Smell from the washing machine

Has it ever happened that an unpleasant smell appeared in the bathroom and after a while it became clear that it was from a washing machine? This phenomenon is quite common. There are several reasons why there is a smell from a washing machine, and there are many ways to deal with this problem.

Unpleasant smell from the washing machine: why did it arise?

Conditionally, we can distinguish the causes of the smell from the washing machine to the operational and technical ones:

• the smell of burning or fused plastics arises because of poor quality assembly, when it has efficiently installed unreliable contacts of connectors on power elements, or malfunctions of one of the nodes;
• it is likely that it smells bad of the washing machine because of the detergent powder, which has certain substances in the composition, and when heated they emit an unpleasant smell;
• the smell of mold in the washing machine can arise as a consequence of improper operation (storage of dirty laundry, poor airing after washing);
• in a washing machine, a musty smell sometimes signals a sewer failure.

How to remove the smell from the washing machine?

Most often, the mistress faces this problem after several years of operation with improper care. If there is a smell in the washing machine, you can resort to the following methods.

1. Always ventilate the machine well after washing. Do not put dirty laundry in it, for this you should use special baskets. It is the storage of dirty laundry that often leads to the appearance in the washing machine of a musty smell.
2. Get another washing powder and drive the machine with him to idle. Set the mode without rinse and spin to the maximum temperature. If the machine can not heat the water to a temperature of 90-95 ° C, the problem in the TEN and without the help of a specialist here is indispensable. Also, on the TEN, scale forms over time. If you do not clean it periodically, then mud, hair, threads begin to settle. Over time, decay processes will take place with a characteristic stench.
3. The source of an unpleasant smell from the washing machine is sometimes a drain hose. Call the wizard and change it to a better one.
4. It happens that the machine is incorrectly connected to the sewer , which provokes stagnation of water and stink as a result. After washing, always check that there is water in the tank.
5. During operation, it is necessary to periodically change the filter. If it is heavily soiled, it will eventually start to smell. It is not necessary to clean yourself, call a specialist on the house and he will do all the work.
6. The smell from the washing machine is sometimes the result of cleaning. You cleared the machine with citric acid and the fetid pieces of dirt began to lag behind. To correct the situation, once again drive the machine in the mode of digestion without spinning.