OK, I think of myself as a rather clean person. I keep my home clean, and Iam nearly obsessive-compulsive about keeping my clothes clean.Recently, I noticed that I could remove the cap to the fabric softenerdispenser on my washing machine. I am not exaggerating when I tell you thatI was horrified at what I saw. I have been using this particular washingmachine for about 4 years but didn't realize I could clean the dispenser.What I found was literally an inch of the most disgusting black, gooey gunkI've ever seen in my life. Residue from the fabric softener had accumulatedand clung to the dispenser.I had to take a steam blaster and an old case knife to remove the debristhat had been left behind. The process took me about an hour.The most distressing aspect is that I realized that the residue was goinginto the laundry every time I used the dispenser. I prefer liquid fabricsoftener over dryer sheets, but I'm not sure I'll ever use that fabricsoftener dispenser again!

accumulatedBeen there. My washer broke a couple years ago. When the service man camehe showed me that the fabric softener dispenser was removable. The amountof crud built-up around and under the dispenser was horrifying. He removedthe inner drum and showed me how the fabric soften had been spun around thetop of the outer tank. I was never able to remove all the residue. He toldme that I was using far too much softener and that it wasn't diluted enough.I eventually changed to drying sheets. They do an adequate job and costhalf as much as the liquid softener. I also stopped using softener on mostitem like towels.

Ever cleaned your fabric softner dispenser?

Dec 18, 2005 24 Replies

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Piper 20 years ago

It can happen. :)

-- Piper

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Donna 20 years ago

Oh yes, it can happen, and I have seen it many times.

The old folks had a saying that if it's raining and the sun is shining it means "that the devil is beating his wife."

Donna in Texas

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Piper 20 years ago

LOL! The old folks in Alabama say that if it's raining and the sun is shining it means it will rain again at the same time tomorrow.

-- Piper

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Nan 20 years ago

My grandpa used to say it meant someone stepped on a cricket in the road

Nan

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Dawn 20 years ago

Yes. If it's breezy/windy a line outside but under cover still gets the clothes dry. A lot of houses were built here with a brick shed built on the side with doors front and back. Prop both doors open and the clothes were dried in no time regardless of rain

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