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[listersgirl]

Help me, internets, help me!

I feel like a complete asshole for complaining about laundry when I no longer have to climb any stairs in order to deal with it, but I have a problem: I did laundry yesterday, and my brown and black t-shirts all came out covered in...white lint? unrinsed-out detergent? basically a layer of something white over the shirt, inside and out. Everything else was fine, weirdly.

Has anyone else experienced this? I've never had any problems with my laundry not coming out clean. Any ideas as to what I can do to prevent it?

I have other stuff to say, but it's crazy at work today, and I hate people (although not you), so I think it's time to take myself off the internet.

ETA: It looks like detergent, but we both use liquid detergent, and I think the person who lived here before us did as well.

Comments

[mystery-diva.livejournal.com]

Powder detergent? I only use liquid because powder sometimes does that (particularly with non-front loading washers, because things don't seem to rinse as well).

[listersgirl]

That's totally what it looks like, but I am using liquid detergent. Maybe it just didn't rinse well enough - I'll have to figure out what to do about that.

[globetrotter1.livejournal.com]

I would say it's your detergent as well. I had that happen a few times and then I switched over to liquid detergent.

[listersgirl]

That was my thought too, but I'm already using liquid detergent. Hmm.

[globetrotter1.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I am clearly talking out of my ass, then. ;-)

[rocketdreams.livejournal.com]

That happened to me once, but I couldn't pinpoint a cause, and it didn't seem to happen again, so I just assumed it was a stray piece of paper or tissue that I had missed during the pre-laundry pocket check. I'd wait to see if it happens a second time.

If it does, you could try cleaning the washer - run a cycle with baking soda, then add a bit of vinegar during the rinse cycle. That should get rid of any build-up.

[listersgirl]

Oh, excellent - that was my next research problem, figuring out how to clean the washer. That might take care of the problem right there. Thanks!

[rocketdreams.livejournal.com]

No problem! The baking soda/vinegar also works AMAZING on any clothes that have strong odours, like, say, if you accidentally leave a towel in a plastic bag for a week. :)

[antepacem.livejournal.com]

That randomly happens to me as well. I think it's perhaps when I use too much detergent (I also use liquid) and/or when I choose a "small" load when it's actually a large one (i.e. not enough water in teh rinse cycle). Since it's a new (to you) machine you might just try using less detergent until you figure out the right balance.

[listersgirl]

I feel better - clearly Sunday night laundry leaves me prone to mass fear of having to get rid of all my dark clothes. :D

[morag-gunn.livejournal.com]

Definitely run a cycle of the washer without anything in it. Just water. Might clear it out or something. Or try some sort of bleachy agent to clean it?

[listersgirl]

I think cleaning it might be the trick.

This is all much better than people saying, "oh, yeah, happens to me all the time, nothing to be done." :)

[sh1mm3r.livejournal.com]

I agree with the tissue idea. Try washing clothes the load after the dog's blankets.

*sigh*

*picks off another hair*

*sighs again*

[listersgirl]

Ha! Yes, I've experienced that before.