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You would think that a machine designed to wash things would stay clean on its own, right? Unfortunately, that’s not the case. I’ll admit, I didn’t know I needed to clean my washing machine until it ...

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 ...