Clothes With Holes And Damage

Some older Hotpoint washing dryers were renowned for ripping laundry and they were featured on BBC's Watchdog. But that was a long time ago - at least 10 years ago. All washing machines have the potential to swallow small items of laundry and such items should ideally be placed in those net bags that you can buy from Betterware and many other places.

Overloading the washing machine is blamed (by manufacturers) for many damaged clothes - especially if caused by being dragged round the back of the door seal by the revolving drum ( Am I overloading my washing machine? ) Washer dryers are more likely to rip clothes because they have a vent at the top of the door seal where the hot air is pumped into the drum on tumble dry and clothes can get snagged on it. Items of laundry are more likely to get trapped between the drum and the door seal if the drum is overloaded. If you aren't using a laundry bag, put smaller items in the drum first, they are more likely to stay away from the door seal and glass that way.

It's also possible for an obstruction such as an underwire from a bra to get trapped under the drum on the heating element. This can cause laundry to snag on spin as it is pressed through the holes in the drum.