can anyone tell me why my fabric softener draw clogs up?

[Misdee]

i have tried atering down fabric conditioner, not watering it down, its been cleaned again and again. and yet again today it was clogged with pink goo, even though my fabric conditioner is white.

is my fabric conditioner drawer possessed by a pink-goo producing ghost?

I have no idea but do you have a limescale problem in your area that could be causing blockages in the machine somewhere?

yes hard water area.

do i need calgon?

mine clogs too and I live in a soft water area but it is white goo and white fabric conditioner

Mine used to clog when I used "brand" conditioner such as Comfort.......then I got mean with the pennies and started buying the big 5 litre bottles of Morrison's own.....not had a problem since! (and we live in a hard water area.)

Use white vinegar. It's cheap, environmentally friendly (important for our little ones' future), softens just as well as any fabric conditioner AND softens water/descales. And it definitely doesn't clog your drawers. If you want a nice smell too as a few drops of an essential oil.

I started using it when I ran out of softenere and haven't looked back.

White vinegar? Really?

white vinegar......surely that works out quite expensive???

This may be of help to you

www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=5

white vinegar can be bought cheaply from many of the 'green' sites - at 5 litre bottles! and i have completely stopped using fabric conditioner and noticed no difference at all except to my shopping bill

but I buy a large bottle for about £2.50 (or thereabouts can't remember exact price but I know it's under £3) and it lasts me nearly 2 months.....so I can't really see that using vinegar is going to cost me that much less???

actually - just checked and it's £2.29 for 5 litres.

Can you really buy 5 litres of vinegar for less than that??

Oooh, I really like the idea of using the vinegar as a softener. Given that I am surrounded by eczema sufferers it sounds good to minimise the amount of crap unnecessary substances you add to clothing (the amount of chemicals in the softeners is impressive). And I would add a few drops of lavender oil to the thing. Would the oil not clog up the drawer, though?
And what about fibre shedding? Does the vinegar cause it too, like the standard softeners?
If I buy it at a supermarket, will plain white vinegar do? What dosage to use it??? 1 tbsp? 2? 3?
Sorry about the spanish inquisition interrogation

can't find the thread but try moneysavingexpert for tips on vinegar

Anyone know why Conditioner section would just stay filled with water, it doesn't appear to be blocked?

Any white vinegar (wine/cider/malt) will do, use about an egg cupful for each wash. Where I live white wine vinegar is very cheap, about 40 euro cents a litre (about 25p I think), plus you use so little compared to normal softener it does last for ages. I use it for cleaning the cooker and mirrors too, so it saves me money on other household cleaners.

Essential oil won't clog up the drawer and won't leave a stain either if mixed with the vinegar.