This item is delivered in an easy-to-open recyclable box and is free of plastic "clamshells" and wire ties. Learn more
Frequently Bought Together
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- Clip this coupon to save $0.40 on this product when you buy from Amazon.com. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Important Information
Safety Information
Eye irritant. May be harmful if swallowed. Keep out of reach of children. In case of eye contact, flush with water. If swallowed, give a glassful of water or milk. Call a physician. Not for use with clothes.
Indications
Helps remove odor causing residues in any washer
Ingredients
Active Ingredients: Cleaning Agents (Biodegradable Surfactants), Oxygen Bleach (Percarbonate), Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Sulfate, and Perfume.
Directions
Remove clothing or other items before using Tide Washing Machine Cleaner. For maintenance: Use Tide Washing Machine Cleaner once a month to clean & freshen your machine. If odor problem or visible residue already exists: Use 1 pouch per week for 3 consecutive weeks following the instructions below. Then, continue to use 1 pouch per month for maintenance. For a top load washing machine, pour 1 pouch of Tide Washing Machine Cleaner directly into your washer tub. For a front load washing machine, pour 1 pouch of Tide Washing Machine Cleaner into your detergent dispenser drawer. Run washer on normal cycle with the hot water setting.
Eye irritant. May be harmful if swallowed. Keep out of reach of children. In case of eye contact, flush with water. If swallowed, give a glassful of water or milk. Call a physician. Not for use with clothes.
Indications
Helps remove odor causing residues in any washer
Ingredients
Active Ingredients: Cleaning Agents (Biodegradable Surfactants), Oxygen Bleach (Percarbonate), Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Sulfate, and Perfume.
Directions
Remove clothing or other items before using Tide Washing Machine Cleaner. For maintenance: Use Tide Washing Machine Cleaner once a month to clean & freshen your machine. If odor problem or visible residue already exists: Use 1 pouch per week for 3 consecutive weeks following the instructions below. Then, continue to use 1 pouch per month for maintenance. For a top load washing machine, pour 1 pouch of Tide Washing Machine Cleaner directly into your washer tub. For a front load washing machine, pour 1 pouch of Tide Washing Machine Cleaner into your detergent dispenser drawer. Run washer on normal cycle with the hot water setting.
Product Description
Clean clothes start with a clean washer. Fight odor-causing residues in your washer from laundry soils, detergents and water hardness minerals with Tide Washing Machine Cleaner. It helps fight and lift odor-causing residues as it freshens for a clean, fresh washer. Certified Frustration-Free Packaging Amazon.com has certified this product's packaging is Frustration-Free. A Frustration-Free Package is easy-to-open and comes without excess packaging materials such as hard plastic "clamshell" casings, plastic bindings, and wire ties. It is exactly the same as a traditionally packaged product--we've just streamlined the packaging to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging during shipping. Products with Frustration-Free Packaging can frequently be shipped in their own boxes, without the need for an additional shipping box.
Product Details
Would you like to give feedback on images? |
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
346 of 362 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
This product seems to be targeted at the consumer with a HE washer who has no idea why their washer smells like mildew or gym socks when it's not in use. First, I'll tell you why: When the washer is done with its cycle, there is some water left in a small container below the drum where the water pump is. Also, if you have any loops or dips in your water discharge hose, then water collects in there too. There is usually some dirt or leftover softener or detergent in the water, so as it sits the bacteria or mildew will grow in it until the next time you wash.
Tide's solution to this is to sell you a product that kills the bacteria and leaves some residue that smells good. However, there are steps you can take first if your odor problem is mild that can eliminate it without buying another product for it.
1) When the washer is not in use, leave the door open to let it dry out as much as possible.
2) If you use bleach in your wash, then make this load the last one you run. The bleach in that load will kill the bacteria anyway.
3) If you use softener, try switching to a dryer-based product instead of the washer liquid.
4) If you do not use bleach, buy a bottle anyway and run a washer cycle with no clothes, using hot water and a cup of bleach - do this once a month or so.
If you have a severe odor problem, you could try this product once a week for three weeks as they recommend to see if it removes the odor. Then follow the steps above and you should be OK. If the odor still persists, then inspect under and around the washer and in the waste pipe/trap to make sure there are no leaks or damp areas that never dry out. The source of the smell may not even be inside the washer.
Tide's solution to this is to sell you a product that kills the bacteria and leaves some residue that smells good. However, there are steps you can take first if your odor problem is mild that can eliminate it without buying another product for it.
1) When the washer is not in use, leave the door open to let it dry out as much as possible.
2) If you use bleach in your wash, then make this load the last one you run. The bleach in that load will kill the bacteria anyway.
3) If you use softener, try switching to a dryer-based product instead of the washer liquid.
4) If you do not use bleach, buy a bottle anyway and run a washer cycle with no clothes, using hot water and a cup of bleach - do this once a month or so.
If you have a severe odor problem, you could try this product once a week for three weeks as they recommend to see if it removes the odor. Then follow the steps above and you should be OK. If the odor still persists, then inspect under and around the washer and in the waste pipe/trap to make sure there are no leaks or damp areas that never dry out. The source of the smell may not even be inside the washer.
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By B. Geppert
Tide's product falls short of other products, such as Affresh, because the directions state that the powder should only be placed in the "Detergent" dispenser and used on the "Normal" cycle.
The Simple Science:
*It is IMPOSSIBLE to get a hotter water temperature in your Washer than that used during the Tub Clean cycle (despite what other reviewers have said). In fact - only the Sanitary cycle comes close, but it does not run as long as the Tub Clean cycle does.
*If your washer has a "steam" cycle, the only way to get your tub completely clean is to use the Tub Clean cycle!
*You use a Washing Machine Cleaner instead of Bleach because bleach only kills mildew and bacteria. While mildew and bacteria CAN cause your tub to smell, most tubs smell because of the RESIDUE left behind
*HE tubs use less water so the dirt/grime/muck in your clothes gets left behind (resulting in the biggest source of odor
Having said all of that, however, it is possible to modify the directions provided by P&G and, if used CORRECTLY, the Tide product actually (in my opinion) does the best job of cleaning the tub and leaves it smelling fresh longer than any other product!
I recommend splitting the Tide Washing Machine Cleaner powder up into four equal parts (eyeball it). The first part for the detergent bin, second part for the bleach bin, third part for the softener bin, and the fourth part should be dumped directly in the tub. This will ensure that the cleaning solution is used throughout the Tub Clean cycle (at least as much as possible without actually using "Affresh" slow dissolving tablets).
The Simple Science:
*It is IMPOSSIBLE to get a hotter water temperature in your Washer than that used during the Tub Clean cycle (despite what other reviewers have said). In fact - only the Sanitary cycle comes close, but it does not run as long as the Tub Clean cycle does.
*If your washer has a "steam" cycle, the only way to get your tub completely clean is to use the Tub Clean cycle!
*You use a Washing Machine Cleaner instead of Bleach because bleach only kills mildew and bacteria. While mildew and bacteria CAN cause your tub to smell, most tubs smell because of the RESIDUE left behind
*HE tubs use less water so the dirt/grime/muck in your clothes gets left behind (resulting in the biggest source of odor
Having said all of that, however, it is possible to modify the directions provided by P&G and, if used CORRECTLY, the Tide product actually (in my opinion) does the best job of cleaning the tub and leaves it smelling fresh longer than any other product!
I recommend splitting the Tide Washing Machine Cleaner powder up into four equal parts (eyeball it). The first part for the detergent bin, second part for the bleach bin, third part for the softener bin, and the fourth part should be dumped directly in the tub. This will ensure that the cleaning solution is used throughout the Tub Clean cycle (at least as much as possible without actually using "Affresh" slow dissolving tablets).
74 of 89 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
I was curious so I tried out this product. It's supposed to keep your washing machine nice and clean. Having grown up hearing my grandmother's saying "You can't get clean clothes out of a dirty washer", I thought I'd give it a try.
Does it work? I have no idea. I've used it and beyond the perfume smell it left behind, I can't tell if my washer is any cleaner or not. For a moment, let's assume it DID clean my washer... does it do a better job than an empty load and a cup of bleach? I doubt it. I have a standard top-loading washer. Perhaps people with a high effencicy front loading washer - which are subject to mold troubles - will notice a difference.
Now, about the perfume smell. Oh my gosh. Even if I could tell this product worked better than plain bleach, I wouldn't buy it again unless it was an unscented version. I've since run 3 loads of laundry and can still smell the fake flowers. And that's with all of my windows open 3 days running. Yikes! Women who like that overwhelming, headache-causing, nausea-inducing perfume smell may be fine. Those of us who are sensitve to fake smells need to avoid this product.
I've given away my remaining packets. I'll stick with an occasional cup of bleach.
Does it work? I have no idea. I've used it and beyond the perfume smell it left behind, I can't tell if my washer is any cleaner or not. For a moment, let's assume it DID clean my washer... does it do a better job than an empty load and a cup of bleach? I doubt it. I have a standard top-loading washer. Perhaps people with a high effencicy front loading washer - which are subject to mold troubles - will notice a difference.
Now, about the perfume smell. Oh my gosh. Even if I could tell this product worked better than plain bleach, I wouldn't buy it again unless it was an unscented version. I've since run 3 loads of laundry and can still smell the fake flowers. And that's with all of my windows open 3 days running. Yikes! Women who like that overwhelming, headache-causing, nausea-inducing perfume smell may be fine. Those of us who are sensitve to fake smells need to avoid this product.
I've given away my remaining packets. I'll stick with an occasional cup of bleach.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works well, packed efficiently.
Comes in a fairly plain box. I actually respect that. Don't waste my time trying to jazz up the packaging, instead focus on the product itself. Read more
Published 5 days ago by GP The Engineer
1.0 out of 5 stars
Used twice and no improvement. A waste of money!
I followed the directions and used hot water. After the first run, it still smelled so I did another cleaning. Read more
Published 8 days ago by metaluna00
5.0 out of 5 stars
Keeping it clean and mildew free
I purchased a new front-loading HE washing machine about 4 years ago. I was concerned about the complaints of mildew smells on the machine, gaskets, etc. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tide washer cleaner
I have used this in my washing machine since I bought it. I found this is the cheapest way to buy it.
Published 20 days ago by Beverly A White
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tide washing machine cleaner
This product really works. The odor was gone after the first use. Application was simple,just remove the liquid detergent dispenser first then add the tide powder detergent/cleaner... Read more
Published 21 days ago by NAS owner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worked fast
My washing machine smelled so bad. I tried some home remedies with no luck.. It just got worse if that is possible. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tootie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good for the washing machine
I'm happy to have it so there are no funky smells!!!!
Easy to use as well :)
Always arrives intact
Easy to use as well :)
Always arrives intact
Published 1 month ago by Christina Willhauck
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wish I had known of this product long ago . . .
I was not aware of anything like a washing machine cleaner until I purchased a new washer and dryer a few years ago. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Melissa W. Earnest
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best
I love the smell of this while its cleaning my machine. I notice it takes any film off of the door to my front loader from laundry soap. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mommy of 3 girls
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fragrant
This is a useful product with a good fragrance, but it seems expensive and I did not consider the need to use such a product in buying my washer.
Published 1 month ago by Kathleen
