musty damp washing machine

[purplehair]

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?

[joko]

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

[purplehair]

thanks joko!

[antiguru]

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.

[Wonder76]

leave the door slightly open after each wash.

[heathfield]

Some professional advice here