Many unpleasant musty smells from washing machines come from clogging of laundry detergents and fabric softener inside the washer. As these chemicals starts to build up in those dark small openings, fungus begins to breeds and over time, you will experience those nauseating stenches that smells like mildew.
Want to remove those washing machine smell now? Here are some handy tips to remove those smells without paying an arm or leg for it.
1. Put white vinegar
An inexpensive method to clean your washing machine, put one cup of white vinegar into your washer. Do this for twice a week.
2. Use bleach
Your washer will come out clean and smell-free if you add some detergents with a cupful of bleach. Use medium to hot water to wash the detergent down the washing machine.
3. Leave washing cover open
Whether you are using a top loader or the front loading washing machine, do not immediately close the cover when the washing completes. Always keep them open when not in use and let any water within them dries off.
4. Use cleanser
Try Lysol cleanser, oxi-clean or smelly washer cleaner to do the job. These cleaners are designed to remove odors effectively, and contains chemical powerful enough to get rid of any unwanted fungus growing inside the washer which causes the foul smell.
5. Borax
Mix some borax with your laundry detergent. This mixture can act as a fungicide to remove the mildew odor. Remember to make sure the washing machine cover and tray remains open after the wash to allow the moisture to dissipate.
6. Soda crystals
Also know as Sodium carbonate decahydrate, it is very effective as a degreaser as well as removal agent for cleaning the washing machine. Dissolves a small cup of soda crystals in hot water and pour it with a long wash into the washer machine. You can also it tiles, hoods or even your cooker tops too.
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