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Washer Dryer smell

  • 30-11-2023 9:41pm
    #1
    Tilly32
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    I have a washer dryer but when I use the dry cycle the laundry has a weird smell from it. It's not horrific but it's definitely not fresh and it drives me nuts! There is no fresh laundry smell after it, the wash cycle is perfect.

    Any suggestions? I don't have the space for two separate machines...



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  • #2
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭10-10-20



    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058325182/washer-dryer-smell

    Hi! The off-smell from clothes on a washing machine is a buildup of slime (bacteria) on the seals and internal surfaces of the unit and it's especially a problem if the unit is used back-to-back and not let dry out and when more lower temperature loads are run.

    A dose of a washing-machine cleaner on a hot (60 degree ) wash will shift it but make sure that you treat and scrub the seals as per the instructions as that's where a lot of this slime resides. Also if you do run a lot of lower temperature loads then try to run a high temperature one on cotton towels every few weeks. It should be less of a problem with a washer-dryer unit, but it's possible that it too isn't fully drying out. Hopefully that resolves it for you.



  • #3
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,039 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    We've gotten this occasionally from cheap washing machine detergent. Hasn't happened in a few years, but it was Aldi or Lidl stuff which it happened with. If what 10-10-20 suggests doesn't work, it might be worth trying a different product.



  • #4
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121440873#Comment_121440873

    That's a good point as we found it worse with some biological washing liquid and not so much with other brands or non-bio. But at that time we also had the added factor of a small child adding to the biological fauna. I do think that swapping the brands around from time to time is good guidance anyway. Same applies for softener.



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