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Dea
Frederick, MD (Zone 6a)
March 4, 2006 8:49 PM Post #2086579
| We have the Kenmore and like I said, we really (surprise) like it. I'm not sure how all the others are designed, but they probably have the large rubber round piece that acts as a seal from the door to the washer. In our model, it's almost balloon like.
So today, I'm washing all the blankets; one was particularly heavy and as I was pulling it out of the machine, it 'caught' the lip of the rubber seal...I started to laugh so hard - there in the space that pulling it back exposed were The Lost Socks The ones I've been looking for now for 3 weeks along with another delicate article. Apparently when wet, they can slip in between and the centrifugal force of these front spinners forces them into this nifty little hiding place.
Embarassed? Yup, since homecare stuff is dear to my heart and keeping everything clean - well, ok, I'm embarassed. Anyhow, if you have a front loader with high speed spin, you just might want to peel back that rubber thingie and see if any lost socks are found :)
Dea
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Terry
Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a)
 March 5, 2006 12:02 PM Post #2087842
| So it's true! Washers DO eat socks. And never the whole pair - only one, leaving the other sock mateless. chuckle... |
gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
March 6, 2006 1:40 AM Post #2089570
| Ours is a Frigidaire front loader. I need to check the seal on ours for contraband. ;) If you'd not told me about this, I never would know to look.
Kind of related to the missing socks, have you ever noticed there's never two shoes by the side of the road? If there's a shoe, there's never a mate to be seen near it. Really makes ya wonder. |
EileenAZ
Tucson, AZ (Zone 9a)
April 19, 2006 7:44 PM Post #2202996
| We have a Kenmore- you really do have to check inside that rubber seal after you've run a load! |
gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
April 19, 2006 8:59 PM Post #2203144
| I meant to post and say that I checked our Frigidaire's rubber door gasket and there is no opening for socks to enter. Good thing for us! LOL |
Tir_Na_Nog
Houston
United States (Zone 9b)
March 28, 2007 11:22 PM Post #3331289
| ROFL that is so funny! Note to self: buy the Fridgidaire. =) |
gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
March 29, 2007 7:32 AM Post #3331833
| The Frigidaire's gasket has little drainage holes which channel any excess water back into the drum. We leave it cracked open in between uses and have never had a problem with mold or mildew. |
PeggieK
Claremore, OK (Zone 6a)
April 17, 2007 12:51 PM Post #3401448
| Hmmmmmm, (rubbing chin, and thinking)...
I've always suspected my washer had an appetite for socks. Never worried too much though. We always had this tidy little agreement...
"Ok, you wash all the clothes, and you can have a few socks in return now and then. As long as you don't get too greedy and eat too many, and you leave me a few."
Since they aren't terribly expensive, at least the ones I buy aren't, this seemed to be a nice little deal. This arrangement seemed to roll along and work for the both of us thru the years. We became very close. Sometimes I would even share some of my most intimate garments... a'hm.
Then one day I began to wonder if maybe I didn't know my close wash-day friend as well as I thought... Maybe an affair, maybe someone else,
who could it be ?
It was an eye-opening day, yes it was... the day my washer gave
BIRTH to a TOWEL !
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JUST FOR FUN.
I was surprised when a towel I'd never seen showed up in my washer. As it happened, our teenage son acquired one at the gym and threw it in the wash when I wasn't looking. Hhaha.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has found stuff your kids have thrown in. LOL
Happy wash-day to all... :))
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PeggieK
Claremore, OK (Zone 6a)
April 17, 2007 1:00 PM Post #3401484
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Now I've been trying to negotiate a new deal with my friend.
"After so many socks... and a couple of my nicest undies, you make me a new towel, ...Ok ? "
I'm still waiting for the reply though...
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Am I the only one who talks to their washer-friend ? Hhhhmmmph ! Well, don't knock til ya try it. Maybe you could ask some of those front loaders where they been hiding your socks.
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srtech
Cypress, TX
June 6, 2007 9:13 AM Post #3581332
| You need to use the sock that lost its mate and clean that rubber thingie called a (bellow) in the tech world to clean the rub/thing real good once a week. Leave the door open just a little to dry out after every use. And run a clean cycle monthly per owners manual. Because its going to cost you 2 Ben Franklins for a tech to come out and replace that thingie and get the stinch out of your front loader. |
gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
June 6, 2007 1:17 PM Post #3581785
| Does the rubber door gasket thingie in your washers have drain holes? Ours has holes in the bottom which empty toward the drum. Maybe that's why we don't get the unholy stink? |
crystallady
Alpharetta, GA
October 10, 2007 5:26 AM Post #4067378
| What is HE detergent? I will be needing a new washer and dryer. was thinking of the front load and then heard there are stackables. Does anyone have info on this item? Wondering if vibration would be a problem. |
gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
October 10, 2007 12:47 PM Post #4067889
| Hi-Efficiency is what HE stands for. Front-loaders user 1/3 or less the water that a top-loader does. The formulation of the HE detergent foams less than regular detergent.
Our Frigidaire set is stackable, though we have them side-by-side. If you search for stackable front-loading washers, you'll find a bunch. :) |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
October 11, 2007 6:32 PM Post #4072344
| Never had a problem with the socks, but have had more than one occasion when the repair man came to find the problem with out top loader as it was eating bullets. Steve was forever leave 22 shells (live) in his pants pockets.
Now we have the LG frontloader and the best feature is the "bullet catcher" they called it a coin catcher in the store, but I inquired and it is indeed a bullet catcher as well! |
katie59
Woodinville, WA (Zone 8b)
May 20, 2008 4:40 AM Post #4977067
| Very common in front loaders. I heard that time and time again when I was doing Internet research on how to get rid of the mildew smell. And, lo and behold, I had socks buried in dog and cat hair. It was lovely. Now, cleaning that out is party of my regular laundry-washing.
The common thought is that the stink comes from the fact that we rarely do wash in hot water anymore. Apparently you're supposed to do at least one hot load a week to kill any mildew that may form. |
Shadyfolks
Chesterland, OH (Zone 5b)
May 20, 2008 4:19 PM Post #4978566
| I have Whirlpool duet that's about 5 years old now. When researching front loaders, I read about losing socks etc...but it doesn't happen with mine. I do have to clean that area out after I wash rugs and dog blankets because all the hair accumulates in that space is amazing.
As for mildew I have always left the door ajar (my old top loaders just I left open)
Haighr--where is your 'bullet' catcher located? |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
May 20, 2008 4:44 PM Post #4978672
| It is in the front toward the bottom, you open up a little door and there is a flex tube to drain excess water after numerous loads and also a little pull out "coin catcher". |
gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
June 8, 2008 6:10 PM Post #5072360
| This ecard at American Greetings reminded me of this thread. The only place the socks don't mention being is stuck in the rubber gasket of a front loader! LOL http://www.americangreetings.com/ecards/display.pd?prodnum=3... |
Shadyfolks
Chesterland, OH (Zone 5b)
June 8, 2008 7:57 PM Post #5072802
| Gardenwife,
That was pretty cute!
I hope yu are a little color than we are up here near the lake today it's 90F -- too hot to be out in the garden.
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gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
June 8, 2008 10:07 PM Post #5073359
| I have spent the day outside since it felt cooler than inside; we tarry as long as we can before putting on the AC and, while the house may be cooler inside, we have a wonderful breeze outside and it feels cooler. It's now 89, cooling off from the high of 92. I haven't really *done* anything today other than unload the plants from the Ohio River Valley roundup, and we did that around 9:30am before it got hot. The rest of the day I've sat in the shade and puttered around online or read. ;) |
katie59
Woodinville, WA (Zone 8b)
June 9, 2008 5:59 AM Post #5075195
| That's crazy you guys. We've had unseasonably cool temperatures here and are dying for some sun and 70 degrees. Talked to my girlfried in Baltimore today. It was supposed to be 99 and 80 percent humidity there again today. Eeeeek! |
Shadyfolks
Chesterland, OH (Zone 5b)
June 10, 2008 12:19 AM Post #5079451
| Katie- this weather just got here last week up until then it was in the high sixties. One extreme or the other.
haighr-I was doing laundry yesterday and thought about that 'coin catcher and I don't see one on my machine :( |
katie59
Woodinville, WA (Zone 8b)
June 10, 2008 2:28 AM Post #5080239
| Windstorm here today - the kind we usually see in February or March. And the mountain passes (which are only about 45 minutes from the city) are expecting snow. Brrrrrrr.
Don't think I have a coin catcher, either. I have the Kenmore front loader set. |
gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
November 22, 2009 8:16 PM Post #7300359
| Check out what Joycet found in her washer's gasket, Dea. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=7296362 |
Dea
Frederick, MD (Zone 6a)
November 22, 2009 8:30 PM Post #7300414
| whoa... |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a)
November 22, 2009 9:10 PM Post #7300509
| Now that is a real Christmas gift! |
katie59
Woodinville, WA (Zone 8b)
November 23, 2009 2:19 AM Post #7301450
| Fabulous! |
