Make sure you’re cleaning the front seal, draining your discharge tube at the bottom and then pulling the filter out to clean. I’ve been pretty consistent every few months with this. But recently it started to stank. Cleaned everything again and picked up these tablets on Amazon. If your washer has a “tub clean” setting, throw the tablet in the drum, NOT the tray. Cleans deep inside pump, valve, tub, drum, agitator, filter and hose, truly works wonders. Just drained it again from the hose and after one tab and there is zero stench. So highly recommend and will shorten my cleaning and tablet tub clean to every one month.
Note: it will work on top load washer as well, but they aren’t as common for these issues as front load washers.
Note: it will work on top load washer as well, but they aren’t as common for these issues as front load washers.