Experts share step-by-step instructions for how to clean a washing machine (both inside and out)—plus how often you should do ...

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A Well-Maintained Washing Machine: Cleaning the washing machine’s lint trap will help to maintain the performance, efficiency ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

Even if you have your laundry routine down to a science, you might not even know that your washing machine has a lint trap—much less that it requires regular cleaning. But, much like your dryer’s lint ...