Every so often, the machine indicator light will come on and says "clean washer with Affresh."
But finding Affresh in stores here, is not easy. I don't want to go across town, to go to a Sears store, just to buy that.
Although I have only used Affresh in the past.
But, am just wondering... what else, can be used besides Affresh? Or what have any of you used?
(I've heard Tide, has a version of this? Is it good?)
My washer does not stink. And I don't use fabric softeners.
But apparently those Affresh things are to get rid of smells and residues..... and is supposed to be used every so often.
I don’t have a Bravos, but I do have a LG that I need to clean by running the “cleaning cycle” once a month with bleach. They have a product they suggest you buy for the cleaning in the manual, but the manual also says you can use 1 cup of bleach instead. My washer doesn’t smell either. I use white vinegar instead of liquid fabric softener for every wash & I think that keeps it from smelling.
Sounds to me like they just want to sell you something. I would search e-How for an alternative, because I bet $ there is one. Good Luck
I have the same washer. It says right in the manual to use either Affresh or liquid chlorine bleach. If using an Affresh tablet, it can be dropped right in the washer basket. If using bleach, add 1 cup bleach to the bleach dispenser. In my machine, the max fill line of the bleach dispenser is 1 cup.
I just use bleach to clean my washer and it’s been fine. I did use the Affresh sample that came with my washer but didn’t want to buy more once I read the Affresh instructions. According to the Affresh package, once the clean cycle is done, you are supposed to wipe away any residue that may be left behind. I guess I feel that it shouldn’t be leaving residue behind, so I just use the bleach and residue is not an issue.
Affresh is also sold at Lowes.
We have the front loader that made all the news about the mold build up. I’ve been using Clorox washing machine cleaner (it’s in a grey bottle) and that stuff is amazing.
My husband bought our LG machine when I was not with him. He got to talking to the salesman about cleaning it, and the salesman told him to clean it with Tang, yes, the orange juice powder drink. I have used Affresh many times, but have used Tang too. It makes it really clean and of course it smells good too. I think it was a half cup that we used for an empty load.
Here’s my take on this: we have a similar model that is energy efficient. I don’t understand why we have to clean the machine with a product like Affresh. To me that is simply wasting water when these new fangled machines are supposed to be about conserving water. It’s a waster of water to use a load of water with a tablet of cleanser, nothing else. To me, our old machine did a better job of washing clothes, the machine never smelled, and never had any residue. Now it does smell, don’t get our clothes clean, and now we have to waste water cleaning the tub. Ugh.
I’m off my soap box now. I appreciate the suggestions of using bleach and vinegar. Thanks guys.
I use the tide brand stuff. I used to use just bleach, but it did not really work and my washer started to smell, since switching to the actual cleaner I have had no further issues.
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I don’t know why you have to use anything at all 90% of the time. A lot of times there’s a business relationship between the equipment manufacturer and the product manufacturer. And some detergents leave more residues and put more junk into the environment than they should. I think the washing machine people would be hard pressed to tell you why you really need a specific chemical in your equipment!
If you have no smells, you don’t need to do anything. Maybe every 6 months, depending on the type of water you have (hard with mineral deposits?) you might need to get rid of residues or build-up. I’d use 2 cups of vinegar in a full rinse and be done with it. I’d use 1 cup in a front loader that uses less water. Another option is baking soda - it’s mildly abrasive and it rinses clean, and is a great odor-buster.
Chlorine bleach is pretty terrible for the environment so I won’t use it anymore (dioxin is well proven to be a huge contaminant). There’s no need to disinfect 99% of things in this world! I clean floors, bathrooms, toilets, the refrigerator and everything else with either baking soda (if something needs scrubbing) or vinegar (if a rinse will do it).
pppffffftttttt to purchasing specific products.
i wipe mine out with white vinegar periodically.
far less frequently i’ll run through a hot water cycle with white vinegar in the fabric softener thingie (i never use actual fabric softener.)
once in a blue moon i do the same thing with bleach (i agree with the environmental impact of bleach, but do reserve it for rare nuclear option cleanings.)
khairete
suz
I all so use baking soda for Oxy have for years, learned that from my grandmother. For years I didn’t know that the baking soda didn’t belong in the laundry room. When we needed some for baking we went and retrieved what we needed from the laundry room.
We have to periodically clean these washing machines because there is always some water left in the machine after the last load. I turned the empty tub and heard the slosh in my washer. I do use the bleach on the affresh cycle and then vinegar in place of the fabric softener with each load of laundry. We probably wouldn’t have to clean the machine if all the water drained out.
Thanks Susan K.!
I couldn’t find my washer manual. LOL
So I will use liquid chlorine bleach!
Thankfully you have the same washer and this works!
Thanks to you all, and @.com for the Clorox in a grey bottle tip, will have to try that!
Lowes, Home Depot, is a long drive from where I am, plus with traffic etc. So I try to avoid going there until I have
a “list” of things to get.