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How To Clean A Smelly Front-Loading Washing Machine

How To Clean A Smelly Front-Loading Washing Machine

In today’s Leominster homes, front-loading washing machines are a popular choices as compared to traditional, top-loading machines for 3 main reasons:

  1. They wash more clothes per cycle, lowering household energy costs
  2. They’re environmentally-friendly, using less water per cycle
  3. They’re gentler on clothes, preserving colors and fabrics longer

They also require more care in the “cleaning” department.

Because of the way most front-loading washers are built, they tend to pool water in their drums, which can be a breeding ground bacteria and mildew.

Whether your front-loading washer smells “dirty” or not, you’ll want to follow proper procedures to keep it clean.

First, only use High Efficiency detergent. High Efficiency detergent is super-concentrated and creates fewer suds than traditional laundry detergent. Fewer suds means more soap is drained in the rinse cycle, leaving fewer chemicals and fragrances to sit in the drum. (more…)