Our faithful washing machine keeps our clothes clean and fragrant, but every once in awhile – once a month is recommended – the trusty appliance needs some tender loving care of its own.

So, whether our machine is top- or front-loading, this video demonstrates the best ways of ensuring mould, mildew and other nasties have no chance of sullying our means of feeling scrubbed and shiny.

View the original video here.

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