Carbona® Washing Machine Cleaner | Eliminates Odor & Residue | 3 Count, 1 Pack

Honest non-incentivized review: We were having some real problems with mineral and "other/unknown" buildup in our Frigidaire dishwasher. This presented as a white film on plasticware, and as white particles on glassware and other items. We tried vinegar, baking soda, goo-gone, and many other citric acid based remedies with little success. It was getting ridiculous. This product worked when we used it on three consecutive cycles of an empty dishwasher. Fill the soap dispenser and pour the rest of the packet into the bottom. This left us only one additional packet for a future treatment. After getting 90-percent of the gunk using this product, we immediately began adding small amounts of citrate in addition to our regular dishwashing powder in the soap dispenser for normal runs with dishes. This has continued to clean up any remaining crud, and our dishwasher is now completely clean on the inside, and the dishes come out clean as well.Buy this product and use it liberally for a day. It is worth the cost to get a dirty dishwasher clean again! We don't have extremely hard water, but we were having buildup that I now believe was a combination of minerals and grease (from washing out pet food cans prior to recycling). If you search for "white residue on plastic" in dishwashers, you'll see hundreds of people with this problem, and dozens of suggestions to fix it. This product, used on consecutive cycles, will clean your dishwasher deeply. Use all the packets and just accept the cost is worth it.☮️

Carbona is a very good brand. It helped my washer so much that I no longer smell the residue off the machine. After using four consecutive packets twice per week, I noticed the change immediately after. A clean washer is a happy washer.

seems to do the job when I remember to use it. my front load washer is 10 years old and it took me years to figure out that the door should never be shut until the washer has dried out and that constant vigilance is the issue with a front loader. Maybe things are better with newer front loaders, BUT Don't leave the laundry in after it finishes the cycle. Leave the door open with a fan blowing into it to dry it out between cycles. Use products like this at least once month. Wipe out all the seals and rubber gaskets at least once a month (you might be very surprised how much weird gunk accumulates). There are other washer cleaners on the market, but this seems to be the best so far. I will buy it again.

This is a great powder to use if your washer has started smelling like a landfill in June. I have used it two different ways and one of them definitely worked better than the other. I'll detail both and let you decide how to proceed.First in the dispenser on my front loader washer as directed. It cleaned the machine only so so. I wasn't impressed by the cleaning job but I was impressed at how much of the powder didn't wash away from the dispenser.Second time I added it straight to the tub. This time I got a much better result. The smell was totally gone, leaving behind a Tide-like smell. I still had to wipe all the gaskets and the door but I expected that.My washer sees an insane amount of gunk and unfortunately it stinks much of the time so I use these types of products once a week to prevent any issues. I have dogs so I expect to do routine cleaning.When I first bought this brand, I used 3 packets quickly since it had been a bit since I last cleaned it. Chalk that up to stress and a forgetful mind. I now get it sent automatically monthly and I can't ever forget again. My washer always smells nice and now so does everything I wash.

washer smelled bad before; after carbona smelled good!

Package came and two of the packets had a hole in then so I had powder everywhere. Put the one package I had left in to clean and it left residue everywhere!!! I have a relatively new and effective front loader. Had to run to other cleaning cycles to get the residue out.

Functions as intended with zero complaints- highly recommend

Had used another brand and not too impressed. After one application, my husband said his clothes smelled like clean clothes again. Will buy again. My laundry room actually smelled (fresh) like I was doing laundry. Didn't really know why I couldn't get my clothes to smell clean. Had washed machine tub itself regularly but didn't make the difference I was looking for.