My phone is trapped inside the washer / I left my favourite shirt out of the wash!
It may seem blatantly obvious, but we’ve all done it – we’ve all forgotten to clean something important, or left something important (like a mobile phone) in our pocket when doing the laundry.
If you’ve got a top loader, this is an easy one to solve. Just open the lid and add/remove the item in question. No mess, no fuss.
In a front loader, things get a bit more complicated. Front load washers lock their doors during cycles to prevent water from spilling all over your laundry floor.
Solutions
Unless you've purchased a washing machine in the last couple of years, you won't be able to open your front loader once the wash cycle has started.
Manufacturers now make front-loading models that can be paused before the main wash cycle so that clothes can be added.
