12-29-2010, 03:13 AM
When I do wash in the washing machine occasionally I will get spots on clothes. I kind of looks like rust or maybe an oil or red algae. I know it has a high iron content.
Every thing was fine the first two years we lived here then I noticed a few spots on clothing (that wasn't there before I put them in the wash machine) We thought maybe it was rust from our wash machine so we replaced it. We bought a very expensive one. A few months go by and spots again.
We change our filter every week or two. (I never see any algae on the filter or anything that looks like it.) The pump was recently replaced. We replace the fittings and spigot to the wash. The pipes are PVC. The catchment was cleaned 4 months ago.
The only thing I can think of was when we first moved into the house there was no filter in the container. We didn't think to check this at that time. Maybe some debree went through and is growing algae or something in the pipes. I am totally baffled. I would think whatever it is would disperse in water. I have never notice anything in any sinks or tubs. I would appreciate any suggestions. It is ruining all of my clothes.
Every thing was fine the first two years we lived here then I noticed a few spots on clothing (that wasn't there before I put them in the wash machine) We thought maybe it was rust from our wash machine so we replaced it. We bought a very expensive one. A few months go by and spots again.
We change our filter every week or two. (I never see any algae on the filter or anything that looks like it.) The pump was recently replaced. We replace the fittings and spigot to the wash. The pipes are PVC. The catchment was cleaned 4 months ago.
The only thing I can think of was when we first moved into the house there was no filter in the container. We didn't think to check this at that time. Maybe some debree went through and is growing algae or something in the pipes. I am totally baffled. I would think whatever it is would disperse in water. I have never notice anything in any sinks or tubs. I would appreciate any suggestions. It is ruining all of my clothes.