Tide Washing Machine Cleaner for the LG Washer

After having overnight guests we needed to do extra wash along with our weekly bedsheets and towels. I won’t say it’s a pleasure, but doing wash in our new condo is a treat compared to our Capitol Hill tiny combinatio washer/dryer and community laundry room. So after three loads of washing and drying, I thought it would be a good time to do the recommended “tub clean” to ensure the washing machine stays fresh and in good working order. I just hope everyone else in the building reads through all their appliance care instructions. There are routine things that need to be done after every wash - like emptying the water filter tubes and wiping down the washer door seal and leaving the door ajar to avoid moldy smells. But the most important item is to use high efficiency detergent or it will ruin the washer. So I got some Tide wash tub “cleaner” packets. There is a setting on the LG washer specific for “tub clean.” Rather than follow the instructions on the Tide package I read the instruction book. The cleaner was put in the detergent drawer rather than the wash tub. Then you just push the tub clean button and wait 90 minutes. When the cycle was done I emptied the water hose, wiped down the tub and the door seal, cleaned the detergent drawer, and left the door ajar. The next time I’ll wait for the light to come on telling us it’s time to do another cycle. Who ever guessed appliances required so much attention? But at least now they usually tell you when they need it.