Cleaning washing machine
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Gail Stante
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Ages ago someone told me how to clean the inside of my washing machine using citric acid. I have forgotten how to do it so could someone please help? You may have suggestions that work just as well. My problem is I keep getting dark gunky stuff on my whites and it leaves grey gunk on my darks. HELP!!!
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Run a empty load and use white vinegar instead of detergent
The gunky stuff is probably working it was way out from underneath the fabric softener cup. Unscrew it (that is how my two machines work if you have a spindle agitator), and it will be moldy and gunky. Vinegar works great to clean and sanitize it. Once a month (or more often if you do a lot of laundry that is grimy), run a hot empty load with vinegar and baking soda. Here are a couple links!
https://www.consumerreports.org/washing-machines/how-to-clean-your-washing-machine/
https://dengarden.com/cleaning/How-To-Clean-Washing-Machine
And don't use fabric softener. It's doing damage to the machine itself besides making this mess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eg9T3vkwU8
Have you tried one load of very hot water and 1 C vinegar (no laundry) and run through a cycle? Hear it works.
Here is a step by step way to clean it from right here on Hometalk: https://www.hometalk.com/posts/clean/appliances/how-to-clean-your-washing-machine-using-vinegar-and-baking-soda-21697626