Clothes need to roll over during the wash cycle to get clean. However, certain loading practices increase the likelihood of clothes tangling as they roll over.
Here are some reasons why clothes might get tangled:
General
- Washing only one type of clothing (all shirts or bed sheets or saris). For best results, load the washer with items of different sizes to allow free circulation in the water.
- Not fastening belts, hooks and buttons before washing. Fastening these reduces the tangling of clothes.
Top Loading Washers
- Wrapping shirts and sheets around the agitator
- Not using a proper water fill
- Not using sufficient water or overloading can cause tangling
- Clothes should be placed in the washer loosely
- Using too much water for a small volume of clothes
- Reduce the agitation time for lightly soiled clothes
- Select a delicate wash action to wash delicate garments. Place delicate or "strappy" items, such as bras, nylons, slips, etc., in a mesh bag while being washed.
Front Loading Washers
- Check the drain time.
- Manually advance the cycle to "spin". Time for 10–15 minutes.
- Check for residue build-up in the washer and dispenser.
- Run the tub through a regular cycle with no clothes to remove any detergents or additives.