YYY Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Hi Everybody, I hope this is the right place to put this. I have an HE washing machine. Sometimes, it gets an odor. It was suggested that I leave the door open, but that doesn't always work. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance YYY Link to comment
Violet Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Mine stinks, too. I use a dishwasher tab in mine once in a while. It even cleaned the murky looking door. That was the only thing I found that worked on mine. Link to comment
Jori Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 DH did a HUGE amount of research when ours started to smell. Leaving the door open and the drawer for the soap wasn't enough. He found directions that had you clean it with a mixture (can't remember what) and run it through several times. They also said to wipe down the door and rubber and the inside where the water can sit to help. Link to comment
Darlene Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Tide, Clorox and several other commercial companies are selling a HE washer 'cleaner'. It's in the laundry detergent aisle. Here's a link to the Clorox one: http://www.clorox.com/products/clorox-washing-machine-cleaner/?gclid=CIPlqvuwmLICFQQ3nAodhysAYQ And here's a link to the Tide one: http://www.tide.com/en-US/product/tide-washing-machine-cleaner.jspx There are other brands also you can check out but regardless, this will take care of the yucky smells for quite a while. Link to comment
Violet Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 The dishwasher tabs worked in mine when the expensive washer stuff didn't ! So, I won't waste my money on the washer stuff. It is basically oxiclean ( peroxide) with some fragrance added. Link to comment
windmorn Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I've used this before to clean out the washer. 1 cup bleach (liquid bleach) 1 cup dish detergent (Sunlight brand for dishwasher, granular form) Directions: 1 Place 1 cup of bleach in detergent dispenser. 2 Place 1 cup of Sunlight granular dishwasher detergent in washing machine tub. 3 Set wash cycle on HOT and start. 4 Run the washer again without any detergent, bleach or clothes to make sure it all gets rinsed out Read more at: http://www.food.com/recipe/maytag-neptune-washer-front-loader-cleaning-solution-224770 Link to comment
Violet Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 That should work, but I did not seem to need the bleach. The dishwasher tabs have bleach in them. Link to comment
TheCG Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Ours came with a cleaner tablet (Afresh brand, I think), but I've just been filling up the bleach cup and running the cleaning cycle when it starts to smell funky. Link to comment
Simplegirl Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Mine has a clean cycle where you run a cup of bleach through it monthly. I haven't had a bit of trouble with odor. Link to comment
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