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Cleaning Your Washer
photo by Bonnie G #2
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Yields:
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1 clean washer
ingredients
- 1 quart chlorine bleach
- 1 quart white vinegar
directions
- Fill your washer with hot water.
- Add 1 qt of chlorine bleach (no detergent please!).
- Run the washer through the longest wash cycle.
- When the washer is still wet- this should be immediately after the bleach cycle- add 1 qt of white vinegar and run the washer through the same cycle again refilling the tub with hot water.
- This will clean out soap scum and mineral deposits from the spin basket and also from the hoses.
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Reviews
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Fantastic!!!!! Bev I'm sorry I haunted you with all my questions, I did not understand the steps because my machine locks automaticly (a safety feature) when you select a programme and cannot be opened after the cycle is finished.Thats why I could not let it fill with water and then add the bleach. This is what I did: 1 Emptied a bottle of bleach in the machine. 2 Selected the longest programme and the hottest temperature 3 Switched on. Did the same for the vinegar wash.I have a beautiful clean machine and the musty smell is gone. Years of trying to clean it with little success by myself, it is now done by the machine itself with an incredible result. One thing I should mention is that when I checked halfway on the bleach wash there was foam pouring out of the machine, it must have been the years of soap build-up, I cleaned it and did not panic about it, also don't think it will happen next time. This morning I did a wash and it came out beautiful and fresh smelling like it should! Many, many thanks for posting this Bev!!!
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What a helpful suggestion and recipe! I had NO IDEA that I was getting a slimy build up in my wonderful new Maytag washer, but it does make a lot of sense to me. I'm off to the store to get the ingredients this morning. I would normally wait until after the treatment, but since I can't actually see inside of the machine or perhaps even tell the difference, I'm just giving you 5 stars for the very helpful suggestion, Bev. Thanks!
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I haven't tried this yet, but I wanted to give a quick tip; If you use fabric softener with your towels it will make them more water resistant which is counterproductive. The same goes for using a dryer sheet. Although we all love soft towels it leaves a "film" which creates a bit of a barrier to water. Update: I have started using white vinegar in place of Softener to all of my clothes and everything comes out amazingly soft! I have an HE washer, so I use 1/4 cup at the most. Any vinegar smell always dissipates after drying.
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