Dry patches

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Laundry left with dry powder patches after wash

The problem

After a full wash cycle, most clothes were reported to have dry patches and dry powder residue, including on areas that were still wet.

Likely cause

The accepted reply suggested the most likely causes were overloading the washing machine, allowing undissolved detergent to become trapped in folds of laundry, or using too little detergent, leading to deposits of dirt and grease on the washing.

What fixed it

Reduce the load size and review detergent dosing carefully. The discussion points to load size and detergent quantity as the main areas to correct, but no specific repair or faulty component was confirmed.

Checks to try

• Check whether the machine is being overloaded
• Check whether the correct amount of detergent is being used