Stop mold in front-loading clothes washer with this gasket drying fan

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Mold in the clothes washer drum gasket stinks up the washroom and your clothes. This is particularly a problem in front-loading clothes washers because the drum gaskets at the front door collect a lot of water and can stay wet for days. After looking in vain for a suitable after-market gasket drying kit, I made a simple adapter to attach blower hoses to a surprisingly high-powered 12v computer centrifugal blower (it claims to move about 40 CFM). You will need the following (or equivalents) to make this gasket drying device: 12v centrifugal fan https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CSNEO2G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 12v 1 amp power supply https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0180ASJF4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 cpap 6' hose (part #RE-1002356) https://www.medicaleshop.com/respironics-hose-for-cpap-72-x-22mm-each.html x2 1/2" CPVC tee fittings https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-2-in-CPVC-CTS-Slip-x-Slip-x-Slip-Tee-C4711HD12/100348012 short segment of 1/2" CPVC water pipe https://www.homedepot.com/p/Charlotte-Pipe-1-2-in-x-2-ft-CPVC-Water-Supply-Pipe-CTS-12005-0200/203019249 To construct the device: Slip the printed blower-to-hose adapter into the exit opening on the centrifugal fan. Glue 2" or so of CPVC pipe into the middle hole of each CPVC tee fitting. Cut the 6-foot cpap hose in half. Push the unattached ends of the CPVC pipe inside the cut ends of the cpap supply hose--it will be a nice snug fit. Finally, push the original attachment ends of the supply hose over the two nipples of the blower-to-hose adapter you printed. To use: Slip the tee assemblies at the distal end of the hoses inside the drum gasket at roughly 9 and 3 o'clock--they will be snug enough to stay where you put them. Turn on the blower for an hour or so, stopping when the gasket is completely dry. This has been a very satisfactory fix for the mold problem with our LG front-loader over the past couple of years or so. I see no reason the solution I have outlined in this posting wouldn't also be of use with other manufacturers' clothes washers.