Not that I'm aware of.

How much bleach did you add and how long was it washing in the bleach?

no your washer does not have a lint trap, I used to have your washer....LOVED it and couldnt take it with me when I moved to FL this past January

Thanks Mamapinky! I didn't measure the bleach, probably half a cup, put in at the beginning of the load (I thought bleach was more important than enzymes). It was a cheap, synthetic blanket and apparently nonwoven, just pressed together. It is a total loss now, lots of holes in it, but it was either wash it or throw it out immediately. It does smell fine now. I'm drying it outside - I don't want to clog up the dryer lint trap.

Thanks gatesmannc! So sorry you couldn't take your Speed Queen with you.

The parts diagram I found shows there is a passive filter plate attached beneath the basket that presumably functions by way of water currents generated during agitation. Collected lint is flushed off during spin-drain.

Thanks dadoes!

Chlorine Bleach should always be added last 5or6 minures of the wash cycle, it does all its cleaning, whitening, in that five minutes, any thing after six minutes and all its doing is eating the fabric. Also should mention if after the rinse cycle you still smell it than its still active and working at destroying your clothing.

I recently washed a fleece robe of my daughters, it was relatively new, first wash it appeared fine out if the washer, second wash, a few days ago, warm water since fleece can't take hot, Vaska Tab and no FS and it shredded all thru the washer.

MammaPinky>>> Chlorine Bleach should always be added last 5or6 minures of the wash cycle, it does all its cleaning, whitening, in that five minutes, any thing after six minutes and all its doing is eating the fabric. >>>>>

With all due respect, the above statement is somewhat incorrect/backwards..

Five minutes is the correct amount of time that the detergent should be allowed to do ITS thing..not the bleach. Once the detergent's whiteners and stain lifters have done their thing...their utility has been expended. Five minutes is all that is needed to assure ample time for whiteners to deposit on fabric...then the rest of the cycle belongs to the bleach.

This is according to both machine manufacturers, Detergent manufactures, and bleach manufacturers. They are all in agreement.

On the same subject, few if any knowledge-bases have the amount of research and development of laundry product data than Proctor and Gamble.

They have decades of laundry science behinds them and test this stuff endlessly.

They also have a very extensive "Laundry 101" Q&A section on their Clorox site that is quite thorough with regards to this subject.

Some things I have learned there is that:

1.) 5-6 minutes IS NOT the maximum amount of time that clothes should be bleached.

Rather, it depends on WHAT you are washing and whether your focus is on whitening/stain-removal, or sanitizing. Complete sanitizing is not achieved in 5-6 minutes.

For example, Clorox recommends 10 minute minimum to kill Parvo-virus and some staph germs.

2.) Additional time has little if any bearing on bleach's effect. Rather, it is the excessive QUANTITY or improper introduction of bleach that causes undue degradation, not the wash time.

Learned from here---->Mary Gagliardi, "Dr. Laundry," has more than 10 years of laboratory and real-world research in stain removal and laundry product testing.
Read more at https://www.clorox.com/how-to/laundry-basics/bleach-101/

Washers with automatic timed bleach dispensers dispense chlorine bleach into the last few mins of the wash period or more typically on frontloaders into the first rinse which rarely runs more than 3 mins.

I have a problem with some kind of rusty gook being on some of my clothes! Does anyone else have this problem?

Possibly/ probably the washer tub is shedding accumulated hard water deposits, detergent residue, fabric softener, etc. Think bathtub ring. The crud can build up on the inside of the outer tub (not the basket) and come loose.

Either tear down & clean the tub or you can try running an empty cycle with washing machine cleaner like Glisten Washing Machine Magic. Or vinegar/ citric acid, etc. If you have a toploader that uses a lot of water, you'll need more product than a front loader. If possible, pause the washer during the wash cycle and give it time to work longer. May need to repeat the cleaning.