Whirlpool Duet Ripping Clothes . Watch this video to access it: Since this cycle hasn't been used in a long time i decided to run this. Whirlpool washing towels YouTube from www.youtube.com After trying to fix it ourself, the crack came back. We began finding holes in clothes in march of 2011. Over the past month, the problem worsened so that it is now ripping up one piece of clothing every third wash or so.