We have had the washing machine for less than a year now, and have had smelly washer issues for a while. We leave the door open after every wash. We have done the spin cycle with chlorine bleach. We have used every washing machine cleaner that we can find. Usually those push the smell down for a while, but it always comes back..sometimes not for a couple of months, sometimes only a few weeks. Can anyone suggest what might be the problem and how to fix it? The smell is definitely on the moldy side of things. Please help, I'm sick of stinky towels!! Thanx heaps :)

OK there are a lot of people with the smelly front load washer . the smell is caused buy a build up of detergent it is recommend that you use 2 tbs of detergent and 1 if you have a water softener. also leaving the door open after a washing is good to help it air out . to often people blame the door gasket because they get spots on them well the rubber used is a antimicrobial rubber so it cannot mold . the smell is actually soap build up trapped inside the washer if you run your washer with nothing in it and see soap suds your using to much detergent. there is hope though cutting back on detergent and using a product called Lemeshine mc3 will eliminate the odor issue.