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Title: Laundry: Washer deposits lint on athletic clothing
Post by: Brian556 on August 17, 2013, 11:48:42 PM
My washin' machine deposits lint on my athletic clothing every time I do the laundry. Is there somewhere inside the washer that the lint could be hiding that I need to clean out?
Title: Re: Laundry: Washer deposits lint on athletic clothing
Post by: Duke87 on August 18, 2013, 06:27:24 PM
Your pockets?

If not that, then maybe the drain holes. This is an odd problem, usually lint accumulation is a drier thing.
Title: Re: Laundry: Washer deposits lint on athletic clothing
Post by: J N Winkler on August 18, 2013, 06:37:33 PM
There may also be a lint filter in the washer that needs to be cleared out.  If your washer has one, it will probably be in the center post inside the washtub.
Title: Re: Laundry: Washer deposits lint on athletic clothing
Post by: Alps on August 20, 2013, 07:46:29 PM
Eat more, get fat, no more athletic clothing
Title: Re: Laundry: Washer deposits lint on athletic clothing
Post by: US81 on September 18, 2013, 06:39:07 PM
Is it a front-loader? Look for a drain under the front panel. Lint can catch there, sometimes water backs up as well, so have a shop-vac or at least towels handy.
Title: Re: Laundry: Washer deposits lint on athletic clothing
Post by: SteveG1988 on September 22, 2013, 06:29:25 PM
Try running it with just bleach through a heavy duty cycle, that should flush out the system entirely, extra rinse will help
Title: Re: Laundry: Washer deposits lint on athletic clothing
Post by: hm insulators on September 24, 2013, 05:15:26 PM
I prefer to drive to a public laundromat rather than use the one here at my apartment complex (the driers here are the tiniest damn things--lay a Campbell's soup can on its side to get an idea), but recently I learned from another tenant that one of our washers was getting black grease from a gasket all over the clothes! :banghead:
Title: Re: Laundry: Washer deposits lint on athletic clothing
Post by: SteveG1988 on September 29, 2013, 12:27:27 PM
Quote from: hm insulators on September 24, 2013, 05:15:26 PM
I prefer to drive to a public laundromat rather than use the one here at my apartment complex (the driers here are the tiniest damn things--lay a Campbell's soup can on its side to get an idea), but recently I learned from another tenant that one of our washers was getting black grease from a gasket all over the clothes! :banghead:

Does it actively turn the water black, or is ti more like streaking on the clothes?