Hello!
My grandma's Maytag A606S is producing grease spots on clean clothes. We cannot figure out where the "grease" is coming from.
I have read that built-up fabric softener and detergent can cause spots that look like grease (though we don't usually use fabric softener).
At first, we thought the grease only dislodged/leaked out when using hot water, but it just happened during a cold load.
Sometimes, we can do several loads without having a problem.
If it were possible to get the grease spots out of the laundry, it would just be annoying. Unfortunately, it is impossible to get the spots out, so the clothes/towels/sheets get ruined if the grease gets on them.
Does anyone have any thoughts as to what the problem could be? Or how to fix it?
Someone recommended that I remove the agitator to see if there's a build-up of softener/detergent, but I'm not sure how.
We had an appliance repairman come look at it, and he said, "We like to keep these old beauties going, but it would cost more for me to fix it than it would to buy a new one." All he did was take off the front panel and put it back on again.
Other than the grease spots, the machine works wonderfully, and I'd love to get it fixed rather than buy a new one that will need to be replaced in 10 years.
Thank you for your help!
My grandma's Maytag A606S is producing grease spots on clean clothes. We cannot figure out where the "grease" is coming from.
I have read that built-up fabric softener and detergent can cause spots that look like grease (though we don't usually use fabric softener).
At first, we thought the grease only dislodged/leaked out when using hot water, but it just happened during a cold load.
Sometimes, we can do several loads without having a problem.
If it were possible to get the grease spots out of the laundry, it would just be annoying. Unfortunately, it is impossible to get the spots out, so the clothes/towels/sheets get ruined if the grease gets on them.
Does anyone have any thoughts as to what the problem could be? Or how to fix it?
Someone recommended that I remove the agitator to see if there's a build-up of softener/detergent, but I'm not sure how.
We had an appliance repairman come look at it, and he said, "We like to keep these old beauties going, but it would cost more for me to fix it than it would to buy a new one." All he did was take off the front panel and put it back on again.
Other than the grease spots, the machine works wonderfully, and I'd love to get it fixed rather than buy a new one that will need to be replaced in 10 years.
Thank you for your help!