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As this is such a common complaint and also a neck breaking job to sort out, why don't washing machine makers make the 'roof' detachable for easy cleaning?

You can also use and air gun with a compressor, like mechanices use. I woukld have a shop vac runnuing to catch as much airborn dust.

I found a steamer with a small brush attachment the easiest way to clean mine, but mould and bacterial smells can virtually be avoided by leaving the draw and door open between washes to keep the moisture and humidity down in the machine. I also mostly use washing powder that has oxygen bleach in it because it kills mould and bacteria and keeps the machine clean even though I use A lot of fabric softener.

disgusting i hate front loading machines but my husband insists on them

Mould also show up on white fabric if left overnight . Remove fabric before sleeping

Ok, I’m accustomed to cleaning the tray, but am too terrified to look at the top of the dispenser tray cavity. 😳

GENIUS!

whoever designed this dispenser should be ashamed of themselves. How do these companies get away with crappy designs? I much rather have NO dispenser and measure what I need for each load. Having to clean this thing is a major PIA. I will NEVER buy another front loading washing machine after the one I have needs to be replaced. What a terrible design!

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very ingenious method. thank you

Great vid! My leasing company they are literally slum lords & even tho I have rented for many years in different townhomes/apts, I am just running into this problem now. I don't think my filter has been changed in much over 2 years because it's so inflated it looks like insulation. Before I noticed this, I began to noticed mold in my shower drains & under inside of toilet rim (first time it ever occurred in a bathroom of mine! ). I know understand why smh. The owner & leasing company don't want to help me replace nothing, I have to do it all by myself so thanks for the easy how to! ❣

Brilliant idea to use the piece of air filter! Thanks!

Help! I can’t get the drawer to slider back in. It only goes half way.

Manufacturers need to install venting.

I tackled mine today before seeing your video. We had similar approaches. Since ours was in pretty bad shape, I sprayed the interior with clorox clean-up. I then stuffed it with paper towels and saturated them with clorox clean-up and let it sit for 30 minutes. Removed the towels, loosened any remaining residue with a toothbrush, and then used a micro-fiber cloth to further wipe out everything. There were some crevices on the top and in the back that still had dirt/mold so I used a wet Q-tip(s) to get in there. Ran a cycle and everything looks good. Why I came to your video though is that on the bottom of the receptacle (not the removable draw) there was hardened detergent and/or fabric softener (which we've stopped using) which is being quite stubborn to remove. Looking for a way to soften it and remove it..

What I do is dampen the paper towels, dip them into the solution and place them where molds are. Come back later, scrub them if needed and it’s good to go!

Thanks man I appreciate the visual guide for this. Very helpful

Iv just rented a room in a house with a washing machine that’s 13 years old. I asked if it had ever been cleaned inside the drawer area, and was told no. You can imagine how bad it was after 13 years of mould build up. I only decided to inspect and clean it because it was leaking from the detergent drawer and when I looked, a lot if not most of the holes, kind of like how a shower head would work, were blocked up either fully, or partially. Ever seen a shower head that is getting blocked up due to hard water and calcium deposits? Well it either blocks water flow from that particular hole on the shower head, or it shoots a stream of water in a non straight way. Same applies to the detergent drawer. It was leaking because water was shooting towards the front of the drawer, not spraying down into your detergent as normal. I got most of the mould out to the point it no longer leaks, which is good for me. Ran a 90c quick wash to blast through any clogged water holes in the detergent cavity for good measure, and you rinse out the bleach.

Acid soak is controversial. You may want to try these other things first. Dish detergent soak To remove the oils: - Spray off first, lightly, just to get loose junk off. Don't spray close b/c you will drive oils into the filter and clog it. - One cup dish washer detergent (dish washer not dish soap) to every five gallons of water, soak overnight in 50gal trash tub. - Use pressure washer or take filters to self car wash and clean thoroughly Try spraying with vinigar, because calcium binds with dirt and oil, and vinigar can break that down. Spray them off one time (spraying down) with pressure washer Put white vinigar in weed sprayer Spray on and let sit for 20-30 min. Spray off with pressure washer, really well

Thanks! I am interested in the acid/water wash - what ratio do you use when you clean that way?

Thanks for the good video on cleaning out my dispenser drawer. I was actually looking for a solution to my softener not dispensing and ran across this video. I will be doing your method for all the cups and appreciate the extra tips about wearing old clothes and running another cycle to clean the washer. I subscribed and liked also.

I'm wondering how you're supposed to clean the very far back where the soap drains down. I managed to clean everything but that's the only place I can't reach without taking the whole thing apart

this is supposed to come enclosed with the instructions, is it not❔

That is disgusting and a total design flaw.

Is there no way to open the top of washer to clean it easier???

Used weed whacker line about 1' 1/2 " long run through the water holes too unblockage back and forth a few times! Good to go!

Hey my washer tray is stuck can you tell me how I could get it unstuck

Yours looks clean compared to mine. I've never seen so much mold in my life. I try to clean about every 1-2 months. I only do 4 loads of clothes and towels and linens every other week. (It's just me and my husband). I don't understand why we have so much.

I just cleaned mine today with a bottle brush. I used vinegar with water and a little dawn. I wanted to try a non bleach option first and then follow up with bleach if needed. Surprisingly the vinegar soak and brush worked. Im thinking of make a dissolved solution in a water bottle of bleach and water. Let it soak to kill the last of the mold. Its a dirty job but somebody has to do it. Thank you for your video.

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My question and concern is that CLR is NOT supposed to be used on Brass (See CLR instructions under "IMPORTANT: Do not use CLR on:... brass...") aren't has bibs primarily brass?

I just finished this task and appreciated the tutorial. The toothbrush cleaned only so much of the job, so I had to use a rag for the rest. A larger brush of some kind would be easier, so I’ll look for something different in the future. After soaking the area with the bleach solution and scrubbing the inside, I put plain water in the spray bottle for rinsing. Although I have cleaned the tray in the past, I never cleaned the inside cavity before so was happy for the heads up. Also, thanks for advising to wear clothes that won’t get ruined by bleach. Very good advice. Thank you!

Update on how I do my process now: Now I spray the bleach water and let it sit for a few minutes which gets rid of 95% or more of the mold. Then I use a dish brush to scrub, which reaches back to the back more easily, which is usually where the mold is hiding that I couldn't get just by spraying. I clean the soap tray in my dish washer. After each load of laundry, I take the soap tray all the way out, pour any remaining water out, and keep the tray sitting on the top of my washer instead of in its compartment. Mold still grows, but much much more slowly.

I think a scrub pad would be faster than a toothbrush.

I remove my draw after every wash wash that in a bowl and the inside I spray vinegar and bleach on a washing up brush and scrub with that much easier than a tooth brush and then I put the washing machine on a hot empty wash and then once a month I run the machine on a 90 degree wash with a washing machine descaler

when I finish a cycle I completely remove the soap dispenser and I let the inside dry completely

Shame about your T Shirt too nice

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Worked great. Thank you. Wife if no longer in a full panic.

Thank you so much for this video. I just cleaned the tray and then, to my horror, discover the mold inside.

I took out the soap dispenser drawer out of my Whirlpool washer and put it in hot soapy water with a 1/4 cup of bleach. Saves me a lot of time and elbow grease, which I'll be spending instead on cleaning the drawer cavity. Btw, I noticed that you can take the face plate off of the dispenser part. Where the drawer meets the face plate there are two notches that can be bend back (doesn't need much force), and the two can be separated. I had to do this because the whole thing was too big for my dish pan. All parts are currently soaking in my sink. Now, on to the really nasty cleaning job: the drawer cavity. Wish me luck!

Do you have a video on putting back the soap dispenser? I disassembled the dispenser for cleaning, but I'm not sure if I assembled it correctly.

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this video gets straight to the point. great job

I didn’t realize my dispenser tray was so disgusting. Thanks for the helpful video!!

Super video 👍...

Thank you!

I think you did the right thing. That flex wrap might work if there is a cut somewhere on the pipe that's away from a joint. I have a small leak on a joint and I will use a similar method. I don't have time to order that ring off internet. I will buy a pvc coupling and cut a ring just like you did. We will see how it goes.

Thank you!