whirlcool
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I saw this article from our local news station. Nothing new under the sun, but read the very last sentence, that's the kicker!
How To Get Rid Of Smelly Towels
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Ahh, where's Marvin when ya need him lol.
Let's see, I wash all towels, bed linens, and whites in at least 130F or 155F; used powdered detergent; I use fabric softner; I don't use the clean cycle; leave the door and dispenser door ajar between uses; and I didn't have one smidgeon of "smell" in my Frigidaire nor my current WP front loaders. Everything else gets washed in warm.. No cold water washing here!!
danemodsandy
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Snort!
Uh-huh.
Extra washes with vinegar.
Extra cycles where nothing gets washed, to clean the machine out.
Yeah, like this really saves water. I also notice that the wheel is being re-invented with a recommendation to wash towels in hot water. Gah-ah-ah-lee - what they done gone think of next?
Snort!
Uh-huh.
Extra washes with vinegar.
Extra cycles where nothing gets washed, to clean the machine out.
Yeah, like this really saves water. I also notice that the wheel is being re-invented with a recommendation to wash towels in hot water. Gah-ah-ah-lee - what they done gone think of next?
Snort!
Borax my dears, borax. It deodorizes, and softens water and its natural.
danemodsandy
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JeffG:
I could not agree more!
I could not agree more!
Smelly towels!
Never a problem in my 96 WP TL. Wash in Hot (140-150F) water with Tide and 2 rinses. But that is a machine that actually does a hot wash and full rinse. It also has real turnover and will last more than 6 months. More than I can say for most modern machines.
WK78
Never a problem in my 96 WP TL. Wash in Hot (140-150F) water with Tide and 2 rinses. But that is a machine that actually does a hot wash and full rinse. It also has real turnover and will last more than 6 months. More than I can say for most modern machines.
WK78
whirlcool
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Note that the guy who was giving the recommendations for odor removal himself uses a washer that is 30 years old!
michaelman2
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If you have to use a front loader..bulky cycle (my machine actually fills nicely on this cycle) and as mentioned above, Borax...leave door open after use, even on a top loader.
We never had stinky towels...
It's kind of funny in a way. Poor old Mom put 2 boys through high school, some years we had gym first period. Stinky gym clothes and towels that incubated in a locker the whole day, then the ride home on a school bus. The damp towel still smelled like LCB. Of course she would give them another "treatment" that evening. I do not remember us having more than 2 sets of gym clothes at any one time, she washed everyday. She also knew the value of putting gym bags in the sunshine and wind. I do remember some guys with rumpled gray gym clothes and half way laundered towels. She ironed creases in our gym shorts. alr
It's kind of funny in a way. Poor old Mom put 2 boys through high school, some years we had gym first period. Stinky gym clothes and towels that incubated in a locker the whole day, then the ride home on a school bus. The damp towel still smelled like LCB. Of course she would give them another "treatment" that evening. I do not remember us having more than 2 sets of gym clothes at any one time, she washed everyday. She also knew the value of putting gym bags in the sunshine and wind. I do remember some guys with rumpled gray gym clothes and half way laundered towels. She ironed creases in our gym shorts. alr
arbilab
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A few drops of iodine--not enough to stain--kills pritmuch EVERYthing without attacking fabric like bleach does.
I dunno where some get their FL data, but mine is 15yo, doesn't stink and never did. I don't use any heroic measures to keep it so, just towel the boot when done. Wash temp ~100F, just enough to liquefy sebum (skin oil/wax).
I dunno where some get their FL data, but mine is 15yo, doesn't stink and never did. I don't use any heroic measures to keep it so, just towel the boot when done. Wash temp ~100F, just enough to liquefy sebum (skin oil/wax).
TV newspeople--"Experts" at everything---the 30yr old machine is a kicker-I have 30 yr old WP washers-no problem with stinky towels-and how 'bout the body the towel has wiped-was it clean? A dirty body can give stinky towels.
Think
Stinky towels are sometimes caused from sorry habits!
like throwing damp towels into a hamper, on the floor, ect. Then not doing the wash till next week! Trust me I've seen people do it!
As mentioned up thread, SUN is good! Hang em outside where the fresh air, and ultraviolet rays can get at em !
Stinky towels are sometimes caused from sorry habits!
like throwing damp towels into a hamper, on the floor, ect. Then not doing the wash till next week! Trust me I've seen people do it!
As mentioned up thread, SUN is good! Hang em outside where the fresh air, and ultraviolet rays can get at em !
mark_wpduet
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This is why
I'm the only one that does laundry. I don't have these issues and I have a FL washer that's approaching 8 yrs old.
That said - I still wish they used more water
I'm the only one that does laundry. I don't have these issues and I have a FL washer that's approaching 8 yrs old.
That said - I still wish they used more water
A couple of things:
1) $450 to replace a gasket?! Can that possibly be true?
2) I've been washing towels in front-loaders since 1987 and have never experienced musty smell / buildup on gasket.
3) Towels also get musty if they are hung in such a way that prevents efficient air-drying after use.[this post was last edited: 1/25/2013-03:29]
1) $450 to replace a gasket?! Can that possibly be true?
2) I've been washing towels in front-loaders since 1987 and have never experienced musty smell / buildup on gasket.
3) Towels also get musty if they are hung in such a way that prevents efficient air-drying after use.[this post was last edited: 1/25/2013-03:29]
<blockquote>1) $450 to replace a gasket?! Can that possibly be true?</blockquote> I imagine so ... but based on my (admittedly only a one-time) experience replacing the boot on my Duet refurb, it's absolutely outrageous.
A solution of the Lysol that comes in the brown plastic bottle inside the cardboard box would deodorize the towels faster. We need to have the utility companies and the guvament stop telling people to wash in cold water.
golittlesport
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$450 to replace gasket?
Service calls have gotten expensive. My mom just had the motor replace in her 15 year old gas dryer for $400...the guy told her the motor was $200 and the labor was $200. That seems like a lot. I didn't say "you should have just gotten a new dryer," didn't want her to feel bad.
People do not know how to use appliances these days. I've had a front load washer for 13 years and have never had a mold or odor problem. I believe this all caused by user error.
Service calls have gotten expensive. My mom just had the motor replace in her 15 year old gas dryer for $400...the guy told her the motor was $200 and the labor was $200. That seems like a lot. I didn't say "you should have just gotten a new dryer," didn't want her to feel bad.
People do not know how to use appliances these days. I've had a front load washer for 13 years and have never had a mold or odor problem. I believe this all caused by user error.
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