My washing machine is filthy

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I've just notice it has loads of black sludge inside the rubber at the front

How do I get rid of it? Tried bleach & washing liquid but its not shifting it.

Watching with interest, as mine is the same.

Me too :( Sometimes if things get stuck between the door and the rubber during a cycle they come out with black marks on them

Snap!

Same here. I lamely dab at it with some kitchen towel.

I have the same problem. Waiting to hear from landlords in the hope of replacing parts or some kind of service that involves a clean.

In the mean time, keeping the door open to let the area dry, using powder rather than liquid and doing an empty wash with white vinegar seems to have helped.

Are you only doing cool washes? Because they are not hot enough to kill germs. My whites go in at 90 I never have a smelly machine

I have found a paste of bicarbonate of soda works well, as does doing regular hot washes on an empty drum and leaving to air dry,

Scrub at it sad much as you can and then hot wash with soda crystals-half a bag in the drum.

Only using washing powder definitely helps.

Can you really use white wind vinegar? I used it once and it STUNK for weeks after. I was told to do a 90 wash, with bio powder, empty drum.

*wine, apologies. I have had too much wine obviously.

90degree wash with bleach. Kim & Aggie tip

I've had this too, I have done a wash with bleach but also find white wine vinegar is good. I have also reverted back to powder or the powder tablets as the washing liquid tabs tend to make the problem worse.

1 spray the inside rubber bit with bleach and brush the mould off

2 buy a cleaning product for the washing machine and run it through on a hot wash

3 buy powder and use at least once a week in the drawer part

4 clean the drawer and check for mould there as well

Good to hear I'm not alone!

Do a mix if 40 & 60 degree washes mostly and use liquid so will stop that.

Just been scrubbing off what I can. There bloody loads of it & it's truly gross.

Going to run a 90 wash with calgon. Where would I put the bleach/bicarb, in the draw?

Does bleach not stay on the machine somehow and ruin your clothes? That's my worry that has stopped me doing it.

That's my worry imust would be gutted if clothes got ruined.

How much vinegar did you use winter ?

I cleaned the draw and was at the state of it. I do clean it every few months but its much worse since changing to liquid washing stuff. I wonder why.

No way would I put bleach in my machine!

Agree with an empty bio hot wash - afaik they're recommended to be done monthly if you're doing cool/liquid detergent washes.

Also, after emptying the laundry from the machine I always soak up all of the water that collects in/under the seal, I also leave the machine door open. That goes quite some way to prevention of the door grime I think.