how to clean mildewy rim on washing machine seal?

Pink.

Hi cheeselady,

This thread should help:

how to clean mildewy rim on washing machine?

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

Cheeselady

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi cheeselady,

This thread should help:

how to clean mildewy rim on washing machine?

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

Thanks for that, just had a good read and have written down all the suggestions, thanks! :T

squeakysue

Does anyone have any ideas how to get rid of this? It is just around the edge on the rubber bit and looks really awful!

pinksleepybear

I used this recently (got it from laundry aisle in Asda, cost a coupel of quid, I think). I only had a little bit of black mouldy-stuff on the seal, but I bought it because the washed laundry smelt stale if I didn't hang it up to dry immediately. It worked for me.

http://www.dr-beckmann.co.uk/products/laundry-products/service-it-washing-machine-cleaner/

patchwork_cat

What about a hot bleach wash? I run one regularly.

zippychick

mould in washing machine drawer should offer some ideas as should cleaning mildew from the rim on the washing machine

There is also removing mould from kitchen items

Ill merge this later for you

Zip

darwins_mum

Hi all, does anyone have any ideas what I can do/use to get rid of the grot around my washing machine seal?
It has a bit of a build up of what looks like mildew. I am sure I read somewhere that I should run a cycle @ the highest temperature, but not sure if I need to put detergent or anything in it.
It has now started to streak my clothes - geim.

all help appreciated
DM

Lippycow

I cleaned mine with bleach giving it a good scrub then ran a 90 deg with no detergent, i now wipe the rubber seals dry after every wash and leave the door slightly open and i have had no problems since:-)

darwins_mum

Lippycow wrote: »

I cleaned mine with bleach giving it a good scrub then ran a 90 deg with no detergent, i now wipe the rubber seals dry after every wash and leave the door slightly open and i have had no problems since:-)

will bleach not make the rubber deteriorate? Or do I just use a weak solution?

Scrapaholic

there is a product called Dr Beckmans that I got from supermarket near washing powder , cleaners etc . It helped a bit .