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Prevent mold by using vinegar in the bleach container in every load. Raises the ph and prevents mold growth. I still have zero mold after 2 years.

This is doable but DO NOT start until you have the spring release tool. They were not sold anywhere in my town and Amazon failed to send it to me the first time so I lost three days. Luckily I'd planned on something going wrong and had done every piece of laundry before I started. You can get one for $15 - if you don't do this more than once a year I wouldn't pay for a nice one.

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You’re telling me I have to disassemble my entire washing machine just to remove the gasket!? LG needs to hire a new product designer immediately.

there’s no way i could do that

Well that escalated quickly. Mine is wayyyyy more gross but I think I'll just live with it 😂

Thank you!

god bless you man. i wish i had a man like you to do these thing for me. seeing how hard it is, I won't be doing it on my own.

Top loaders are a piece of sh-t……quit using them years ago! Speed Queen actually has a stainless steel drum w/ agitator that goes all the way up in middle. Best there is and you will never have to deal with smelly clothes, dirty clothes after washing🤷🏻‍♀️and mold! which is a bonus for people like me that mold affects their health!

Yeah I’m gonna go ahead and clean it in place I’m not risking not being able to put it back together😂

Thanks, this helped me fix my own LG washer after the seal got all twisted. Turned out one of the suspension springs had broken, a good opportunity to clean and bleach everything. Be careful of the sharp metal edges inside.. I cut my hand pretty good. Wear work gloves!!

A forewarning would have been nice prior to taking off the spring. I am a single female and now I cannot put the spring back on. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I thought you were done when you took the latch out. lol. I'm just gonna get a brush and scrub what I can lolol

very helpful！👍

Everyone can thank Congress for the ridiculous regulations passed on things such as dishwashers, washing machines...all with their "water conservation" regs..... Ask yourself.. .what the hell gets things clean and activates soap....WATER!!!! We have oceans of water but yet...we are running out of water....WTFE...we have the same amount of water here as their was in the beginning...for all the liberal hippie global warming cat decide on gender crowd....hell...it was global cooling in the 80s...what happened...but yes...Congress shall come together for the coinage of money and the protection of the US, but also to add regs on washing machines and dishwashers. . . .

My husband works in wastewater and we have to launder his clothes at the house. *He is trying to push for uniform jumpsuits.* Anyways, our seal is quite moldy. Even on the outside. I am wondering if it makes sense to try to clean that one or purchase a new one to replace it. I don't know how much a replacement one would run either. Thoughts?

Thank you, very well done!

Im buying a new washing machine.. bugga that

Naaaaah….think I’ll just use Clorox wipe, q tips, dish towels and leave the rubber in place. Most of what I pull out is greasy, sopping cat hair.

Do you know how HVAC comes and cleans your system once a year? I would pay for this before I pay for that service!

Thanks for this excellent video. I just completed my cleanup and running a test cycle now. If anything, my seal was even grosser than yours 😂. One thing I would add is to use a little soapy water on the seal slots when placing it back on. Especially the inner side. I couldn't even get it to start without the soapy water. A tech gave me an estimate for $480 which included a new seal .

Thank you Kevin nice clear instruction

Great video. I have the exact same LG - 6 years. I empty the little water filter thingy and clean out the screen once a month and the water is never dirty, but it may be a little yellowish - sometimes. I might have a piece of fuzzy stuff on the filter that I clean off. I do laundry almost every day. I have SOME "dirt" and "gunge" after a couple of weeks around the rubber gasket, but I clean it out with Qtips and vinegar. I clean my throw rugs in the washer - and that is where the real dirt comes from and I have 2 dogs. My secret is: 1. Use the very least amount of laundry soap - stay under the word NORMAL - NEVER above it on the line - and NEVER UP TO MAX (Unless you are cleaning dirty rugs or something). Use a non-scented laundry soap - preferably organic, because the scents are just chemicals and they stay on your clothes and skin - and help stink up your washing machine. 2. NEVER, EVER, EVER USE DOWNY OR ANY OTHER FABRIC SOFTENER IN YOUR LAUNDRY! USE PLAIN WHITE VINEGAR INSTEAD. Just fill the container that is for "softener" or "rinse aid", etc. 3. As for the dryer: DON'T USE ANY TYPE OF DRYER SHEETS BY DOWNY OR ANOTHER COMPANY. They are full of wax that just clogs your filter.. I use organic woolen balls - with a drop of peppermint, clove, or similar oil on each of the dryer balls (no more than ONE DROP! My clothes smell fresh, sometimes a very tiny scent of peppermint or cinnamon or whatever essential oil I used. The dryer lint screen is ALWAYS easy to get the lint off - but there is NO stuck on gunk from DRYER SHEETS, OR HORRIBLE DOWNY SMELL - which is just made from chemicals - not real scents. It is amazing how easy it is to have a non=smelly, clean washer and dryer.

Thank you!👌

OMG! I’m impressed! That was a lot of work to get the gasket out! Looks great now that it’s clean! Thank you for the tutorial!!!

Nice video but like others I don't think I'm up for this much effort. Some washing machine engineers need to be slapped for ever designing a machine that is this hard to keep clean. I don't think I'll ever buy another front loader if they all have this problem - our LG is 5 years old and has a lot of gunk in gasket but I'll have to settle for cleaning it best I can after just removing that first wire. Jeez.

Brilliant thanks mucker

I found those needle pliers on Amazon..much easier to install..around $12

It was so easy to understand the explanation

Vinegar kills all Mold and Mildew on contact. Bleach would be a bad idea if you try to clean the boot in place. Glad you are removing it.

Thank you very much

This is unnecessary. Add CLR to the soap dispenser and run the self clean cycle the 1st of every month. Afterwards, clean the bottom filter and the door gasket really well. You will avoid this level of build up and your clothes will be cleaner without the dreaded gasket marks on your sheets etc.. You're welcome.

I'm pretty sure I watched this exact video 4 years ago when I cleaned my washer, and I'm watching it again now, cleaning my washer again. Thanks so much for the helpful content!

I found stretching the spring bands to be the most difficult part. What helped was to get a cheap 6" or 4" bar type wood clamp and drive some #6 bolts through each end, with the threaded ends sticking out. The ends of these bolts go through the little eyelets of the springs. Then with one hand you can stretch the spring enough to get the band clamps on or off.

Great info on how to remove all that....BUT...only concrobium will actually kill mold. Bleach just makes it white. Use Concrobium first- really soak it for a long time. Then rinse and THEN use bleach. You can get Concrobium at the big home store.

There has to be a way to pull the gasket without removing the whole front, I can't get the front off without unstacking the dryer.

Great video, thanks for sharing!

What model is this!?

wonder if there is any specialist that does that service. With my short temper/ lack of patience, I will end up beating up and throwing away the damn washer.

What the hell? I’d rather buy a new house than do all this

Don't forget the triathlon magnet!

No way should I do this. I would never get those springs back on. So tedious. I'm glad that you can do it but I don't think I can. 😬

This is my first and last front loader machine. Nothing but problems.

God bless you ain’t doing that call my little repair man

Excellent video! I would never have attempted this project without it as a reference. Fortunately, I have the exact same model washer. The gasket was pretty gross and came out clean as a whistle after soaking in 50% bleach solution. I went a couple steps further and removed and cleaned some of the drain hoses as well as the entire soap dispenser assembly. The last step - replacing the outer gasket retainer ring is tricky to do without an assistant but I came up with a very helpful solution - after getting the gasket in place, I wrapped some thin but strong string all the way around the gasket in the channel where the retaining ring goes. I used a truckers hitch to get the string good and tight and lashed the string off to one of the two screws that hold the door latch receiver in place after backing it out a couple of turns. The string helps to hold the gasket in place while installing the retaining ring. This way you can stretch the spring over the other end of the retaining ring without the gasket slipping off. Once the retaining ring is in place, simply remove the string and tighten the screw back up and you are done. I do not want to do this project again so I am going to be more diligent about drying the gasket off and keeping the door open as well as using tub cleaning tablets and tub clean mode every month or so.

Good tips at the end. Apparently you weren't following them previously

I'm so not doing this.

Thank you so much for this video! I was definitely determined to get the gunk in the gasket resolved, and this video was the only one I needed to watch to easily get stuff done. 10/10.

This is nuts. Obviously you can’t remove the damn thing to clean it. There’s no way this is easier then cleaning it in place bro. Not a chance in hell. I bet you were one of those kids that always took his toys apart and ruined em. Lol

So no easier hack 😩 need to hire a professional before I mess up my washer lol