Smelly washing machine

[thobblywighs]

Just that really. Any suggestions as to what I can try? Thanks

[IAMACLANGER]

Ours stinks. No sick kids or toilet training going on. It is 20 years old though. I do the odd 90 degree wash occasionally... but it gets over excited and foam/bubbles come out of the tray - all over the floor!
There was something here recently about vinegar and something... but I can't remember what?

[ilovepowerhoop]

clean out the filter, the dispenser drawer and the bit the drawer fits into (the roof will be covered in black crud - I use bleach spray and an old toothbrush). Clean around the rubber seal. Run a hot wash with a cup of soda crystals and then follow that with a hot wash with vinegar.

[Ultracrepidarian]

Bicarb and white vinegar maybe ours calls for some kind of bleach but it's not bleach can't remember what it is though.

[thobblywighs]

No sicky kids here either but the drawer is full of black crud. I have a day off tomorrow so going to but some soda crystals and give it a good going over. No more smell of drains in my kitchen hopefully!! Maybe I will buy some washing powder too, rather than using liquid.
Thanks all

[CakeUpWall]

Do a maintenance wash every month. After cleaning in & all around the dispenser drawer, and the rubber door seal, run the hottest possible wash with a slurp of bleach. No more smells.

[agnesf]

Don't use Ecover washing liquid. Ours got stinky and mildew with it and now just use Fairy etc and less so. Its down to the amount of chemicals