Flakes of black bits of clothes

Something in your pipes.

That is black mold, they make products for treating this problem

Hi, it sounds like you have to buy one of the inside washing machine cleaners its a liquid that you put in the washer and let it run its cycle to flush clean the interior of the unit.

We had black flakes getting into the wash drum thru the drum holes. We ran one gallon of white vinegar through a regular cycle with great success.

The black bits are scum flaking off from between the inner & outer bowls, usually more common with cold water wash. Place old towel in washer, fill washer to high level with hot water, add washing soda & or vinegar, let washer run to end of wash cycle, turn off & let it soak for around an hour, turn back on & let it go through cycle. Commercial washing machine cleaning products should also be availably in your supermarket / hardware stores. You may need to repeat process until no more gunk comes out.

sorry to ask you this but are you sure the flakes are rubber? usually the black flakes are lint from the clothes. to help combat this problem try this.1- buy 2 pkts of bicarb of soda or baking soda, 2- select high water fill. 3- select hot water fill.4- pour soda into an empty machine. 5- shut the lid and push the start button. 6- let it fill and wash, let it wash for about 5 to 10 min"s , do not let the water drain.7- turn machine off after letting it wash for 5 to 10 min"s , and leave the water sit in the bowl overnight . 8- in the morning start cycle again and let it go thru complete cycle. this should get rid of most of the lint. you might have to do this twice depending on how dirty the plastic tank is. please reply 4 more help and good luck.

your lip seal is leaking and the bearings are getting water in them,you need to get this fixed soon,because they can lock up if left too long like this and it will only get noisier and not better with time

maybe it comes from the filter inside the tub.looks like a net.just clean it

hi clare
have you taken the agitator out and cleaned it and under it after a while they build up a scale there
cheers grant

Is this perhaps a second hand machine or it has possibily been stored away for some time? When a washer dries out inside ( behind the washer bowl ) and is then put back in service, dirt from years of use caked on insides flakes away ( like a dry leaf crumbles) and re-enters the wash and can end up on washed clothing. The only way to stop this is complete removal of washer bowl , scrub and clean insides to remove caked on dirt - reassembly. problem fixed !