When washing machines or dryers need repair, 90% of the time it is due to overloading. Overloading a washing machine or dryer can break the drive coupler or the drive belt. Broken drive belts are what keep appliance repairmen in business. It is the most common washer and dryer repair. Overloading can also cause small items, like socks, to float over the washing basket and then get sucked into the water pump and destroy it. Overloading can also burn out the machine’s motor and bearings. When washing machines and dryers break down due to overloading, it almost always leaves behind tell-tale evidence that overloading was the problem. If your washing machine or dryer breaks due to overloading, YOU will have to pay for the repair. A lot of people who use washing machines in dorms and apartment houses that have coin-operated machines get accustomed to stuffing as many clothes in the machine as possible in order to save money; however, all my units have free-operation washing machines and dryers, so overloading my washing machines and dryers won’t save you any quarters. Split large loads in half. Also, when you overload a machine, the clothes and detergent can’t  circulate properly, so your clothes will come out with dirt still in them. When you overload the dryer, your clothes will come out with more wrinkles than if you dried a normal size load. Overloading washing machines and dryers is false economy, and you could wind up owing a repairman a lot of money!