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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by jdavis703 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:20PM (#28294448)
My experience has been fine after I learned that ankle socks and masks will cause the machine to jam. Now I just hand wash small items and the machine works perfectly /sarcasm>

Edit: I’m getting downvoted. Is this a well known thing not to wash small items? (I’ve been using washing machines for 20 years, without a problem until this one.)

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by SECProto on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @05:00PM (#28294953)
> Is this a well known thing not to wash small items

Front loaders specifically - though usually to protect the objects being washed, not the machine itself. The joint around the door tends to pinch small objects. I put masks in a mesh bag meant for washing "delicates"

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