I have two of these that I use for gym towels, but they are retaining bacteria and smell after following the washing instructions. Any ideas?
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I have not had this problem, with these towels, but I have with dish towels. Try a splash of vinegar in your washing machine.
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I have an HE and I use this one. No issues. The best thing about SA8 is that your towels will never have that left-in- the -washer- too- long smell ever again.
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I have several of them and, As per the instructions, I washed them before I started to use them. I think they becomemore absorbent after they are washed. they are great and Very absorbant. they shed quite a lot when first washed.
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Oh,dear! Sorry to hear that. I wash mine by hand. Perhaps, you need to buy a new one?
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mine had an odor that disappeared in a few hours. try using some mild soap and water and air dry
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Never had that problem. Check what you are washing them with or your dishwasher soap.
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I washed before I used and did not notice any unusual smell. Also after reading your question, I went and smell them. I still did not notice anything.
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they are so stinky. I aired them out and now the little one doesn't smell but the big one still does. Any suggestions? My friend ordered the same thing and it doesn't smell. I threw away the box so I am having a hard time finding one to ship it back in.
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I let mine air out for a couple days after washing really well. Smell goes away after a while.
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My mattress pad never smelled at all! I am sorry that yours does. I am guessing you have washed it and the smell is still there?! I would tell Amazon about it and get them to replace it with another one. NO reason at all for the smell to linger......
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I get that occasionally too and I just do a wash with the Charlie's Liquid Laundry Soap at a higher temp and it usually takes care of the issue. You can also use some vinegar in the wash as I have heard that helps too. You can also go to www.charliesoap.com and they have a huge QA section that will answer most of your questions or you can email them as they are very good at getting back to you quickly.
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I did. They recommend dry cleaning which I object to. I have washed it on gentle cold water settings using a Maytag machine. I air dry them when they are done washing. The only problem is the label they have glued on.
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I did not have an odor problem with mine, maybe there is something wrong with yours? I am thinking you are talking about something like that new shower curtain smell; I wash those or spread them on the back porch a couple of days to get rid of that....
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We have not expierenced this problem. Have them on deep mattress and have washed many times and they are holding up very well.
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I didn't " wash " the ones we use, but I kinda rinse every often and that didn't happen certainty. Maybe the warm, too warm water was the problem, guessing here, but I don't see a problem ( I know not the issue ) working with the white material alone.
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That's odd! I routinely wash mine in the washing machine with hot water and a gentle detergent and haven't yet encountered that problem. You could try a hot wash with a mix of 1/3 bleach and 2/3 water or try a but if vinegar in the wash. Those might help with smell, just make sure to do an extra rinse cycle with both. Also try line drying in sun??
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Probably because this washing machine is a piece of crap...sorry I don't know what it is, but it doesn't really wash my clothes, so the smell is probably just buildup from all of the dirty clothing. Maybe try running an empty cycle to clear it out?