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Thread Number: 86329
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
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Post# 1109098 2/22/2021 at 07:18 (1,157 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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This is a sad tail of stupidity and funky washers. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Tomturbomatic's LINK | ||
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Post# 1109101 , Reply# 1 2/22/2021 at 07:35 (1,157 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Stinky Washers | ||
| Post# 1109106 , Reply# 2 2/22/2021 at 08:10 (1,157 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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An ad ..... disguised as an informative article. Never saw that one coming ........ eye roll. | ||
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Post# 1109138 , Reply# 4 2/22/2021 at 10:22 (1,157 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 1109192 , Reply# 7 2/22/2021 at 15:12 (1,156 days old) by Jerrod_Six (Eastern Pennsylvania, USA) | ||
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Do you think the use of liquid detergent plays a role in having a stinky washer? | ||
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Post# 1109194 , Reply# 8 2/22/2021 at 15:24 (1,156 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Post# 1109197 , Reply# 9 2/22/2021 at 15:48 (1,156 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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What astounds me is the crazy proliferation of all the various sent boosters I see in the laundry product aisles. Stuff has to be selling if it is taking over shelf space. I know in my neighborhood at least two neighbors are buying it because I KNOW when their dryer is running...
I think a big key to avoiding washing machine buildup/odor is switching detergents on a regular basis. I have at least 3 different products I use for different types of fabrics. | ||
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Post# 1109218 , Reply# 10 2/22/2021 at 17:05 (1,156 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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disgusting
Some people ACTUALLY believe something is clean based on smell alone.
You could take a blanket, dip it in garden dirt, have a cat urinate on it several times, let it get run over for two hours on a busy freeway, then wash it for 2 minutes with one of these high perfume scented "detergents" and dry the still scuzzy thing. Some half-wit 20 something, wearing black throw-away spandex type clothing over their 40 extra pounds would smell it, form a gold toothed smile on their tattooed and pierced face.... "AH CLEAN !" | ||
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Post# 1109243 , Reply# 11 2/22/2021 at 20:18 (1,156 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 The (coin-op) toploader I recently scrubbed-up would *never* have self-cleaned in a month of proper usage. It had probably more than 1/4" of literal mud in the tub. Required attack with a scraper to remove some of the residue. They're at some point supposed to be bringing the other machine back for clean-up. The machines also have (had) a restricted rinse level ... rinse always at low-level. I wired-in the "feature connector" on both of them for a full-fill rinse when high level is selected. | ||
| Post# 1109549 , Reply# 12 2/25/2021 at 18:04 (1,153 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Post# 1109581 , Reply# 13 2/25/2021 at 23:50 (1,153 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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And the front loaders need to be left open to air out after each use. Many probably don't do that so it becomes like a terrarium in there.
All that extra mold and gunk requires more detergent to break it down in addition to the dirt when a load of laundry is being done. When not enough detergent .... it just adds to the mess. | ||
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Post# 1109588 , Reply# 14 2/26/2021 at 06:29 (1,153 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Couple pics of the 2nd RV park DD that was brought back for clean-up. The maintenance man there helped with the clean-up. I took only two pics, not as many as I intended. The first one from there that I did was worse. | ||
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Post# 1109595 , Reply# 15 2/26/2021 at 07:40 (1,153 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Dirty Outer Tubs In DD Washers Hi Glenn, Were those two machines you cleaned up at the RV park used by the public or by the same park employees most of the time.
In my extensive experience working on washers I have usually found the coin-op machines used by the public are usually extremely clean because many people using there concerned about how clean they might be and often use bleach and hot water [ one because they don't pay extra for hot ] and they use lots of different detergents etc.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1109604 , Reply# 16 2/26/2021 at 09:51 (1,153 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Public use. The machines have ATC of 80°F warm and 115°F hot (per the tech sheet). I have not been to the park location which is several miles outside of the area town (where I was born/raised, not where I live now) so it's well water, not city service. The maintenance guy said they have some sort of chlorine treatment system on the well. | ||
| Post# 1109608 , Reply# 17 2/26/2021 at 10:49 (1,153 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Public use, and hashmarked drawers, etc. Use bleach! Otherwise, a dermatital infection waiting to happen. Or stock up on Limasil or Lotrimin cream. | ||
| Post# 1109625 , Reply# 18 2/26/2021 at 14:11 (1,152 days old) by Good-Shepherd (New Jersey) | ||
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Ugh Cold water washes are gross. | ||
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Post# 1109664 , Reply# 19 2/26/2021 at 20:51 (1,152 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Bad water can also have a serious affect. Some people have well water and they do little if anything to treat it. Other people have city water by an old decaying lateral feeding their home or bad plumbing inside the home. Old rusty pipes will decay and let off particles into your water.
It can come out of the faucet cloudy and have things like iron(both disolved and iron particles), calcium (hard water), and sand that suck up all the detergents power to clean. The washer above looks like someone took a bucket of sandbox sand and dumped it into the washer. | ||
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