Which cycle is the hottest - Washing Machines

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For a single odor, I would recommend a neutralizing sequence. Use one box of baking soda. Fill the soap dispenser as you would with powdered soap, and pour the remainder into the wash tub. Fill the fabric softener and bleach dispenser cups with an odor remover such as Odor-Cide or Febreze. Add 1/2 the normal amount of detergent for a normal load directly into the tub. Run the washer on the hottest, longest cycle available, with the longest, hottest rinse cycle available (usually this is the sanitary cycle). When the cycle has finished, run another sanitary cycle with 2 cups of bleach in the tub, fill the soap dispenser, bleach dispenser and the softener dispenser with bleach also.
After this cycle runs, run another, normal cycle with white vinegar in the tub and dispensers. This can be a normal cycle.
After all of these cycles, one last regular cycle with about 1/2 the normal amount of detergent in the dispenser should get all of the smell neutralized in the machine.
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Feel around the underside of the bellows seal near the drum. If you feel debris there, wipe as much of it out with paper towels as you can, then wipe the surfaces down with 50-50 bleach water, inside surfaces, and outside surfaces. Pour 2 cups of bleach into the tub, and fill all of the dispenser cups with bleach. Put just a sprinkle of soap in the tub, and run the hottest cycle available with the hottest rinse cycle available (for most, it is the "sanitary" cycle). When that cycle is complete, run a normal cycle to flush out any bleach residue.
Between wash cycles, leave the door open. This helps the machine dry out between cycles, which reduces the build-up of germs and molds in the washer.
If this cleaning cycle, and the drying effect of keeping the door open does not eliminate the problem, you may wish to replace the bellows seal.
There are other options, but try these first, as they usually do the trick. If you need to go deeper into it, all you need to do is re-post, and we'll all be right here, ready to help.
Best regards, --W/D--

Here's what I recommend when asked:
Wipe the seal down liberally with a 50/50 bleach water solution. Pour the remainder into the tob, and add one cup of straight bleach. Fill the dispenser cups with bleach. Run the hottest, longest cycle with the hottest rinse cycle (for us, it is the "sanitary cycle"). After this cycle runs, run a normal cycle to flush out any remaining bleach residue. Here's the important part: leave the door open between loads. This allows the washer to dry out, preventing the formation of the mold, which causes the smelly odors. If you begin to see mold again, wipe it down with a disinfectant solution and continue to leave the door open.
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If it is inside, it is probably mold growing. Front loaders are much more susceptible to mold growth as they seal up tighter, and we all tend to keep the door closed when it is not in use.
Clean the inner door and bellows surfaces with a 50/50 bleach/water solution, applying liberally, and dump the rest into the tub of the washer. Add 1 more cup of bleach to the tub. Fill all of the dispenser cups with bleach. Run the hottest , longest cycle available with the hottest rinse cycle available. For us, it is the "sanitary" cycle. Run a normal cycle immediately thereafter to flush out residual bleach, and leave the door open. The cleaning along with the air drying will keep the mold from growing, and reduce the odors that these machines are famous for. Leave the door open between loads.

Best regards, --W/D--

Hello pqp..... Use 2 cups of white vinegar and run the longest hottest cycle you have. This will sanitize and deodorize your machine. Joe

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with dishwasher empty pour in two cups of white vinegar and then run the longest hottest cycle.

this will thoroughly clean the dishwasher. Then start rinsinig the dishes before u put them in and also use the potscrubber cycle all the time as this is the hottest water. J.

add about 4 cups of bleach to the washer run through the hottest wash cycle possible. allow to air dry overnight. then add 4 cups plain white vinegar and run through hottest cycles again. to ensure this doesn't happen again remove all wet item as soon as possible. any clothing items that smell musty can also be run through a vinegar wash using about 1/2 cup in the softener compartmen.

If the washer does not come equipped with a "Clean" cycle, then run the washer on it's hottest setting. "Sanitary" or "Whitest Whites" will do. Hope this helps.