Washer leaving grey marks on sheets
Hi,
Recently, our washing machine has started causing our white sheets to have some grey marks on when they come out of the machine. They are like thin grey lines in creases, almost like something has left a residue. Maybe oil from the machine somewhere? Can the sheets get behind any seals anywhere, perhaps?
It only happens with our sheets, we've never noticed it with a normal clothes wash. We have used the Miele maintenance wash powder on a very hot cycle recently, and given the whole insides a good scrub down, to try and clear any problems, but still getting them.
Anyone had anything similar, or got any idea what it could be?
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Grey marks on sheets likely from contamination on the door seal
- The problem
- The washing machine was leaving thin grey lines or residue marks in the creases of white sheets after washing. The issue had not been noticed on normal clothes washes. A very hot maintenance wash with Miele cleaning powder and a general internal clean had already been tried, but the marks remained.
- Likely cause
- The strongest supported diagnosis is a build-up of grime, grease and limescale on the underside/lip of the door seal, transferring onto larger items such as sheets. This was suggested as the likely source rather than oil from elsewhere in the machine.
- What fixed it
- Check and thoroughly clean underneath the lip of the door seal, where gunk can collect. The discussion states this contamination is commonly linked to long-term low detergent use, frequent liquid detergent use, and/or mainly low-temperature washing. The exact repair beyond cleaning was not separately confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Maintenance wash with Miele powder on a very hot cycle was tried
- Inside of machine was scrubbed down
- Check underneath the lip/underside of the door seal for gunk build-up
2 Answers
The grey marks are likely to be from the door seal. My washing machine started doing the same but I managed to clean a lot of gunk and gunge of the underside of the seal. Check underneath the lip of the door seal. It's caused by a build up of limescale and grime and grease, usually when not enough detergent has been used for years - or when mostly liquid detergent and/or low temperature washes have been used.
Read all these articles carefully to see if any help as they are all related to the issue -
White streaks on laundry after washing
Grease marks on clothes after washing
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Awesome, good thinking, yes the door seal Watkins!
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