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  • #1

    my washing machine stinks

    My kitchen always has this mouldy smell.

    I've checked the usual suspects (compost bucket: empty); fridge (nothing rotting) and narrowed it down to the washing machine.

    I've pulled it out and checked for leaks - nothing. The wall behind it had black mould, but I think we inherited that. Anyway, I bleached it all off.

    I've cleaned out the rubber seal round the door.

    It still stinks.

    I've done some very hot (90C) washes, and bleached the powder drawer.

    It still stinks.

    HELP !!!!
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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  • #2
    Can you clean out the filter? That's the compost bucket equivalent in the machine...

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    • #3
      Mine went through phases of doing that (and it was less than a year old), OH disconnected a pipe that according to their helpline was optional... no smells since.

      Hope you get it sorted. Maybe it isn't draining properly? and there is therefore water left somewhere you can't see.

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      • #4
        as above or perhaps there's a small leak and the water is pooling inside the body of the machine...
        Never test the depth of the water with both feet

        The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

        Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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        • #5
          Filter may be clogged, is your man handy enough to take the back off and have a look?

          If mine gets a bit niffy, I chuck in some sterilising tablets and run a boil wash on the empty machine. (not very green I know, but only needs doing occasionally)
          Kirsty b xx

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          • #6
            Borax hot wash???

            Do you close the door in between washes or leave it open? Mr Z closes it and I have to open it again.

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            • #7
              We found at a previous house that the water out pipe allowed water to sit in a dip and it always smelled. The plumbing in needed redoing.
              BumbleB

              I have raked the soil and planted the seeds
              Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by vicky View Post
                Can you clean out the filter? That's the compost bucket equivalent in the machine...
                I just did.
                A pint of water went all over the floor, but no blockages, and no mould.
                All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by kirsty b View Post
                  is your man handy enough to take the back off and have a look?
                  Lol, pmsl, lmao

                  No.
                  He's handy enough to walk in and say " the kitchen effing stinks" and that's about it.
                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by RedThorn View Post
                    as above or perhaps there's a small leak and the water is pooling inside the body of the machine...
                    How would I know?
                    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                      Do you close the door in between washes
                      Yup. And I wipe out the puddle that collects inside the rubber door seal.
                      Last edited by Two_Sheds; 15-05-2009, 05:55 PM.
                      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                      • #12
                        Have a good look inside the draw where you put the powder. Mine was getting quite wiffy last year and i managed to pull the draw out, it was dripping with mould in all the little nooks and crannies, especially in the upper side of the machine, this is where the powder sticks when its blasted with the incoming water.

                        After plenty of scrubbing and cleaning as much as i could i have now reverted to liquid and the small has never returned.

                        Hope that helps.
                        Blogging at..... www.thecynicalgardener.wordpress.com

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by seasprout View Post
                          Have a good look inside the draw where you put the powder. .
                          I have done ... it's clean !
                          (the drawer doesn't come out, but I've bleached it all, and done the sniff test - the smell isn't coming from the powder drawer).
                          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                          • #14
                            I've just Googled Washing Machine smells... you should have seen the results... you need to identifiy which smell you have and follow advice..

                            egg smells
                            Musty smell...etc....
                            Blogging at..... www.thecynicalgardener.wordpress.com

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                            • #15
                              yes, Google gave me too many choices (mostly about having to do a boil wash, which I have done already)
                              It's definitely a .... manky smell.


                              I'll do a boil wash with soda crystals next, then one with white vinegar.
                              Last edited by Two_Sheds; 15-05-2009, 06:36 PM.
                              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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