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The washing machine is leaving white residue on clothes after the wash. Here are some tips to avoid this.

Too much detergent. How much powder detergent to use.

The most obvious cause of detergent residue remaining on clothing items at the end of a cycle is too much detergent being dosed in the washing machine drawer or in a dosing ball.

For more information on how much detergent you should use in your Siemens washing machine:

The washing machine drum is overloaded.

Overloading the washing machine will cause the laundry to move around in one large mass, which means the water will not be able to circulate around clothing items effectively and the detergent will therefore not be fully rinsed away, possibly leading to detergent residue on some clothing items at the end of the cycle.

For more information on how to fill your washing machine correctly to avoid detergent residue on your clothes:

The waste water hose is kinked or blocked.

A kink or blockage in the waste water hose will affect your washing machines ability to drain water and detergent residue from the drum. Check that there are no kinks in the waste water hos by pulling the appliance out slightly and untwisting any visable kinks or bends in this hose.

For more information on how to correctly install the waste water hose please follow the link below.

The washing machine filter is blocked.

A full or partial blockage in the filter or pump will also affect your washing machines ability to drain water and detergent residue from the drum. This will lead to poor rinsing results and detergent residue on your clothes at the end of the cycle as a result. Before you start a programme, clean the filter and remove any foreign objects which could be blocking the impeller.

For more information on how to clean your washing machine filter:

Have you checked the tips and the issue isn’t solved?

If you have followed the information above but you're still having problems with your Siemens washing machine, then you might want to have it checked out by a Siemens professional.

Get more info how to solve issues with your washing machine.

Here you will find more about problems and solutions concerning washing machines.

User Manuals

Interested in checking the user manual for your Siemens washing machine?

Here you will find the full range of appliance documentation. This includes a range of user manuals, installation manuals and other appliance related documents.

Siemens Online Assistant

Troubleshooting and assistance for your appliance. Check out the Siemens Online Assistant to identify the fault step-by-step and get support for your appliance based on the model-number (E-Nr.) of your appliance or just select an appliance category.

Repair services for Siemens washing machines

Siemens Home Appliances Service is your service provider for all kind of repair services at washing machines and dryers.

Repair hotline

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