i always leave the door of the washer open after using it to let it dry & prevent the smelliness but recently have noticed a terrible smell not when it is opened but when it is running. I finally got down and figured out how to clean the filter (kind of hoping that was going to be the magic bullet, but it was actually not that bad) and went at the rubber around the opening/drum with a bleach/water solution. While kind of a pain to pull the rubber back & really get behind it (and I"m still not sure if I did a good job on the top b/c it is so hard to twist around & see it while trying to pull the rubber back and clean), what I realized was that the moldy brown stuff extends in beyond the rubber on the edge of the drum, where I cannot get at it with even a finger... is there a way to remove the entire rubber part to get better access to that area? I have zero idea how to clean this. Hoping next load doesnt stink since I cleaned quite a bit but it seems that part will just keep building up if I can't get at it. These front loaders may be efficient but what a pita they can be...
Now I will be all paranoid that my next load will get bleached or something too, even though I went back over everything with a water soaked rag and I plan to run an empty load to rinse it out...lol.
thanks for any tips! it is a samsung if that helps at all.
Re: nwmr: can we talk cleaning front loading washing machines
God Bless You my Little One
Farida, our first child, born on the 19th of July 2014
Farida, at 8 weeks
Now I feel gross
God Bless You my Little One
Farida, our first child, born on the 19th of July 2014
Farida, at 8 weeks
Now. It's never been used in 5 years - but it's there.
I will add that we don't have any smell problems so ....maybe we are lucky? Or maybe we just don't notice we are gross. Hmmmm
God Bless You my Little One
Farida, our first child, born on the 19th of July 2014
Farida, at 8 weeks