How can I get a moldy smell out of my washing machine? It always make my clothes smell moldy.?

Answer 1

Accoriding to Carolyn Forte, a director at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, many front-loading washing machines retain water along the front gasket and develop mold and a musty smell. Once you've actually removed the mold from the gasket, run a cycle with just plain water and bleach added through the washer (no detergent or clothes). This will help clean it out and remove the odor. After you're done doing laundry for the day, it's a good idea to leave the washer door open so the water evaporates and the machine airs out. If you do this though, be sure to keep all pets away from the machine. Unfortunately, we've heard about cats climbing inside and that can be very dangerous.

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Answer 2

How to Get Rid of Mold Smell in Front Loader Washing Machine If you have a Whirlpool (other brands have the same issue) front loader washing machine, you may notice a moldy smell spoiling all your towels and clothes. Here is how to fix it. [edit] Steps 1. Identify the source. The main cause is usually use of a wrong type of detergent that creates too many suds. These suds collect in nooks and crannies and cause mold. 2. Use only an HE (high efficiency) detergent. The HE detergent creates a lot less sudsing and is designed for the modern front loader. 3. Clean. First wipe the inside of the washer, especially the area where the door seals to the inside. Mold can collect around the insides and folds of the rubber seals. Get in there and make sure you cleaned it all. You could use bleach or Pinesol. 4. Use a quarter cup of dish washing detergent (powder is best, liquid if you must), along with a towel. Put the machine on the "sanitary" (hottest water) setting. Let it finish its cycle. This should get rid of the mold completely.

Answer 3

Is your water supply sour like well water >If not than do a load of whites with a good amount of bleach> Use a liquid laundry soap with bleach added>The machine should not be leaving the cloths smelling unless you leave them in the machine after washed then the smell well say even threw the dryer>

Answer 4

Do you have a front loader? My brother is an appliance salesman, and he told me to leave the door open a bit on the front loaders when not in use. They are sealed so tightly that they don't dry out inside and that can cause a moldy smell. When not in use, leave the door open a bit so it can dry out.

Answer 5

1 cup of Baking soda, 1 cup of peroxide, fill washer on large load, wash as if had a load of cloths. Try leaving it open at all time when your not using it. the heat in it will make it smell. Hard to get it gone at times

Answer 6

Run an empty cycle with a couple cups of bleach added to the water.....no detergent.....then run it again without anything added to the water

Will take the smell right out

Answer 7

run it through a few cycle with old clothes or dish rags and use a cup vinegar on the first 2 cycles and odd as it sounds you can use non-sweetened orange Kool-Aid it works for your coffee maker too

Answer 8

do what the gut below said and try putting a up of bleach in the washer (no clothes) and let it run a cycle

Answer 9

you probably need to dry the clothes staright after they've been washed. Or put some fragranced detergent in the wash.

Answer 10

run it with nothing in it just water and bleach. that should do it and leave the machine door open when finished.good luck