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Washing Machine Ate My Sock!Can the Washing Machine Eat My Socks?

Itis bound to happen...something will get stuck in your washing machine.Everyone has heard folks upset that it seems the washing machine eatsyour socks.......Your washing machine is not a veritable blackhole...and items that are small don't always just wash away in thedrain. There are a number of areas in which things can get stuck. Thelist of items that can get stuck can be bizarre and sometimes evenhilarious. You should only hear half of what we have found in washingmachines!

We posed the question earlier in the week: What have you found stuck in your washing machine?

Coins,shoe laces, paper clips, rubber bands, crayons, toys, skivvies, hairclips, buttons, pens, nails and screws, bracelets, rings, plasticcredit cards, and rocks are the main culprits.

But have youever wondered where your socks are going? Honestly, yes. YES.Especially little kid's socks. We recommend using a sock bag for yoursocks, especially wee one's socks, oh and for skivvies.

Themost common item found by far though is the wire from a lady'sbrassiere. In fact if I didn't know better I would say that someappliance repairman who was low on work invented the darned thing,underwires that is! We find these lodged in the center of the machineafter the poor little wire has done its job wreaking havoc from the tubof your machine, through the holes and or gap in between the drum anddoor seals, and on your other necessary apparatuses in between... In my opinion, the best tip ever to give is to tell ladies to wash their brassieres by hand!

First,they usually work their way to the front plate seal and cause leaks inyour sump hose and filter. Second, they can snag bits of fibers orfabric there and cause a plug to occur. This ends up keeping yourwasher from being able to drain. If you hear a constant scrapingsound... an underwire may be talking to you! Coins tend to damage the inner drum, heater, and front plates.

Nowladies, if you do wear these types of bras I suggest once in a whilejust running your hand gently over your tub. Feel for a wire stickingout of one of the holes... if you are lucky you will catch it in timebefore it gets sucks into the labyrinth which is the washer black hole!And especially if you are missing one or have in the past, go to itnow! Find that wire!

You could save a thousand bucks over thelife of your machine just with that little knowledge, between callingme the repair man and or the cost of your washing machine or having topurchase a new one.

When you get something stuck between the outertub and inner drum we can get it out sometimes, but if you don't knowabout it over a period of time, it could mean death to the washer!

Thisis because the price of the tub is staggering...if whatever is stuckpunches a hole in your's well... you may be in for trouble!

Now,we sometimes find other odd things in machines.....snakes, lizards,worms, kittens, mice, and any other number of wonderful critters,namely bugs. I always recommend from time to time pulling your machinefrom the wall and having a good looksee. You don't want a snake to takeup residence in your nice warm appliance.

Anyways, we would love to hear more about what yall have found in your washing machines! Especially humorous stories....

Again, Food for thought,

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