Don't know if this will help
But, just helped out a friend with a older kenmore top loader that has been a workhorse for a family of four.
She started complaining about the machine smelling, we took the machine apart to see what was trapped between the inner and outer tubs. There was a nasty sludge build up! We were able to reach between the two tubs with cleaning rags, and get a lot out manually. What we couldn't reach... We decided to fill the machine with the hottest tap water we could get, and added two cups of washing soda, let soak 30 min, started a normal cycle, and in a couple of minutes of agitation, suds started to appear, guess the soda was breaking the residue detergent build up loose,and or saponification of residual oil was taking place. We repeated this, and now the washer is spotless inside and out. ( she is a liquid detergent user ) ( or she was )
I realize that you can't do this with your front loader, because it cant be filled, and allowed to soak, but see if its O.K use a heavy dose of washing soda to clean it.
Hope this helps
But, just helped out a friend with a older kenmore top loader that has been a workhorse for a family of four.
She started complaining about the machine smelling, we took the machine apart to see what was trapped between the inner and outer tubs. There was a nasty sludge build up! We were able to reach between the two tubs with cleaning rags, and get a lot out manually. What we couldn't reach... We decided to fill the machine with the hottest tap water we could get, and added two cups of washing soda, let soak 30 min, started a normal cycle, and in a couple of minutes of agitation, suds started to appear, guess the soda was breaking the residue detergent build up loose,and or saponification of residual oil was taking place. We repeated this, and now the washer is spotless inside and out. ( she is a liquid detergent user ) ( or she was )
I realize that you can't do this with your front loader, because it cant be filled, and allowed to soak, but see if its O.K use a heavy dose of washing soda to clean it.
Hope this helps