Ewww my washing machine STINKS :(

vl2588

Good advice except running at 90 degrees with bio powder is pointless as the enzymes will denature.

awesome2_2

Hi
My washer keeps smelling if I put it on a 95 degree wash with soda crystals in and no clothes the smell goes however when I do the next wash with clothes and detergent the drum smells.
Anyone know how I can get rid of the smell?

Thanks

Penelope_Penguin

awesome2 wrote: »

Hi
My washer keeps smelling if I put it on a 95 degree wash with soda crystals in and no clothes the smell goes however when I do the next wash with clothes and detergent the drum smells.
Anyone know how I can get rid of the smell?

Thanks

Are you sure it;s the drum and not the seal? I always leave my door open to allow the seal to dry and the drum to air.

Take a look at this older thread for more inspiration; I'll merge this later

Aarons_mummy

I had this problem and I put a good glug of vinegar in the drawer and put it on the highest wash I could (think it was 60, it definately wasn't 90) and for the longest cycle and it's been a good 2/3 weeks now and the smells completely gone

I was a bit worried because my machine was only 3months old :O but the vinegar seems to have sorted it out

grizzly1911

Have the same symptom on an 18 month old hotpoint machine.

I have tried specialist washing machine cleaners, vinegar, a weak bleach solution and a very hot wash just with soap.

Same thing smell went away for a bit then came back - I wondered if a sock or similar had somehow got stuck between inner cylinder and outer drum going off between washes, but it gets used every other day as a minimum.

It is by the back door and was sticking out a bit further than usual meaning the washer door was been kept closed more often than not. Pushed it back in and I can now leave it ajar and in this warm weather even leave it open a bit wider in the draft. This seems to have reduced it loads.

A friend of mine brought a new one for the same reason. He found a valve type arrangement, in the old one, like a ball in a pipe, that basically sealed the outlet if water wasn't leaving but this was gummed up allowing foul smells back in.

Whatever the reason leaving the door ajar has certainly made a big difference.:)

awesome2_2

Hi
Thanks for all the suggestions have tried all the above and have leave the door open all the time sometimes when you come in to gthe house its all you can smell. If I ever find a solution will let you know

MaggieBaking

There's a possible problem inside your machine which a repair man could find.

Have you got a cloth and ran it around the inside of the creases in the door seal to see if there are any lint/mould bits in there?

Find the manual online and see if there's a section on how to service it. On our very old machine there was a small door on the bottom right that you could open, twist off a cap and remove a load of gunk and lint and some stale water.

Buddingblonde

MaggieBaking wrote: »

On our very old machine there was a small door on the bottom right that you could open, twist off a cap and remove a load of gunk and lint and some stale water.

My machine is 3 years old and I need to open the drain at the front from time to time to get rid of stagnent water - I know it needs done when washing comes out and seems to dry with a damp smell:eek:

blonde36er

Also - if you're using liquid rather than bio powder this will leave you with a stinky machine. I found that even doing a hot wash with soda crystals and/or bleach didn't help, nor did draining the water in the bottom of the machine.

There is bleach in powder which is not in the liquid, and that helps to clean the machine.

Since going back to powder my machine has stopped smelling.

awesome2_2

HI
Thanks again for the tips I tried a cup full of white vinegar and a cup od soda crystals mixed in a jug and poured in to the drawer. Put the machine on a 90 deg wash and yippee no smell. Have doen a few more washes since so keeping my fingers croosed. Will definately do this once a month to keep on top of it though:o:p