When using the washing cycles some light coloured garments (white, pale blue, biscuit) come out with a slight light brown stain, roughly the colour of weak tea (just dark enough to show against biscuit coloured fabric) - in some cases its is like bad dying over a patch of four square inches, in other cases little more than a inch long line the thickness of a pencil stroke.

The washing machine is in vgc.

I have
- removed and clean the soap draw and housing.
- carefully checked the rubber door seal
- removed all paddles and checked inside
- checked the inside of the drum for machine oil, etc
- turned the drum slowly and checked through the holes left by the paddles for foreign objects
- listen when turning the drum for sounds of scrapping & catching (there were none).

None of these turned up anything.

We tried a 95C wash only (no drying) on an old pillow case and this now has a slight stain.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

Best regards, Philip

Philip, May 2011

Sometimes certain creams prescribed or otherwise can react with the detergent you use. Most of these companies have a helpline you can contact and in some cases they will take the garments away for testing, in the meantime try changing your soap powder

God Bless Neil Lennon, May 2011