How can I freshen the smell of my new front load washing machine?
My wife and I purchased an LG Tromm SteamWasher model WM2487HWM with matching dryer in March of 07. The salesman at Home Depot raved about his and we were looking for the largest load we could find. We noticed the moldy smell in the washer if we left the door closed but just leaving the door open helped, but then we started to get the smell in the towels. I checked the web and was really worried when I saw all the complaints and horror stories. I decided to get to the bottom of this problem myself and started working on a solution. Here are the things I found and the results I got. If you have the smell problem I will also tell you what we did for our washer and out towels The biggest single problem is standing water in the door seal. When a load is finished, if you fold back the bottom of the door seal this washer will have a cup or two of water trapped underneath. To fix this problem, just fold the seal back and use a towel to soak up this extra water. The next biggest problem is lea
