For months, my husband and I couldn’t figure out where the mysterious stains on our clothes were coming from. That was, until I discovered our old washing machine was to blame. By the time we replaced ...

While your washer could be self-cleaning thanks to the soap and hot water constantly being cycled through, this appliance ...

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Washing machine maintenance is an essential part of keeping your appliance running as it should. Washers that aren’t cleaned ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

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 ...

You may think a machine that cleans clothes would be self-cleaning, but that’s not the case for your washing machine. Cleaning your washing machine prevents the buildup of soap scum, mineral deposits, ...