Since I last posted, I have been in and out of false labor. Frustrating and annoying as it is, it is good to know that baby is happy and healthy. I ended up having to take part of today off to get some more tests done and deal with this false labor issue. So while I am waiting for the all clear from the doctor, I decided to try to be productive. Maybe I should have decided to be a slob in retrospect, but the damage is done and productive it is.
In our efforts to go green, I have decided to switch detergents. Something that is probably a little more exciting to me than it should be... So before I started using it, I decided to "strip" my machine of residue from the old detergent. Since I have an HE front load machine, I pulled the little drawer for liquid soap out and much to my dismay I found detergent that had solidified under the drawer and just nasty gunk everywhere inside the compartment. It was nasty and horrid and I didn't know what to do except start cleaning. Luckily, I still had some left over paper towels and I spent the better part of an hour cleaning out the little drawer compartment. I have no idea what caused the build up in the first place, but my best guess is that it has everything to do with hard water. Frustrated and grossed out doesn't begin to cover it but I cleaned it up took the drawer to my kitchen sink to soak and started the cleaning cycle. About the time that I pressed start, my husband said, "Doesn't the water spray through the drawer into the machine?" Almost on the cue of the word "spray" water goes everywhere. Husband dives toward the machine and holds his hand there until he can get the machine stopped. At this point in time....all I can do is laugh. So we grab the drawer, run the cleaning cycle and now the drawer is soaking again.
I typically consider my self to be an intelligent person, but in my sleep deprived very pregnant state... I evidently am not thinking things very far through. At least I didn't make a bigger mess and I think it answers the question of why detergent has been leaking down the front of my machine for awhile. At one point it stopped, but it started up again. Lucky for me.... all the new detergent is powder so I will just throw it in the drum and continue with my day. Now I will only be using the drawer for bleach and vinegar, so the issue shouldn't ever happen again. But just in case you have a HE front load machine.... now you know to pull the drawer out every once in awhile and make sure you don't have gunk everywhere. You live, you learn!!!
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