Ewww my washing machine STINKS :(

Alisha2008

I do all my washings at 40 degrees and my washing machine also smells really bad, and it's less than 2 years old... any other ideas?

jaydensrara

put white vinegar in the dispenser and in the drum and set it away on a normal cycle

michelle2008

I use a cup of bleach on a hot cycle - then another hot cycle with no bleach. Has worked so far!!

Pink.

Hi Zziggi,

This thread has lots of suggestions that should help:

Ewww my washing machine STINKS

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the ideas together.

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jackieb

The only time my machine has smelt is when i've used gel or liquid for a while. I've went back to powder.

Twinny99

Ive bought a box of biological powder and a bottle of distilled white vinegar and will try those at the weekend. Thanks for all the advice :beer:

msfoxymax

mine used to stink but after trying loads of suggestions that didn't work we just leave the door open now and its fine

Twinny99

Well, I did a wash last night and it absolutely STANK!

So, its now on its hottest 95 degree wash with biological washing powder in. Then I'm going to do the same again with white vinegar in it and leave the door open overnight...

Failing all that my flatmate just said we'll need a new machine :mad: and use the tips we've learned from here to keep it nice. It's about 5 yrs old and we have only ever used liquid and 30 or 40 degree washes. Its weird how its become smelly so suddenly though:(

Twinny99

Well the biological powder worked! Washing machine smells lovely now and we are leaving the door open at night - so THANK YOU for all your helpful tips :T:T:T

System

give your empty washer a wash without detergent every so often on no less than a 60 degree wash. It flushes the waste pipes through (you can add vinegar or soda if you want, i dont).