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Keeping White Towels White?

I find the the nice white towels I bought 2 months ago are now a dirty whitish grey. Bleach is automatically filtered into the wash. How do I get them white again?

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By Irene from Whanganui, New Zealand

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May 10, 20120 found this helpful
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It could be several things - first, check your bleach dispenser to make sure it's not blocked. If that's not it, then I imagine the problem is that your towels have accumulated a soap film and need to be "stripped".

Wash the towels in HOT water with 2 cups of white vinegar and run through two rinse cycles. If that doesn't help, repeat the process. If they are still dingy, and the bleach dispenser is clear, you might have a problem with your water. Good luck!

 

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September 20, 20210 found this helpful

Bleach and vinegar shouldn't be used together.
Marg from England.

 
March 15, 20141 found this helpful
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If your whites are turning grayish.. check your dryer. Open the dryer door and towards the back you'll see a circle with some kind of rubber around it. Take a damp soapy washcloth and wipe it all around that circle. If you get black or grayish dirt on the washcloth then it's the dryer that's causing your whites to turn gray.

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I scrubbed the inside of my dryer and was amazed at the black stuff that came off the inside back and the drum. Unfortunately, I don't know why it's happening or how to fix it other than to not use the dryer for white clothes. I'll have to have hubby see if he can fix it.

 
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March 7, 20180 found this helpful

googled "why do my white linens turn gray" and read
thelaundryforum.com/forums/general.../hotel-linens-turning-gray professional soap guy had an answer for a small hotel was gas dryer flame should be blue not yellow.

Interesting not to mix soap and chlorine bleach at the same time...no wonder detergent dispensers on washers have seperate bleach compartment.

 
May 11, 20120 found this helpful

I agreed with newsue - sounds like soap scum build up. Use her hot water and vinegar treatment though it may take a couple of passes to get all the soap build up out of the fabric.

 

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