Re:front loaders?mold?mycotxins still in washers?

[Guest guest]

You do not have to run bleach or anti freeze in your front loader, but you

must wipe out the gasket after you are through using the machine for the day

and leave the door open. I found that even running bleach in the machine will

not get rid of the mold in the gasket. It has to be cleaned out manually

and then kept dry when the washer is not in use. The mold was so bad in my

washer that the gases were noticeable in my entire basement and made me and my

daughter ill. I kept the door open thinking that would allow the gasket to

dry out, but it never did. It wasn't until I cleaned it that all odors went

away. If you do need to wash out the machine, you could use hydrogen peroxide

bleach (Ecover & Seventh Generation make it) or borax. Be careful with the

hydrogen peroxide because it can burn your skin. I haven't had a problem with

mold since. Hope this helps.

[Guest guest]

thanks

this makes me think i should stick with my top loader that still works

fine and is wonderfully fragrance free, in fact, ive done homeless mcs

ers laundry for many years.

I was just worried that mycotoxins from my job and trying to rid my

clothing that i did keep from being a trigger may have left redisual

spores of some sort.

Dr Croft says you should be well when you are out of harms way, im not,

im not sure i beleive him then. Once MCS sets in, its a huge hurdle to ride.

angie

mnpearl@... wrote:

>

> You do not have to run bleach or anti freeze in your front loader, but

> you

> must wipe out the gasket after you are through using the machine for

> the day

> and leave the door open. I found that even running bleach in the

> machine will

> not get rid of the mold in the gasket. It has to be cleaned out manually

> and then kept dry when the washer is not in use. The mold was so bad

> in my

> washer that the gases were noticeable in my entire basement and made

> me and my

> daughter ill. I kept the door open thinking that would allow the

> gasket to

> dry out, but it never did. It wasn't until I cleaned it that all odors

> went

> away. If you do need to wash out the machine, you could use hydrogen

> peroxide

> bleach (Ecover & Seventh Generation make it) or borax. Be careful with

> the

> hydrogen peroxide because it can burn your skin. I haven't had a

> problem with

> mold since. Hope this helps.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

If visible mold has formed in rubber gasket, as seen by visible

circular patterns in the rubber, you need to have the rubber gasket

replace. Maytag replaced the rubber gasket around door that had

become moldy. It was part of the lawsuit conclusion. Some people

got their money back if machine was newer. After rubber gasket was

replaced and I leave door open, I have not had any trouble. I love

my front loader, since no matter how far behind in wash I get, I can

get it all done quickly, it holds so much laundry and does large

pieces. However service man said they called front loaders, stink

machines. Since I started to leave door open, just cracked open, I

have had no trouble except for after doing some rugs that cloggest

the drain for awhile. Wiping the rubber gasket out doesn't hurt.

You'll find some water held in there, but I don't do that, and it

doesn't stink between loads.

>

> You do not have to run bleach or anti freeze in your front loader,

but you

> must wipe out the gasket after you are through using the machine

for the day

> and leave the door open.

[Guest guest]

p.s. I have one of the first Maytags that came out as front loaders and

I believe they and other manufacturers have made some improvements

since then for better draining, but I think you still need to let door

open so they can completely dry out between loads.

>

> If visible mold has formed in rubber gasket, as seen by visible

> circular patterns