Cat hair in washing machine

paddypaws101

Ok, I have 6 cats, 4 with long hair..so my life is one long clean up operation. part of th problem is that when hairy items are washed, the fur stays in the machine and then coats the next load of washing.
My old machine -going back a few years- had an easily removed lint filter which I could take out and clean each week and remove pretty large amounts of gunk. Newer machines promise to be self cleaning, and the filter is a much trickier thing to remove...a lot of water empties out at the same time and the 'basket' just does not collect the fluff at all well.
Any suggestions?

keystone

Sell cats? Sorry - that was a bit flippant. Hoover items before washing perhaps?

Chjeers

Avoriaz

paddypaws101 wrote: »

Ok, I have 6 cats, 4 with long hair..so my life is one long clean up operation. part of th problem is that when hairy items are washed, the fur stays in the machine and then coats the next load of washing.

Any suggestions?

Yes.

Stop washing your cats in the washing machine.

princeofpounds

Fabric softener can help a bit, makes the hairs less tough for the machine to process.

You could also consider tumble-drying clothes before they go in the washing machine, with the objectives of blowing off the hair and collecting. it.

cattie

I only have one cat, but use one of those velcro type clothes brush to get as much fur as I can off items before they are washed. Worth a try if you don't already own one of these brushes.

kwatt

There's no easy answer to this and we see it a fair bit although, it's more of a problem with clogging up tumble dryers and causing cutting out/overheat issues. Generally speaking, it's not so much of a problem of washing machines.

That said, it is seen with people that own horses, dogs (note plural) and exactly what you have, long haired cats.

It does sound as if the washing machine that you have is one of those that has poor cleaning or wash performance, believe it or not, not all washing machines are equal, by far. So it may be that you have no option but to look for a better one with better cleaning ability.

A lot of modern machines seem to struggle with larger items like blades of grass, hair, grit and so on but you'd have to ask for something that will specifically deal with the task that you need to do. And, don't expect it to be cheap as specialist needs like this are bordering on commercial use if it isn't full commercial use.

HTH

K.

Klug

I have a similar problem with dog hair. I seem to get around it by after the washing is done (assuming washing only animal stuff), wiping around the glass door and rubber seal with a cloth to remove what I can. I then put the machine on a rinse program with nothing in it which seems to clear the rest.