Tips on Keeping Your Washing Machine Clean

12/23/2021 (Permalink)

Step 1: Clean the Seal

Your first step in decontamination your washer is checking the seal around the door.

The seal catches lint, coins, paperclips and all manner of your pocket fodder. If you don't clean it out, that junk can mold or, even worse, it can make its way down to the trap. Just swipe your hand around the seal and remove any junk. Then, wipe it down with a damp cloth.

Step 2: Clean the Trap

When items don't get caught in the washer door seal, they go to a place inside the washer ominously called "the trap." (Also known as the filter.) These items languish and mildew until you either remove them or the washer stops draining water.

My washer had to stop draining water before I learned that the trap was a thing. After taking the washer apart I found it full of about $10 in change.

Here's how you can clean your own trap:

1. Unplug the washer
2. On the front or back of the washer there should be a little door
3. Place a small bowl by the little door to catch drips
4. Pry open the door using a flathead screwdriver
5. There will be a black tube inside the door. gently pull the top end of the hose out and pull off the plastic cap
6. Drain the hose in the bowl
7. Place a towel in front of the door
8. Beside the black hose will be the trap cap, also called the filter cap. Twist it to the left and pull it forward
9. Clean out the trap and replace the trap and hose
10. Close the little door and you're done.

These directions may vary depending on the odel and year of your washer. Be sure to check your owner's manual before attempting to clean your washer's trap.

Source: www.cnet.com

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11/18/2021 (Permalink)

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