My front load washer got a terrible smell I couldn't fix for months

I ran a bunch of cleaning cycles and bought those washing machine tablets but the musty smell just kept coming back in our laundry room in Austin. Last week I popped off the rubber gasket around the door and found a sock that had been trapped in there for god knows how long, plus a bunch of gunk. Has anyone else found something weird stuck in that gasket area that was causing their problems?

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claire_fisher4126d ago

That rubber gasket is basically a swamp in there if anything gets stuck. People usually blame the cleaning cycles but half the time it's something physical blocking the drain holes under the gasket. Also just a heads up, those tablets are mostly baking soda and fragrance, they don't do much if there's actual goo buildup. You gotta physically pull the gasket back and wipe out all the crevices by hand every few months, especially in humid places like Austin.

lisar1425d ago

3 years in Austin and I still forget to check that gasket until I find a science experiment growing in there.