Smelly Washing Machine!

[Thankyouandgoodnight]

I used to use non-bio liquitabs and the machine did not smell BUT my colours were getting slowly bleached.

So advice from here, I moved on to Ecover non-bio liquid that goes in the drawer as this was the only stuff I could find without bleaching agents / optical brighteners. I use this for colours and bio podwer tablets (go in the drawer) for whites.

I have also done an empty wash at 90 degrees with these powder tablets to get rid of any bacteria etc.

BUT MY MACHINE NOW SMELLS!!!!

Help!!

expat - you are scary!!! (to a disorganised household slut like me!)

my machine stinks so bad i hate opening it to do a load tried lots of stuff to get rid of it and so far nothing has worked.were getting a new one next year and i cant wait!!!! how sad is that

Cup of bicarb on 90 wash
Followed by cup of white vinegar on same cycle

Rids dead skin, grease, lime scale and pong

doesn't it have a filter you could clean out..

Is it just the usual bicarb you buy for baking - in those small pots? How many pots worth do you bung in?

Can't believe there is a thread on here about smelly washing machine! Was just about to post query about it when spotted this thread - will be off to the shops in the morning to get some bicarb and white vinegar!

Please can someone tell me if it's the normal small pot of bicarb that you get for baking with?? Do you put it in the drawer or drum and how much

This is a brilliant thread.

Fabric Conditioner can clog up the drawer, making it go all mouldy and slimy and smelly. The solution is to pull out drawer, clean it thoroughly, look into the space where it goes and clean that thoroughly with bottle brush or toothbrush or similar. Then run the mega hot wash.

Another culprit is things getting stuck in the seal - you can usually wipe that out with a cloth.