Is there a bad smell coming from your washing machine? If you have a front-loader, it could be mold or mildew. The problem's been around for years, but why? Consumer Reports scientists have some ...

You’d like to think that with so much water and detergent thrown at it, a washing machine would clean itself. Unfortunately, to keep your washing machine working efficiently, it requires a bit more ...

Q: When we use our washing machine, a GE top-loader that we bought in 2015, there is a terrible sewage smell. It’s not inside the machine, but in the basement air. We have tried several ways to fix ...

While tech advances have given us all some impressive washing machine features, the core of the machine remains simple: Water is pumped in a big drum with cloths, the big drum spins around, and water ...