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Towels smell bad after a few uses

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hmfair54 · 01/03/2020 20:49

Hi people, hoping I'm posting this in the right place and that someone will have some advice.

Basically title says it all. Does anyone have any tips for getting rid of a damp/musty smell on towels that have only been used a few times since washing? I dry my towels on the heated rail after I've showered or over the bannister if there's no room so they don't lie crumpled on the bathroom floor.

I'm wondering if the washing machine's the issue? I clean it fairly regularly with the dettol machine cleaner and calgon so it should be pretty clean inside, and I'm washing the towels on a 2.5 hour bed and bath cycle. The only thing I can think of is that the machine doesn't go above 60 degrees so I can't do a boil wash?

Any advice would be appreciated!

OP posts:
mencken · 02/03/2020 10:55

use half the recommended amount of liquid/powder - manufacturers want you to waste it.

run the machine monthly empty as hot as it will go (I note yours is only 60 degrees) and watch how much soap builds up!

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