Question posted by jschlaff on September 28th, 2010

There Is An Awful Smell In My Whirlpool Front Load Duet Washer. What Can Be Don

I have had my front load washer for a year and there is an awful smell inside the washing machine and it is now making our clothes and towels smell bad.  I use the packets that you can put in the machine and run the cycle but that does not last long.

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