If you've started to notice things indicating your washing machine isn't really cleaning your clothes or a funky smell coming from inside the drum, you could be dealing with an overloaded washer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is it sensible to fill the washing machine to its maximum capacity? Photo: Getty Images While in some households the washing ...

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 ...