Which is the best method to disinfect my washing machine and eliminate its funky odor? Bleach,vinegar and how?

Try this hint from Heloise:





1. Set the washing machine on the highest water level, temperature on hot and the wash cycle to normal.


2. Fill a gallon jug with hot tap water. Once the cycle begins, let it run for a minute or two, then stop the cycle, open the lid and slowly add the gallon of hot tap water. Don't overfill 鈥?you just want to raise the water level so that it is able to reach and clean the inside top rim.


3. Add 2 to 4 cups of household chlorine bleach and restart the cycle. In a couple of minutes, stop it again and just let it sit for at least 30 minutes. Afterward, let the cycle finish, and open the lid to air out the inside.Which is the best method to disinfect my washing machine and eliminate its funky odor? Bleach,vinegar and how?
Try doing a load of whites with bleach, and letting them soak awhile, or an empty load for that matter. I've done it numerous times, but try not to forget there's a lot in there. If there's something I'm not able to dry right away, I leave the lid open when the wash is done, that way I remember there's a load in the washer %26amp; it keeps the mildew from forming.Which is the best method to disinfect my washing machine and eliminate its funky odor? Bleach,vinegar and how?
Use baking soda in a washload of clothes.
Run a normal cycle with an empty machine using bleach or a strong neutralising disinfectant.
Run an empty load with nothing but a couple cups of straight bleach and it should sweeten up the washer... just be sure it rinces everything well.
Put a cup of bleach or vinger run small cycle hot water.
wipe up under the flap ...then do an empty load with bleach or vinegar
I have never had that problem because (as tikitiki suggests) when we do our towels weekly we add a little bleach and then when the machine is not in use, we leave the door ajar.
run bleach and detergant together threw a cycle with nothing else in it and do this for how ever long it takes to satisfy you with the smell.
The funky odor is actually stale water in the bottom. Undo the drain hose, with plenty of rags around. Put back on and run an empty load with a washer cleaning product found at your local mom and pop hardware store.

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