Washing machine making my clothes smell bad
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Over the last week or so, all of our "clean" laundry has started to smell bad. A bit like the smell you get if you leave clothes in a basket too long (still wet) and don't hang them up to dry. I'm now sitting at work with a calendar full of meetings today and wondering how noticable it is to others.
Our washing machine is only about a year old (Bosch Classixx 1200). Should I have used Calgon? Should I try and take it to bits and clean it?
Any advice appreciated.
Our washing machine is only about a year old (Bosch Classixx 1200). Should I have used Calgon? Should I try and take it to bits and clean it?
Any advice appreciated.
Are you sure the clothes were actually washed, could your other half, or yourself in a not very bright moment have taken clothes from dirty wash basket instead of ironing basket and ironed dirty clothes.
Not saying I have ever done said deed, or admitting to having dirty washing bsaket or ironing basket.
Not saying I have ever done said deed, or admitting to having dirty washing bsaket or ironing basket.
We have had that problem too, IIRC it was a problem with the pump of the machine not removing all the water from the drain - this leads to a "fusty" smell for anything that was washed there.
Call out an engineer (I have no idea how my better half fixed ours, but all the washing now smells a lot better)
HTH - if I have
Chris
Call out an engineer (I have no idea how my better half fixed ours, but all the washing now smells a lot better
)HTH - if I have
Chris
Corpulent Tosser said:
Are you sure the clothes were actually washed, could your other half, or yourself in a not very bright moment have taken clothes from dirty wash basket instead of ironing basket and ironed dirty clothes.
Not saying I have ever done said deed, or admitting to having dirty washing bsaket or ironing basket.
My clothes actually smell better after I've worn them for a day at the moment, so I don't think it's that Not saying I have ever done said deed, or admitting to having dirty washing bsaket or ironing basket.
Edited by Codefaster on Monday 18th August 08:42
We've had that problem before. Found that continually using washing liquid, rather than powder, on low temperatures, leads to a build up of bacteria, which causes the smell. If this is the case with you, switch to washing powder, and do a maintenance wash about once a month - empty machine, load of washing powder, on about 90 degrees.
Ours hasn't smelt since we switched to powder. Apparently the liquid doesn't have any bleach in it.
HTH
Mrs G
Ours hasn't smelt since we switched to powder. Apparently the liquid doesn't have any bleach in it.
HTH
Mrs G
Every few months I run my machine on a 90 Degree boil wash, with half a packet of Soda Crystals in (you'll find them in the Washing Power isle in the supermarket)
Every time I do a whites wash I also throw a goodly amount of Soda in
Keeps limescale down and also reduces the smell as far as I can see
Every time I do a whites wash I also throw a goodly amount of Soda in
Keeps limescale down and also reduces the smell as far as I can see
... had that too. Washing machines are home of the 'sock monster' that ellusive litte sod who eats only one sock of a pair and quite happily disgards the remains of the partially ingested ones inside the filters and/or the drum. 90c wash and some washing machine cleaner helps to purge the smell.
michaeljclark said:
Every few months I run my machine on a 90 Degree boil wash, with half a packet of Soda Crystals in (you'll find them in the Washing Power isle in the supermarket)
Every time I do a whites wash I also throw a goodly amount of Soda in
Keeps limescale down and also reduces the smell as far as I can see
You can use a pint of white vinegar and hottest wash as well.Every time I do a whites wash I also throw a goodly amount of Soda in
Keeps limescale down and also reduces the smell as far as I can see
Some great ideas here, thanks for the input. I need to check the drainage tonight as it could be that too (the machine is located right in the middle of the kitched with some distance to the wall).
I'll try some of the ideas above and keep you all posted on progress.
I'll try some of the ideas above and keep you all posted on progress.
Edited by Codefaster on Monday 18th August 09:42
I second the vinegar+hot wash idea, dissolves the detergent residue as well as any limescale. Oddly, it doesn't leave any lasting smell.
m3ser said:
Used to happen to ours when the children were small......usually the little socks that does it
If you stick them in a potato bag, a coarse cotton bag with a drawstring top (99p from Tesco), and put that in the wash, you don't get any escapees.m3ser said:
Used to happen to ours when the children were small......usually the little socks that does it
If you stick them in a potato bag, a coarse cotton bag with a drawstring top (99p from Tesco), and put that in the wash, you don't get any escapees.
Child abuse alert....If you stick them in a potato bag, a coarse cotton bag with a drawstring top (99p from Tesco), and put that in the wash, you don't get any escapees.
oh.....
Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Monday 18th August 11:03
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