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 ...

Out of all the regular cleaning jobs we force ourselves to do, cleaning a washing machine oozing with odour is probably most people’s least favourite – particularly when it comes to the filter. Many ...

An Australian mum has shared a warning about the importance of cleaning your washing machine filter after a blocked filter nearly destroyed her front loader for good. The mother shared photos on ...

“So I saw on TikTok people cleaning their filter pumps, or whatever? Their filters for their washers?” Edith begins her video. “I just Googled, and apparently you’re supposed to do this monthly? I ...

When was the last time you cleaned your washing machine filter? In a video that promises to “shock”, Australian social media creator OneMinMicro has honed a microscope on the tiny organisms living ...

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