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.

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 ...

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 ...