Re: moldy front loading washers

[Guest guest]

No, you just have to do your research and buy a top loading washer.

However, there is a new article about cleaning front loaders:

http://tinyurl.com/6epyul

or

www.startribune.com/lifestyle/yourmoney/27723754.html?elr=KArksUUUU

this is a local man here that has come up with a citrus based cleaner

for them.

kathryn

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> The new parents are not aware of potential health damage.

> Need specific advice/information from anyone in the group who is

> knowledgable about mold and infant health.

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> Is there any group out there challenging the sale of these obviously

> defective and dangerous washing machines? The internet is filled with

> pages of complaints from people dealing with this problem.... and from

> a brief reading, it seems the stores/manufacturers are being less than

> responsive in replacing, or even repairing these machines.

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[Guest guest]

Does the machine already smell?

--- In , Brigita Smits <gitava@...>

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> Thank you, !

> My problem is how to inform/warn the new parents about potential

health risks of this toxic washing machine.  It is fairly new, and

they thought they were investing in something " green', as in save

water and the planet, rather than moldy.  Can you, or anyone in the

group direct me to a website or book that gives basic and explicit

information about toxic mold?  I somehow tend to doubt that

the " smell better " products really destroy the mold that is causing

the smell.  Bleach is toxic too... if this machine was in my house,

the bleach would harm me as much as the mold!

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[Guest guest]

I don't know about that. However the product below is not a bleach, it

is a citrus cleaner. The article talks more about how to care for your

washer to prevent it happening, and says that fabric softener is a big

culprit, along with too much detergent.

I was thinking of getting a front loader when I got new machines two

years ago, and decided against them since I could not really soak

clothes in them, which I need to do with new clothes, or deep cleaning

something that has been contaminated.

Good luck with your search! --

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> Thank you, !

> My problem is how to inform/warn the new parents about potential

health risks of this toxic washing machine. It is fairly new, and

they thought they were investing in something " green', as in save

water and the planet, rather than moldy. Can you, or anyone in the

group direct me to a website or book that gives basic and explicit

information about toxic mold? I somehow tend to doubt that the " smell

better " products really destroy the mold that is causing the smell.

Bleach is toxic too... if this machine was in my house, the bleach

would harm me as much as the mold!

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[Guest guest]

My front loader has stayed unsmelly since I was told what to do. I

can even stick my head in it and not smell anything but I use

a 'full' cup of baking soda in each wash and rinse in full cup of

ammonia. That may be helping. I'll cut out or cut down on fabric

softener though now and reduce detergent also. Thanks for that.

Yes, you cannot soak, except wash cycle is sooooo long. Mine goes

for an hour. I get tired of waiting for it to finish but can set it

on short cycle. However I thought if my top loader had been in

better condition, it might have been good to hang on to it just to

use for soaking.

Regarding parents of child. You can't control people. Just give

them article/s or print out from internet on it. If they don't pay

attention for their child's sake, they are probably doing alot of

other things not good for their kids too. You can't make them do

this or that.

--- In , " kl_clayton " <kl_clayton@...>

wrote:

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> I don't know about that. However the product below is not a bleach,

it

> is a citrus cleaner.