This is especially necessary when washing warm/hot, as many dyes dissolve at higher temps.
You can probably buy washing machine cleaner liquid that you run on an empty cycle.
Unnecessary. Leave the door open to air dry between washes. If it ever smells (otherwise twice a year) use 1 Cup vinegar OR 2 Tbsp citric acid (dissolved) in an EMPTY machine on baby/sanitize/hottest cycle to clean any molds or limescale. Can also use 1 C of bleach (dissolved).
Fabric softeners are a waste of money if you ask me
They offer no meaningful benefit. Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to the softener dispenser every wash. It’s a natural softener that inhibits mold and neutralizes odors (both clothes and machine).
ALSO, hang/dry clothes within a couple of hours. If they aren’t dry within 24 hours (36-48 max), they will start to grow mold and smell no matter what.
Unnecessary. Leave the door open to air dry between washes.
I live in a place where humidity maxes out over summer and I assure you just airing it out doesn’t do the trick.
Also, there are washing machines on this planet that don’t run on hot water. I have one of those. I can run hot water from the tap but it technically isn’t built for that. These machines require treatment.
What do you think is more likely? That a laundry noob is gonna throw self measured amounts of vinegar and citric acid in their washing machine? Or that they get a readymade product from the drugstore?
I live on the equator and my washing machine only has cold water. I’ve never experienced anything that you guys are talking about in regards to the machine smelling like anything except laundry detergent. Do you leave your machines full of wet clothes or something?
This is especially necessary when washing warm/hot, as many dyes dissolve at higher temps.
Unnecessary. Leave the door open to air dry between washes. If it ever smells (otherwise twice a year) use 1 Cup vinegar OR 2 Tbsp citric acid (dissolved) in an EMPTY machine on baby/sanitize/hottest cycle to clean any molds or limescale. Can also use 1 C of bleach (dissolved).
They offer no meaningful benefit. Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to the softener dispenser every wash. It’s a natural softener that inhibits mold and neutralizes odors (both clothes and machine).
ALSO, hang/dry clothes within a couple of hours. If they aren’t dry within 24 hours (36-48 max), they will start to grow mold and smell no matter what.
I live in a place where humidity maxes out over summer and I assure you just airing it out doesn’t do the trick.
Also, there are washing machines on this planet that don’t run on hot water. I have one of those. I can run hot water from the tap but it technically isn’t built for that. These machines require treatment.
What do you think is more likely? That a laundry noob is gonna throw self measured amounts of vinegar and citric acid in their washing machine? Or that they get a readymade product from the drugstore?
I live on the equator and my washing machine only has cold water. I’ve never experienced anything that you guys are talking about in regards to the machine smelling like anything except laundry detergent. Do you leave your machines full of wet clothes or something?
Every time I’ve heard people make similar claims like “basic stuff doesn’t work for me”, their problems always end up being user error.