My building has had front-load washers for at least 10 years but never a complaint about mold. Maybe we're just lucky. I've read that two good ways to avoid mold are to keep the door open after you take out your laundry (to let the cylinder dry) and occasionally run it empty with hot water and bleach.

I am pleased with our front load washers. They seem to get the clothes cleaner and don't knock them to pieces with the agitators. We've never had a mold problem, and I suppose enough people wash with bleach that it would be difficult to become an issue.

I am a Resident Manager, and in our building we have "high end" and high effiecency washers/dryers. The user manual suggests that you leave the door open on the front loading washer to allow it to air dry, if you dont, over time mold will grow! that was not in their user manual but we discovered that over time and regualr maintenance.

It may be a problem of people who cannot spare a minute or two until the front loader does the work.

What do I mean by this?
When front loaders finish washing clothes, the user needs to wait one or two minutes before opening the door so that all the water is removed from the drum and door; otherwise, residual water remains between the door edges and in the drum. This is something that it takes used to.

I guess in buildings with residents in a rush, residents who do no wish to clean after themselves and with an poor maintenance by porters, mold may set in.

It's all a process of education and cooperation.

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What do Porters have to do with the washing machines, in my building my porters wipe down the outside of the machines and do not go inside of any machine. That includes the clothes dryers lint drawers,tenants/housekeepers have to clean the lint drawer after each use.

The building staff have enough work to do already, don't you agree?

If this is what your porters do because you have a lean staff, many machines to wipe and do not expect them to at least inspect the conditions of the machines, then that's your expectation and case close.

If a minor inspection may help wipe water from the door area where require, you may then have a machine w/o mold.

Again, every building has expectations for their staff and there is nothing wrong with them.

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