Thread Number: 65795
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Maytag A207 washer leaving spots on clean clothes |
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Post# 883417 , Reply# 2   6/3/2016 at 16:52 (2,876 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 883448 , Reply# 3   6/3/2016 at 23:15 (2,876 days old) by delaneymeegan (Midwest)   |   | |
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If it's not the workings of the washer, such as leaking oil from the transmission, it could be gunk that's built up on the tub that's breaking free and settling on clothes. One need ask then, what do you wash, or what have you washed in the past?
It could also be your water supply, or aging plumbing system. |
Post# 883470 , Reply# 4   6/4/2016 at 08:14 (2,875 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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Pull the agitator off and see if crud is coming from the top of the stem. |
Post# 883497 , Reply# 6   6/4/2016 at 14:40 (2,875 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 883694 , Reply# 9   6/6/2016 at 14:49 (2,873 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Back in 1981 I had a new Maytag Fabricmatic that I had a similar problem with after I had been using it for several months. Turns out towels that I had used for "personal" needs and had vaseline on them had left a build up of the petroleum jelly on the underside if the agitator. I found this out by removing the agitator and there was a build up of a dark gray grease like substance on the inside surface of the agitator. I had been using warm water and All powder, or Rinso for my laundry at the time( I'm ashamed to admit I was so ignorant about using Hot water for these items). Apparently, when I would wash whites with hot water small amounts of the vaseline build up was breaking away and floating up into the wash water causing the stains on the clothes. It only happened when I did whites, and at the time I only used hot water for whites. I cleaned off the agitator thoroughly and from then on used Hot water for washing towels and switched to Tide powder, problem solved.
Before tearing the whole machine apart I would first try removing the agitator and look at the underside to see if there is any grease like coating and clean it off if there is some. Then I would fill the washer to max water level with hot water and run a full cycle with a good detergent and a cup of LCB( you might even want to stop the machine during the wash portion of the cycle and let the hot water, detergent and bleach set there for an hour or two) . This may take care of your problem. Eddie This post was last edited 06/06/2016 at 15:56 |