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Toploaders get moldy ...

dadoes
5 years ago

Mold and residue isn't only a frontloader issue.

This is an "old-style" 1999 Kenmore 90 toploader. I refurbished it in 2010. Used it a few times, passed it on to a family member in July 2012. It recently developed a leak and I had opportunity to disassemble it a couple days ago.

Note the greasy residue around the exterior of the inner basket (I'd already scrubbed the clean area). Looks perfectly clean from the normal view inside (sorry, don't have a picture), although there is a musty odor. Six years of accumulation.


Too much washing in cold water and perhaps not enough detergent. Soils stick to the outside of the basket and other areas beneath, same as grease adheres to a sink at the water line if cold dirty dishwater is left standing.


The outer tub has some accumulation on the side and debris on the bottom.


The centerpost has a heavy accumulation.

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