Clothes Coming Out Looking Bleached And Patchy

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

Patchy bleached marks on clothes likely caused by detergent or wash loading, not a machine fault

The problem

Some clothes were coming out of the washing machine looking bleached and patchy.

Likely cause

The accepted reply says the washing machine itself could not bleach laundry on its own. The most likely cause was detergent, or something else introduced into the machine. Overloading the drum with a detergent tablet placed on top was suggested as a possible cause because detergent can become trapped in folds of laundry and cause bleaching marks.

What fixed it

Check detergent use and loading method rather than treating this as a washing machine fault. Avoid overloading the drum and avoid placing a tablet where it can be trapped in clothing folds. The exact corrective action taken was not confirmed in the discussion.

Checks to try

• Consider whether detergent or another substance was introduced into the machine
• Check if the drum was overloaded
• Check whether a detergent tablet was placed on top of the laundry and could have been trapped in folds