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Thread Number: 47548
Mold in Front Load Washers |
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| Post# 690408 , Reply# 1 7/19/2013 at 08:54 (3,927 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
It just kills me how stupid people are...they get a front load washer and then they wash in cold water and then they leave a load in the machine for days then take the clothes out and then close the door...ummm duh your gonna get mold. And I am willing to bet that none of these people have not read the manual to their machine. And yet these lawyers will sue at the drop of a hat over stupidity like this. Oh don't get me started.....lol
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| Post# 690430 , Reply# 5 7/19/2013 at 11:22 (3,927 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
Mold issue resolved in three steps
1. Leave the door and dispenser tray open between cycles.
2. Use an occasional Hot wash maybe with bleach. 3. Leave the door and dispenser tray open between cycles. Can actually have the same problem with a top loader if you close it up all the time. I always left the lid open after a cycle. A clean washer cycle makes sense with a FL machine because it is more efficient it doesn't flush the tub and doesn't have the opportunity to rinse the entire tub during a cycle. With a top load washer, the design allows the entire inner tub to be submurged during the cycle, and rinse away gunk on drain. | ||
| Post# 690437 , Reply# 6 7/19/2013 at 11:56 (3,927 days old) by rockland1 () | ||
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Mold in Front Loaders I have a Maytag (Samsung) and a Frigidaire. No smells No mold. We simply leave the door open. | ||
| Post# 690450 , Reply# 7 7/19/2013 at 13:21 (3,927 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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Post# 690579 , Reply# 9 7/19/2013 at 19:59 (3,926 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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I always wondered what they were talking about Mold and musty issues...and how they happen.....
and people are always to blame the machine rather than themselves, goodness, its all over YouTube of idiots who don't have a clue how to use a machine, among other things of daily life.....a strong arguement in court is why their mother never swallowed while she had the chance!.....that would be my first question.... sue the manufacturers, only in America can you get paid for being STUPID!....and don't ask them to walk and chew gum at the same time!....you want to really screw them up, give them a phone with a dial instead of a touch pad!..... AND, Why are we never summoned as a juror when an idiotic case like this turns up.....because I would be the first one to show up and volunteer for jury duty, no questions asked!.....actually I want to be the one to question the idiot/plaintiff!... since day one, I have never kept my door open/ajar, or the dispenser door open, and very few washes in cold in my Neptunes....and have yet to discover how these machines get this way.....then again, all washes are Hot or Warm, and bleach added when required.....so easy, Stevie Wonder could handle it! | ||
| Post# 690596 , Reply# 10 7/19/2013 at 21:12 (3,926 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
My aunts old Hoover 475 front loader didn't have a drawer. She washed exclusively in cold water. Never used bleach and never used fabric conditioner.
There was no odour at all in her machine. You don't need - bleach - hot/warm water really either, though it helps... You DO need to - be conscious of fabric conditioner use - wipe the seal out - leave the door ajar From a safety perspective, well most/all machines have a device that should prevent the door being closed on them - mines a 'bump' in the inner door frame. Turn through 90 degrees and you can't close the door. | ||
| Post# 690607 , Reply# 11 7/19/2013 at 22:28 (3,926 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 690623 , Reply# 12 7/19/2013 at 23:45 (3,926 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
Like above, I've had front loaders almost 1/3 of my life and they never stunk. OTOH, now that I'm in an institution, I have to buy bleach and pay for 2 cycles in the Neptune, the first with hot and bleach only because it smells like gym sneakers.
A TL never "seals" even with the lid down. A FL does. It's like "duh" but if we average a population we get a heapin helpin of stupid. The Neptune got a sock stuck in the pump and sat full of brown water for a week. Even stink would say that stinks. The Maytag Repairman came, I watched him take it apart. When fixed he ran a hot cycle but without det or bleach. He didn't even know that in an institutional building you have to run the sink 'hot' faucet before you start the washer or the machine will fill entirely with cold. This is the guy who FIXES THEM. See "heapin" above. | ||
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Post# 690663 , Reply# 13 7/20/2013 at 05:56 (3,926 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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 It's certainly not a front loader issue. There are quite a few Chinese videos of top loaders full of gunk, for example. Seem they add some white powder to the fully filled machine, let it agitate and bits of gunk start to appear in the water.
OTOH, with some many washers defaulting to the Normal cycle when switched on and <90F temperatures on Warm... I'm not surprised about stinky washers.
This one looks like it was oversudsed (?)
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Post# 690771 , Reply# 15 7/20/2013 at 18:15 (3,925 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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Hello! | ||
| Post# 690784 , Reply# 16 7/20/2013 at 19:36 (3,925 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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Seeing this report only grows my intention of going back to
i am starting to watch the report and from what i am seeing this only grows my intention of going back to a top load washer when my duet breaks and never again buying a front load washer if i have no choice i will have no choice but so far this determines my toughs of buying a top load washer as a daily driver model in mind see picture washer with matching dryer but dryer that would be bought would be a side opening door.
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Post# 690795 , Reply# 17 7/20/2013 at 21:24 (3,925 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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| Post# 690802 , Reply# 18 7/20/2013 at 22:05 (3,925 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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for your info whrlykenmore78 | ||
| Post# 690804 , Reply# 19 7/20/2013 at 22:38 (3,925 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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| Post# 690971 , Reply# 20 7/21/2013 at 17:06 (3,925 days old) by w5872 () | ||
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Hey It's simple, use a powder detergent for your whites, wash them @60C or above. And don't leave your laundry in your washer after it's done. Never had mould in any machine. | ||
| Post# 690972 , Reply# 21 7/21/2013 at 17:13 (3,925 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
Here in Europe we always had front loading washing machines for more than 50 years (no new tecnology) but never had problems with mold and smelly machines.
There is no defect in machines. You just have to use your own logic and leave the door ajar so the moisture can dry. Use proper temperature for the laundry you are washing. That means use also hot water and there is no way you will have problems with mold and bad smell. But the think I was most shocked when I heared this video is that people are suing the manufacturer. What??? Here in Europe no one would ever think of doing something like that. It makes me laugh. It's just like put a wet sock in a sealed tupperware for three days and than when you open it go mad why it is not dry and nice smelling. Go figure.... Ingemar | ||
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Post# 691027 , Reply# 22 7/21/2013 at 20:41 (3,924 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA) |
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| Post# 691032 , Reply# 23 7/21/2013 at 21:08 (3,924 days old) by frontloaderfan (Merrimac valley, MA) | ||
Frigidaire FL's
Maybe more manufacturers are doing this, but the door boot of my Frigidaire FL has had an almost perfumey smell to it ever since I bought the machine. It's not as strong now, but it still definitely has it's own (pleasant) smell. I'm thinking they did this as a counter measure against any possible odor problem. The fresh air latch is also a nifty little device that makes keeping the door open between washes very easy to do.
I too use hot water and bleach with my whites and have never had an odor problem. The machine still smells like it did when I bought it. | ||
| Post# 691059 , Reply# 24 7/21/2013 at 22:39 (3,924 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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My Frigiwhite still smells like neoprene after 15 years. But it's not allowed in this building. Otherwise I wouldn't have to cope with the commercial Neptune. Which does have a door-open latch that props it but the people in this institution are too stupid to use it or even know the door should stay ajar.
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| Post# 691087 , Reply# 26 7/22/2013 at 02:25 (3,924 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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| Post# 691095 , Reply# 27 7/22/2013 at 04:19 (3,924 days old) by dj-gabriele () | ||
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put a fan which blows air into the tub and moisture sensors Or educate the consumers better as was done over here for ages! (sadly a thing that is starting to disappear!) Sure most of the rage against front loaders would disappear in seconds. | ||
| Post# 691117 , Reply# 28 7/22/2013 at 08:28 (3,924 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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