Hellobee Boards Topic: How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 02:20:58 +0000 shopaholic on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492734 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:10:34 +0000 shopaholic 492734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've never done anything special to our front-load HE machine either. I try to leave the door open to let it dry out and always make sure the gasket doesn't have any little water puddle left. I wipe down the gasket rim with a Clorox wipe every few cycles. Never had any smell or issue. cvbee on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492729 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:07:56 +0000 cvbee 492729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've never cleaned it, but sometimes use bleach in the laundry so I figure that does a good job of cleaning it. I am careful to leave the door open so it doesn't get funky in there. doodlepoodle on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492613 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:08:26 +0000 doodlepoodle 492613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Top loader, cleaned it once with a vinegar solution, it needs it again! I found the idea through Pinterest, I bet you could just type in "washer cleaning" or something like that and find it! lawbee11 on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492610 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:05:08 +0000 lawbee11 492610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ha! I always just assumed they were self-cleaning lavender on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492574 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:44:59 +0000 lavender 492574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Top loader and haven't cleaned it since we've been in this house (4 years)! winniebee on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492520 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:22:45 +0000 winniebee 492520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Top loader and have not cleaned it in the 3.5 yrs I've owned it! mrs. bird on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492515 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:20:24 +0000 mrs. bird 492515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we have a front loader & use a cleaner (forget the name, i got it at target, it's a blue pkg) if it gets stinky. but now we try to use warm water sometimes and always leave the door open for it to dry out which has really kept it from getting icky. MaisyMay on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492389 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:57:34 +0000 MaisyMay 492389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We live in an apartment and have a common laundry room, so I try to not think about how icky things might be. spaniellove on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492384 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:52:52 +0000 spaniellove 492384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have a front loader and use Affresh whenever the machine asks for it. Alivoo01 on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492203 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:29:45 +0000 Alivoo01 492203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have a front loader also, but I used vinegar and some baking soda and set it on the "clean washer" cycle. It sanitizes. autumnlove on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492123 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:01:42 +0000 autumnlove 492123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have never done this! MamaMoose on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492121 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:01:39 +0000 MamaMoose 492121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use the tide HE washing machine cleaner. I run that through on the sanitize setting (with an extra tub rinse) once a month. Mrsbells on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492118 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:00:59 +0000 Mrsbells 492118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If you have a modern front loader the best thing to do is run it with just hot water. That cleans it better than anything else, because any other solutions or detergents leave residue cranberryapple on "How Do You Sterilize/Clean Your Washing Machine? How Often?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-sterilizeclean-your-washing-machine-how-often#post-492115 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:00:14 +0000 cranberryapple 492115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Okay, so I will admit, I've never thoroughly cleaned or sterilized my washing machine before, but I recognize that my machine is probably gross as heck! We wash cloth diapers in there as well. We have a top loading washer and I'm always aware of the dirty clothes/diapers that touch the top of the agitator where the water doesn't get to it, and that kinda grosses me out! How do you wash your washing machine? How often? What cleansing solution do you use and what is the water setting you use?