Bad Smell

[emmalee]

My washing machine has started to smell inside the drum, as soon as I noticed it, I put it on a boil wash with bleach, it smelled great then! Couple of normal washes and its back to normal. Its an indesit and only 18 months old, any ideas?

[skyep]

emmalee - Have you checked inside the folds of the door seal/ rubber? Check it out, there may be an accumulation of stuff there. Wipe it all out with a damp cloth & after every future wash. Also, when not in use leave the door slightly open allowing fresh air to circulate.

[stevie-p]

Also try a rince cycle adding conditioner without putting any washing in.
That seems to work for me.

[spanner7853]

I never shut the door on my washing machine as the smell builds up. try leaving it open a little bit and see if the smell disapears.

[RAYMAN]

Unscrew the filter at the Front bottom of the washing machine,its probably full with lint and not allowing the water to fully rinse away.[that is the water you dont see at the bottom of the drum container]this can be a messy operation so have a big towel handy too mop up the spill.

[RAYMAN]

Unscrew the filter at the Front bottom of the washing machine,its probably full with lint and not allowing the water to fully rinse away.[that is the water you dont see at the bottom of the drum container]this can be a messy operation so have a big towel handy too mop up the spill.
PS Put a handfull of ordinary Soda crystals in with your wash.
As skyep says wipe the rubber door seal dry when you have finished your wash as this stops the seal from perishing.

[pingu748]

Ok, assuming that the plumbing is correct ... am i right in thinking you are using a liquid or liqui-tabs ? ... they dont contain any bleach and are a major contributor to smelly machines along with the fact that people are washing at 30 / 40 degrees only these days ... the partially disollved detergent remains behnind, provides agood breeding ground for the bacteria in the machine (from dirty clothes) and they then breed ... hence the smell. To resolve: 1 select the highest temperature possible for the machine 2 place 2x tabs of a bio detergent in the drum with 3-4 items of material you dont really care about (t towles / old t shirts etc) to create agitation of the water and let it run full cycle ... the extra heat & the bleach will break up the gloop to the rear of the machine 7 the bleach will kill off the bacteria in the machine ... repeat 1-2 a month depending on the frequency you use the machine ... but really you should be using a bio detergent as well as non bio / colur / liquid to get the best results.