Our washer has recently started creating holes in our clothes. It appears that they somehow get caught in the holes of the washer and torn up. We would appreciate any help! Thanks you in advance!
I own a kenmore 417 model. front loader. It shreds clothes when the bellow wears. bad design that only shows ups months to years after owning. May be a front loader issue across the board. Partly due from stuffing the washer full, i believe the finish of the rubber wears off and clothing no longer slides across the rubber of the bellow/boot on the front of the drum. Also the gap between the drum and the bellow will grab clothes and even swallow socks! Aftermarket replacement will work better draining (which is great with mold issues) but not last as long as the OE. Replace the bellow after checking the drum for sharp edges. 60-200$ usually
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This problem has been driving me crazy for years and i finally figured out what is causing the holes in our clothes. If you look around the rubber (grey) ring inside washer you'll see at the top a white clip that holds a sprayer that sprays water, the clip has squared off edges that catch the clothes and then they tear as the drum spins. I took off the clip and used a file to file off edges and make them rounded. I haven't had a problem since. hope this helps
I am having the same problem, but only with my dress (work) shirts. Every few weeks another shirt comes out of the wash with holes on the elbows (clean slits that look like they were cut with a knife). I also have the Kenmore HE3. No other clothing is getting cut up.
We purchace a washer and dryer in Dec 08 Kenmore HE energy star. They started destroying cloth about 2 months after purchace.
under our warranty and many many calls they sent a new set. 2 months later same problem. HELP
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I contacted Sears several times about the same problem with our HE3 (bought in 2002). For about a year they pretended they had never heard of this problem. As I attempted to move up the supervisor chain, no one had an answer. On about my 3rd service call the tech told me it is an "over-loading" problem.
I'm sorry, but it's a high-capacity washer, and it wasn't overloaded. Sadly Sears is much more interested in blaming the customer than fixing anything. My HE3 continues to tear holes in clothes if I fill it even a teensy bit over half full.
I have had the same problem with holes in clothes. It started when the washer was about 3 to 4 years old. I have tried slower spin cycles and less clothes and still having the problem. Has anyone come up with a resolution? My husband & I are extremely disappointed that a $1600 washer is destroying all of our clothes.
All my shirts are getting holes in the front, a strange place to wear out. The washer and dryer are brand new.
Same problem with our washer that is only a year old. Anyone get a resolution?
We bought a Kenmore Elite HE3t at the end of 2002, and it's been sporadically tearing holes in our clothes for about 4 years. For example, a shirt will have a torn hole surrounded by severely twisted material. It looks like a small portion of the shirt was firmly pinched by something and held there while the rest of the shirt continued to tumble around and around.
This machine has ruined many clothes...about once every other month.
We are having the same "holes in clothes" problem but we assumed it's from the dryer. I'm wondering how you know for sure it's the washer. We haven't checked the clothes before putting them in the dryer but will start.
I have the same problem. I have lost several shirts, it appears that somehow part of the fabric gets caught in a stationary part of the washer, perhaps near the door, and then twists around until it tears. Why is this happening?
For the last four years I have been getting wholes in our clothes. Mostly in our children's T-Shirts. All of them are the same size. They are a cut not a pull or tear. Tonight I discovered it was the washing machine not the dryer, creating the holes. We purchased the Kenmore Elite HE3t in 2004 and tonight it cut a nice whole in the back of a once worn sweater. A nice hole in the center back! I am mad. I now know for sure it is the washing machine as this was a dip dry garment and didn't see the inside of the dryer. I am taking this to SEARS. This is terrible. We paid top dollar to keep our garments looking great and instead they are tearing them piece by piece. I have checked out the washing machine by hand very carefully a few times for a piece of stray metal that may be cutting the fabric. But nothing was found. I did notice the round holes inside the machine MATCH the size of the hole in the clothes, and that the holes are sharp enough to cut my nails. My educated guess is the fabric is being drawn into the wholes during the spin cycle and either catching on something or the shear weight on top of the garment is creating the hole.
It s frustating to get holes and My family has really lost more money what the actual value of this washer -dryer is. Icintacted Sears and they say we have not heard of this problem ever.
I have kenmore he3 washer and dryer bought in 2004. The washer puts holes in my jeans and shirts. One pair of levi 501 jeans have 7 holes from washing machine.Sears claims they never heard of this problem and does not want to fix it.
My He3T has just recently begun to tear holes in garments. It is about 5 years old. I haven't contacted Sears yet, but based on other posts I may out of luck.
I have the same problem putting holes in all my clothing
I also have a front loading whirlpool duet, that eats my clothes all the time, I have had the boot on the front changed but it still eats my clothes. I don't know what to do anymore, the only thing I know is to buy a new washer when I don't really need one, we spent $700.00 on this washer thinking it would be just what we needed with 4 children, I don't ever overload my washer, but it is a large capicity washer. I wish I knew what else to do?
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