I have a front loading washing machine. LG.It smells like mold so bad I can"t take it any more. Even after a wash the clothes smell like mold so bad I have to take them to a laundry mat to get the smell out. Any body know any solutions to this problem? Is there a place where water accumulates that I don't know of? The machine is 2 years old and I clean the front filter all the time but this does no good.I have well water, does this have any thing to do with it.? My water other wise does not smell.
2007-10-01 15:43:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I don't have a front loader, but I just recently bought a new washer and it started to smell like mildew after I would wash a load of towels and my towels would also smell that way. So I sprayed clorox clean-up inside and put a cup of regular clorox bleach where you put the bleach when you do a load and just ran it like I was doing a regular load. I don't know if it will work for you but it worked for me.
2007-10-01 15:55:00 · answer #1 · answered by Not your average mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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If you have a front loader, the odor is coming from the rubber inside the door. Since it is sealed completely when the door is shut with no air flow, it is a breeding ground for mold. Easiest thing to do is wipe it down with a rag after each load, and leave the door open on the washer for a few hours or even overnight. Also you can purchase Afresh, it is in a green bag. It has 3 tablets in it. Place one in the tub of your washer, and put it on the hottest cycle possible. If you have a whirlpool/Maytag/Frigidaire/Electrolux you will have a clean cycle. On Samsung and LG put it on your sanitary cycle. It will take care of the odor. I suggest doing this once a month or so along with wiping down the rubber inside the door, and leaving it open to allow some air flow. You can purchase Afresh at hhgregg, harris teeter and possibly your local discount stores. If you have a top loader you can also use the affresh, it was recently reformulated for use in the top loaders as well. Leaving the top open will help with the odor too. Run a cup of vinegar and bleach on the hottest setting for a cycle then run a empty load of just hot water. That should clear it all up. :)
2016-04-10 06:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I have a front loading washing machine. LG.It smells like mold so bad I can"t take it any more. Even after a wash the clothes smell like mold so bad I have to take them to a laundry mat to get the smell out. Any body know any solutions to this problem? Is there a place where water accumulates...
2015-08-18 14:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 09:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by francene 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Maytag Neptune front loading machine and hi have the same trouble.My machine has this rubber seal between the door and tub. When the laundry is finished there is a little water left between the seal and if you don' dry it ever time it smells bad. I also have mold all over the seal. When i contacted Maytag the told me to use hot water and bleach also to leave door open when not in use & don't leave laundry in the machine.
I will never buy another washer like that again. If i had only know. Hope this helps you out,plese let me know.
2007-10-01 16:20:06 · answer #5 · answered by mfree 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Ah Ha! I just wrote an answer for another question. So here it goes again...........new washers are having a time with mold growing on internal plastic parts. It's the fillers and emulsifiers in detergents causing the problem. BLEACH doesn't work. There is a solution......short of finding an old washer: http://www.smellywasher.com/
This guy has developed a special cleaner you put in your machine every so often, let it sit, it kills the mold.
2007-10-01 15:59:04 · answer #6 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should clean your washer at least once a year, or twice a year, Take a half gallon of white vinegar and put it in your washing machine, and run a wash with no clothing in it. The acid in the vinegar will clean your machine and pipes of all the residue that is left from the soap suds and softeners we use,. Vinegar is also an odor eater and will remove the moldy odor and you will have a super clean machine. If the clothes are starting to have an odor, just at 1 cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle. and it will remove the odor.
2007-10-01 15:55:18 · answer #7 · answered by lennie 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have a new front loader washing machine too and to stop the smell of mould from forming you have to leave the door open after every wash to allow the inside to dry out. As for getting the smell out, bleach sounds liek the best solution.
2007-10-01 16:14:28 · answer #8 · answered by K T 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with a front loading washer. The drain pipe probably has fibers stuck in it and yuckies accumulated. Just clean it or replace it and the smell should go away.
Worked for me.
2007-10-01 16:04:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tryed running a full cycle with bleach only in it? If not pour about 2 cups of only bleach in it. Let it run 1 full cycle see if that helps.
2007-10-01 15:55:48 · answer #10 · answered by hotvw1914cc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋