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Front loaders are becoming the washing machine of choice for many families, but they do have specific cleaning issues that can cause odors. This is a guide about cleaning a front loading washing machine.
Use trisodium phosphate, otherwise known as TSP (1/4 cup per load). It will make your clothes cleaner, and remove the mildew from the seal area that smells.
Next time, don't buy a front loader.
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By El Cheapo from Chattanooga, TN
I've got a front loading LG washer and what I do is pour bleach in the liquid bleach hole, run your washer on the hottest setting, or if you have one, on the clean tub setting. It takes a couple of hours, so be sure to have done all your laundry first.
The tub will be so clean smelling! I do this once a month.
By Kathy from Beaumont, CA
How do I remove and prevent the recurring of the mildew and smell that has formed in the fold of the rubber seal around my front load washing machine door? I am on a septic system and therefore cannot use bleach.
By Diana from Sequim, WA
By syntoniser
01/29/2010
Never mind Affresh, bleach, cleaning drains etc because nothing will change until you stop using liquid detergent, even worse is liquid fabric softener; in some of these machines the plastic parts get coated with petroleum products from these. As soon as you switch to powdered h.e. detergent and NO liquid fabric softener your smell will go away and stay away. I am speaking from experience, my 6 month old washer was stinking badly. I never leave the door open now, just wipe off the rubber a bit and the glass. No smell. I use cold water and only one tablespoon of powdered detergent in regular loads. My clothes are clean, and No smell.
I have a front load washing machine and on the rim when you open the door, it gets moldy. I never saw such a thing on the regular top load machines.
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