washing machine mildew

[melashley]

Anyone know how to get rid of the nasty slimy black mildew on the door seal of our washing machine ? Even when we leave the door open to dry it and give it a wipe it still goes manky !

[Ethel]

Wipe the seal with a bleach solution.

Then run the machine on the hottest possible cycle with no washing in it and use double amount of biological washing powder - it must be biological. The cheapest will do.

That should cure it. Washing machine manufacturers now say we should run this 'maintenance wash' at least once a month. This is because we tend to wash at much lower temperatures these days and the washing detergent (powder or liquid) is mostly bleach free.
The machine is getting as clean as it used to causing mildew and odours.

[melashley]

Thanks Ethel. Will give it a try and report back !