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Smelly Washer Solution

It seemed I had tried everything to remove a mold smell from my washer! Bleach, vinegar or baking soda didn't make any difference. I called the manufacturer and they told me to buy a cleaner that THEY sell! THE GALL! The cleaner (affresh) didn't help at all! I called back and they told me to order some more! We did with same results and we decided to get a different washer even though it was working fine! After reading a tip in Washing Machine Wizard I ordered a washer cleaner from smellywasher.com

It took only 1 tablespoon of this cleaner to remove the gross green buildup! It also removed the mildew smell from our new towels! They advise to use less detergent and fabric softener. I didn't realize it but the odor was even making our house smell because the laundry room is next to the furnace room!
Thank you Washing Machine Wizard

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How to remove odor from your washing machine, dishwasher or laundry NEW
by: Paul Flynn @ smellywasher.com

After we created the first washing machine cleaner there are now many competitors trying different chemicals and procedures.

Leaving the ajar does lessen odor by increasing air flow but does NOT remove the cause of odor and the smell returns upon next use. The best way to clean your washing machine, dishwasher or towels is to use a cleaner while the unit is in operation.

Customer reviews speak for themselves. Smelly Washer products actually work and are the safest, easiest and most reliable for getting rid of the smell.

After the odor is gone change your washing habits and use preventive maintenance to keep it away. Just a tsp added to operation will keep it fresh smelling without use of those harsh chemicals. Guaranteed!

There are over 24 treatments of all natural and organic cleaner in each bottle. That's enough for over a whole year of fresh and clean clothes washer, dishwashers and laundry and at less than $0.60 per treatment it's easy... Smelly Washer is your best decision

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Affresh NEW
by: Anonymous

A couple of years ago, we rented a house with an HE front loader washer. We had never used an HE washer before, but we bought HE liquid detergent for it and always left the door cracked open when not in use.

However, a couple of months later, it started to smell, really bad. We tried running bleach in the washer's clean cycle, but this did not work.

Then we ran three Affresh tablets through three consecutive cycles (on the washer clean cycle). No more smell!

To prevent this problem from happening again, I run the washer clean cycle with either the Affresh or tide washer cleaner. The smell has not been back since.

These things are pretty expensive (3-pack is $8), but I have not been able to find anything else that keeps the smell away.

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Tide washing machine cleaner
by: Pam

Tide now sells a washing machine cleaner. Found it just as my machine started to smell. Haven't tried the UK product because I hadn't heard of it before today, but Tide is working for me. The machine smells great after I use it and I haven't needed to use it as often as Tide recommends. Package of 3 pouches costs about $6.

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Smelly washer
by: penfolds of spalding

Hi. Please note that we've just become the Official UK importer of 'Smelly washer' from the USA.

www.penfolds-of-spalding.com

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Smelly washer works...just like
by: Anonymous

Pretty sure Smelly washer is the Sodium prebicarbonate. Doesn't matter what's in it, the fact is...It WORKS! Quickly rids HE washers of that nasty odor. Of course you wouldn't wash your clothes in black mold water on purpose! Get some today!

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Smelly, not Selly...
by: Anonymous

No, it's Smelly Washer. Been using it for two years and it works great. For those folks with front loaders, you must keep the door slightly open when not in use or mold will build rapidly.

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mould remover
by: Anonymous

The product name is SELLYS not SMELLYS

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Hope it works
by: Linny

Very interesting. I just ordered from this smelly washer site. Then I read the one comment that their site is down. It went through for me. I hope it was legit. I hope this solves my front loader issue. It is hard for me not to use liquid softener because some clothes don't go in the dryer. I have tried borax, bleach, vinegar, baking soda, dishwasher detergent...none of these worked to clean my washer. I hope it works. I can't stand my basement.

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amazon stocks affresh/smellywasher.com
by: chris

I'm getting both from amazon, hopefully I'll be able to solve my smelly washer problems.

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Trying Affresh
by: Nita

For first time trying affresh, hope it works! And I would like to know if the dry powder is safe for HE washer, and does it really work better than the liquid? If it does I would do anything to get rid of the smell........

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No Smell But Mold Build Up
by: Anonymous

I have a Frigidaire Front Loader for 2 years now and nowhere in the manual do they tell you about mold build up around the gasket, they recommend cleaning around the gasket using a "nonabrasive household cleaner." I had no clue what that meant. Tried calling the company, in order to talk to someone you had to call a non-toll free number. I'm still on hold waiting for the idiot to research my problem. Luckily I've had no odors just the nasty build up. Here we are consumers just trying to do right for the environment and these companies are not helping us but ripping us off. So tomorrow I will go out and buy Smelly Washer Cleaner and pray it can remove the build up. So stay tuned.
Lisa

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Where to Buy Smelly Washer
by: Anonymous

They sell smelly washer at stores too. We got ours at Ace and a friend told me that Bed, Bath and Beyond and Costco have it too.

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how can i get some
by: LInda

I have tried to get to smellywasher.com to buy some but his site has been down..Anyone got a phone number i can call...............Help..Thanks, Linda

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Solution that works
by: Fresh washer

I had the same problem, I started loosing friends because of smelly clothes !!

In spite of what I initially thought - the liquid detergent is a huge part of the problem. It may work for the environment - but not for the clothes. It disolves the fat, but can not keep it in solution and then it is deposited inside the washer....

where do you normally have to deal with difficult to remove fat..... ? The dish-washer....

I took a dish washer tablet, threw it in the washer's drum and ran a short 50 degree cycle. Worked magic. I also switched to powder so no more liquid detergent.

Good luck.

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Affresh NOT working
by: Anonymous

I have had a smelly washing machine for over a year(front loading) and now after much reading on how to get rid of it, I realize I have been using way too much liquid detergent and fabric softener. Cleaned the lint trap dozens of times. Even left the door off to clean it after each wash in case it was filling up again from stuff in the drum (and it wasn't). Used bleach in empty wash cycles,both in the dispenser and directly in the drum. Even let it soak over night. Looking inside, you can see the brown scum on the outer part of the drum (looking through the holes in the metal drum). Used 3 discs of Affresh on 3 wash cycles in a row using hot (sanitizing) water and even added extra hot water to the last cycle and guess what? Still brown scum on the outer drum. I can see it and I can't get rid of it. Hoping seriously that the Smelly Wash solution works as good as everyone says because I am fed up with my HE washing machine!!!

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Affresh and Smelly Washer Cleaner
by: Anonymous

Only the oxygenating action of affresh washer cleaner is proven to penetrate, dissolve and remove odor-causing residue. It works with your wash cycle to clean the entire washer — including the hoses, pump and beneath the washer tub. It's made and endorsed by Whirlpool Corporation and works MUCH better than Smelly Washer Cleaner! Who knows washers better than a manufacturer! Use one tablet per cleaning or all 3 tablets at once for worse problems.

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BORAX
by: Anonymous

I've used smelly washer and it works great and eliminates the odors!!! But is this stuff just BORAX?

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Use Affresh
by: Anonymous

Try Affesh. Its a tablet that slowly disolves over a wash cycle. really bad smells - use 3 pucks in 3 consecutive wash cycles. Worked great

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It really works!
by: Anonymous

I decided to take a chance and order the product of SMELLYWASHER.COM.

One capful solved the mold problem of years!

I used even less to take the smell out of my towels.

Now, about 3 months later, there still is no mold smell in the washer.

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No More Stinky Towels or Laundry
by: Sandy From Wyoming

I ordered the smelly washer solution and it lasted one or two wash cycles and the smell from the solution was almost as bad as the mold.

I pulled the tray out and cleaned all the mold, started using about a 1/2 cup of dry tide and oxi clean mixture to wash. Went back to dryer sheets in my dryer, no liquid fabric softner. Have been doing this for about a month and no more smelly wash.

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Smelly washer
by: Sharon

We have a front load he washer and when it gets stopped up it develops a smell all its own.
You have to take the door off at the bottom and screw the cap off to unstop it. Then run the washer with only white viniger, about 1 quart.

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Smelly towels
by: Anonymous

I tried everything as well, but my towels smelled like mildew. The washer however, smelled clean. I just received the SmellyWasher product and, after just one washing, the smell is gone. I was amazed... What a great product and it was easy and simple to use...

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Disgusting smells
by: Anonymous

I had the same problem and found there is a reason that the mold smell was developing in the first place. If your washer has a vent tube down from the washer then you should have no problems with smell, but what I found out in my older home was that a vent tube was not installed in the drainage pipe therefore some sewage backup was coming back into my washer when it ran. I had a plumber install a vent tube downward from my washer drain and the problem disappeared. It was absolutely disgusting thinking that sewage was coming back into my washer, but now my clothes smell clean and fresh every time. Hope this helps.

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Right on!
by: Nicole

The stuff DOES work! I tried baking soda, vinegar, etc.,etc.! My house doesn't smell like mold anymore!

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