7 Simple Steps Against Bad Smells From Your Washing Machine.
Are there bad odors coming from your washing machine? Do your bath towels smell musty as they come out of the machine?
Follow these 7 simple steps to get rid of these bad smells quickly and get back to a healthy washing machine.
These 7 steps will allow you to maintain your washing machine over the long term and will avoid costly troubleshooting.
1. Run an empty hot cycle
Program a hot cycle, add a glass of white vinegar and two tablespoons of baking soda and run on empty.
2. A sponge on the drum seal
Once the cycle is finished, clean the seal that holds the drum of the mold that forms there, because mold says bad odors.
Sprinkle baking soda on a sponge and soak it in white vinegar. Add a few drops of lemon for an efficient and fast cleaning.
3. Take out the filter and clean it.
The filter in your washing machine surely contains residues, parts and all kinds of little things that prevent the wastewater from washing from flowing properly.
Take out the filter and clean it with a damp sponge to remove all residue.
Warning to remove the filter, follow the instructions in your washing machine manual.
4. Rinse with a short cold cycle
Run a short cycle of cold and empty to rinse your washing machine.
5. Take out the laundry at the end of the cycle
Do not leave any damp laundry in your washing machine, take it out and hang it out at the end of the cycle. The less wet the drum stays, the less odor problems you will have.
On the other hand, by hanging out your laundry at the end of the cycle when it is still hot, you will save time on ironing.
6. Keep the door open between each wash.
To ventilate your machine, keep the door of your washing machine open between each wash.
You will avoid keeping the humidity responsible for mold causing bad odors.
7. Add 1/2 liter of glass of white vinegar once a month
To maintain your washing machine well over the long term and prevent the formation of bad odors, add 1/2 liter of white vinegar to your laundry tub once a month. We explain how to do it here.
If the bad smells persist ...
If the bad smells persist after all this, then the problem is surely with the flow, that is to say the siphon, and not the washing machine.
Before tackling the flow, you can also clean the pump located at the bottom of the machine, passing through the hatch. It is undoubtedly dirty and can also be the source of bad odors.
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