So my washer started stinking like moldy gym socks last week. Seriously, how is this happening? I only run it like every other day. Figured I'd finally deal with it before my clothes smell worse than my dog after rain.

Step 1: Panic & Tried Random Stuff

• Poured vinegar. Yeah, that old trick. Emptied half the bottle right into the drum. Ran a hot cycle. Smelled like salad dressing afterward. No good.
• Baking soda bomb. Dumped a whole box in there. Foamed up like crazy, looked cool at least. Smell came back two days later. Ugh.

Felt totally frustrated. Almost called some expensive repair guy charging $100 just to look at it. Figured, screw it, found this Weiman washing machine cleaner pouch under my sink. Bought it forever ago and forgot about it.

Step 2: Actually Read the Damn Pouch

Instructions say "Pour into detergent slot or drum. Run longest, hottest cycle. Voila." Alright. Simple enough. Tore open this plastic pouch. White powder everywhere because my coordination sucks. Kinda smelled chemical-clean already.

Step 3: The Big Show

Popped open the detergent dispenser drawer (it was gunky as heck, seriously gross), poured half the powder in the drum and the other half into the bleach slot since mine didn’t have a specific "cleaner" slot. Set it to Sanitize mode – that’s like 3 hours hot water, heavy soil level. Started the cycle and went to watch TV.

Checked back after an hour… saw some brown gunk floating in the window. Gross but promising! The thing smelled chemically but not moldy anymore. Ran another rinse cycle just ’cause I’m paranoid about chemicals on underwear.

Final Verdict?

Honestly shocked it worked this well. Opened it next morning – smells like… nothing? Just clean plastic. No more funk lurking. Took all of ten minutes to set up. Gonna do this monthly now. Seriously folks, try it before throwing out a good washer. Works like magic.