7 Reasons to Clean Your Washing Machine (and the One-Tablet Way to Do It)

If your towels come out smelling a little off, the washer is the part that needs washing.

1. Musty towels? It's the washer

Every load leaves a little detergent, fabric softener and lint in the drum, the door seal and places you can't reach.

Over time that film builds up, and it's a common source of the musty smell that ends up in your towels.

2. Why more detergent doesn't fix it

The usual fix is more detergent or more softener, which can leave more residue behind. Vinegar runs mean measuring and pouring into the drum.

Wiping the seal with a rag helps, but it only reaches what you can see.

3. Clean the machine, not the load

Empty the washer, drop one tablet straight into the drum and run the hottest or clean-washer cycle.

The tablet fizzes as it dissolves and works around the drum through the whole cycle. No scrubbing, no measuring.

4. Front-load and top-load

It's made for HE front-load and top-load machines, so it works with the washer you already have.

Front-loaders with a rubber door seal tend to hold moisture, so they benefit most from a regular cleaning cycle.

See the Buy 1, Get 1 Free offer

5. Make it a monthly habit

Run a tablet every two to four weeks, more often if you wash pet bedding. Skip a few months and the buildup comes back.

There are twelve tablets in a pack, so one pack covers months of cleaning cycles.

6. The honest part

It's a cleaner for residue and odor. It's not a disinfectant, and we don't claim it kills germs or mold. A heavily used machine may need two or three cycles in a row.

Wipe the folds of the door seal now and then, since water collects there. Keep the tablets out of reach of children and pets, and rinse with water if any gets in your eyes.

7. Buy 1, get 1 free: about 83 cents a clean

Every order is Buy 1, Get 1 Free: two packs, 24 tablets, for $20. That's about 83 cents a clean. Store-brand 3-packs work out to $2 or more a clean.

24 tablets covers a year or more of monthly cleans. 4 packs are $40 and 6 are $60, and if it's not right, contact us within 30 days for a full refund.