How to get the bra bone out of the washing machine?

If a small object gets inside the washing machine, it can threaten the operation and serviceability of the machine. Such an object can be a bone that has popped out of a bra.

The danger of a bone falling into the washing machine from a bra, first of all, is determined by the material of its manufacture. If it is a plastic part, then most likely it will not be able to damage anything inside the machine, but because of its non-standard shape will remain at the bottom of the washing machine and will be found during the disassembly of the machine for another reason.

It is quite another matter if the bone of the bra is made of metal. Getting such an object inside the machine threatens not only scratches of the drum and damage to the door cuff, but also such serious damage as leakage from the tank, disconnection of the heating element, jamming of the drum and even a short circuit.

Even if the metal bone will not interfere with the moving parts of the machine, its long stay inside the machine will cause the appearance of rust. Especially if you do not have the habit of airing the machine after use, and the humidity in the bathroom is high.

A brassiere bone caught in the drum can be found in the following places:

• At the bottom of the drum.
• At the bottom of the drum.
• Between the tank and the drum.

A flashlight and a little patience will help you find such a small object. Roll the drum around by hand in a circle, examine it inside, and try to look at the bottom of the tank. If you don't find a bone on the bottom, it's probably stuck.

If so, remove the pulley by unscrewing the bolt holding it in place. When you put the bolt back in place, do not screw it all the way in. Use a small hammer to gently tap the shaft so that the drum shifts slightly and moves away from the tank. Next, rotate the drum slowly, waiting for the bone to fall down.

In a situation with a brassiere bone that got inside the machine, the owners of machines with vertical loading, which have a special hatch, are especially lucky. Such a hatch is just for the removal of foreign objects that got inside the machine.

All other users have the following ways to get the bone from the bra:

1. Through the machine's drain. After disconnecting the front panel, remove the rubber band from the drum. Next, by unscrewing the drain spigot, you will surely find the bone and be able to remove it.
2. Using a magnet (if the bone is made of metal) or a homemade hook, for which you will need a thin wire. Having pushed the bone with a needle to a place convenient for extraction, take the hook, lower it into a hole in a drum and try to pull the bone to the drum and push into its hole at least a few millimeters, and then get it with a pair of tweezers.
3. By removing the heater. After unplugging the machine and unscrewing the cover, locate the heating element, disconnect the wires, unscrew the nut in the center (not all the way) and push the pin in, then slightly rock the heating element and remove it from the machine. Install the heater back in the same order.

For a visual, some of the ways, you can see in the following video.

To ensure that you don't encounter the problem of removing the bra bone from the washing machine again, follow some rules. In most cases, openwork bras are advised not to be washed in the machine at all, so 100% protection against bra bones getting into the machine tank will be a hand wash.

If you do prefer machine washing, wash your bras in a bag or container designed for this purpose. However, you can simply fold your bras in a cotton pillowcase. Also, when loading laundry into the machine, inspect the bra and make sure there is no visible damage in the area of the bone ends.