This is both a word of warning and a fix for the already afflicted…
If you are in the market to buy a new washer I highly recommend avoiding the HE (high efficiency) front loaders. Despite how sharp and hip they appear, beware of foul odors, mold and mildew, detergent build up and towels that smell.
If you already own a front loading washing machine and the mildewy towels that accompany them, I have a solution. (I previously tried everything, with no luck. I painstakingly washed out the machine with bleach and Q-tips, I washed my towels with baking soda, with bleach and hung them out for days in the sunshine. I bought new towels only to have them smelling mildewy after washing.) There is a product out there called SmellyWasher available at http://www.smellywasher.com/. It does the job by cleaning out the washer, and by cleaning the towels as well…This makes me happy!
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