Do Dishwasher Tablets Actually Clean Washing Machines - Urban Myth Explorer 

Please make the music louder next time, I could almost hear your voice

You can always run an empty rinse program afterwards to wash away any residue from the dishwasher tablets

I have to adress that using a dishwasher tablet is both safe and effective. I did tests with 4 different kind of dishwasher tablet/packs, none where corrosive to aluminium, this is important, because the spider assembly=aluminium. Don't use baking soda or soda crystals, both corrode aluminium. Other option: White vinegar, is also completely safe to use, dosage: 1cup=2,5dl.

Good tip! I just learned it last week. It is better to put something in the washer, like old rags. Also top up the tank just after the fill cycle to get more grime out and stop the washing machine after heating for about 30-60min.

At 66 yrs old and having had two children I’ve been through a few washing machines and in the past have done some of my own DIY repairs, replacing pumps bearings and the like before drums became sealed units. Black gunge around the seals was never an issue until low temperature washes became the norm. To combat this do a high temperature wash to kill any bacteria and disperse build up. I live in a very hard water area and have never seen the amount of build up they show in the calzone TV adverts. Just scare mongers tactics to get you to buy their product.

1)Use the recommended amount of detergent in each wash. Avoid the habit of using excessive amounts of detergent. It will leave a coating on your clothes and machine seals that won’t come out during the rinse cycle. 2) I try to avoid liquid softener. The stuff leaves a waxy coating in the dispenser, seals and drum. 3) wipe down the seals and gaskets 4)leave the door open after each use 5) run a clean cycle with washing machine cleaner every other week 6) clean the washing filter every other month.

I don’t see how a dishwasher tablet would ruin the seals considering it’s safe for a dishwasher which has such type of seals and dishwashers keep a tad bit of water in them after each cycle so the seals don’t dry up.

Finally! Someone shows the entire process!

I domt understand why people say the brown water is just dye from the tablet. Like yellow and white does not make brown and even if it did it wouldn't be that noticeable

I've found finish tablets to be the best. Calton still has better cleaning power

that ending with the music is an experience of its own !

Leave the door open a bit to dry the residual water to prevent mould and mildew forming. Or put in a dehumidifier in there to collect the moisture.

Fabric softener is the enemy to washing machines, it leaves a greasy like film, hence the greasy feeling and causes mould in dispenser of machine and smells. I use bicarbonate of soda and white vinegar to clean add essential if you like. Then once a month use a hot wash (95c) and leave door open on machine after every wash.

Dishwasher tablets do not foam up. Otherwise you would get loads of foam everytime in your dishwasher. The foam you’re seeing here is residue that has built up in the machine from liquid/gel and fabric softener. Do yourself a favour and use a POWDER detergent. Powders contain oxy bleach which will help with stain removal and keep the washing machine clean

Back in the days I used Skip cold water auto powder, after 10 years of use no gunk. When I stripped it to replace the bearings it was as clean as a whistle. These days they don't make quality stuff.

Washing machine seals and dishwasher seals are made from the same material, the tabs won’t ruin your washer seals. Has anyone tried these on a top loader?

My machines manual said to dry the seal with a clean towel and leave the door ajar if possible to significantly help with mould, mildew and other biological problems such as bacterial growths

I just bought a used washing machine, thought I would give the whole nine yards of a clean, so I put 4x dishwasher all in one pods, 6x scoops of oxi cleaner, a squirt of bleach, a dash of clothes detergent and a dash of elbow grease degreaser spray and put it on a 90 degree wash with extra rinse selected. It was getting way too foamy at 35 minutes in so I cancelled and did two rinse cycles. My fault for over egging the pudding. I think just two dishwasher tablets and a squirt of bleach would probably be OK.

If people stopped using quick wash and 30degree washes all the time there wouldn’t be a problem Use cottons wash or synthetics, colours on 40degrees, whites on 60, degrees and towels etc use 90degrees, simple my machine gets used a lot,and is 7 years old and there’s no mould or scale in my machine, stop using liquids and those hideous gel tablets, Use biological powder all the time, use t he extra rinse on every wash, bio powder has water softener in it, the gels etc leave a film on the inside of the tub this builds up over time and creates a filthy unhealthy sludge, If your not bothered about your clothes being clean then carry on with quick wash if you care then use e the normal programs it’s also cheaper to use a 2 hour wash it’s all to do with the gentle heating of the water instead of using 20oo watts straight away 2 hour wash is 900 watts This dude knows what he’s saying and I’m proper impressed, ( I qualified as washing machine engineer when’s I was 17 so know what I’m saying) most machines were written off because of the mould and gunk inside that ruined the bearings a the heating element

Good video; bad sound due to music entirely too loud. I don't understand why videos all play music, I watch videos because I need the information , guidance, & help, not for background music,

I use dishwasher tablets for cleaning alot of things might have ago at this in my washing machine cant do any harm thanks for the tip

You going to have to do it quite a few more times to get rid of the rest and use a wet cloth to go all the way around it with the same stuff that you use no come up clean

also try a cotton ear bud to clean the drain holes in the door rubber seal ..mine came out black but my grey rubber seal looked clean .i think it was restricting the draining level from the inside

You will have even better results if you put a load of old rags in there and top it up with extra water through the soap drawer....enough to top up the load a couple of inches up the door. The rags cause the drum to agitate the water between the outer and inner drum and the extra water let's it really soak up high enough.

I drop a dishwashing tab in a thermos, fill it with boiling water, then let it sit for several hours. It comes out sparkling clean.

I tried it today, only one tab on 90 degrees celsius. Omg, i saved the water in a bucket, very dirty water, smelling like rotting eggs. I normally do it with vinegar. This is better..

another suggestion is citric acid or killrock descaler on on a cottons 90 or baby 90 which is longer and gives more througher descale time

Put 5 tablets and a bottle of pure lemon juice in there you can also try to get stuff called iron out three scoops a lot and I'll keep it clean that's tough to get around the Rubber and stuff like that use Bim get it nice and soapy and a sponge and just rub it down

Calgon say put their tablets in the washing machine in the wash together with the normal detergent (only enough for a soft water wash, not hard). Calgon is famous for anti-scale, will it also clean a washing machine like we have seen here?

What’s the setting for slow/low spin ?

Hi Really useful video, do you have to drive out or can you just been and empty the washing machine as normal? Thank you

Turn the music down! Can’t hear what your saying 🧏‍♀️

Why do people wash clothes in water colder than piss 🐑🐑

Great idea draining it into a bucket. Now you can use it to wash your dishes!

Wouldn't it make more sense to use dishwasher cleaner fluid as it's designed to clean the system?

Thank you, you really helped me.

Will putting it on spin make a difference at all? because I can't turn the spin off on my machine to do this operation

I cannot believe people don't clean out the rubber seal and draw after every single use that gung in the machine draw and seal is disgusting all of the machines I had over many years have been cleaned after Evey single wash and a descaler wash once a month that also includes removal of the drain filter makes me sick to see some of these machines at the beginning of the year I was awaiting the arrival of a new beko machine and a friend said I could use hers in the mean time when she popped out of the kitchen I looked in the drum and draw absolutely disgusting when she came back I said thank but I'd wait the day my new machine was a month old she came over for coffee and I was descaler the machine she said I've had mine for twenty years and I've never cleaned it or the dish washer I said that why stuff smells and your white never look clean she recently bought both new and is now religiously cleaning them

What’s with the frog ?

Get a top load washer.

Run clean cycle once a month, leave door ajar, use organic detergent, borax and mule team.

Awesome thanks

I never wash below 50 degrees and never use Gel Washing Tablets. When the cycle is completely over I do one rinse on the empty machine and wipe the door seal dry Leave the door open slightly and the Dispenser drawer to dry the machine all the way through. Never fails

my sharp washing machine recommendes tub cleaning but NO chemical should be added. only 90 degree hot water cycle

Always do one 60c wash a week

Wow thank you so much

Is underloading a washing machine also bad thing? will my washer get damaged due to under load?

Brilliant thank you

If you shut doors and don’t let the seals to dry out completely that’s what happens Mine are like brand new

Would this take the smell away ??

I put a commercial solution in in my washing machine, it has 500 ml and, as a composition, it says on the product label that it has a maximum of 15% phosphoric acid and a maximum of 5% non-ionic surfactants, the rest is distilled water... at 70 degrees, without pre - washing... I only used calgon, before this solution and, after 5 years of calgon, I changed the electrical resistance of the car and it was full of limescale... the service representative said to stop using calgon and no other products which have citric acid in their composition, for cleaning the washing machine, because citric acid destroys the rubber hoses and the semering under which the bearings are... so, he recommended the product with the above composition... I threw the container away but I'm going to ask the service guy again what the solution is called and what manufacturer it is from... my car is a Whirpool and, this year, it "turns" 20 years of operation... water from here it is semi-calcareous...only good in the future for everyone

Do dishwasher pods work too?

Nice music I tough I heard a very faint voice in the background to be honest I couldn't understand what it was saying very overpowering music more music videos please 👍

Of course it won't cause damage, its just detergent.

What a top video allways going to be a big like 👍 from me your videos all ways inspire me very nice keep up the hard work ture legend top s

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In keeping with modern productions, music louder than the commentary... NO!

Put a brick in for the ultimate clean

You're making many mistakes: 1: you close the door when you're done. Air dry it! 2: you don't seem to use a rag to wipe out the rubber in the door opening after using it. You do this before leaving the door open to air it out. 3: I use white (cleaning) vinegar as a laundry softner. So the washing machine always gets some vinegar at the end of every cycle. These are three ways you can improve your washing machine life. And I have a Beko as well, so I can compare mine with yours.

What's with the random frog image thrown it at 3:04? 😂

OMG let me go clean my washer

Why the background noise?

Good test video, and an absolutely horrible music, that ruins everything.

Turn the music up I can't hear it

I have a whirlpool washer for 5 years. Have two cats. It has no gunk.

Music louder than you!!

Why would a dishwasher tablet do harm to a washing machine when a dishwasher does the same job?????

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My right ear didn't like it...

Am I literally the only one that noticed that the plastic wrap was still on the tablets?! If you unwrap the tablets then the soap can mix easier faster and you should do it with a hot cycle for the grease

Rack it a few times and you have some decent scrumpy.

These tablets are powefurl degreasers... And that's it .

I have a Bush WMNB712EW 7KG washing machine I have had it since January 2020, it like a Beko is a budget brand but there is no need to think that these products can't last I don't use gels or liquids if I can avoid it, last year I had to because of the pandemic and people panic buying, but I am just about to finish a big box of surf biological powder which has lasted me for about 11 months because I live alone Even though I don't use gels or liquids, I use biological washing powder and I also wash at 40oC at least once a week, I still do a maintenance wash once a month I don't just put the machine on a hot cycle, I put it on prewash and extra rinse too, I put a small amount of bleach and washing up liquid (1 table spoon) in the prewash and main wash compartments Before I put the machine on to do its maintenance wash, I remove the detergent drawer and give it a really good clean, I also check the compartment where the drawer sits and the the jets where the water fills the drawer and I also remove the pump filter (put a towel down to collect the water) and clean it and check the pump runs freely This way I am giving my machine the best chance of performing to the best of its ability for years and years to come Once important thing to consider with regards to the build up in the machine is that whilst that is occurring detergents cannot work as efficiently, because so much of it is being used to tackle the developing problem I hope this helps :)

Who allows that black guck to stay in ma none ! I clean that area out once a month

Just buy a calblock it's a magnet 🧲 it goes to your washing machines water inlet valve it lasts for over 10 years no more hard water and lower electrical bill's try it there not expensive to buy .