Cheap ol' tricks to keep the house clean!

Like many people about a year and a half ago my old washer and dryer went out so the hubby and I decided to purchase a new HE set. Well after about 6 mos I noticed a funky smell! Come to find out you have to wash your washer! I tried the tide product a few times it worked but sure enough 2 mos later there it was again. I kept at it for about a year then finally trying to reduce costs I switched from liquid to the powder Tide, and I also bought a box of the Arm & Hammer detergent it's been about 6 months and wow! My washer smells fresh at all times! I only use the Arm & Hammer detergent for my linens since it is not for HE and Tide for all of my laundry. In all this time I barely used about 50% of the tide and just bought a new box of the Arm & Hammer. I want to blame the baking soda in the detergent for making this happen.