There are plenty of products labeled as washing machine cleaners, but you don't need to buy a new cleaner — this cleaning staple is all you need.

It can be easy to overlook cleaning the things we use to clean other things, but major appliances like washing machines and dryers do need to be cleaned and properly maintained to optimize performance ...

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Washing laundry is a never-ending household chore. Depending on how many people you have at home, it can be a multiday process or a once-a-week affair. One thing that is true for most is that ...

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When we set out to test washing machine cleaners, we came across what you might call a good problem to have: the washing machines in our laundry lab were so clean they hardly appeared to have been ...

Even if you have your laundry routine down to a science, you might not even know that your washing machine has a lint trap—much less that it requires regular cleaning. But, much like your dryer's lint ...