How to clean a

smelly washing

machine

There's a unpleasant smell

coming from the inside of my

washing machine?

Creating a breeding ground for Bacteria If you always select cool 30°C - 40°C quick-wash programmes and only use Non-Bio detergent, Liquid detergent, Eco-friendly detergents, Low-quality detergents or any other detergent that doesn’t contain Oxygen bleach. This will cause a build up of softener, detergent, dirt and grease creating a breeding ground for Bacteria; very unpleasant smells can form in your washing machine - in turn the unpleasant smells can be transferred to the laundry itself. A build up of dirt, grease and Bacteria will also cause sections of the door seal to turn discoloured and black. Regular 90°C Maintenance washes Two to three times a year, simply wash cotton Tea towels on the Hottest 90°C Wash Programme with the ' Intensive wash and the Extra rinse ' options (if your machine has those functions) with a Biol detergent that contains Oxygen bleach. Alternatively, you can use your normal detergent with two scoops of Oxygen bleach powder additive. These maintenance washes will keep the machine and the outlet hose clean and free from the build-up of softener, detergent, dirt, grease and bacteria. Also, with regular maintenance washes you will considerably prolong the life of your machine. Regularly clean around the door seal with White vinegar. Pull out and clean the Soap drawer with White vinegar, especially the Fabric softener dispenser. Clean the Pump filter. In soft-water areas you only need to use Biological detergent Here in Liverpool we have soft-water; all we need to use is powered Biological detergent that contains Oxygen bleach. The specialised washing machine cleaning products are descaler’s, their only required in hard-water areas where harmful Lime-scale deposits can damage washing machines. Never completely close the door between washes The good advice we always tell our customers, never completely close the washing machine door between washes. When the machine is not in use leaving the door slightly open will enable air to flow around the door seal and inner drum. This should dry the machine out and help to prevent unpleasant smells forming inside your machine. If you don't perform regular maintenance washes you will shorten the life of your machine Apart from your machine smelling unpleasant and the door seal turning discoloured and black; the bigger problem is by not performing regular maintenance washes the rubber seal that protects the drum bearings and the aluminium drum spider that supports the inner drum, will gradually become corroded by a accumulative build up of dirt and grease. As the dirt and grease decays it turns to acid and eats its way through the bearing seal letting water slowly seep into the Bearings, the corrosion will also severely weaken the aluminium in the supporting arms of the drum spider. Too often this will causes the drum bearings to completely fail, or one of the drum spider arms, or all three to break. It's usually fatal to the machine

Oxygen bleach powder additive

Bearing seal