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musty damp washing machine
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Why dies my mum's 6 month old washing machine smell all damp and musty inside? Is there anything she can do to make it go?
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have you cleaned out the filter? all the fibres caught in there may be going mouldy.
empty that then put the machine on a quick hot cycle, with some powder etc in, but empty, this will give it a good rinse through.
if its still there, you could try a spray bottle of bleach and blitz the interior - but be sure to do a empty cycle before use - otherwise you may get bleach patches on your clothes
another thing could be the door seal - sometime icky stuff collects there in the folds - give that a wipe over
empty that then put the machine on a quick hot cycle, with some powder etc in, but empty, this will give it a good rinse through.
if its still there, you could try a spray bottle of bleach and blitz the interior - but be sure to do a empty cycle before use - otherwise you may get bleach patches on your clothes
another thing could be the door seal - sometime icky stuff collects there in the folds - give that a wipe over
This often happens because tidy folk carefully close the door when they�ve taken the washing out, especially if it�s in the middle of a busy kitchen. Most manufacturers advise you to leave the door open for a bit to dry the drum out and this will help your Mum stop the smell reappearing. 10 mins each time will help.
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