What goes in, must come out ..... eventually!

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

Bra clasp later found in washing machine pump filter

The problem

After a wash, the clasp part from a bra went missing and was not found inside the drum, raising concern that it had lodged between the inner and outer drum and might cause damage. Several months later, when the pump filter was removed during routine cleaning, the missing metal clasp was found there.

Likely cause

The bra clasp had travelled through the machine and collected in the pump filter. The accepted reply says it was unlikely to cause major problems once there, but could eventually have caused a blockage by collecting fluff and debris.

What fixed it

Remove the foreign object from the pump filter and continue normal use. The accepted advice indicates no further repair was needed once it had been found in the filter.

Checks to try

• Pump filter was cleaned monthly after the item went missing
• Nothing unusual was previously found in the filter apart from normal hair and fluff
• The missing clasp was later found in the pump filter