Lids open or closed

[supremewhirlpol]

I was just wondering the following: Who on this forum leaves the lids of their washers and dryers open or closed? and Why?

 

[ronhic]

Front loader......

.....Door ajar....

Dryer door closed

 

[ronhic]

oops

...to prevent mildew, mould and mustiness

 

[aussie-plugs]

Hmmm ....

FL washer door left open so that seal isn't compressed.
Dryer door closed ... but maybe it shoud be open too so that seal isn't compressed. I don't have the room to do that though as the units are installed in a small area with folding doors.

 

[autowasherfreak]

One open and one closed.

Well, I leave my washer door open because it's a front loader to keep odors down. The dryer, I keep closed, can't keep it open because of the light bulb in it.

 

[maytagbear]

Top loading washer--

lid up, to try to prevent rust and odors.

Dryer....always closed. Drum light, and curious cat.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[a440]

Front Loader ajar, dispenser out and dry.
Top loader open for a few hours.
Dryer closed.
Why? I am weird like that.....oh, and the owners manual told me to....
I do find it cuts down on smells.
Let is all hang out I say!
Brent

 

[sudsmaster]

LOL, I had one landlady at one time who said the paint was peeling off the ceiling in the tiny back landing where I kept the belt drive Whirlpool... because I was leaving the lid on the washer open when it wasn't in use. I was flabbergasted. A friend who ran a roofing business took one look and said all the roofing on the property was in dire need of replacement. She flatly denied this when I told her. I asked her how long ago the roofing was replaced. She couldn't remember... she'd owned the property for 25 years... lol...

I finally bought a house and moved out... later found out that the drug addict she hired to paint the place finally wound up falling through the roof of the attached garage... it had rotted through... I had to chuckle a bit about that... and apparently he wasn't hurt... although he probably deserved it for breaking into my area to plug in his heat gun and steal the electricity I was paying for... and stealing my garden tools from the backyard... etc...

Anyway, I leave the door on my Neptune closed when it's not in use and it's never had a mold/odor problem.

 

[joeinfl]

Neptune front loader. I keep the doors to the washer and dryer closed. I used to have an odor/mold problem and kept the washer door open but that did not help at all. I switched to powdered detergent (Tide HE) and no more problems. All of my laundry and me smell great! It's also a pain to keep either of them open all the time since they are in a closet in the kitchen and barely fit in there.

 

[qsd-dan]

Washer lid left open 100% of the time on the Maytag whether in use or not. Kenmore dryer door is usually left ajar so it won't continue to cycle on and off a few times before completely ending its cycle (moisture sensing).

 

[revvinkevin]

Front Loader - I always leave the door slightly open when not in use. I have never had ANY issues with mold, mildew or any musty odor in the 12 years I've owned them.

Top loader open for a few hours after use.... to allow the excess water (inside or on the lid) to evaporate.

Dryer door closed always (except when adding or removing clothes, of course!). I see absolutely no need or reason to leave the dryer door open.

 

[moonvalleycacti]

Washer door open and dispenser drawer open

Dryer door is closed

 

[jeffg]

TL washer, Cabrio dryer, both closed.

 

[mielabor]

Washer door is left open.
Dryer door is left open.
And... when I use a dishwasher or our laboratory washer, I leave those doors open too.

 

[whitekingd]

My top loader Kenmore washer door is open. The reason? I'm watching it work!

 

[panthera]

FL

door ajar (it sits very nicely in place and is so recessed into the machines front that it only projects 1 cm or so.
Dryer door closed.
And on both are written in big letters:
Katze?!

 

[favorit]

Door open (FL).
Before vacations also pull out and wipe dry the detergent drawer; also leave the diswasher clean and ajar

 

[mark1973]

Front Loaders - Door and Drawer open all the time.
Dryers - Both. Sometimes I leave the door open and sometimes closed.
Top Loader - Lid Open all the time.

Mark
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[DADoES]

Topload washer, Calypso or Neptune TL -- lid open for two to three days, if not until next use.

Topload washer, other -- lid open for at least one day, sometimes longer.

Frontload dryer -- door closed.

Topload dryer -- usually closed, occasionally open.

 

[polkanut]

We prop the lid on our Maytag TL when done using it, the dryer door is closed because it is next one of our storage closets.

 

[turquoisedude]

The dishwasher at the condo in Montreal is always closed.
The washer and dryer there are also closed because they are in an alcove off the dining area.
Now, down in Ogden the door to the GE combo washer is always slightly ajar to prevent mildew and smells; the Inglis washer top lid is also left open, but I keep the dryer door closed 'cause the drum light would stay on all the time!
The dishwasher in the kitchen centre is always pushed into place, but I don't lock down the lid until I run it. The 58 Mobile Maid (just seem to wind up using it once in a while) is kept with the lid slightly ajar to prevent mustiness.
The Kenmore and Maytag dishwashers in the basement are still shut tightly and covered - they were potentially in the way of work when we did the kitchen.

 

[bobbyderegis]

Lawrence/Maytagbear:
Amen about the cats! LOL!
Bobby in Boston

 

[maytagbear]

Hello, Boston Bobby-

Hope you're doing better than I am.

After pneumonia in February/March, and a brief time of something approaching normal life, I now have bronchitis! Back on the Augmentin 875, and bed rest.

For the first time in a long time, I am skipping Maundy Thursday, and possibly Easter services.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[maytagbear]

PS-

Boris T. Catt has been a wonderful nursekitty. He loves to take his half of the bed from the middle.

L/Mb

 

[supremewhirlpol]

both...

When I used the Whirlpool Calypso(which is now in the shed) I had to keep the lid open because of the mold and odor issues. The other top loading machines I have, I keep the lid closed because they do not have mold and odor issues like the calypso. The Primus machine (now my daily runner), I keep the door slightly ajar and the soap lid open because of the same reason above. The Dryer door stays closed as the drum light would be on if it was not.

 

[rp2813]

On our Affinity pair, the dryer door is closed and the washer door is not quite latched. It's a joke to pull out the dispenser drawer to allow it to dry. The fabric softener compartment is always full to the top with water after a wash cycle is completed. If the drawer is going to dry out, that means removing it completely and emptying it, then leaving it out to dry. Didn't have this issue with the Duet.

Ralph

 

[foraloysius]

Frontloaders: Drawers partly open and doors ajar
Toploaders: Lids at least open a bit
Vented dryer: Door closed
Condenser dryer: Door ajar, otherwise the drum and innards don't get air, it's a totally sealed system.

 

[laundromat]

I keep both horizontal and vertical axis washing machine lids open while not in use.It keeps them smelling fresh and I leave my dryer door open for the same reason.My laundry has been well preserved and I always get comments about how fresh and clean I smell.Even after a hard day's work.I use Gain w/bleach(liquid) and the Gain liquid fabric softner.I also use the slash free Clorox chlorine bleach which gets whites real white and doesn't spill or splash as much as regular chlorine bleaches do.I also either use a timed dispenser or pour the bleach in (diluted)duing the final 6 minutes of the wash.

 

[rolls_rapide]

Front-loader door ajar.

Condenser drier, ajar (to preserve both seals on the door porthole and the condenser duct).

Dishwasher ajar, to allow door seals some elasticity, and it also seems to prevent a smelly dishwasher between washes.

I don't know if it is just me, but... I notice a mouldy smell when some people brush past me on the bus. Almost as if they have washed their clothes in mouldy water. Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[ronhic]

Rolls_rapide

Yep...

We have a guy that works on the same floor....always smells damp and musty....

I sometimes want to ask him if he washes in cold water with negligible detergent and if he dries his clothes in a cold dark room followed by folding them direct to his wardrobe which is undoubtedly in a room with no open window or curtains...