how to clean mildewy rim on washing machine seal?

sallyrsm

do what my Mum does... every time you take washing out, rub round the seal inside and out with a cloth kept just for the purpose and hung outside the machine on a sucky hook...

she's 20 years into a Miele doing that, whereas my Candy is mouldy after less than 2...

go figure

LouBlue

Fay wrote: »

Have you tried putting your washer onto a boil wash with nothing in it, then put a cup (or more if you want) of white vinegar into your fabric conditioner dispenser and rinse the washer. It worked when my washer had gone a bit rank round the edge!

Thanks for the helpful tips on here. Doing it now as we speak! :j

newsseller12

Any ideas on how to get it off? doesn't seem to be shifting

maman

Try this thread, somewhere towards the end and this is discussed, although mainly about prevention rather than cure sadly. The problem is about doing most of our washing at low temperatures.

maman

Sorry, this thread
How do I make my washing smell scrumptious?

Pink.

Hi newseller,

There's an older thread on cleaning a washing machine seal that may help so I've merged your thread with it to keep all the replies together.

Pink

chocolatepennyfarthing

Is cleaning black seal with soda crystal solution safe or is it best to put in drawer or ball inside machine on boil wash.

debtfreein4years

Does anyone know how i can stop getting mould on the seal of my washing machine? I have attempted to clean it with a mild bleach solution but it didnt get rid of it all and its come back with a vengance. there is always a small pool of stagnent water in the seal when i open the door which i dry with an old towel but i cant seem to get rid of the mould as its all round the seal in patches.

thanks

crawley_girl

Ditto - will be interested in hear what others do

CurlyTop

Hi

I used to have exactly the same problem with my old wm and nothing would seem to get rid of the mould. When I got my new one, I noticed when reading the booklet, that it mentioned leaving the door of the machine open after the machine has finished to allow it to dry out. I'm thinking that this must have some bearing on the problem, if the company has saw fit to put it in. Having said that, how many of us, when the wm has finished, empty it and then shut the door. I know I certainly did. With my new wm, I've been washing of a night and then leaving the door open overnight so that it dries out. I've also not been putting damp towels in there - this was something I did before because I don't like the smell of damp towels hanging around in the wash basket with clothes. Only problem now is that the towels sit in the corner of the kitchen till I get my head around where to store them ! One step at a time I suppose.