Wool jumper coming defying all spin cycles - still soaking wet out of machine. Any idea why?

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I recently washed a wool jumper in the washing machine - was nervous about shrinkage but as there's wool cycle, figured it should be ok. Have acquired a lot of wool items this past winter so knew I'd need to wash them at some stage.

The wash went fine and I put it on a low spin as recommended online. However, when this spin ended the jumper was still sopping wet. So I put it on a slightly higher spin. Still soaking wet. Eventually I gave in and put it on the highest spin and....still soaking wet! Had to take the bloody thing out and put it between two bath towels to soak up the water.

Obviously I thought my washing machine must have developed a fault, so ran a normal, non wool wash....and everything was fine!

Is this a thing with wool? Does it defy any spin cycle?? I'm so confused!

Just to say - each spin cycle was individually set so nothing to do with the wool cycle.

Extra word in the title there...

Are you washing it on its own?

If I wash one item on a wool wash it does that unless I put something else in the machine with it….so now I chuck a couple of dry bath towels in with it to spin and it seems to work 🤷‍♀️

Not specific to wool but if I put heavy or thick jumpers in the wash, they'll still be soaking wet too, they must just hold water. I always have to put them on a spin and drain after they've washed

Can't say as I have noticed when washing on a wool/delicates cycle. I never wash only one item though as it can mean the machine is unbalanced which affects the spin cycle effectiveness particularly. If the spin was 800 when you usually use 1200 it will be a noticeably different outcome.

Yes , as @GoodnightJude1 says. I do this.

If you only washed one jumper I think that when it absorbed the water from washing it became too heavy and simply sat at the bottom of the drum throwing the spin function out of balance. You could try washing 2 or 3 items at the same time so that the weight is evenly distributed

Yes, same here.

I think a single item like that unbalances my machine so whilst it works its way through the spin cycle, it doesn’t spin properly.

Echoing what pp have said, I find it I just wash one item especially a bulky item eg kids snowsuit, coats etc it confuses the machine and they come out soaking wet. I find cleaning out the filter can help to re-set it although that's a horrible job! Or just wash more than one item together, or just add things in for the spin, so wash your wool item then when the machine stops and it's still wet, add something easy in like towels just for the spin cycle

@GoodnightJude1 - yes, it was on it's own, only item in the machine. Didn't know what else to wash on the wool cycle, didn't want to risk two jumpers in case something went wrong! Good idea, will try that 🤗

Seems to be the general consensus that it was washing a lone item that caused the issue. Glad I posted!

Will wash a few items together in future. The jumper took ages to dry but hasn't shrunk so am at least confident in that aspect of washing wool now.

Yes it's the one item that's the issue. It makes the drum unbalanced so the machine slows down and doesn't spin properly. I too fix it by adding a towel or two to the spin cycle, when that happens

I usually add other stuff too when washing wool so socks, pants, tea towels etc. they don’t need a wool cycle obviously but it helps to adds bulk to the wash load plus they aren’t very dirty and wool cycle is fine for them and saves space for the regular wash.

put in a towel. you should also do that if you are washing silk or slippery things !! (satin sheet type) in the machine because otherwise there is nothing for them to have a bit of friction with to get the dirt out.

wool things do come out wet anyway though because wool holds a lot of water.

Dry it flat as well.

It worked! Just done another wool cycle with more in the machine - spun as normal and jumper just damp. Thanks all - have learned something today!

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Glad it worked! 🙂