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Like a lot of folks with a front loader washer, we found that there seemed to a spot in the rubber ring around the door that accumulated a little water, lint, and some other “material” that really shouldn’t be described. Whatever the composition-it smelled!
We sought advice online and from local friends. We consistently were consistently told to be sure to wipe down the area after each laundry load. We did that, maybe not every time, but most of the time. The other bit of advice was to leave the door open between laundry loads.
Have I mentioned just how seriously we downsized when we built the cottage at TRR? We think our laundry room, which also serves as the backdoor mudroom, is best described as miniscule. If we left the washer door open, we literally wouldn’t be able to walk through the room!
Enter a “little thing.” This lovely invention is a simple flexible piece of plastic with both ends encasing very strong magnets. You put one end on the inside of the door and the other end on the washer and it holds the door open a couple inches. When washing a load, it just hangs out anywhere you put it on the metal side of the washer! It’s an already done for you DIY!
If you Google “washer door prop” you will find there are seemingly endless versions, but a lot of the designs end up showing on the outside of the washer door. We like how this works on the interior of the door, so there’s nothing to catch as you walk by, and frankly, nothing ugly on the outside of the washer door. It’s simple and effective.