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Posted by mike on November 2, 2009, 4:14 pm
How would you like to pay top dollar for a new washing machine - only
to have it stink up your laundry room?
It's happening to lots of people who have a front-loading washer. KOMO
News Problem Solver Herb Weisbaum spent the last few weeks trying to
find out what's causing this smelly problem.
Consumers like front-loaders because they save water and energy - and
get your clothes really clean. But many front-loading washers have
this annoying odor problem.
"Putrid, nasty, permeates the whole laundry room and basement," says
Dennis Hanson, who owns a front-loader.
Rae Lembersky, who also owns a front-loader, has the same problem.
So does Teresa Muench - and KOMO News was there when she got her first
look at the smelly bacteria growing inside her washer.
"Black gooey, smelly, slimy stuff," she says.
"It's definitely all around the tub, a little bit here and there,"
says a repairman who came to look at the problem.
For Rae Lembersky the smell was more than annoying. Because of a
medical condition, she needs to be very careful about contaminants in
her house.
"And it just gives me the willies," she says. "It's like 'eeech,'
cause I don't like the thought of mold."
"Imagine that you're in one of those movies where there's a swamp
monster, and it's that kind of swampy kind of musty sort of yucky
smell," she added.
Desperate for relief, Rae hired Scott Wiseman to remove and replace
the disgusting rubber gasket. It cost $300.
And this is a machine that was cleaned with and run with bleach and
hot water.
"It's a problem for all front-loaders," Wiseman said.
To find out what's causing the problem, KOMO News turned to Consumer
Reports. They've had so many complaints about smelly front-loaders the
editors now warn readers about it. ...
END EXCERPT
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 2, 2009, 4:29 pm
> How would you like to pay top dollar for a new washing machine - only
> to have it stink up your laundry room?
> It's happening to lots of people who have a front-loading washer. KOMO
> News Problem Solver Herb Weisbaum spent the last few weeks trying to
> find out what's causing this smelly problem.
> Consumers like front-loaders because they save water and energy - and
> get your clothes really clean. But many front-loading washers have
> this annoying odor problem.
> "Putrid, nasty, permeates the whole laundry room and basement," says
> Dennis Hanson, who owns a front-loader.
> Rae Lembersky, who also owns a front-loader, has the same problem.
> So does Teresa Muench - and KOMO News was there when she got her first
> look at the smelly bacteria growing inside her washer.
> "Black gooey, smelly, slimy stuff," she says.
> "It's definitely all around the tub, a little bit here and there,"
> says a repairman who came to look at the problem.
> For Rae Lembersky the smell was more than annoying. Because of a
> medical condition, she needs to be very careful about contaminants in
> her house.
> "And it just gives me the willies," she says. "It's like 'eeech,'
> cause I don't like the thought of mold."
> "Imagine that you're in one of those movies where there's a swamp
> monster, and it's that kind of swampy kind of musty sort of yucky
> smell," she added.
> Desperate for relief, Rae hired Scott Wiseman to remove and replace
> the disgusting rubber gasket. It cost $300.
> And this is a machine that was cleaned with and run with bleach and
> hot water.
> "It's a problem for all front-loaders," Wiseman said.
> To find out what's causing the problem, KOMO News turned to Consumer
> Reports. They've had so many complaints about smelly front-loaders the
> editors now warn readers about it. ...
> END EXCERPT
re: "It's a problem for all front-loaders"
So here's the issue - when I see something in an article that I know
is not true, especially one written in "panic prose", I have to
discount the entire article.
I have a front loader, I don't have mold, so "It's a problem for all
front-loaders" is simply not true. My laundry doesn't stink either.
re: "Desperate for relief, Rae hired Scott Wiseman to remove and
replace the disgusting rubber gasket. It cost $300."
I wonder how often he plans on doing that...
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Posted by AZ Nomad on November 2, 2009, 10:52 pm
>> How would you like to pay top dollar for a new washing machine - only
>> to have it stink up your laundry room?
>> It's happening to lots of people who have a front-loading washer. KOMO
>> News Problem Solver Herb Weisbaum spent the last few weeks trying to
>> find out what's causing this smelly problem.
>> Consumers like front-loaders because they save water and energy - and
>> get your clothes really clean. But many front-loading washers have
>> this annoying odor problem.
>> "Putrid, nasty, permeates the whole laundry room and basement," says
>> Dennis Hanson, who owns a front-loader.
>> Rae Lembersky, who also owns a front-loader, has the same problem.
>> So does Teresa Muench - and KOMO News was there when she got her first
>> look at the smelly bacteria growing inside her washer.
>> "Black gooey, smelly, slimy stuff," she says.
>> "It's definitely all around the tub, a little bit here and there,"
>> says a repairman who came to look at the problem.
>> For Rae Lembersky the smell was more than annoying. Because of a
>> medical condition, she needs to be very careful about contaminants in
>> her house.
>> "And it just gives me the willies," she says. "It's like 'eeech,'
>> cause I don't like the thought of mold."
>> "Imagine that you're in one of those movies where there's a swamp
>> monster, and it's that kind of swampy kind of musty sort of yucky
>> smell," she added.
>> Desperate for relief, Rae hired Scott Wiseman to remove and replace
>> the disgusting rubber gasket. It cost $300.
>> And this is a machine that was cleaned with and run with bleach and
>> hot water.
>> "It's a problem for all front-loaders," Wiseman said.
>> To find out what's causing the problem, KOMO News turned to Consumer
>> Reports. They've had so many complaints about smelly front-loaders the
>> editors now warn readers about it. ...
>> END EXCERPT
>re: "It's a problem for all front-loaders"
>So here's the issue - when I see something in an article that I know
>is not true, especially one written in "panic prose", I have to
>discount the entire article.
>I have a front loader, I don't have mold, so "It's a problem for all
>front-loaders" is simply not true. My laundry doesn't stink either.
I have one too. 3 friends of mine have them too. I've been using
them at laundromats for 40 years. Never once seen mold on any of them.
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Posted by Existential Angst on November 3, 2009, 11:15 am
"Panic Prose" -- a keeper!!
Who originated that phrase?
"Panic Narrative"?? All these cop/chase/rescue videos, where every effing
moment verges on catastrophe -- effing Stacy Keach's new vocation,
apparently, after jail/coke rehab.
Really, so tedious after a while.
--
EA
> How would you like to pay top dollar for a new washing machine - only
> to have it stink up your laundry room?
> It's happening to lots of people who have a front-loading washer. KOMO
> News Problem Solver Herb Weisbaum spent the last few weeks trying to
> find out what's causing this smelly problem.
> Consumers like front-loaders because they save water and energy - and
> get your clothes really clean. But many front-loading washers have
> this annoying odor problem.
> "Putrid, nasty, permeates the whole laundry room and basement," says
> Dennis Hanson, who owns a front-loader.
> Rae Lembersky, who also owns a front-loader, has the same problem.
> So does Teresa Muench - and KOMO News was there when she got her first
> look at the smelly bacteria growing inside her washer.
> "Black gooey, smelly, slimy stuff," she says.
> "It's definitely all around the tub, a little bit here and there,"
> says a repairman who came to look at the problem.
> For Rae Lembersky the smell was more than annoying. Because of a
> medical condition, she needs to be very careful about contaminants in
> her house.
> "And it just gives me the willies," she says. "It's like 'eeech,'
> cause I don't like the thought of mold."
> "Imagine that you're in one of those movies where there's a swamp
> monster, and it's that kind of swampy kind of musty sort of yucky
> smell," she added.
> Desperate for relief, Rae hired Scott Wiseman to remove and replace
> the disgusting rubber gasket. It cost $300.
> And this is a machine that was cleaned with and run with bleach and
> hot water.
> "It's a problem for all front-loaders," Wiseman said.
> To find out what's causing the problem, KOMO News turned to Consumer
> Reports. They've had so many complaints about smelly front-loaders the
> editors now warn readers about it. ...
> END EXCERPT
re: "It's a problem for all front-loaders"
So here's the issue - when I see something in an article that I know
is not true, especially one written in "panic prose", I have to
discount the entire article.
I have a front loader, I don't have mold, so "It's a problem for all
front-loaders" is simply not true. My laundry doesn't stink either.
re: "Desperate for relief, Rae hired Scott Wiseman to remove and
replace the disgusting rubber gasket. It cost $300."
I wonder how often he plans on doing that...
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 3, 2009, 2:17 pm
wrote:
> "Panic Prose" -- a keeper!!
> Who originated that phrase?
> "Panic Narrative"?? =A0 All these cop/chase/rescue videos, where every ef=
fing
> moment verges on catastrophe -- effing Stacy Keach's new vocation,
> apparently, after jail/coke rehab.
> Really, so tedious after a while.
> --
> EA
> > How would you like to pay top dollar for a new washing machine - only
> > to have it stink up your laundry room?
> > It's happening to lots of people who have a front-loading washer. KOMO
> > News Problem Solver Herb Weisbaum spent the last few weeks trying to
> > find out what's causing this smelly problem.
> > Consumers like front-loaders because they save water and energy - and
> > get your clothes really clean. But many front-loading washers have
> > this annoying odor problem.
> > "Putrid, nasty, permeates the whole laundry room and basement," says
> > Dennis Hanson, who owns a front-loader.
> > Rae Lembersky, who also owns a front-loader, has the same problem.
> > So does Teresa Muench - and KOMO News was there when she got her first
> > look at the smelly bacteria growing inside her washer.
> > "Black gooey, smelly, slimy stuff," she says.
> > "It's definitely all around the tub, a little bit here and there,"
> > says a repairman who came to look at the problem.
> > For Rae Lembersky the smell was more than annoying. Because of a
> > medical condition, she needs to be very careful about contaminants in
> > her house.
> > "And it just gives me the willies," she says. "It's like 'eeech,'
> > cause I don't like the thought of mold."
> > "Imagine that you're in one of those movies where there's a swamp
> > monster, and it's that kind of swampy kind of musty sort of yucky
> > smell," she added.
> > Desperate for relief, Rae hired Scott Wiseman to remove and replace
> > the disgusting rubber gasket. It cost $300.
> > And this is a machine that was cleaned with and run with bleach and
> > hot water.
> > "It's a problem for all front-loaders," Wiseman said.
> > To find out what's causing the problem, KOMO News turned to Consumer
> > Reports. They've had so many complaints about smelly front-loaders the
> > editors now warn readers about it. ...
> > END EXCERPT
> re: "It's a problem for all front-loaders"
> So here's the issue - when I see something in an article that I know
> is not true, especially one written in "panic prose", I have to
> discount the entire article.
> I have a front loader, I don't have mold, so "It's a problem for all
> front-loaders" is simply not true. My laundry doesn't stink either.
> re: "Desperate for relief, Rae hired Scott Wiseman to remove and
> replace the disgusting rubber gasket. It cost $300."
> I wonder how often he plans on doing that...- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
re: ""Panic Prose" -- a keeper!! Who originated that phrase?"
As far as I know, it was me.
At least I can say that I've never heard it before so if somebody has
used it before me, I didn't willfully steal it.
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> to have it stink up your laundry room?
> It's happening to lots of people who have a front-loading washer. KOMO
> News Problem Solver Herb Weisbaum spent the last few weeks trying to
> find out what's causing this smelly problem.
> Consumers like front-loaders because they save water and energy - and
> get your clothes really clean. But many front-loading washers have
> this annoying odor problem.
> "Putrid, nasty, permeates the whole laundry room and basement," says
> Dennis Hanson, who owns a front-loader.
> Rae Lembersky, who also owns a front-loader, has the same problem.
> So does Teresa Muench - and KOMO News was there when she got her first
> look at the smelly bacteria growing inside her washer.
> "Black gooey, smelly, slimy stuff," she says.
> "It's definitely all around the tub, a little bit here and there,"
> says a repairman who came to look at the problem.
> For Rae Lembersky the smell was more than annoying. Because of a
> medical condition, she needs to be very careful about contaminants in
> her house.
> "And it just gives me the willies," she says. "It's like 'eeech,'
> cause I don't like the thought of mold."
> "Imagine that you're in one of those movies where there's a swamp
> monster, and it's that kind of swampy kind of musty sort of yucky
> smell," she added.
> Desperate for relief, Rae hired Scott Wiseman to remove and replace
> the disgusting rubber gasket. It cost $300.
> And this is a machine that was cleaned with and run with bleach and
> hot water.
> "It's a problem for all front-loaders," Wiseman said.
> To find out what's causing the problem, KOMO News turned to Consumer
> Reports. They've had so many complaints about smelly front-loaders the
> editors now warn readers about it. ...
> END EXCERPT