Washing Machine - clothes excessively creased

d3481553

I just wanted to get peoples thoughts on this to see if anyone else has experienced similar...

The tentant in my apartment in Portlaoise rang me saying that the washing machine isn't working. When I asked what the issue was she said the clothes are coming out really badly creased and she can therefore no longer use it. She said she's currently washing her clothes in her mother's house.

I'm trying to figure out possible causes of this because I don't really fancy shelling out for a new washing machine based on the current one creasing to much. For all I know, a new one could perform exactly the same.

Possible causes??

- Portlaoise is a hard water area. Would this make a difference?
- Overloading the drum?
- Broken thermostat causing clothes to be boiled?
- Washing machine connected up to the hot water instead of cold? I dont think it would be this because I lived in the apartment for 2yrs and don't remember having major issues with my clothes being creased.


It would be great if anyone has had any similar experiences or could offer any advice

The Red Ace

You don't mention make or model but assuming it is a two hose fill the most likely possibility is that the fill hoses are connected the wrong way round, it has to rinse in cold water, if the clothes are coming out hot definitely connected wrong. if single hose fill has to be connected to cold fill only.

d3481553

I don't think its connected up to the wrong line, like I said I lived there for 2yrs previously and didn't have any issues. But then again, maybe I just didn't give a crap that my clothes were really creased.

I think I'll give the tenant a call and ask her if the clothes are coming out really hot straight after a wash and see what she says.

00112984

Much faster spin than she's used to?

d3481553

Yeah thats possible as well, I have read that a fast spin cycle combined with too large a load can cause bad creasing.

I believe the 'delicate' cycle has the slowest spin (~400rpm), so I might also recommend that, although she reckons she's tried different settings, its probably worth asking/recommending in combination with reducing the load.

coylemj

OP, if you are male and she is female then that may explain why you didn't see the effect that she is complaining about when you lived in the same apartment, the materials in your respective wardrobes are different.

It sounds like it may be caused by the tenant leaving the clothes in the machine too long after the cycle has finished. Maybe she starts the machine when she's leaving for work so by the time she gets home, the clothes have been sitting in the machine for several hours which does lead to excessive creasing.

To get around this, some machines have a setting called 'rinse hold' whereby the water in the last rinse is kept in the machine until the user releases the setting whereupon the water is drained and the clothes get the final spin. This allows you to take the clothes out with the least stand time so you get minimal creasing.

coylemj

coylemj wrote: »

OP, if you are male and she is female then that may explain why you didn't see the effect that she is complaining about when you lived in the same apartment, the materials in your respective wardrobes are different.

It sounds like it may be caused by the tenant leaving the clothes in the machine too long after the cycle has finished. Maybe she starts the machine when she's leaving for work so by the time she gets home, the clothes have been sitting in the machine for several hours which does lead to excessive creasing.

To get around this, some machines have a setting called 'rinse hold' whereby the water in the last rinse is kept in the machine until the user releases the setting whereupon the water is drained and the clothes get the final spin. This allows you to take the clothes out with the least stand time so you get minimal creasing.

Or alternatively fit a (plug-in) timer that switches on the machine at a set time, so that it stops just before she needs to empty it.

d3481553

Thanks for the input guys, all good advice. I'll give her a call tomorrow and try get a little more info on her washing procedure and try work out if any of the above is applicable. And yes, I'm a guy and the tenant is a women, so she would probably have more delicate fabrics than me.