Posted by john d hamilton on November 8, 2008, 8:00 am
we have got a ten year old AEG washing machine, and black mould seems to
have penetrated into the light grey rubbery-plastic door seal. Is there
any good way of removing this black stain please? Thanks.
Posted by 1 on November 8, 2008, 8:05 am
john d hamilton wrote:
> we have got a ten year old AEG washing machine, and black mould seems to
> have penetrated into the light grey rubbery-plastic door seal. Is there
> any good way of removing this black stain please? Thanks.
>
>
soap and water.
mild chlorine solution.
leave door open when not inuse.
Posted by Andrew Gabriel on November 8, 2008, 8:16 am
> john d hamilton wrote:
>> we have got a ten year old AEG washing machine, and black mould seems to
>> have penetrated into the light grey rubbery-plastic door seal. Is there
>> any good way of removing this black stain please? Thanks.
>>
>>
> soap and water.
>
> mild chlorine solution.
Don't use chlorine (bleach) if the washing machine has a GRP
(glass reinforced resin/plastic) outer drum, as it will make
it brittle and liable to crack. (Or at least, keep it well
clear of the plastic.)
Don't know what AEG parts cost, but spare parts like the
door seal are very cheap for Hotpoint machines, and I would
consider replacing it.
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Andrew Gabriel
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Posted by ransley on November 8, 2008, 9:27 am
On Nov 8, 7:16 am, and...@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
> > john d hamilton wrote:
> >> we have got a ten year old AEG washing machine, and black mould seems to
> >> have penetrated into the light grey rubbery-plastic door seal. Is there
> >> any good way of removing this black stain please? Thanks.
> > soap and water.
> > mild chlorine solution.
> Don't use chlorine (bleach) if the washing machine has a GRP
> (glass reinforced resin/plastic) outer drum, as it will make
> it brittle and liable to crack. (Or at least, keep it well
> clear of the plastic.)
> Don't know what AEG parts cost, but spare parts like the
> door seal are very cheap for Hotpoint machines, and I would
> consider replacing it.
> --
> Andrew Gabriel
> [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]
Now dont you just think a clothes washer where you use bleach to
wash, as a normal everyday additive, would have been thought about by
the manufacturer.
Use bleach, keep door open when not in use.
Posted by Andrew Gabriel on November 8, 2008, 10:09 am
> Now dont you just think a clothes washer where you use bleach to
> wash, as a normal everyday additive, would have been thought about by
> the manufacturer.
Yes, which is why manufacturers have warned against using bleach
in washing machines for decades. It's brilliant for giving you
fractured plastic parts.
Bleach used in washing detergents (in Europe) isn't chlorine based.
(Note, I'm answering for UK/Europe as two of the newsgroups the OP
included are uk-based. Soap powders used in the US are completely
different from the washing detergents used in Europe, and machines
have completely different washing cycles for the two products.)
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Andrew Gabriel
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> have penetrated into the light grey rubbery-plastic door seal. Is there
> any good way of removing this black stain please? Thanks.
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