Leave the door open for five minutes. !I bought a Hoover washer in March this year…I have recently noticed a smell on clothes after washing, and then saw black marks all along the bottom of the three door seals…have tried Dr. Beckmann Service It, but the marks are still there.

Black mold on gasket. Replace it after it dries. This technique works well with front loading machines and will also work with your top loader and high efficiency washer to eliminate mold and mildew and leave your washer ready for its next load of laundry.If your top loading washing machine is in particularly bad shape, use some stronger detergents for mold removal. Contact the company or refer to your owner's manual to confirm it is okay to use bleach.Damarious Page is a financial transcriptionist specializing in corporate quarterly earnings and financial results. Registered: Oct 20, 2000. Leave the drum open for at least an hour so that the drum and seal can air out. Many thanks.

Guessing we just need to change the seals if this doesn’t work.I have only noticed the mold and have had my Bosch for over 9 years.

Also, don’t try to be economic by always washing at 30 degrees C, that’s what’s ruining your washing machine. I had the smell in the machine despite leaving the door open – couldn’t get rid of it no matter what I did. After about 10 minutes, use a dry white cloth to wipe and scrub the seal. Front-load washers are all the rage, but their design makes them more prone to mold. I have a brand new Hotpoint and it is also having mould around the rubber. When mold grows in our washing machines, it creates even more problems. Open the doors and windows of the laundry room for ventilation from hazardous vapor from the chemical products.Open the door of the front loader to expose the rubber seal that is attached to the frame of the household appliance. I have a similar problem so I am hot washing with bicarb, then I will try vinegar and a rag direct on the seal, hot wash again, and finally if that doesn’t work, bleach.Please, please DO NOT mix vinegar and bleach. Though you just spent a mint on your new front-load washing machine, you can experience mold problems - even with a new machine. I stuffed rags soaked with Clorox all around the gasket and left it for two days. I am ready to scrap it and suffer the considerable outlay required to have a Miele again. Can Mold In My Washer Make Me Sick? I suspect it’s the climate, environment. Not a perfect result, but a lot better than it was before.Bosch is terrible for mold on the seal. This will help prevent that musty smell from developing and will leave your laundry room fresh.If you don’t take proper care in cleaning your washing machine, it can lead to many problems.
I started with bleach, but it’s not touching it… Cheap to replace, but seems a waste!I have the LG Steam washer and have the same black mold in the gasket.I have a LG steam front loader and am a compulsive laundry doer!

If the rubber is already blackened by mould, it will stay clean by doing this.We have the earliest model of the Maytag Neptune front-loader. For sheets, towels and white I wash at 60 degrees.

In particular, front-loaders use less water than a conventional top-loader during the washing and rinsing phases. It’s now looking brand new and smells clean. How do we get rid of this?
I will NEVER buy a Bosch product again as long as I live. The rubber seal on mine is full of black mold and it stinks; can not get it cleaned. I do have this problem with mould around the shower split doors. We are a working couple with a busy life; it is not always possible to wipe away the water that has collected on the rubber seal or remove the detergent tray to wipe it dry.On my LG (which is about two years old), the clothes come out smelling of mold. I have tried everything and I am ready to get rid of this washer. I do washes at 40 and 60 degrees, you need at least a 60 degree wash to kill most of the bacteria, if you want to kill all the bacteria, use a 90 degree wash every now and then.Had a Miele for years – could leave wet wash in it for days and never had a problem. I am a laundry perfectionist; less soap works. If there are some persistent spots of black mold, you may need to use a spray bottle and toothbrush to spot clean.Remove the soap and fabric softener dispenser and wash them in the sink. Helps get rid of a smell that comes out of the discharge hose when you start a wash cycle.