Cleaning the washine machine
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Topic: Cleaning the washine machine
Posted By: MrsH23
Subject: Cleaning the washine machine
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 9:13pm
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Inside our Simpson washing machine is pretty dirty and I want to clean it so I can sell it as we are moving to Aussie very shortly. It's mainly inside the agitator thingy that there is a build up. I recently put thru the washing soda that you get from the supermarket but that didn't make a difference.
What else can I do to clean it out? We are on bore water which I don't think helps. ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 9:19pm
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A week before O was born I pulled our washing machine apart to clean it (nesting much?!?!) - I was able to unscrew the agitator and pull it out, then I just hosed and scrubbed it to get rid of soap scum. I scrubbed the inside of the machine too, I found that hot water alone did the trick...and elbow grease!
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Posted By: MrsH23
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 9:20pm
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Thanks for that, I might have to ask Dad to help me pull it apart then!! Maybe then I might find DS's stray socks lol. ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 9:37pm
Yeah we pulled ours apart to clean it too  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsH23
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 9:51pm
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Does anyone know the best way to pull it apart? ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 10:02pm
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We just unscrewed it all, well we, really I should say dp, then I cleaned it! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 10:49pm
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I was able to just lean inside it and unscrew the agitator by hand....but I have an older F&P, so not sure with other brands. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 11:04pm
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We have an old simpson, I'll ask dp what he did exactly, we ended up pulling it apart again though and getting an Elba instead (love the ads for them haha) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 8:17am
You can also fill with hot water and put in 1 cup of white vinegar and 1 cup of baking soda and let it soak overnight. Then continue the cycle in the morning. But yeah if the agitator is really grubby you'll prob need to pull it out and scrub it  ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 8:31am
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I did the same thing as Freckle it was part of my nesting lol!
I checked out the F&P website and others to see what they suggested and did a combination, filled the machine with hot water and vinegar and baking soda and let it sit for a few hours (was too impatient to wait overnight) then ran a rinse cycle, then I took the agitator out and scrubbed the rest away with a brush and the hose, letting it soak for awhile had softened all the soap scum so it was not too hard to get it off and I also wiped & scrubbed the inside of the machine (as best I could with a big belly!) and it came up like new. NB: most of the build up is caused by fabric softener or using phosphate free washing powder. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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