PSA : Washing your Towels in your laundry Washer

[pheerix]

Reading this thread prompted me to do a tub clean cycle yesterday. Thanks.


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[mobiledynamics]

I had this problem when I washed my wheels off detailing towels in my washing machine. It left a visible layer in the first drum.

Needless to say my wife was not happy so I took it apart to clean it but the outer drum was just so nasty that I went out and picked up another washer.

I cleaned the old one as best as I could and still use it for detailing towels (only).

4u2NV. This is a perfect case in point ! I don`t think it was your wheel off towels that made the unit so dirty.....it was accumulation of buildup.....and not enough Hot Water Washes in between to clean it up. Imagine all this time you was washing your clothes with all that stuff on the outer drum.

The problem is, once you get a certain level of buildup, no matter how many chemicals you throw at it with Hot Washes, that black gunk ain`t coming out, unless it`s mechanically removed. Sort of like how one can pressure wash a dirty car for days, but the traffic film won`t come off unless Mechanically removed..

Removing for access/cleaning the outer drum is not for the faint of heart....depending on the machine and what you might need to break/replace as well during disassembly/reassembly.

So for those still reading this thread, Hot Washes a Plenty. Run a Sanitize once every 2-4 weeks.

[rlmccarty2000]

I run a tub cleaning cycle with a Tide product that is made to clean front loaders about every 2 months to try to keep my machine clean. Is it doing it? Who knows. I`m also one of those guys that don`t like fragrances/perfumes in my clothes. I`ve been using Tide Free for as long as I can remember. My wife washes her and my sons clothes with the smelly stuff. To each their own. Good thread, keep those machines clean. I bought the most expensive LG machines on the market and I don`t feel like replacing them for a very long time.

[Accumulator]

Running a Clean Washer cycle as I post this...

[donbeezy]

looked into getting this unit a while back but didn`t have space for it. pretty neat if you got the space and didn`t want to use your clothing washer/dryer

[Accumulator]

donbeezy- Gee, ~$120! Wonder how well it works.

[donbeezy]

donbeezy- Gee, ~$120! Wonder how well it works.

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=2TJ2MHFhCQ0

skip to the 3 minute mark to see it in action. i`ve seen it dip down to 80-90 on deal website before.

[mobiledynamics]

And for the wiki, I wash all my towels in the washer except for :

Wheel Towels
& Glass Towels

But if you get the g1st on how OCD I am about even washing clothes in a ~clean sterile inner/outer tub~, I generally am doing anywhere from 2 prerinses in the laundry sink. If it`s polish towels, they generally get 3 prerinses. The washer afterwards is mainly a tool to get them rinsed extra well and not sopping wet due to it`s spin cycles...

[Accumulator]

mobiledynamics- Why not launder the Glass Towels in there?

[mobiledynamics]

Glass towels I use max on two DD is anywhere from 2-3 towels max. They are no pile towels so they dry quick by just hanging them in the boiler room.

[Angus]

Glass towels I use max on two DD is anywhere from 2-3 towels max. They are no pile towels so they dry quick by just hanging them in the boiler room.

Ah so you clean the glass towels during the pre-rinse step?

Good thread and reconfirms my hesitation of washing wheel towels in my top-loader washing machine.

Recently used the free "affresh" sample to see what it did. Can say I noticed any difference. But then again I don`t use fabric softeners nor scented detergents and we always leave the door open between cycles.

[mobiledynamics]

Ah so you clean the glass towels during the pre-rinse step?

I handwash them in the laundry sink

[Accumulator]

Huh, I go through a *LOT* of glass towels and I never treat `em special. I do wash them separately to avoid MF-lint-contamination, and that`s no biggie since I always have so many needing laundered.