Washer Stinks

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I know, this isn't a very manly topic, but my washer stinking and making everything else smell sour was about to drive me crazy, and thinking I had a plumbing problem or screwed up machine was stressing me out. I'm posting to hopefully save someone else the time and frustration, and possibly from buying a whole new washer when they don't have to.

The new washers (even top load like mine) don't do well with the typical detergents and softeners, couple this with all the new detergents and you have a gunk buildup mixed in with clothes lent. The soup starts to stink like stagnant pond water, making it smell like your drain is blowing back from the sewage into your house. This also makes your clothes and towels smell sour when you break a little sweat. I've had a few arguments because I accused my wife of letting them sit too long after the wash cycle, poor thing...

The solution is simple. Just clean the washer and eliminate all the crazy Tide and Gain detergents as well as greasy softeners, and go back to the old school. After trying every home remedy and Pinterest post my wife could find, I came across something that really works.

1.) clean the washer with Clorox washer cleaner (may have to do it a couple times)
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2.) throw away all your old detergents and softeners, and buy Nellie's laundry soda. You really only have to use 1 tablespoon even for large loads. This stuff is awesome, no need for softener. $20 for 100 loads, or $125 for 1,200 load bucket.
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3) get some Borax Mule team and use a little with the nellies in every load. This cleans and brightens the crap out if everything. $3.00 for a box, and it can be used for cleaning all kinda of other stuff
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No more oils and films, no more stank, no need to buy a new washer, no need to call a plumber to see if the crap pipe is venting up into your laundry room, cleanest and brightest laundry my wife has ever seen. Smells like it came off the line outside.

My folks and my neighbors just retired washers that were fine, and bought new ones because of the same problems I had.

We did this over a month ago and my wife will never go back.


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