How to get rid of mold in washing machine?

I moved into a somewhat old apartment and just figured out that my washing machine has water in it and it has mold floating and growing on the sides.





Needless to say - I am completely horrified and disgusted.





I've read all the suggestions to people using bleach but I don't even want to deal with it myself. Can I get a professional to do it and if so, who? Just regular maid service? Should I tell my landlord about it?How to get rid of mold in washing machine?
fill machine and add I/2 cup bleach, empty out , refill and add 1 cup white vinegar, you may have to repeatHow to get rid of mold in washing machine?
Step1


Use ';high efficiency'; rated laundry detergent. This is recommended for front-loading washers because it is low sudsing. The suds that build up in nooks and crannies cause the mold problem.





Step2


Reduce the amount of regular laundry detergent you use if you cannot buy the high efficiency detergent. Use only about 1/4 the amount you would normally use. Unfortunately, this will sacrifice the quality of clean you will achieve.





Step3


Add 1/4 cup of vinegar to your powdered detergent. The acidity will reduce the amount of suds produced.





Step4


Use bleach in at least one load every couple of weeks. If you live in an area where the water is too mineral rich to use bleach without staining, run the washer empty with 1/4 cup of bleach. Even if you use bleach just for sheets or towels, it will make a significant difference in the mold problem. Always use the bleach compartment so that it will be significantly diluted before touching your wash.





Step5


Wipe the door gasket with a diluted bleach solution once every couple of weeks and dry thoroughly.





Step6


Leave the front-loading washer door ajar between loads to allow air to circulate.





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Tips:





The ';high efficiency'; laundry detergent, marked ';he,'; is the true key to controlling your mold problem in a front-loading washer. In the long run, its higher price pays for itself--no empty runs, no wiping with bleach and no extra washes.
First, try running the spin cycle to get the water out. If that doesn't get rid of the water, then certainly tell your landlord, something must be wrong with the wash machine if it is not draining out.
Try Simple Green. It works on almost everything. I used it to clean some mold growing on the side of my shed that bleach would not even put a dent in. Check out their website...
Run a empty cycle with vinegar instead of soap. It may just have sat idle too long. You can have it cleaned out with almost no effort.