Mysterious Stains on Laundry

RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By (Guest Post) (08/26/2008) I had this problem before, dark grease stains on white clothing. Check the hoses where the water comes into the machine. Old hoses can cause this problem. We had the hoses changed and that solved the problem a few years ago. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By Brenda (Guest Post) (08/08/2008) OMG..Ive been in agony about these crazy stains. I yelled at the washer people and then they gave me a new loaner. it still happend. Ive tried every detergent, hot water, cold water. Its not the dryer cause it happens before I dry them..nothing gets them out, but bleach and I cant bleach my darks. It has never gotten on my husbands clothes. weird. Id love to figure this out. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By jacquie. (Guest Post) (08/08/2008) I went back to where we bought our machines from. I believe the stains originate in the washing machine. It was suggested by the repair man that it could be protein stains, food on the kids clothes transferring to other clothes (rinse all food of your clothes). It could be a problem with your water. We are on well water. the stains do fade with time, so don't throw your clothes (who can afford to do that). I also use vinegar in the wash to help remove/prevent the stains, about 1/2 cup per load. Hope this helps some. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By Jennifer (Guest Post) (07/26/2008) I have the EXACT same problem. Stains that are the same color as the clothes, but darker. And it doesn't appear on whites. I bought a new dryer today and am so frustrated that there are STILL stains on my color cotton clothes! I cried. We replaced the washing machine last year hoping it would help. It didn't. I have also changed detergents, but it didn't help. I can get the stains out if I put liquid dish detergent (Dawn) on it and rewash the clothes. I found that when I wash the darks and hang them up to dry, it helps. But I have three small children... who has the time for that? SO frustrating! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By hawkins (Guest Post) (06/27/2008) I have the same problem. Happens on all my clothes. They're just about all ruined now so I just try to ignore it. I can't afford to buy a new wardrobe every week. On some of the jeans the spots do tend to fade with time, but not on everything. I am not putting any oily rags or anything with any kind of grease or sticky substance that should be causing this into my washer and dryer. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By Marion (Guest Post) (06/06/2008) I kept finding thin brown stains on my light/pastel clothes. Turns out after much investigation that it is from the dryer. Must be from a gluey residue left from dryer sheets that forms around the sealer part of the drum (door side). I am at a loss as to how to remove these stains. This has ruined so many of my nice clothes and now some new sheets. I am furious. Nothing works to remove them. Any suggestions anyone? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By rich (Guest Post) (02/17/2008) Blue/gray happens on cold cycle out of the blue. It could be fine for a month and all the sudden it happens. Bought new washer still happens? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By Dee. (Guest Post) (02/02/2008) Wow, I thought I was losing my mind, because it seems to only happen to my dark clothes, not my husbands. I'm going to try the white vinegar trick and see if it works. Thanks for all the input. Take care. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By (Guest Post) (12/30/2007) I, too, have had this problem. Try Goo Gone; it can be found at hardware stores or sometime even in grocery stores. It is a gold liquid that comes in a bottle. On dry fabric, soak the stain for 5-10 minutes, then launder as usual. (Cold water usually works, but if not, try hot.) The stain should be gone! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By Dona from Illinois (Guest Post) (08/02/2007) I am about at my wits end.. we have over the last year been getting spots on our laundry, but it is only now and then. These spots look more like dye of some sort, and they always have a different pattern. They don't get on all the clothes just certain ones. I have tried no liquid softner, used the sheets, tried no softner. I can not get the stains out at all. I have tried everything known to man. Has anyone heard that their water softner has damaged clothes before? I have a girlfriend that swears her water softner damaged hers? Our spots are sometime red, blue, green and this last time purple.. Any ideas? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By Aliyah (Guest Post) (07/10/2007) Oh gees! I thought I was the only one who got these. I used to yell at my husband because when he would wash clothes all of my clothes and some of his would get ruined. Oof I was so mad. I still get them, even today I got them on my favorite clothes. I used to throw the clothing away in the past, but now I try to save them. I put dish soap like DAWN and PALMOLIVE, really anything anti grease and will just spot treat them. I leave them like that with the soap on them for hours and then run the cycle of all my mysterious stained clothes on Hot Cold. When the cycle is done i take the clothes out and look thoroughly for the stains. If it's still there I reapply the soap and use a hard bristle brush to knock the stains out. Ugh this is so frustrating. If anyone has anything miraculous please let me know! I'm Aliyah and you could reach me at agolden4 AT cfl.rr.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post by stay at home mom (1) | (05/25/2007) Contact ok, I too have thought I was going nuts and have searched for answers. I have tried a few things. Try putting a mild soap (I use dove in bar form) directly on the stains and then was without detergent or softener of any kind. I also recently switched to Dreft and it cleared it up for a while, but now the stains are reappearing. I have a HE washer and soft water, so I only use about 2T detergent. And try not using any detergent every 4 washes or so. Hopefully one day someone can actually tell us what the real issue is. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post by geners (1) | (04/25/2007) Contact Ok - Everyone listen.. I have been having the dark stain problem on my clothes for years.. different washers, different dryers, powder detergent, liquid detergent, fabric sheets, no fabric sheets.. it is driving me nuts. The latest situation - I live with my girlfriend and her three kids but I am the only who gets these mysterious stains on my shirts. I religiously check my shirts before I put them in the wash because of this. Thats the other thing - it only happens to my cotton t-shirts. I got a brand new solid green cotton shirt for my birthday in February and it is already ruined. I'm cursed - that can be the only answer.. no one else in the house does this happen to. It doesn't add up. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By batya (Guest Post) (04/13/2007) I had the same problem as you to the point where I thought I would have to move from my home. Finally, 10 years later, I have found the source of the problem. I wash my floors with Murphys Oil soap. I would take the dirty rags and wash them in my washing machine. Apparently the murphys oil was leaving a residue in my machine; thereby causing spots on all of my clothes. Needless to say, I am not using Murphys Oil Soap and I am never washing a rag again. Robyn Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post by Dibbs (31) | (01/05/2007) Profile | Contact Instead of dryer sheets, I use a cup or so of white vinegar added in the wash water. The clothes are soft and I have not had any more of those little stains. You might want to try it. Good luck to you! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post by batya (1) | (01/04/2007) Contact Rhonda, I can totally relate. I am almost in tears. I have mysterious grease like spots on my laundry. I have a new washer, new hot water heater, I do not use fabric softner and I do not use dryer sheets. These stains occur even if I do not place the clothes in the dryer. I do not have well water. All of my clothes including my sheets and towels get ruined. If it is a light color, it is a yellowish grease spot. If the clothes are a dark color, the spot appears as a darker version of the original color. Plumbers, water consultants, SEARS cannot help me. No one can tell me where it is coming from. I have tried everything. Can anyone help? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By Roland Cook (Guest Post) (12/09/2006) We had the same darned problem! After much frustration, I came up with this solution. Treat those mysterious little spots with any spray stain remover. Then, use no soap in washer. Buy some Calgon powder or liquid and---here's the bizzare part---add some to the final RINSE! Dry only on light heat and line dry the rest of the way. It worked for us! A pain in the back side, but it worked. Best wishes! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By (Guest Post) (09/15/2006) Hi Rhonda, I wish I had an answer for you too! I just wanted to let you know your not alone, I am ready to tear my hair out over it. I am sure my blood pressure rises everytime I fold laundry. I too have done all you have done. The water softner, different detergents but those blasted spots keeping showing up on my darks! I too am on well water and am probably going to get my water tested. (Even though I truely don't think that is what it is. ) I had the repair man too and they said it was not the machine. Good luck! Joanne , Ontario Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By stacy (Guest Post) (09/06/2006) I had the same problem and noticed that it was usually with new shirts. I found that the new fabric was not absorbing water well during the wash cycle so I started stopping the washer after it filled and taking the new shirts and swishing them around until I was sure the water had absorbed into the shirt in all places. This seemed to help. It's almost as if all of the shirt had faded except the spots that didn't absorb the water. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post By Cheryl from Missouri (Guest Post) (07/11/2006) I had the same problem when I was using powder detergent. Turns out I wasn't letting it dissolve before adding the clothes. I heard this is a common problem in hard water areas. I currently start the tub filling, add liquid detergent, give it time to combine, then add my clothes. No more spots. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post by Lynn from Calif. (87) | (07/11/2006) Profile | Contact Dear Rhonda, I was having the same problem and it turned out to be the fabric softener sheets I was using in the dryer. I didn't want to switch to liquid fabric softener, so I've just quit using fabric softener altogether. My clothes do get staticky but at least no more of those darn stains! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Mysterious Stains on Laundry Post by mygaley (15) | (07/07/2006) Contact My friendly Hancock Fabrics lady told me that many fabrics were not for liquid detergents or fabric softeners. Have you treated them as if they were grease stains? Have you had the washer/dryer checked by an appliance repairman? He might be able to just look at your stains and tell you what the problem is. Report Spam or Abuse