Washing machine spin and drain cycle leaving clothes soggy

Albermarle

WIAWSNB said:

AliceW said:

Alfrescodave said:

Might be worth checking the filter; if this is blocked then water has no means of "being removed" 

Thank you! It was the filter. It was a bit gunged up with smelly black stuff --and bits came out with some water. Spin cycle (with the same wet top I put in the washer) yesterday  worked fine after that. So pleased!

Good result.

Sounds like time for Calgon and a 'boil' wash 

Our washing machine actually has a 'drum clean' setting.
Adding normal washing powder ( not liquid or tabs) and some soda crystals should do the job .

flaneurs_lobster

Albermarle said:

Our washing machine actually has a 'drum clean' setting.
Adding normal washing powder ( not liquid or tabs) and some soda crystals should do the job .

So does ours (Samsung) but the manual warns that nothing should be added (detergent or washing!) during this cycle.

Can't imaging a few soda crystals would do any harm.

Albermarle

flaneurs_lobster said:

Albermarle said:

Our washing machine actually has a 'drum clean' setting.
Adding normal washing powder ( not liquid or tabs) and some soda crystals should do the job .

So does ours (Samsung) but the manual warns that nothing should be added (detergent or washing!) during this cycle.

Can't imaging a few soda crystals would do any harm.

I just checked the manual for our Siemens machine, and it says add washing powder or a detergent with bleach in it.( washing powder has a bit of bleach in it, which is why it is recommended for whites).
It also said use only half the normal amount of powder. Now I know why last time I did it, copious amounts of foam came out of the detergent drawer and all over the floor...........

KxMx

Following engineer advice, I use the hottest, longest cycle to clean the machine. 
Ran empty, apart from a teaspoon of bio powder, this is as much as it'll take before overflowing 😂

WIAWSNB

Albermarle said:

Our washing machine actually has a 'drum clean' setting.
Adding normal washing powder ( not liquid or tabs) and some soda crystals should do the job.

OooOOOoh! So does ours. 

But I'm Scottish, and combine a WM 'clean' with a 90o towel wash...

What does a 'drum clean' actually do? 

Albermarle

WIAWSNB said:

Albermarle said:

Our washing machine actually has a 'drum clean' setting.
Adding normal washing powder ( not liquid or tabs) and some soda crystals should do the job.

OooOOOoh! So does ours. 

But I'm Scottish, and combine a WM 'clean' with a 90o towel wash...

What does a 'drum clean' actually do? 

Cleans the drum ?

To be honest I have no idea.

flaneurs_lobster

Albermarle said:

WIAWSNB said:

Albermarle said:

Our washing machine actually has a 'drum clean' setting.
Adding normal washing powder ( not liquid or tabs) and some soda crystals should do the job.

OooOOOoh! So does ours. 

But I'm Scottish, and combine a WM 'clean' with a 90o towel wash...

What does a 'drum clean' actually do? 

Cleans the drum ?

To be honest I have no idea.

From watching ours (I know...) it's a 90C temp heavy duty sloshing, the action is faster than any normal wash and seems designed to drive water up and around the door/top of drum to get at the rubber(?) seal all the way round. Takes about 2 hours, seems to work - no sign of the dreaded black "seal rot" on a 2 year old machine which I know infects others in our area.