Brown spots on my clothes after washing...

Cat87 · 28 January 2018 at 3:52PM

Please help!!

I’ve been getting little brown rust type looking spots on my clothes after washing for about a year and a half. I thought it was my washing machine and recent bought a brand new one. It isn’t - and is now even worse! It’s driving me up the wall and is ruining my clothes. I used to wash some lither items in a pillow case as a buffer and now that doesn’t even work. I use regular, shop bought detergent and conditioner and regular switch them depending what’s on offer. I’ve got photos but don’t know how to put them on here.

Our landlord has called plumber out who is also at a loss. He is going to fit a filter to the water pipe at the back but I’m not confident this will fix it!

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

-taff · 28 January 2018 at 4:07PM

Are they there after washing but before drying?

sevenhills · 28 January 2018 at 4:11PM

I assume the marks are on light coloured items, not on black items?

What causes laundry rust stains.

Rust spots on clothing can occur for several reasons, including:
• Bacteria that chemically reacts with older iron pipes. While many newer homes contain PVC piping, city water is often supplied using iron pipes.
• Rust and iron deposits breaking loose within water pipes or water heaters.

-taff · 28 January 2018 at 4:12PM

These two threads might be of help
https://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/house-garden-194/kitchen-household-14/211373-brown-marks-washing-machine.html

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2075737

Could be bearings or could be constant washing at 30.....

Cat87 · 28 January 2018 at 4:41PM

Funny you should ask as yes, whilst the brown spots are often there when fresh out of the machine and wet, they do seem far more prominent once dry. And sometimes when I don’t think there are any, once it’s dried there are!

Cat87 · 28 January 2018 at 4:44PM

sevenhills wrote: »

I assume the marks are on light coloured items, not on black items?

What causes laundry rust stains.

Rust spots on clothing can occur for several reasons, including:
• Bacteria that chemically reacts with older iron pipes. While many newer homes contain PVC piping, city water is often supplied using iron pipes.
• Rust and iron deposits breaking loose within water pipes or water heaters.

Thank you! Yes, only on light item and it’s so bad I can barely wash anything that isn’t dark now.

Callie22 · 28 January 2018 at 5:09PM

Are you drying on a rack? Sometimes they can go a bit rusty if you've got the plastic-coated type and the plastic starts to get a bit brittle and crack.

Cat87 · 28 January 2018 at 5:37PM

Callie22 wrote: »

Are you drying on a rack? Sometimes they can go a bit rusty if you've got the plastic-coated type and the plastic starts to get a bit brittle and crack.

Sometimes we do - but it’s 100% coming from being washed. If I could post the pictures it would be much easier! For instance all our shirts and t shirts get them and I dry them hung up on a coat hanger above the door frame.

Lizabeth21 · 28 January 2018 at 5:55PM

Are you taking them out of washer and putting them on a surface where for instance coffee has dripped and you haven’t noticed. (I only suggest this because I had a similar issue and this was the reason!).

-taff · 28 January 2018 at 7:26PM

Do you wash at 30 degrees all the time?

Cat87 · 28 January 2018 at 8:37PM

-taff wrote: »

Do you wash at 30 degrees all the time?

Nope, we wash at different temperature and it also couldn’t be a build up as it’s a brand new machine (and was also happening with the last one).

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