What is happening to my washing?

I had a similar problem a year or two ago and changed my powder to liquid and put it into the machine in a measuring cap and put the softener in the drawer as usual,since I have been doing this I have no further problems,I never wash any hotter than 40dgs as our clothes are never dirty and bedding is changed twice weekly.If I value something special I do tend to hand wash and then do quick spin in machine.I do run a machine cleaner through the cycle every month or so and have found this keeps the drawers and drum spotless.

Oh yes - conditioner (when I think to use it) has to go in the drawer. This is usually a shaming experience since I rarely use the drawer it tends to get rather black!

I should add we have reasonably soft water, so I rarely use softener. I'm generally fairly clean!

Ooh, glamma - I never even knew there was such a thing as a machine cleaner !

Nfk take the drawer out and stand in some diluted washing machine cleaner it will come up nice and clean then run the rest through your machine.

Again a bit off topic but about a year ago there was a report (Which I think) about washing powder/liquid/tablets and they concluded that powder was the most effective and cheapest so that is why I have been using it.

I didn't know about machine cleaners either, will look for them. I have a friend who has her machine serviced every year but I never do.