strange smell coming from new washing machine

dorota_b.

I had a brand new washing machine installed the other day, and every time I've used it, when it gets hot, a very strong smell comes from it. Hard to describe - sort of a bit rubbery, bit like a new car.

Anyone got any ideas what this might be and will it wear off in time?

The machine is silver - could it be the paint giving off an odour?

Could it be the rubber gasket inside just smelling strong because it's new?

I havven't rung the store (Comet) because I had such a bad experience with the whole installation business with them...basically cowboys who wrongly installed it and left me with a leaky machine and no hot water in my sink, so I had to get a plumber in anyway....yes, they agreed to refund the connection and delivery charge, but it was still a lot of hassle, so before I go higher up the chain I wanted to get some opinions on the board first.

Anyone else experienced this with new machines, and did it wear off?

thanks in advance

skinback69

dont think their is a problem here its just cause it is new ive just had my kitchen renewed and my appliances still have a new strange smell to them when used
ithink the more you use it the less it will smell
hope this helped

skiTTish

Have you read the instruction made sure any travel bolts have been removed ?
Mind you tho,if they hadnt it would be so much a smell as a god awful racket

Ebe_Scrooge

Sounds very much like the rubber gasket, as you suspected. Rubber ( and a lot of plastics ) do give off a smell when they're new, even more so when they get warm / hot. I don't think this is anything to worry about, it should fade away over the course of a few washes.