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Cleaning a Front Loader Washing Machine
Asked by L.J. from Rochester
on June 17, 2010
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I have a Frigidaire front loader. I usually leave the door open after loads, however I just discovered lots of mold in the seal of the ring around the door. I've run...
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- Not sure - i read somewhere you can "clean" the washing machines by running it empty with some detergent & bleach inside. Don't know if that would help. I need to do t...
- my mom has one of those too, and it gets gross in the ring sometimes too. we usually just wiped it out with some paper towels whenever it got gross/moldy.
- I have a Frigidaire front loader also. I haven't had any problems with mold but did have some smell. I have used regular bleach and run vinegar to clean. I think wh...
Advice on Purchasing a New Washing Machine
Asked by N.T. from Jacksonville
on May 21, 2009
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Hi Mamas.
I am in the market for a new washer and dryer. I've been doing my research online but thought I'd ask my own pool of experts using mamasource. Have any of...
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- N., I dont know much about the front loaders, but my Dad & Stepmom have one & my Dad said it cut their water bill in 1/2. Guess they are more efficient when it comes...
- Hi N. We have the Kenmore Elite top loader, and I love it. It's energy efficient and has several different cycles. What ever you purchase buy it at a Sears Scratch ...
- I LOVE my Maytag Neptune front load washer & dryer. So much so that when we moved to a new house we paid extra to bring them with us. I can't pinpoint why I love so ...
Help TODAY with Advice for Buying a Washing Machine and Dryer
Asked by S.S. from Provo
on May 26, 2010
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Hi Moms,
We are in the market for a new washer and dryer... today!
It's an emergency, and we just need to buy a new one. Actually, it's our GE dryer that is out, bu...
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- I LOVE my LG Tromm washer and dryer set!!! It's a front loading washer, but we have had no problems. I had thought I wanted a top loader too because it's what I was ...
- though they are front loading i highly recommend LG with true balance. They are awesome!!!!!!!! water and electric bill went way down. and they are so quite i can hear...
- I'm with Catherine on the Samsung VRT. We have the dryer from that set and a washer that has a silver bar in it that sanitizes without hot water. Great for our son w...
Washing Machine, Mystery Stains????
Asked by D.E. from Cincinnati
on January 2, 2013
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Wierd question here, but I am baffled!
My husband tends to carry chapsticks in his pocket, and forget to take them out. So many times I have ran an entire load thro...
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- I have had the same problem and think it is the detergent "sticking" to certain places on the clothes. OxiClean totally gets the stains out. Yes, it's a pain, but soa...
- I've had the same mysterious grease stains from chapstick tubes going through the machines. It took months for it all to clear out. I'm guessing bits of the chapstick ...
- The problem could be your dryer, or, more accurately, what you're putting in it. Do you use dryer sheets? Did you know that they can sometimes leave clear grease spo...
Anyone Hand Wash Cloth Diapers?
Asked by K.M. from Portland
on March 17, 2009
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We are expecting our second little one, and have decided this time around to use cloth diapers. While I am really excited to be doing so, I'm a little concerned about...
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- we have 30 prefolds and at the peak of washing we did diapers every 3 days. with an almost one yr. old, we have been doing them once every 5 days for a few months now...
- I am so glad you have made this choice. I started cloth on my son when he was 22 months and it has gone great. Although we wash ours in the washer, it can be done by h...
- Wow good luck with this hand washing would be very hard without being able to agitating it may not come clean. I understand the 2.25 each load, you can go 3 days in t...
New Clothes Washer Recommendations
Asked by M.S. from Washington DC
on November 15, 2012
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Hi ladies,
This is the first time asking a question (I mainly read) but now I really need some advice so I figured I'd turn to the Mamapedia ladies. I am in need of...
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- We lost our washer when our basement flooded during hurricane Sandy. We replaced it with a Kenmore top loading High Efficiency washer. I cost about $550 which was co...
- We got a new Kenmore HE agitatorless top loader and dryer last Black Friday and love it. We paid less for the set than one unit normally costs. My inlaws purchased t...
- Two years ago I researched the heck out of this topic. My washer broke and I was tired of fixing it. I, too, didn't want a front loader because of all of the proble...
Laundry Question
Asked by L.A. from New York
on October 24, 2011
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Ladies -
Our laundry hasn't been coming out clean. T-shirts have arm pit stains, we've got ring around the collar, and the sheets have come out, what can best be d...
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- Could you be overloading the machine? Oxiclean works really well when you put it right on the stain. It will even work with old stains, including grease stains. You...
- "building's communal washing machines", there's your problem. Sounds like someone is washing greasy work clothes/rags etc and the residue is left behind for the 'next...
- I use a really cheap $0.99 bar soap on the collars and stains. Everything stays really white and bright. It even took mustard our of my white polo shirt. I find it ...
Front Load or Top Load Washer?
Asked by T.D. from New Orleans
on January 9, 2008
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We have a top load Maytag Atlantis washing machine that I know is going to need replacing in a year or two (agitator problems.) I was wondering what brands/models and ...
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- The money part of buying an appliance always sucks, but How exciting! I love getting a new machine! I would definitely go Front load. It's nicer on my clothes and I...
- Don't know if this helps but what little I can add... My mom has a front loader and she likes it because it uses less water but she says it doesn't hold as large a ...
- We just got the LG front-loader and I absolutely love it! It also received top ratings from Consumer Reports (if you aren't familiar with them, they do unbiased testi...
Front Loading Washer & Dryer - Side by Side or Stacked?
Asked by H.S. from Salt Lake City
on June 11, 2009
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HI All! I am trying to finalize the design for the laundry room of our house. We currently have front-loading washing machines in our apartment which sit side by sid...
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- I have a stackable and have never experienced any shaking -- and I love them...I have cabinets and a countertop next to them with a high bar for hanging clothes that d...
- Side by side You are going to want help from the kids and they will want to climb up to the stacked, and that is not so safe. In a parenting class recently, I hear...
- I vote for the side by side. I have heard that shaking is an issue when stacked (a little more that when side by side). Keep us posted on what you decide! Good luck!
Crib Bumpers
Asked by J.H. from College Station
on June 28, 2011
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How do I wash my crib bumpers? They are pretty stiff & not sure how they'll handle the washing machine (or how the washing machine will handle them).
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- Mine is from Target and I just throw in in the washer with more water than the load needs (too keep it moving easily) and on a delicate cycle. I've never had a proble...
- I just throw them in. I haven't had any trouble, but I've only washed mine a handful of times. They are fairly bulky so I don't usually put in much else with them bu...
- our crib bumper was home made and i washed it in the machine! they did fine. if your really worried about them they would fit in the tub and you could hand wash them l...
