How to Clean Your Washing Machine (Get Rid of The Smell)

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How to clean your washing machine and get rid of musty and bad smells with items likely in your pantry.
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@wendysimmons5906 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Inexpensive products! appreciated advice😊

@BStride Жыл бұрын

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@user-kt9mf8xq7n 4 ай бұрын

I absolutely use white vinegar and baking soda for a deep clean of my washing machine. I even use it in a regular load to freshen up my day-to-day laundry and i use it for fabric softener instead of store-bought fabric softener and sheets which are full of chemicals. Make sure not to overdo it with this ingredient because it can also damaged your machine by also stripping the belt that holds the drum as well as many other items in your machine. So less is more when it comes to cleaning your machine as well as cleaning your laundry. Too much of a good thing can break down your washing machine as well as you dryer. Each washing machine as well as dryer has a recommended way of cleaning it as well as what type of laundry detergent and fabric softener that you can actually use. Personally i use one to two tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent . And a wooly ball with some pure essential oil for my dryer instead of dryer sheets. Just started to do these just now since my 2023 new washing machine and dryer were constantly breaking down. Never used too much laundry detergent. Never use fabric softener and fabric sheets. Never overload your laundry machine or dryer. Never overdo it with the white vinegar and the baking soda. Hopefully I will not need to repair my washing machine and dryer anytime soon.

@BStride 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the in depth tips

@sarahyoung2433 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I got me my first washer last year when I got my first apartment and my washer is starting to get an odor to it lol

@BStride 3 ай бұрын

Hope this helps

@BStride Жыл бұрын

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@defbt5 8 ай бұрын

Are you saying I can take a rag, wet it with some vinegar water and wipe the inside of the tub? What a novel idea.

@BStride 8 ай бұрын

Sure May as well while you have it there

@elwaleedabdulrahmanelamein4307 11 ай бұрын

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@BStride 11 ай бұрын

Hope the video helped!

@dchin1564 3 ай бұрын

So my top load washer keeps on having brown stuff come up whenever I do a wash. I have removed the pulsator from the bottom and cleaned the brown stuff as much as I can. I have also done a tub clean of the washing machine with affresh washing machine cleaner 3 straight times and there's still brown stuff that is coming up. I haven't tried a white vinegar solution yet, but I'm not sure how to do that. Do you know anything else that I could do?

@BStride 3 ай бұрын

When you do a tub clean is less and less brown stuff coming up? Is your washer older?

@dchin1564 3 ай бұрын

It seems like a little bit less might be coming out each time I did it, but it's really hard to tell and it could be my mind giving me false hope haha. My washer is the LG top load washer. I'm not sure how old it is. Not sure if that helps. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sK2ZmM93uZ7OqGw.html&ab_channel=howdumb7. It's almost identical to the link here.@@BStride

@anthonydavis9382 10 ай бұрын

Will this work with cold water? I dont have my hot water hooked up

@BStride 10 ай бұрын

Yes it should work, just would work bit better with warm water

@yohisadventures5698 4 ай бұрын

So after cleaning with baking soda, i need follow with the vinegar? Do these 2 steps go together?

@BStride 4 ай бұрын

You don’t have to do both steps but you can. You can do just one or both

@TheSoundConnoisseur 9 ай бұрын

Your is facing up. How can I use the vinegar method with a washer with the door on its side ?

@BStride 9 ай бұрын

Hi, put the vinegar in the detergent dispenser on top then run a load

@Tworustynuts 9 ай бұрын

Leave the door open so water inside tub evaporates no smell.

@BStride 9 ай бұрын

Yes, good tip 👍🏻

@tanyaalter4163 Ай бұрын

Does anyone happen to know if Kenmore top loading washer has a filter? If so do you know where it might be? 😊

@BStride Ай бұрын

I think for kenmore it would be under the agitator or within it- if it does have one. Newer models may not have one.

@frankietrovao6931 6 күн бұрын

Mine does not have one

@EMVelez 2 ай бұрын

Can you use cleaning vinegar instead?

@BStride 2 ай бұрын

I would imagine so just make sure it’s all washed out after

@kourtneykretschmar4414 5 ай бұрын

I don’t know where to find the filter on my top load washer

@BStride 5 ай бұрын

Hey don’t think there is one on models after 2001, if 1995 -2000 there would be two fine mesh filters under the agitator on GE at least products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=17426

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 3 ай бұрын

Had both types. Never even HEARD of a washer filter. Lol

@patriciadrank6543 Ай бұрын

The lid locks when machine starts. How do I bypass the lock??

@BStride Ай бұрын

Could try to place a magnet on top of the lid lock switch before running between lid and basin just during clean mode before putting in cleaner

@paulvoorhies8821 2 ай бұрын

The tub basin’s not the problem. It’s the water lines in the back of the machine.

@BStride 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I can see this as well, water lines generally aren’t replaced many times until they fail

@anthonydavis9382 10 ай бұрын

My washing machine smells REAL bad, like rotten eggs. I don't have baking soda, can i use something ekse like dish detergent?

@BStride 10 ай бұрын

Hey, I would try the vinegar wash like in the video. Why do you think smells so bad? Have you removed the auger and cleaned under that and cleaned the fabric softener cup?

@richardzmiejko3285 16 күн бұрын

Use one CASCADE dishwasher pod in your machine on the "clean washer" cycle if you have one else use your longest, hottest cycle with the most water.

@trinishiv 11 ай бұрын

Can both vinegar and baking soda be used simultaneously?

@BStride 11 ай бұрын

Yes, I suppose you could. When I was researching this, it was mostly recommended to do them separately to get the abrasive properties from the baking soda first then cleaning properties from the vinegar in a standalone wash.

@trinishiv 11 ай бұрын

@@BStride Thanks

@michaelweston1042 11 ай бұрын

I did this. I threw in some dirty laundry as well. Some old pillow cases that weren't getting completely clean. I think it may work on old t shirts as well. It really got into the fabric. It was cotton though and I would not swear that would not cause some fading. On some fabrics. Though mine came out just fine. I now do a soak with vinegar on some things. I think the baking soda takes a couple cycles to get out of the fabric.

@BStride 11 ай бұрын

@@michaelweston1042 good to know, how long (as a practice) have you been soaking your clothes with the vinegar?

@michaelweston1042 11 ай бұрын

@@BStride A couple years, occasionally I do this. I use things till they are unusable. For things I like anyway.

@Monbri9376 7 күн бұрын

The ONLY true way to get rid of the smell is to remove the top cover that fits over both the inner and outer tub, where you will find the undisolved fabric softener and muck that's come off of your clothes, caked up around the top of the outer tub. You need to scrub that crap off of the outer tub. You can throw bleach and vinegar/baking soda at it all you like but you will never get rid of the smell. Washer tablets come close because of the mixture of citric acid and other chemicals but those can only do so much. You also need to leave your washer lids and doors open after each wash so that moisture can evaporate. You're welcome...

@BStride 7 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tips