Brown smudges on clothes

Stacked LPG gas large capacity laundry center is leaving light brown smudge looking marks randomly (looks like light brown makeup smudge) on light colors. Sometimes they are creased with the mark on them other times a smudge. It does come off with a soapy scrub. Model FLSG72GCS0.

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keh8534 Jul 05, 2008

I have Whirlpool electric dryer. It leaves brown marks on cotton fabrics - they look like marks made by a sharpie pen. I had a repairman in who told me the marks were from a build up of wax from using fabric softener sheets, and the only solution was to purchase a new dryer, since replacing the drum is tricky. This makes no sense to me - how could white fabric softener sheets be responsible for brown smudge marks? The manufacturer even suggests using fabric softener sheets. Any ideas out there?
Anonymous Mar 12, 2014

chlothes are washing and spinning ok but if i put in a duvet cover say its got specs all over it which is leaving marks
margo eb Jun 29, 2015

I have had no luck getting these brown smudgy looking spots off. What are you using?
margo eb Jun 29, 2015

mine seem to be getting on things in the washer. Anyway to avoid this

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Take a look and see if the drum near the door moves up vertically. It shouldn't move more than 3/16ths of an inch. If it does, replace the upper felt seal/plastic slide. The upper seal that supports the front of the drum on the front of the dryer is worn out to the point that clothes can get stuck in the gap between the drum and the front of the machine. This leaves brown wedge marks on clothes. While it's apart, replace the lower felt seal as well.

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