Not sure of what??? Ours is now 13 years old and we have never "cleaned' it. We have zero soft water, and use only 1/3rd the recommended detergent. Likely has something to do with it. But GUESSING you are using to much detergent. Run a "load" with just rags and several cups of viniger
Just for regular maintenance Baking soda and white vinegar put baking soda in drum area & white vinegar in soap dispenser then put on hot water wash cycle. OR run a hot water wash with bleach only then run a few times to rinse well. Leave door open between washing to keep it dry and aired out. If you have something else you need cleaned like gum,lipstick,tissue/paper towels,tar you need to say so we can help with other suggestions.
You're not alone in wanting to clean a front loading washing machine. Many people have problems around the gasket that harbors dirt, germs & smells. Sometimes those smells are transferred to the load of wash. Yuck! Right? Here's a link that has this exact project created by several Hometalk members. Pick one or click on them all to pick the method you'd like to try. Wishing you the best!
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Not sure of what??? Ours is now 13 years old and we have never "cleaned' it. We have zero soft water, and use only 1/3rd the recommended detergent. Likely has something to do with it. But GUESSING you are using to much detergent. Run a "load" with just rags and several cups of viniger
Start with your owners manual. If lost, look it up on line. Here are some great sites to get you started!
https://www.thespruce.com/prevent-front-load-washer-odors-2147309
https://m.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Front-Load-Washer
Just for regular maintenance Baking soda and white vinegar put baking soda in drum area & white vinegar in soap dispenser then put on hot water wash cycle. OR run a hot water wash with bleach only then run a few times to rinse well. Leave door open between washing to keep it dry and aired out. If you have something else you need cleaned like gum,lipstick,tissue/paper towels,tar you need to say so we can help with other suggestions.
Hi Cathy,
You're not alone in wanting to clean a front loading washing machine. Many people have problems around the gasket that harbors dirt, germs & smells. Sometimes those smells are transferred to the load of wash. Yuck! Right? Here's a link that has this exact project created by several Hometalk members. Pick one or click on them all to pick the method you'd like to try. Wishing you the best!
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=clean%20front%20loading%20washing