An unpleasant smell generates in a washing machine when used for longer time without proper cleaning. Dust, dirt, and mold are buildups in a washing machine, which are very harmful to our health and clothes. we must wash and clean it regularly to remove the soaps residents and detergents that get locked inside the washing machine.
Germs, bacteria have the perfect environment to grow and multiply in a washing machine due to suitable environments like low temperature and humid environment; they produce a musty smell in washing machine and clothes. For protecting your clothes, always keep your washing machine clean. The following points show how to clean a top-load washing machine;
Empty the washer:
• Make sure that the drum of your top-load washing machine is empty.
• The dispenser panel is also empty, and no detergent in the reservoirs.
Fill the washer with hot water:
• Take some hot water.
• Fill in the washing machine drum with hot water.
• Run the washing machine cycle.
• When the top-load washing machine completes one cycle, remove the water from the washer.
Cleaning with Chlorine bleach:
• Take 4 cups of chlorine bleach.
• Fill in the drum of the washing machine with chlorine bleach. Run the cycle of the washing machine.
• When a cycle is complete, then remove the chlorine bleach.
Clean the fabric softener and detergent dispenser:
• Remove the dispenser from the washing machine.
• Dip the dispenser in hot water.
• Add 1 cup of heated distilled white vinegar in water.
• Dip the dispenser for 15 minutes.
• If the dispenser of your washing machine is not removable.
• Heat 1 cup of distilled white vinegar in the microwave.
• Only warm the vinegar, but it does not need to be boiling.
• Pour the heated distilled white vinegar into the non-removable dispenser and allow it to sit only for 15mintues.
• This heated vinegar removes all residues from the drum.
• Use a small bottle brush to remove any remaining residue drum from the drum.
Fill the washer again with hot water:
• Take some hot water.
• Fill the washing drum again with hot water.
• Run the washing cycle.
• When a cycle is complete, remove all the water from the washing drum.
Cleaning with white vinegar:
• Take 4 cups of distilled white vinegar.
• Fill the drum with hot water.
• Add the distilled white vinegar in hot water.
• Run the washing cycle.
• Vinegar and water remove all the dust particles and musty smell from the drum.
• The interior of the washer is clean and fresh.
• Remove all the water from the drum.
• Allow the washer to complete the drain, wash and spin cycle.
Clean the washing machine from outside:
• Take warm water and dishwashing liquid.
• Add some drops of dishwashing liquid to the water.
• Take a microfiber cloth and dip in the solution and remove out from the solution after some time.
• Clean the outside of the washing machine with this cloth.
• Use the small bottle brush to clean the corners and tight places of the washing machine.
• This small bottle brush and microfiber cloth removes all the dust particles from the washing machine.