.... leaving detergent stains on clothes. This is at 45 degree wash.
We've tried different detergents (bio/non-bio/drawer/non-drawer) all
leave the same white powdery deposits. I've run the machine at a 90
degree wash cycle with calgon and some detergent in, but it made no
difference. it's a 7 year old Candy, I can't find any filters etc to
clean.

Anybody got any tips? Seems a bit extreme to buy a new one just for this
but the SO is getting mightily fed up.

Thanks

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Mike Buckley
RD350LC2
http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk
BONY#38

"mike. buckley" wrote in message
k...
... leaving detergent stains on clothes. This is at 45 degree wash. We've
tried different detergents (bio/non-bio/drawer/non-drawer) all leave the
same white powdery deposits. I've run the machine at a 90 degree wash
cycle with calgon and some detergent in, but it made no difference. it's a
7 year old Candy, I can't find any filters etc to clean.

Anybody got any tips? Seems a bit extreme to buy a new one just for this
but the SO is getting mightily fed up.

Thanks

are you sure it isn't grease stains?, this is a common sign of the drum
bearings having play. with the drum empty, hold the drum edge and gently
try and lift the drum up, if you can feel play then the bearings are
starting to go. (about right sort of time by the age of the machine)

mrcheerful

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mrcheerful . writes

"mike. buckley" wrote in message
. uk...
... leaving detergent stains on clothes. This is at 45 degree wash. We've
tried different detergents (bio/non-bio/drawer/non-drawer) all leave the
same white powdery deposits. I've run the machine at a 90 degree wash
cycle with calgon and some detergent in, but it made no difference. it's a
7 year old Candy, I can't find any filters etc to clean.

Anybody got any tips? Seems a bit extreme to buy a new one just for this
but the SO is getting mightily fed up.

Thanks

are you sure it isn't grease stains?, this is a common sign of the drum
bearings having play. with the drum empty, hold the drum edge and gently
try and lift the drum up, if you can feel play then the bearings are
starting to go. (about right sort of time by the age of the machine)

mrcheerful



I don't think so, these are white and almost powdery, with a bit of
effort you can brush them out, although it's a lot easier to just bung
the clothes in the next wash. The machine has had a very easy life, but,
I guess as things go it was only 170 quid and that's not too bad for 7
years. Prefer to find a fix and keep it though.

I'll check the bearings later just in case.

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Mike Buckley
RD350LC2
http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk
BONY#38

Mike, I had a similar problem. I thought probably due to undissolved
powder when running a cool wash. Check the water is heating up OK and it
helps to run a really hot cycle with no washing or powder once in a while to
clean it out.

Having said that, I found the best solution was to switch to liquid
detergent!

Cheers Keith

In message , Keith Oliver
writes
Mike, I had a similar problem. I thought probably due to undissolved
powder when running a cool wash. Check the water is heating up OK and it
helps to run a really hot cycle with no washing or powder once in a while to
clean it out.

Having said that, I found the best solution was to switch to liquid
detergent!

Cheers Keith



Ahh, hmm that sounds feasible - we'll try that.

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Mike Buckley
RD350LC2
http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk
BONY#38

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:40:21 +0000, "mike. buckley"
squeezed out the following:

... leaving detergent stains on clothes. This is at 45 degree wash.
We've tried different detergents (bio/non-bio/drawer/non-drawer) all
leave the same white powdery deposits. I've run the machine at a 90
degree wash cycle with calgon and some detergent in, but it made no
difference. it's a 7 year old Candy, I can't find any filters etc to
clean.

Anybody got any tips? Seems a bit extreme to buy a new one just for this
but the SO is getting mightily fed up.

Tell her to stick to leather. Sensible policies for a better Britain!

--
Colin Irvine

In message , Colin Irvine
writes
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:40:21 +0000, "mike. buckley"
squeezed out the following:

... leaving detergent stains on clothes. This is at 45 degree wash.
We've tried different detergents (bio/non-bio/drawer/non-drawer) all
leave the same white powdery deposits. I've run the machine at a 90
degree wash cycle with calgon and some detergent in, but it made no
difference. it's a 7 year old Candy, I can't find any filters etc to
clean.

Anybody got any tips? Seems a bit extreme to buy a new one just for this
but the SO is getting mightily fed up.

Tell her to stick to leather. Sensible policies for a better Britain!


heh, thanks, I'll pass it on. She's not been for a ride since I sold the
Cat though, she doesn't like the RD much. Keep thinking of a bandit 12
or something, but been too busy with the house this year.

--
Mike Buckley
RD350LC2
http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk
BONY#38

In article ,
"mike. buckley" writes:
... leaving detergent stains on clothes. This is at 45 degree wash.
We've tried different detergents (bio/non-bio/drawer/non-drawer) all
leave the same white powdery deposits. I've run the machine at a 90
degree wash cycle with calgon and some detergent in, but it made no
difference. it's a 7 year old Candy, I can't find any filters etc to
clean.

Anybody got any tips? Seems a bit extreme to buy a new one just for this
but the SO is getting mightily fed up.

Could it be hard water deposits?
Perhaps the element is caked in the stuff,
and some comes away each time you use it.

--
Andrew Gabriel

In message , Andrew Gabriel
writes
In article ,
"mike. buckley" writes:
... leaving detergent stains on clothes. This is at 45 degree wash.
We've tried different detergents (bio/non-bio/drawer/non-drawer) all
leave the same white powdery deposits. I've run the machine at a 90
degree wash cycle with calgon and some detergent in, but it made no
difference. it's a 7 year old Candy, I can't find any filters etc to
clean.

Anybody got any tips? Seems a bit extreme to buy a new one just for this
but the SO is getting mightily fed up.

Could it be hard water deposits?
Perhaps the element is caked in the stuff,
and some comes away each time you use it.


Could be - are these easy to remove? Having had a look at the back of it
there basically just seems to be the drum and the motor, didn't really
see where the element was.

--
Mike Buckley
RD350LC2
http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk
BONY#38