I hope people read this review, in addition to being very happy with the product I have some washer-related tips that may help with the use of this product.
I was getting flecks of grime-looking stuff on my clothes when I took them out of the washer, particularly noticeable on whites. The washer isn't brand-new, but it's only maybe 8 years old and is an LG and in great shape an well cared for. I didn't know if the stuff was mold/mildew or if it was maybe like grease from the motor or what. If I was careful, I could kind of lift/flick it off the clothes. But if not, it kind of smeared it into the fabric. No one washes their clothes to get them dirtier, so I didn't know what to do besides buy a new washer.
Before I did, somehow I got the idea to search for washer cleaner and ended up here. I threw in a tablet and did the tub clean mode, but next wash, same thing (keep reading b/c this isn't the product's fault). I threw in several tablets, same thing. So I decided to monitor the process. What I found was, at least with my washing machine, the "Tub Clean" mode is just to clean the very bottom of the tub - it only filled with like 2" of water. Since the washing machine uses sensors to decide how to fill the tub, I was really at a loss for how to get it to fill the drum with water, which I needed to do b/c it was clear that the grime was coming from the little holes on the side of the drum during the spin cycle.
After being on the phone with the manufacturer's support for awhile and trying all kinds of things, I was eventually told that there was no way to get the tub to fill with more water. WRONG. I ended up setting it on bulky/bedding with hot water, and ran it with nothing in it until the water stopped. At that point, I paused the cycle, then I turned the washer off and unplugged it, waited a minute, turned it back on, and did it again. At this point, the washer took the weight of the water in the washer to be clothes, and filled the drum pretty much the rest of the way. I shut it off again, and when I turned it back on again, I then put it in Tub Clean mode and added a few of these tablets.
Stopped by to look about 45 minutes later and it looked like paper mache had dissolved in the washer. there was all of this floating shmeg in the drum. The issue at that point is, how do you make sure that it actually drains out with the water, and doesn't just settle only to come back again the next time? Especially since I had to do this like a dozen times. So I got a mesh strainer and used it like a pool skimmer and pulled out and dumped wave after wave of this gross stuff. When the cycle was over, I did this whole thing again. Again, tons of crap floating. I don't know that you need to skim it out like I did, and it probably depends on the washer. But I know that if I didn't, every time I would be wondering if it was the same grossness as last time, or new stuff, so by removing it myself, I KNEW that stuff was out.
I will say I went through almost the whole box over the course of a week doing this exercise, even though it says 'a year's supply' - it's a year's supply if you run this once a week or twice a month or whatever as a preventative, which I will now do. What I will also tell you is that $30 or whatever it was for what was essentially a 1-time use was also about $800 less than buying a new washer.
Lastly, while many products on amazon arrive with a note offering to pay you for a positive review, this was not one. I took the time to write this because it helped me, hopefully it can help you, and its a small business and hopefully sharing this truth helps them.
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| weight | 200 grams | 10 ounces | 199 grams | 325 grams |
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Smell Is Gone!
I am not sure why this even happens but when we bought a new washer and dryer, we quickly found out about the smell. So these tablets have come in completely handy! About every 2 to 3 weeks I have to run one tablet through the washing machine to eliminate the odor. I make sure that the water is on hot And that the level is on high so that way we have as much hot water in the machine as possible to clean it out. I run it through once with the tablet and then the next load after that I run it just plain water without clothes and without a tablet. In my mind this helps rinse out the washing machine. You notice a difference in the smell immediately. It is gone and it will stay gone for a few weeks. Now that is all depending on how often you wash clothes also. You may need to clean the washing machine more often if you do laundry more often. This is a perfect cleaning method for someone who is busy and just does not remember to do this. Someone especially like me.
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