on the parts which don't rotate such as the inside of the door
and the edge of the outer drum and rubber exposed to clothes.

Another possibility is the inner drum dropping (due to worn bearings)
resulting in the gap between the inner and outer drum opening up and
things being able to get caught in the gap. See if the inner drum
moves up and down relative to the outer drum.

Might be caused by overloading in some machines too.

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Andrew Gabriel
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Harry Bloomfield wrote:
john royce explained :
Our washing machine an AEG 'OKO' Lavamat 610 is quite a few years old
and works fine apart from suddenly taking a liking to chewing up and
tearing the ends of some tea shirts.

Is there anything that can be done? What is the likely cause of this,
do you think?

Since the machine is five or six years old, I guess the cost of a
washing machine mechanic (in London U.K.) visiting would be
uneconomic? Grateful for any suggestions on the best course of
action.

Look and feel around (very carefully) inside the drum for any sharp edges.


Its almost always down to one thing. Large gap between drum and housing
by the door, Things get caught and chewed. Worse if overfilled. No cure.
unless bearings bent or crapped out so even MORE gap.

Wash everything in a bag, for safety.

Socks will vanish completely.

john royce wrote:
Our washing machine an AEG 'OKO' Lavamat 610 is quite a few years old
and works fine apart from suddenly taking a liking to chewing up and
tearing the ends of some tea shirts.

Tea shirts? Shirts you wear whilst drinking tea?

Anywho, from your use of 'our' I assume a person of the female persuasion is
present? If so, it could well be one of the wires that go under the cup of
a bra.

If one comes loose during a wash it gets between the two drums and during a
wash cycle manages to poke out of one of the holes in the inner drum, attack
tee shirts, then hides back inside the drum in a cowardly manner.

Having a wife & two daughters this was a frequent occurance in Handyman
Mansions until I made SWMBO wash bras in a net bag.

Try spinning the empty drum & listening, you might hear it. With luck it
might be poking up. Empty out the filter, it may have found its way there.
Failing that, front off machine, door gasket off & poke obout between the
drums.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On 6 June, 15:29, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
john royce wrote:
Our washing machine an AEG 'OKO' Lavamat 610 is quite a few years old
and works fine apart from suddenly taking a liking to chewing up and
tearing the ends of some tea shirts.

Tea shirts? *Shirts you wear whilst drinking tea?

Anywho, from your use of 'our' I assume a person of the female persuasion is
present? *If so, it could well be one of the wires that go under the cup of
a bra.

If one comes loose during a wash it gets between the two drums and during a
wash cycle manages to poke out of one of the holes in the inner drum, attack
tee shirts, then hides back inside the drum in a cowardly manner.

Having a wife & two daughters this was a frequent occurance in Handyman
Mansions until I made SWMBO wash bras in a net bag.

Try spinning the empty drum & listening, you might hear it. *With luck it
might be poking up. *Empty out the filter, it may have found its way there.
Failing that, front off machine, door gasket off & poke obout between the
drums.

--
Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"Handyman Mansions" ? Oh come now Dave - "Handyman Towers" would
sound convincingly better.

Rob

"Handyman Mansions" ? Oh come now Dave - "Handyman Towers" would
sound convincingly better.

Rob

I assumed that "Handyman Towers" was his flipping other residence (see
eg
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.d-...lnk=raot&pli=1)

--
R

Rob G wrote:
On 6 June, 15:29, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
john royce wrote:
Our washing machine an AEG 'OKO' Lavamat 610 is quite a few years
old and works fine apart from suddenly taking a liking to chewing
up and tearing the ends of some tea shirts.

Tea shirts? Shirts you wear whilst drinking tea?

Anywho, from your use of 'our' I assume a person of the female
persuasion is present? If so, it could well be one of the wires that
go under the cup of a bra.

If one comes loose during a wash it gets between the two drums and
during a wash cycle manages to poke out of one of the holes in the
inner drum, attack tee shirts, then hides back inside the drum in a
cowardly manner.

Having a wife & two daughters this was a frequent occurance in
Handyman Mansions until I made SWMBO wash bras in a net bag.

Try spinning the empty drum & listening, you might hear it. With
luck it might be poking up. Empty out the filter, it may have found
its way there. Failing that, front off machine, door gasket off &
poke obout between the drums.

--
Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"Handyman Mansions" ? Oh come now Dave - "Handyman Towers" would
sound convincingly better.

I decided to move up market :-) Sounds too much like Fawlty Towers.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:29:07 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:
until I made SWMBO wash bras in a net bag.

At least you don't need to poke any air holes so she can breathe, I
suppose. (sorry, couldn't resist ;-)

The Medway Handyman wrote:
it could well be one of the wires that go under the cup of
a bra.


As a bit of unusual DIY my services have been called upon by the wife to
fix such bras. A tiny blob of araldite on the tip of a sharp protruding
wire allows them to used again without risk of puncture to person or
washing. :-)

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