I suggest you do a cold rinse afterward with no detergent from now on when washing dipes. But to get the stink out, do a hot wash with vinegar with no clothes in it, repeat if necessary. Vinegar gets out everything.
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My washing machine REEKS. Help me.
I have been cd-ing (fb) for about a month now and I love it but... my washing machine smells like crap. Crap that hasn't been washed in a few days -- since I finally got enough to go 2 days without washing.
I have a Whirlpool Duet HE washing machine, I use Charlie's Soap and I do a "quick wash" on cold with a tiny bit of detergent, then a regular wash on hot with slightly more than a tiny bit.
What can I do? Thanks.
I have a Whirlpool Duet HE washing machine, I use Charlie's Soap and I do a "quick wash" on cold with a tiny bit of detergent, then a regular wash on hot with slightly more than a tiny bit.
What can I do? Thanks.
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I have the same washing machine and it does the same thing! I have never tried vinegar...it bothered my DH enough once that he ran white towels in there with bleach...obviously that killed the stench.
When my front loader start smelling it up I always make sure to take a rag to clean the folds of the rubber that closes the door. Sometimes filth gets built up there (or undigest grapeskins, etc... yuck). Today I am going to be doing that as my rubber is kind of stinky. Ocasionally I will run our batch of cleaning rags with just a capful of bleach.
I have the same problem with my front loader. I run a hot wash with about a cup of bleach, then a hot wash with 1/2-1 gallon of vinegar and it is spotless and stink-free!
FWIW, I haven't has trouble with either one of my front-loaders leaking...
But vinegar is very effective for washing away any gunk that builds up between the drums...
But vinegar is very effective for washing away any gunk that builds up between the drums...
We get a moldy smell each time we forget to leave the door opened. The tech said it's because a little water is left in the machine between washes. He recommended:
weekly bleach washes and then immediately after run a white load
monthly run on santity cycle with dishwasher detergent (powder). This strips the machine of any detergent build-up.
I try and remember now to do a pre-rinse without diapers before washing my diapers. Just to make sure there is no suds or smell before I add them.
weekly bleach washes and then immediately after run a white load
monthly run on santity cycle with dishwasher detergent (powder). This strips the machine of any detergent build-up.
I try and remember now to do a pre-rinse without diapers before washing my diapers. Just to make sure there is no suds or smell before I add them.
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