emmach
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I have owned my TC5 for over 4 months and I have never used bleach (either in a "cleaning cycle" or added to the detergent when doing laundry) so knowing I was overdue on the matter (even with the small number of loads I do each week) I bought some. Unfortunately, it seems that I bought the wrong type: Chlorox splashless bleach. My sister recommended this bleach as she has used it for her "cleaning cycle” in her Maytag MVWP575GW and had no problem. We assumed splashless had something to do with the shape of the bottle, not the actual bleach itself.
I used 1 cup for a full machine of hot water as those were the instructions for her Maytag. After it was agitating for a few minutes, I lifted the lid and saw a TON of foam. I had to do 4 rinses to get rid of it (I think it is gone, but I just didn’t want to use more water for no reason.) I read online that this type of chlorox has a thickening agent which makes this foam. I really hope I have not harmed my machine. (At the end of the third rinse, I saw a little water on the floor at the back corner of the machine that I cannot account for, and the last spin cycle was making a strange noise.) Is there any possibility that this thickening agent could have harmed the machine, and being that this bleach only contains 4.5% sodium hypochlorite, did I actually help get rid of any mold and mildew in my machine or was this just a colossal waste of time and water and I need to run a cycle with “regular” bleach?
I learned that the Chlorox splashless bleach was to blame from this webpage from Whirlpool (I had googled "bleach and suds in washing machine")
https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/L...Splash"_or_"Easy_Pour"_Liquid_Chlorine_Bleach
It says:
Experiencing too much sudsing in your Whirlpool washer?
Did you use "no splash" or "easy pour" liquid chlorine bleach?
If this is the case, run the washer empty, using regular liquid bleach products, or clean with affresh® washer cleaner before running another load.
This sounds like I cannot do a load until I have "cleaned" my machine properly with bleach or affresh. I did 4 rinses and the last one seemed to be clear. Why would Whirlpool say that a person needs to use bleach to get rid of the splashless bleach? Why not say to do rinses until the water is clear? (I know there is no point in asking a Whirlpool customer service rep or a SQ rep as my experience with reps is that it is extremely doubtful they know more than I do.)
Please give me your opinion! Thank you!
I used 1 cup for a full machine of hot water as those were the instructions for her Maytag. After it was agitating for a few minutes, I lifted the lid and saw a TON of foam. I had to do 4 rinses to get rid of it (I think it is gone, but I just didn’t want to use more water for no reason.) I read online that this type of chlorox has a thickening agent which makes this foam. I really hope I have not harmed my machine. (At the end of the third rinse, I saw a little water on the floor at the back corner of the machine that I cannot account for, and the last spin cycle was making a strange noise.) Is there any possibility that this thickening agent could have harmed the machine, and being that this bleach only contains 4.5% sodium hypochlorite, did I actually help get rid of any mold and mildew in my machine or was this just a colossal waste of time and water and I need to run a cycle with “regular” bleach?
I learned that the Chlorox splashless bleach was to blame from this webpage from Whirlpool (I had googled "bleach and suds in washing machine")
https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/L...Splash"_or_"Easy_Pour"_Liquid_Chlorine_Bleach
It says:
Experiencing too much sudsing in your Whirlpool washer?
Did you use "no splash" or "easy pour" liquid chlorine bleach?
If this is the case, run the washer empty, using regular liquid bleach products, or clean with affresh® washer cleaner before running another load.
This sounds like I cannot do a load until I have "cleaned" my machine properly with bleach or affresh. I did 4 rinses and the last one seemed to be clear. Why would Whirlpool say that a person needs to use bleach to get rid of the splashless bleach? Why not say to do rinses until the water is clear? (I know there is no point in asking a Whirlpool customer service rep or a SQ rep as my experience with reps is that it is extremely doubtful they know more than I do.)
Please give me your opinion! Thank you!
