How to clean the inside of a washing machine and keep it that way

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Home washing machines fail to remove important pathogens from textiles

Healthcare workers who wash their uniforms at home may be unknowingly contributing to the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, according to a new study led by Katie Laird of De Montfort University, published April 30, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One.

www.eurekalert.org

 

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Home washing machines fail to remove important pathogens from textiles

Healthcare workers who wash their uniforms at home may be unknowingly contributing to the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, according to a new study led by Katie Laird of De Montfort University, published April 30, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One.

www.eurekalert.org

This entire thread is about using chemicals like Vanish, percarbonate or Lizol to kill/remove biofilms that form in washing machines. Biofilms developing inside the machine and left untreated is the leading cause for drum support failure in a front loader.

So these biofilms are not good to have in the machine and is it's good to do regular maintenance.

Your article raises a valid point but didn't offer a solution.

One way is to use laundry sanitiser. But it's needed for each load and entails a cost.

In hospitals, scrubs are usually autoclaved where temperature can reach upto 150°C which is enough to disinfect them.

Washing machines on a hot wash might not be enough. You would need to do boil washes.