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Fasten every hook, put them in a mesh bag, wash cold on a gentle cycle with a mild detergent, and

Use the wool cycle if your machine has one, or cold water on delicates if it does not. Wool detergent,

Take every hook, ring and weight out, shake the dust off outdoors, and spot-test your detergent on a hidden corner.

Check the label and the fibre first — cotton, polyester, nylon, acrylic and polypropylene are usually fine; wool, silk, jute

Hot is 130°F and above, warm is 90–110°F, and cold is 60–80°F. Below 60°F, detergent stops working properly. Most everyday

How often to clean washing machine parts is four different answers, not one. Run a tub-clean cycle monthly. Wipe the

**The bang is not your machine. It is the water stopping. A washing machine fills through a solenoid valve that

Most washing machine noises are normal. Humming, clicking, sloshing and a rising whine at the start of spin are the

Grey marks on clothes after washing are almost never dirt the machine missed. They are dirt the machine picked up

A washing machine tearing clothes almost always has one specific rough spot doing it, and it is usually findable in

**Load the machine, choose the cycle, press the button with the clock icon, then press Start. The countdown holds the

A pump inside the machine pushes the water up the drain hose and into a standpipe in your wall or