HE Washing Machine

[YYY]

Hi Everybody,

 

I hope this is the right place to put this.

 

I have an HE washing machine. Sometimes, it gets an odor. It was suggested that I leave the door open, but that doesn't always work. Any suggestions?

 

Thanks in advance

 

YYY

[Violet]

Mine stinks, too. I use a dishwasher tab in mine once in a while. It even cleaned the murky looking door. That was the only thing I found that worked on mine.

[Jori]

DH did a HUGE amount of research when ours started to smell. Leaving the door open and the drawer for the soap wasn't enough. He found directions that had you clean it with a mixture (can't remember what) and run it through several times. They also said to wipe down the door and rubber and the inside where the water can sit to help.

[Darlene]

Tide, Clorox and several other commercial companies are selling a HE washer 'cleaner'. It's in the laundry detergent aisle.

 

Here's a link to the Clorox one: http://www.clorox.com/products/clorox-washing-machine-cleaner/?gclid=CIPlqvuwmLICFQQ3nAodhysAYQ

 

And here's a link to the Tide one: http://www.tide.com/en-US/product/tide-washing-machine-cleaner.jspx

 

There are other brands also you can check out but regardless, this will take care of the yucky smells for quite a while.

[Violet]

The dishwasher tabs worked in mine when the expensive washer stuff didn't ! So, I won't waste my money on the washer stuff. It is basically oxiclean ( peroxide) with some fragrance added.

[windmorn]

I've used this before to clean out the washer.

 

1 cup bleach (liquid bleach)

1 cup dish detergent (Sunlight brand for dishwasher, granular form)

 

Directions:

1 Place 1 cup of bleach in detergent dispenser.

2 Place 1 cup of Sunlight granular dishwasher detergent in washing machine tub.

3 Set wash cycle on HOT and start.

4 Run the washer again without any detergent, bleach or clothes to make sure it all gets rinsed out

 

Read more at: http://www.food.com/recipe/maytag-neptune-washer-front-loader-cleaning-solution-224770

 

[Violet]

That should work, but I did not seem to need the bleach. The dishwasher tabs have bleach in them.

[TheCG]

Ours came with a cleaner tablet (Afresh brand, I think), but I've just been filling up the bleach cup and running the cleaning cycle when it starts to smell funky.

 

[Simplegirl]

Mine has a clean cycle where you run a cup of bleach through it monthly. I haven't had a bit of trouble with odor.