I bought a used washing machine? what is the best way to clean it?

Question

I t was pretty dirty inside and out, (I bought it on the advice of a friend sight unseen and know I am stuck with it) and I wanted to know what can be used to clean the inside.
Thanks

Answer 1

Pour in one cup of bleach and wash on the longest, hottest cycle that the machine has. That will take care of any germs and beasties that may be inside. As far as cleaning the outside, any good household cleaner will do a good job. Try Mr. Clean, Pine Sol, Lestoil, etc. If after you run the bleach cycle through and the inside of the washer is still dirty. Pour the recommended amount of Lestoil inside of the machine and again wash in the longest, hottest cycle. Lestoil is a good grease and grim cutter. I use it to pre-spot my families really stained clothing and he works wonders.

Answer 2

Add 1 cup of white vinegar into your washing machine as it fills using hot water.
Let machine go through an entire wash and rinse cycle.
Add 1 cup of Borax into your washer as it fills with water. Wait for the agitator to start turning so the borax dissolves.
Let it soak for about 20-30 minutes after agitating thoroughly,to remove any previous remaining odors.
Add detergent that has a fragrance so that your washing machine smells nice and clean.Hope I helped you, cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

I would wash it down with warm water & a disinfecting detergent on the outside, then run it through a load of soap, hot water & bleach to clean out the inside. And wipe down any visible surfaces inside that you can reach.

Answer 4

I had a hat frame thing made from plastic that i got from the laundry area of walmart. Its ment to keep the shape. I put my hat in that then put it in the dishwasher alone without dishes. Put in some of the liquid dishwasher soap (some have bleach be careful if the hat isnt white) and washed it without the heat dry. Then i took it out and let it air dry. Worked great.

Answer 5

fill the washer with water and add a cup of bleach to the water.let it go through the whole cycle until done.As for the outside use bleach and little dishwashing liquid to a pail of fairly warm water and scrub with a cloth or sponge.Then rinse off with fresh clean water.Will be sparkling clean and disinfected too.

Answer 6

will would suggest run your machine on the hottest wash with some white wine vinegar, and then another run with either bleach or what I use is Milton Solution or any other Sterilizing solution used to sterilize baby´s bottles this way it´s sure to be clean and won´t damage your machine

Answer 7

Start washing nothing. That'll clean the inside.

Answer 8

fill the tub with hot water, then pour in 2 cups of muratic acid (they clean bricks with it). It will break up the deposits. DO NOT POUR IN THE ACID FIRST!!

Answer 9

I agree with Josie

Answer 10

use one cup of vinegar and lemon juice it should do the trick
sorry use the same amount of lemon juice too