Have had numerous items ruined due to brown stain (about dime sized)that appeared on garment. Noticed reacing on-line that other customers have experienced this as well and that Maytag F/L is especially notorious for this problem. What is the solution other than replacement of the machine all together?
My Maytag Front Loader also has periodically caused rust stains on clothes. After investigating it I determined the cause.
The top of the machine is rusting around the opening under the lid where you add the detergent, fabric softener, and bleach. Water apparently splashes up on the bottom of the lid and it rusts. The flakes of rust then flake off and fall into the plastic reservoir and are washed into the machine. The only fix is to replace the top of the machine, or take it off, physically clean off the rust and apply a coating of rust resistant paint to the inside. A quick fix is to remove the plastic cover (4 phillips screws) and clean as much rust off around the edges as you can. Be sure and keep the rust from falling down the hole where the water flows into the machine.
Not sure what is causing it in your machine. You can save your clothes, though. You can buy a rust remover chemical, it is sold where fabric dye is sold, you can buy at grocery store, RIT brand.
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