How to Wash Your Washing Machine

You wash your clothes all the time in the washing machine, but did you ever think of actually washing your washing machine? Sounds odd? Washing your washing machine every so often can help keep your washing machine looking clean and smelling fresh, and keep your clothes washing at their cleanest potential.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cups white vinegar
• 2 cups bleach

1. Let the tub basis of your washing machine fill with water, leaving the lid up.

2. Add 2 cups of white vinegar to the washing machine.

3. Allow the washing machine to sit there with the water and vinegar in it for 1 hour.

4. Restart the washer and let it go through a full wash and rinse cycle.

5. One the cycle is done, open the washer, let it refill again with water and put in 2 cups of bleach.

6. Allow the washing machine to sit there with the water and bleach in it for 1 hour.

7. Restart the washer and let it go through a full wash and rinse cycle.

Tips & Warnings

• Clean your washing machine every so often when it appears especially grimy or dingy.
• Do not get obsessive about keeping your washer clean. You don't need to clean it all the time, just here and there throughout the year. No need to add too much bleach to the septic.

[evacole]

on 7/10/2009 Hi What is a cup of vinegar? is it a tea cup

[evacole]

on 7/10/2009 Hi What is a cup of vineger? is it a tea cup

[talonstorm]

on 7/4/2009 This method for de-stinking the washing machine worked really well for me. Switching to a powder detergent and using dryer fabric softener sheets also helps reduce the build-up that causes this stink in the HE machines.