Musty smelling Washing Machine

[hounddogs]

Why? And how do I cure it? Thanks very much

Have you done a clean with a washing machine cleaner?

Also, leaving the door open for it to dry out between washes helps.

Inspect the seals for mould as well.

Soda crystals (2 mugs worth in powder compartments), hottest longest cycle 1st. Then white vinegar (whole bottle) hottest longest cycle.

Try taking the detergent drawer out and giving it a good scrub; also look inside when you've taken it out, there can be quite a bit of black stuff in there.

Eco balls here, too. Part of the problem is caused by detergent build up. The engineer said we use far too much.

With current low wash temps, you do need the occasional hot empty wash with soda crystals vinegar or bleach to help the machine. Less with eco balls, though.

Do you use powder of liquid detergent? Powder is better for your machine and doesn't gunk it up leading to just smells.
I skoosh bleach in the drum and run it empty on a boil wash with some zoflora in the fabric conditioner drawer, machine smells lovely and clean. Leave the door open to air when you can and scrub the drawer and drawer cavity and it should be like new!

Switch to powders if you're using liquids and leave the door open between washes

A handful of dishwasher tablets with the hottest wash. As recommended by repair man.

I have done all the above and more and mine still stinks! It never used to smell. It gets cleaned regularly, drawer, seals etc and use the washing machine cleaner in it, hot washes, soda crystals, bleach you name it I tried it.
Even done the drain unblocker in case it smell was backing up from kitchen sink drain!

Well I havent tried the dishwasher tablets as I dont have one.

Ooh just seen the vinegar will try that next thanks.

Have you checked the filter? Sometimes there's a build up of fluff/water in there.

Wildernesstips
Yes have done the filter, there was nothing in there, even had something to poke up the pipe as far as possible but nothing there either.
Its a bloody mystery. I really dont want to get another machine as its a good machine otherwise and cost a fair bit when I bought it but seriously considering it.

Have you done zoflora? Maybe try a repair man to take it apart and see where the problem is. There could be a mouldy item trapped and rotting in it! How long has it been a problem?

Pickle
Mine has been a few weeks of trying everything I could think of, might try a repair man. Used to have a 'mature' repair man locally on the insurance but now we get sent young 'teens' (I am sure they must be older but they dont look it!) who are a bit up themselves and cocky. I will try them and hope they find something fixable

I'm getting uncomfortable visions of a slimy, rotting PE sock slithering around in there...