Squish Pillow Broke in Washer!

[cepstein]

I know, I shouldn't have put it in the washer. But I did, it broke, and now, even after multiple washes and vacuuming out the washer after every load, there are still many, many white micro polystyrene beads in the tub and on the clothes.

The tub is clean when I start a load, so these beads are stuck somewhere and leaching into the wash during a load.

Is there any hope?

Thanks so much, I'm so glad to be here!

[bambiblaster]

KEEP DOING HAT YOUR DOING AND THEY WILL EVENTUALLY GET OUT..... :wall:

[Dogsaregod]

Hi, this is my first post, just registered mere minutes ago.
Happy Birthday to me. I got here after 45 minutes of searching. I am not known for my homemaking skill or common sense. QUITE the opposite. My forehead comes pre-flattened. The good news is it's often funny, and I am not married to a Cuban orchestra leader.
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So...your mission if you choose to accept it: I did almost exactly what cepstein did, only what I stuck in my washing machine were a bunch of my 3 dogs' disgusting toys. And one of those toys was a beanie baby type (even though I have a strict No Beanie Policy - not sure how one snuck in) -and one of the dogs had chewed a hole in it - and so now I too have a washing machine full of "many, many white micro polystyrene beads." (wish I'd searched on that)

What I've tried is filling up the tub part way, giving the beads ample time to undock, and using a mesh straining basket to scoop up the floaters. Then I used paper towels to wipe out any remains. This worked well except it turns out the beads are EXACTLY the same size as the holes in the tub. So in my "wiping" ferver, I inadvertently pushed the remaining beads more snugly into all those little holes.

The machine still did everything it was supposed to do, drained and all that, but I'm guessing it isn't good for it to have beans up its nose.

Equipment I have at my disposal includes a shop vac, a regular household type vac, masking tape, a straw, and lots of spunky determination. But I'm willing to shop.

Thanks

[cepstein]

Well, I don't know about your flat forehead, but you sure are funny! :D

This was soooo long ago, I have no idea what I did. I don't even have that machine any more! I think it all just worked itself out and I donated it to a Katrina family.

I vote for the shop vac. It's my favorite tool. Avoid the straw. ;)