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how to clean mildewy rim on washing machine seal?

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  • Thankyou for the replies,will do the bleach thing tonight and hopefully have a sparkley machine tomorrow
  • Linda32
    Linda32 Posts: 4,385 Forumite
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    I get on quite well with Dr Beckmann washing machine cleaner, you can buy it from all supermarkets. Works well.
  • Rainy-Days
    Rainy-Days Posts: 1,454 Forumite
    I have never had an issue with mold in or on my machine because I have always made sure I leave the door wide open for a good few hours.

    However, a couple of summers ago in the last house, I could smell an odor coming from my machine. Just a horrible fusty odor, so I ran a dessertspoon full of bleach in an empty machine on a hot wash. I kind of worked out that it's water anyway and any residue would be washed away. Put it on an extra rinse and it worked a treat, never had that again. As long as you wash the bleach off you won't have a problem, just make sure you don't do it too often.
    Cat, Dogs and the Horses are our fag and beer money :D :beer:
  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,334 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    i've merged this with an older thread which may help

    Zip
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