Washing Machine Help!?

[lulu1921]

My new machine is driving me up the wall!

My Samsung gave up on me a few months back so I treated myself to a new Hotpoint one but I'm really not getting on with it very well. It's one of these 'Auto-dose' ones and I've read the manual over and over.

I can change the settings so that the 'mL' of the dosing of the conditioner can be changed and I can change the settings so that detergent and conditioner are in use (Some are just detergent/just conditioner)

My dilemma is I'm used to lovely smelling clothes, from the moment I open the door and until I've worn them a few times, this machine gives me NOTHING!!!!

I open the door, NO Smell, even when my clothes dry, NO Smell.

It's starting to grate now so I'm pleading for any tips!

I have descaled, run the hottest wash also.

Help a girl out, I just want to smell laundry :-(

Why would you want to smell the artificial stink on your clothes? Much better to use washing powder and dry outside for fresh smelling laundry. See also those that use scent boosters 🤮 completely unnecessary

amp.theguardian.com/wellness/2023/dec/14/laundry-clothes-expert-guide

“I’m very opposed to fabric softener,” says Richardson. Softeners can trigger allergies in some people, he said. Coating the fabric with conditioner can also reduce an item’s absorbency. This is particularly problematic for items that are designed to absorb moisture, like towels. But it’s equally undesirable for regular clothes.

“We like the absorbency on all our clothes, we just don’t necessarily know it,” Richardson says. When you’re wearing a cotton shirt on a hot day, for example, the cotton absorbs your sweat and brings it to the surface of the shirt, where it dries. “Absorbency keeps us comfortable,” Richardson says.
According to Russell, softener not only reduces the absorbency of the things you’re washing, it can also make them harder to clean in the long run. “People say: ‘All of a sudden my clothes smell rancid!’ And that’s usually fabric softener.” While softener may smell good at first, Russell explains, if you use it every time you wash, the layers of conditioner build up over time and trap dirt and smells.