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Washing machine help!!!

Hello all, i've just done a load of washing, and its come out with greeny black marks all over it. i have rewashed and its come out, but any ideas whats caused it in the first place?

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  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    Good afternoon: Take a look at this site for info on all things appliance related... http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=11

    HTH

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  • marleyboy
    marleyboy Posts: 16,698 Forumite
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    It could be anything from grease to grass, even somethig left in a pocket or mixed in with the washing, but as it has washed out, chances are it wont happen again.
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  • Peartree
    Peartree Posts: 796 Forumite
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    Don't know what has caused it but it might be an idea to run your washing machine through the hottest cycle, empty, to make sure you clear away all of whatever it was.
  • kwatt
    kwatt Posts: 711 Forumite
    Hi Peartree,

    What you mean is a maintenance wash I think and you should use a powder when you do that to get the best results. Full details are here if you want them. It can cure a plethora of silly little problems though.

    HTH

    K.
    "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. Its what you know for sure that just ain't so." Mark Twain
  • Peartree
    Peartree Posts: 796 Forumite
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    Yes, thank you. I hadn't appreciated there was a 'technical' term and further instructions for this!
  • rev229
    rev229 Posts: 1,045 Forumite
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    This sometimes happens to me when I overload the machine. Particularly if I wash more than one bath sheet at a time as they are quite heavy when wet.
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