What’s your favourite washing machine cleaner?

[adam-aussie-vac]

Hey guys I wanted to ask what everyone’s favourite washing machine cleaners are? Personally mine for European front loaders/H axis with heaters would be Dr Beckman’s washing machine cleaner and for top loaders without heaters I would use the liquid washing machine cleaner that comes from Japan from daiso stores as I like to find a washing machine cleaner that works based on how people use the machine sometimes instead of how the machine should be used, (all cold quick washes I’ll use the Japanese washing machine cleaner as everyone washes in cold water there, while if the washing machine with a heater is always used, I’ll use the European washing machine cleaner

 

[vacerator]

I do a load of whites with bleach before the clean cycle. I add a bit more for the clean cycle. Nothing else.

 

[me]

The only stuff I use is anhydrous citric acid at 90°C once a year, although that's primarily to descale the machine, due to our hard tapwater. Costs about £3 - 4 a kg, if I buy a reasonable amount. The powder detergent I use has sodium percarbonate in it and in a 40°C wash, helps keeps the machine clean.

If I had a smelly machine, I would probably use Dr Beckmanns Service it - Deep clean. Which produces peracetic acid (from sodium percarbonate and TAED) to kill bacteria and fungus etc, and is occasionally available for under 2 quid. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/271531331

 

[combo52]

Favorite washing machine cleaner?

Never really thought about it I’ve never cleaned any washing machine that I own and use including my over 20 year-old Speed Queen front loader now

Likewise for dishwashers my two primary whirlpool dishwashers are 38 years old now never even thought of cleaning anything in them because a machine should keep itself perfectly clean if it’s used properly.

We do have to clean up. A lot of used. Machines were refurbishing at the warehouse, however, and have used a variety of techniques to clean machines, citric acid, bleach, of course sometimes the machines have to be physically disassembled and cleaned.

John L

 

[donprohel]

The only stuff I use is anhydrous citric acid at 90°C once a year

Same here, and I do regularly wash rags at about 50 °C with dishwasher powder, so in one go I clean the rags and the machine