How do I stop my washing from smelling?

harveybobbles

Years ago when we lived in a flat, I used to put the washing on a maiden and direct a large fan at them to get the air moving. Have it on full blast.

jenniewb

I live in a flat, its tiny. I can leave my clothes to dry outside but I risk losing them all... (communial space) I dry everything inside and have learned to accept that I will forever have lost 50% of my floorspace to 2 dryers (one big one small).

I don't find there is a bad smell but I leave the dryers by an open window and if stuff feels too wet once it leaves the machine I give it an extra spin- have you checked your machine? it may not be spinning or draining properly.

I would say watch what you wash, if you haven't got the space to wash it all, don't do it- you'll only end up washing stuff twice that way. Also give stuff as much space as you can to dry and if you can, flip the sides to get it to dry evenly. If your worried about the humidity, get a fan to blow on the clothes- could wind up expensive though so I wou;dn't recommend this with every item.

Also, what temperature are you washing on? I find 40degrees works better then 30 degrees for stuff that needs to be properly washed rather then sping-cleaned (eg gym kit vs three day old jeans).

Queenriderbrekke

Is it worth taking wet clothes to a laundrette to dry in dryer there? Haven't used one in years so don't know how much it costs?

GemJar_2

Saw a tip in a magazine a few weeks ago that said to put a small bowl of rice under drying clothes as it absorbs moisture and helps clothes dry faster. Not tried it so not too sure if it works but maybe worth a try? Also, try spraying a little fabreeze on your clothes when they are semi dry, i've done this once before and it worked well

cagneyfan

Queenriderbrekke wrote: »

Is it worth taking wet clothes to a laundrette to dry in dryer there? Haven't used one in years so don't know how much it costs?

It's only worth it if you really need to get the stuff dried quickly and don't want it lying around. My local laundry (there's not many left) used to charge 20p for I think 3 minutes. Then they changed the pricing, saying they had to but that it was minimal. It was still 20p but they'd decreased the time to 2 minutes! Cost me a fortune, and still took stuff home damp. They're a right rip off

the_adviser

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Enterprise_1701C

jazzconfused wrote: »

sorry to divert this post but does anyone know how to removed the dirt that is slowly buiding up in washing machine rubber ring? hope that makes sense.. thanks.

I know what you mean - I just wash it with a cleaned out floor cloth, simple washing up liquid on it, and rinse it off. It's a good idea to make sure the water that is left on the rubber ring is removed if you are leaving it for more than a couple of days or it starts to stink and leave a deposit.

Outdoorlass

Have you tried hanging the clothes on hangers and hanging on the curtain rail with the window open?

I do that in the summer if its raining and it does seem to work. Just don't bunch everything together, leave enough room for the air to circulate.

HTH:)

DazzaMc

Outdoorlass wrote: »

Have you tried hanging the clothes on hangers and hanging on the curtain rail with the window open?

I do that in the summer if its raining and it does seem to work. Just don't bunch everything together, leave enough room for the air to circulate.

HTH:)

I dont have a curtain rail anymore We just have blinds... But my sister suggested doing the same with hangers on top of doors I could try that. To be honest t shirts seem to be fine wherever they dry, its towels and denim thats the problem..

Outdoorlass

DazzaMc wrote: »

I dont have a curtain rail anymore We just have blinds... But my sister suggested doing the same with hangers on top of doors I could try that. To be honest t shirts seem to be fine wherever they dry, its towels and denim thats the problem..

Hmmm problem there then, do you have a shower rail curtain in your bathroom?

If so you could use that, probably would only be able to dry one thing at a time though, as it wouldn't take too much weight.