front load washers not for humid basements?

[askolover]

"as for bleach, its made from salt water....once used, it breaks down back into salt water.....its been in use for decades...."

Martin, I was just about to type this and then there was your post!

 

[iej]

The major problem is short, warm washes.

Machines run on nothing but the quick wash cycle end up disgustingly mouldy.

I've seen it here in Ireland in rental places too. Someone uses the shortest cycle on he marine (20 mins or so) and nothing else. It doesn't give the machine long enough to clean itself and you end up with mould issues.

Machines that are infrequently used are also a major problem.

If your machine is running cycles every day or every other day, it's going to stay clean.
I've seen major issues in houses which aren't used full time and the machine maybe only gets used at weekends or only on a few weeks a year - holiday homes / second homes etc

You have to run occasional cottons cycles and if the machine is going to be out of service for an extended period - run a hot cycle.

When finished remove the pump filter and drain the sump. Then leave the door open and the filter out. This lets the entire machine dry fully.

Also if you're using the dispenser drawer, you need to clean or once in a while and also poor the softener in carefullY.

Same rules apply to dishwashers that are being put into infrequent use : clean filter and run a hot wash wirh detergent then leave the door open. Otherwise you'll have issues.

 

[gizmo]

I smell troll...

 

[washerfetish]

I thought this was a useful forum over the past year or so until an idiot writes "I smell a troll" . If you have nothing useful to add to a discussion... STFU

 

[alr2903]

I still think if you overused liquid fabric softner, the residue that clings to the tub rich with skin and cooking oils becomes an agar just like in high school biology.  Of course always cool and cold water and never a hot bleach wash would exacerbate the situation?