AN Australian mum shared a warning, reminding us all why it’s important to regularly clean your washing machine filter, after tiny toys almost destroyed her machine and flooded her home.
The mum in question shared photos on Facebook showing the filter basket clogged with lint, stickers and the remains of some tiny toys.
She revealed she had no idea there was a problem until noticing it hadn’t been running well that morning.
Returning five minutes after putting on a load, she found the washing machine had started to flood.
“Thinking the old girl was on her last legs, I quickly managed to drain enough to get the door open to locate the bottom filter
“The plug had burst through its thread, so I went off to grab the hose and the hubby’s shifter to give it a quick drain.”
When cleaning the clogged filter, she discovered a toy game disc and a well done sticker.
“No wonder the machine hadn’t been draining the best”
While she was annoyed with the ‘little monster’ who’d left the toy in the washing pile, the mum reported she was happy she didn’t need to buy a new washing machine.
The woman wasn’t alone, as others commented on her Facebook post saying small objects had also clogged up their machines.
One wrote: “Happened to us too, but the culprit was a hair clip that somehow managed to get stuck in the little motor that drains the water out.”
Another said: “I got a two dollar coin stuck in mine, so every few loads I had to go out and spin it to make sure it wasn’t blocking the drain. Never could get the darn thing out.”
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