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80 of 86 found the following review helpful:
 Smelly Washer really works Aug 10, 2010
By Bradly J. Lewis
I bought some smelly washer, dubious at first.
I have googled the smell/mildew problem with front loading washers and was sad. I've had skin problems and now found the culprit. I'ld paid a lot for my GE washing machine. I had read the websites full of recommendations. I had already tried vinegar, quart of full strength bleach etc. Vinegar helped cut the smell, but it came right back in my next load of wash. Plus, it was expensive in the quantities I had to use. If this stuff called "Smelly Washer" didn't work, I was going to ditch my washing machine and buy a top loader.
I ran one cap in hot water through the machine. I let it soak overnight. MY GE Front loading washing machine still stank, but was slightly better. Progress! I wiped my finger around the seal, and there was still black slimy gunk, but it looked a little, say, "gellified". Something was going on.
So I ran another cycle of smelly washer. I didn't have time to soak it this time. The washer got cleaner. Oh boy! Light at the end of the tunnel. I was hopeful. There was only some light gellified gunk around the seal, but getting much better. Full instructions for washing (provided by Paul Flynn at Smelly Washer company) are at [...]
After 5 cycles of smelly washer, the smell was much better. And the gunk was now just a thin slime. I ran a load of laundry with Tide HE laundry detergent. My clothes reeked again. AHhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I should have noticed it was the laundry detergent that was the culprit. Ok, so maybe I'm a bit dull in washing machine smell investigation, but I shouldn't have to do this.
I ran another cycle of smelly washer to clean out the washing machine smell. It was better.
On a tip from another booklet I bought on Amazon, I bought some ERA HE laundry detergent from Walmart, and my washer smelled awesome, my clothes were clean and I was enormously happy. Oh man oh man. I was happy it was cleaned and upset that I had to go through all this after years.
The short of the story: Clean your washer with Smelly Washer and then switch to ERA HE laundry detergent. All other detergents I've tried make my washer smell. Smelly Washer + ERA = Brad's happy with his clothes again.
I was also told by Smelly Washer company they have a page describing why the washer smells -[...] but I haven't read the page yet. All I know and care about now it using ERA to keep the smell gone and my clothes clean.
I can hardly believe now, that after years, I couldn't tell the difference between clean and dirty clothes by smelling them because my "cleaned" clothes had a mildew smell to them.
24 of 26 found the following review helpful:
Smelly washer + charlies soap Jan 10, 2011
By ovbr
Combination of Smelly Washer and Charlies Soap our 3 year old front load LG into a much better state then it i was before. Basically our towels smelled and that was annoying. I started to first battle this smell with bleach and vinegar and clorox washing machine cleaner and baking soda... We did a lot of cleaning. Washer would get better but smell would come back within a week. And towels still smelled. Then i found charlies soap on amazon and we tried that. I soaked our overfilled washing machine (perm press setting for 20 min and then powered it down) over night with Charlies Soap and then noticed that tub was covered in moldy flakes. As I drained water from our cleaning tube/pipe (located int he front bottom of our front load LG) I got many many more flakes. After 5-6 cleaning with Charlies Soap i continued to get these moldy flakes (even after an extra rinse). So it was clear that Charlies Soap was working but i guess my machine was in a really bad state. So i got the Smelly Washer. First time i ran/soaked my machine with the smelly washer (2 lid fulls) for about 5 hours. After it was done the tub looked clean (no flakes) and then i drained the water from the cleaning pipe at the bottom of my washing machine. This water had large chunks/cubes of brownish grayish mold. I could not believe how bad my machine was. I also by hand rinsed down the inside of my washer. I used a large water bottle and splashed water against the back side of the washing tub. i got a lot more of these moldy cubes. I did a bunch of these rinses. During one of these rinses i took a picture which i uploaded on amazon. LG SHAME ON YOU FOR MAKING SUCH A BAD PRODUCT!!! As soon as i was done i started another soak and that one lasted for 3 hours. after it was done i drained the water again and this time it was clean. i also splashed water against the back wall and all around and i got clean water out of my cleaning pipe. THANK YOU SMELLY WASHER! So now i use Charlies Soap (no softener) to wash the clothing and for 2 weeks we added small amounts (a pinch) smelly washer to our loads. the laundry room does not have smell any more. towels have a mild smell of Charlies Soap.
Things it did not do is it did not remove the black mold stains from the rubber lip of our washer. We soaked paper towels with Clorox Washing Machine Cleaner and put them against the stains and that has removed 80% of the stain. Also if i close the door of our washer (even after it has been 2-3 days since laundry) for 3-4 hours and open it i still smell mold so i guess i did not get it all out. but over all Charlies Soap and SMELLY WASHER really helped!!!
The most important thing is that this cleaning fixed eczema on me and my toddler. Our 2 year old toddler had really bad eczema all over her legs and back and arms. We have been trying to get rid of this eczema since she was 1 month old. We tried a lot for different lotions and tracked her diet to see if we can eliminate allergies. Nothing worked! She would scratch a lot some days non stop (we would have to hold her down) and most of the time she would scratch to blood! we constantly put steroid cream on her and even that was not helping. the amazing thing is after I cleaned our washer her eczema is GONE!!! she stopped scratching! In 2 weeks her skin cleared up 99%. She still has very small patches but it is much much better. we stopped using steroid cram. I always suspected that her eczema was environmental but we thought it was chlorine. She had a bad eczema on her had. Last week we switch her hand soap to Babyganics Foaming Hand Soap and that took care of that last eczema spot. Now that i see her without eczema i realize how much it was affecting her life. she is now much less edgy, sleeps better. i don't see her twitch and scratch. It just brings joy to my heart to see her being not bothered by this eczema. Also very unexpectedly my skin cleared up too. I thought i had acne on my back and i had a lot of dry skin on my upper legs. my "acne" and my dry skin is magically gone.
THANK YOU Charlies Soap and SMELLY WASHER and (i guess) Babyganics!
UPDATE: we also switched out toddler to VaniCream (before we exclusively used California Baby for all of her skin products). VaniCream this really helped with her very dry skin that she periodically gets on her hands. Now that we know that there is an environmental aspect to her eczema we are also exploring possibility that she has a reaction to dust mites. After all pollen, dust mites and mold are the big 3 offenders. We have washed ALL of her stuffed animals in super hot water... In general we became much more aware of our skin and we are about to test Allersearch Allergen Wash in hopes that we can eradicate our minor yet annoying respiratory issues (stuffy nose in the morning).
29 of 33 found the following review helpful:
 Completely worthless Jan 06, 2011
By F. Apel
"faa"
Bought this directly from the supplier a year or two ago. Used the WHOLE bottle eventually and still had the smell. It did absolutely NOTHING. Asked for my money back (it was advertised as a money back guarantee), but the seller said he could not find a record of my purchase. How convenient. Simply use some Borax in a large load of towels. It is anti bacterial and does a fantastic job. Not to mention it is cheap. It is also the only thing that actually works. Don't waste your money here.
23 of 27 found the following review helpful:
No more smelly washer!!! May 10, 2009
By AVL
"ParGal Golfer"
This is a wonderful product. I hope it never goes off the market. Please do not let it go off the market! It works great and now my washer is just like new. NO more smelly washer for me.
I did have to use it twice to get rid of all the smell but it tells you that you may have to do it more then once. I am so happy that I found out about this product.
Well worth the money and I would pay twice the amount for it to keep it on hand.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Works as advertised. Oct 25, 2010
By Avid Reader
I am entering a review mostly to give people a helpful piece of advice. In addition to the directions that come with the Smelly Washer powder, get out that old WaterPik that you never use (lol) and direct a strong stream of water all around every fold of the washer door gasket. You will discover, much to your chagrin, an ample buildup of gunky crud and gooey sludge within, underneath, behind, and beyond the gasket. The WaterPik will work wonders, and greatly shorten the time required to return your front-loader to a useful condition.
Be further advised that the process of squirting water into the gasket is messy, and that some contact with the sludge is inevitable, so, wear latex or equivalent gloves, and expect to take a shower after you finish the job.
The product itself is just fine, works well, and was shipped promptly.
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