Do you simply throw clothes into your washing machine and hit start? Ditch the default setting in favor of a more nuanced approach to washing your clothes.

You’d like to think that with so much water and detergent thrown at it, a washing machine would clean itself. Unfortunately, to keep your washing machine working efficiently, it requires a bit more ...

According to the math, washing machines should take several hours to get your clothes clean, but in reality, it only takes a ...

Timing is everything—even for laundry.

Many new homeowners or renters look forward to buying their first washer and dryer, but these appliances can take up a lot of real estate, especially in smaller apartments or laundry rooms. One ...

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While tech advances have given us all some impressive washing machine features, the core of the machine remains simple: Water is pumped in a big drum with cloths, the big drum spins around, and water ...

I tested three popular natural cleaning methods to tackle my musty-smelling washing machine and found one product delivered far better results than the others.