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Just looking for some tips on cleaning the washing machine?


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  • You can actually buy Pine o clean washing machine cleaner now I have used it it works quite well


  • Set a cycle for ninety degrees. I do it weekly with my towels or sheets. Mine is sparkly clean


  • I do bicarb and vinegar once a month on the hottest cycle. Before I do this I first clean the rubber by the door and behind the rubber, as it can gather a build up of dirt !


  • Hot cycle with bleach or vinegar


  • When people have been sick I have sprayed the washing machine out with Glen 20.


  • I recently bought a sanitizer that you put in and run a cycle in your washing machine and it cleans it out for you. Next to stain removers.


  • bicarb, vinegar and the hottest longest cycle with an old towel in.. works a treat


  • i will try vinegar next time. i always just turn the temp up


  • I use vinegar for mine


  • make sure you clean the filters out and be fussy about your detergent


  • Just wanted to say a thanks to everyone who answered this as i was wondering the same thing myself!


  • Use a cup of vinegar on a hot cycle and that should do the trick. You can also add some Eucalyptus or peppermint oil to get rid of the smell. And I was told by a washing machine repairman that if you want to extend the life of your washing machine, NEVER EVER EVER use fabric softener in it, as it causes all sorts of damage and build-up in the machine. A tablespoon of white vinegar in the final rinse will make the clothes soft & you won’t smell the vinegar in the fabrics when they dry.


  • 1 litre of vinegar in a hot wash cycle!


  • there are some good comments here


  • Some good advice there below.


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