So our washer is making our clothes smell mildewy. options?

[Bill in NC]

DinerDave wrote:
[quote=billb]
[quote=Ombligo]
For all the headaches involved with frontload washers, especially with the higher cost - explain to me again why they are sooooo-much better than a topload?

They use less water/detergent and don't shred your clothes.
We have the notorious Maytag stinker and leaving the door open alll the time it is not being used solved the problem
I agree completely with billb.

Dave
Sometimes the only solution is to replace it with a HE top-loader.

[JPK]

We have one of those class action front load Whirlpool ones where mold grows on the rubber seal faster than paycheck.

We leave the door open. It does help.

I have replaced the seal, it was about $75 and a couple hours on a saturday.

About once a month I run a cycle of bleach and then a cycle of Simple Green Pro 5 https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Green-3050...oding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JMNCT9CACMKKT2T8KDH5

I use this stuff for my kid's hockey gear. It is strong stuff, hospital/industrial grade.

Then a run a couple of extra cycles of just water to make sure all is cleaned out.

I think it helps.

JPK

[Paul F.]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=Paul F.]
Run it with a quart of white vinegar, AND bleach!

REALLY bad advice: http://www.greenfootsteps.com/vinegar-and-bleach.html
Pffft... pansies are worried about a little chlorine gas... I cough in their general direction!

[raz]

The Wife insisted we get a front loader, and it was nothing but trouble. I blame the parts that fell off on Whirlpool, but the mildew was common to all models.

Fortunately, she agreed to a high-efficiency top loader when the warranty expired a month before the last breakdown.

Still, with all the recommendations to run 3-4 extra loads a month, I'm not sure where the water and energy savings are coming from.

[AllGold]

Bleach is the most effective mold/mildew killer--that isn't toxic in concentrations normally used in the household.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....you smelt it.....you dealt it.....