My front load washer smells like really damp old water how do I get rid of it?

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This happens to me with my front loader. Also, the rubber seal around the door stays wet and gets moldy. I think that is where most of the smell comes from.

If I am going to be using bleach for any clothes, I always do that load last and it seems to freshen the inside of the drum. After the last load, I leave the door ajar so that it can air out. I also clean the rubber seal with spray tub and tile cleaner that contains bleach every week or so.

The important thing is to make sure that it is dry and that there are no pockets of sitting water on the seal after you are done using the washer. The idea about leaving the door ajar came from my sister in law and I have just started doing that in the past month or so and it really has made a big difference. I think since the system is so airtight, unlike top loaders, the moisture does not evaporate once the door is shut.

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Several steps 1. There is a rubber gasket around the door opening. Get some paper towels and wipe all the gunk out of the folded part.

I have been amazed at how much collects there, and not just on the bottom. Wipe the inside of the door, top and bottom as well, with a vinegar water combination. Wipe out the gasket once more with the same combination.2.

Run the washer with about half a cup of vinegar instead of soap, on the hot water setting. 3. If it is still smelly, repeat the wash with about half a cup of bleach.

That should do it.

Vinegar put a cup of vinegar in the washer and let it cycle, this also works if you left a load too long and it has soured.

Here's what I do, and it works for me Use about a quarter cup of vinegar and add it to your wash. It takes away all the odor as wall as any musty smell of any laundy that was left in the washer too long. My towels in the summertime, if I leave them in the wash too long (which doesn't take long), will smell awful, vinegar will take it right out.

Otherwise, try running a bleach wash, with nothing in your washer. If you have well water, that may be the reason. In that case a water softener will help..

We''ve had a front load washer for 3 years and have tried all the tricks to no avail. Here's what finally worked...run an empty washer with one of the cleaners available (got mine at Lowes) made for front load washers. The trick is to add extra water through the detergent drawer.

I added 3 gallons of hot water plus the bottle of cleaning solution. Ran the washer on white/white (hottestest water available--longest wash). After it finished I had what looked like mold on the door glass that I had to scrub off with bleach and cloth.

I think that cleaning finally broke loose all the mold inside the drum and let it spin out. I did another short run with extra 3 gallons on rinse only. NO MORE SMELL.It's been over a week and we are all so happy to have clean smelling clothes again.

Our laundry room even smelled musty. I always leave the door open and clean the gasket. I just recently cleaned the filter in the front but there was nothing there but a button.

What I do think is making a difference in keeping the smell away is we switched to dry detergent and we are using less than usual. I think adding the extra water raised the water level enought to get at the mold inside the drum and finally get rid of it.In the past, I've used the cleaning solution but the smell came back the next day. This worked!

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Try switching to a powder HE detergent to get rid of the front load washer smell .

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