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DP's washing is smelly

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SheepNoisesOff · 26/03/2013 14:48

I've asked him numerous times to figure out what the problem is and get it sorted, but it has never happened.

DP's washing comes out of the washing machine smelly, and if he hangs it indoors then the whole room starts to smell. It's not the machine; my washing and the children's washing comes out fine. I occasionally clean the machine with vinegar and I'm positive that it's not the machine itself that's the problem. I've washed his clothes myself to make sure it's not that he's forgetting the detergent or something like that, but they still come out stinking. If he puts something else in with his wash (like the children's clothes) then that comes out smelly as well.

I couldn't say exactly how it smells but it does almost smell like there's been no washing detergent put in with his wash. Sour, basically.

Any tips? I can't stand it, he hangs his washing up indoors and then leaves me at home with that horrible sour smell!

OP posts:
PigletJohn · 27/03/2013 01:22

draping wet washing around the house gives a feast to bacteria and moulds.

It's the bacteria I believe that smell worst.

Washing line or tumble drier is what you need.

mathanxiety · 27/03/2013 01:29

Amen to dryer suggestion.

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