Washing Machine Question

[mrlayance]

When I do a load of laundry and leave the load in the washer for alittle while it really smells wear after words? I basically have to wash the clothes again. I think there is some sort of baceria in my washer? Possible?

 

[Eli]

lol....

So it surprises you when you leave wet organic material in a dark, damp location and it starts to grow sh!t? 😛

It happens to everybody. You aren't supposed to leave your clothes in the washer.

Washing with bleach will help, though.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Just how long do you leave your laundry in the washer? A few minutes? A few hours? A few days? You're really not supposed to leave 'em in there for more than a couple hours at most...everything will grow sh!t if you leave wet organic material in a dark, damp location.

Futher, DO NOT USE REGULAR BLEACH ON COLORED ITEMS. Only use "color safe" bleach.

Gotta love ATOT...from girls to beer to washing machines, we answer it all.

 

[sciencetoy]

Yeal, it happens. Be careful with the bleach - don't use it on clothes unless you know what you're doing. The best thing to do is run the washer with no clothes in it, pour in a lot of bleach and some soap. Kills whatever you got temporarily. Then for a while you can be more lazy about getting those wet duds on to the next part of their laundry journey.

I do this about once a month. YMMV.

 

[Jzero]

...from girls to beer to washing machines, we answer it all.

This has sig potential.

 

[Kyteland]

If you want to keep your washing machine clean you should periodically run an empty load with a gallon of vinegar poured in it. The vinegar will remove any rust, bacteria, and other nasties that will get on you clothes from the machine.

 

[FoBoT]

yeah, add vinegar like Kyteland say

 

[mrlayance]

I will do that.

Thanks