Tip Jar Tuesday: Cleaning Your Washing Machine

It’s Tip Jar Tuesday and today, I’m sharing how to clean your washing machine. Super riveting, I KNOW, but so so important – and something people often overlook! This is how I clean my LG front loader machine.

My Go-To Washing Machine Cleaning Routine

First and foremost, vinegar is a great all-purpose house cleaner and something you should always have hanging around your house. It can be used for SOO many things. I use a 1:1 ratio vinegar to water in a spray bottle and use when needed. I like to use the diluted vinegar spray for disinfecting my cool mist humidifiers, cleaning my microwave, dishwasher, garbage cans and Kuerig from time to time.

To clean your washing machine, you will need vinegar, a diluted vinegar spray, shallow dish/bowl or cookie sheet and a cloth/towel.

I like to start at the bottom of the machine at the drain plug filter. It is recommended to clean this area on a monthly basis.

Coins, buttons and other lost items can wind up in this filter and start to hurt your machine if too much accumulates over time.

Using a shallow dish or bowl, I placed under the access panel – unplugged the drain plug and let it drain into the bowl. NOTE: you can pull on the drain hose to get a little more length and have it reach your bowl.