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I live in an apartment, so i do not know the history of the washing machine, however it seems like 1 out of e 5 washes, several articles of clothing are damaged.i have since become dilegent about washing white & colours seprataly, but my latest disco was that after doing a cycle of whites, i washed my green duvet cover by itself, it came out stained!! i washed it on a medium temperature.the stains are always of the same consistancy - a dark, patchy, partly translucent stain. could it be from using a detergent that is dark colored?? or i wondered if the water coming into the washing machine could be pre-strained from another apartments washer??thanks in advance!

The stain is from your fabric softener. you may be using much, or you may not be diluting it with water. there is a chance that it could be your detergent...but probably your fabric softener. if it is your detergent...it would be from pouring your liquid detergent directly onto your clothes. i always dilute it with water before pouring it into the machine.