Struggling with your top-loading washer? You could be loading it incorrectly. "Overfilling a top-load washer can result in very poor washing," says Matthew Morrison, an appliance expert at Just Answer ...

It can be easy to overlook cleaning the things we use to clean other things, but major appliances like washing machines and dryers do need to be cleaned and properly maintained to optimize performance ...

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