Bad smell from the washer? I was told to use bleach and hot water and let it turn for a whole cycle, can I do that?
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Run a small load of hot water with no clothes. Add a cup of half baking soda and half distilled white vinegar to the load. If this seems to have an effect but the smell still lingers, do the same with a cup of bleach instead of vinegar and baking soda. Run a final load of just hot water. After the load, leave the machine's door open and allow the washer to dry completely. These remedies clean the buildup of dirt, detergent and water residue that collect in the drum, which emits a musty odor easily mistaken for sewage. Do this occasionally (every 3 or 4 months depend on how often you use your washer) Always leave the cover nearly open after each use to let the air circulate to remove water in the drain when you are not using the washer.
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I turn mines inside out and hand wash it in the tub with soap and water and let it hang dry. I'm sure you can probably do the washer machine as well, but that's the way I prefer to do it.
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I throw mine in the wash on the hand wash cycle. No problems at all. I have a front load.
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Were you using a little bleach to clean it? If so and the oders remain, then in a cup, try using a little baking soda and viniger, swish it around in it, you can let it soak if needed, then rince it well, if the smells stry in it after that, then my guess is its defective and I'd try sending it back for a replacement.
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I've been using Cheer Free for years. The Smelly Washer got rid of the mildew smell in my washer for about two weeks and now it's back. I leave the washer door wide open and remove the detergent tray after using it..... The odor seems to creep back up no matter what I do.
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Dry clean is the best bet ,it is very large and won't fit in most washers. Works great if your using it for really cold weather but really hot otherwise.
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I have spot cleaned it and the stain came right out. For the price, I would try to wash it in a front load washer on the gentle cycle.
689940
I had this problem. Most likely, you put the wrong washers in the different parts of the hook up. Switch the washer in the bottom parts around. They may be backwards as well.
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It must be... because that is the way we have been cleaning it with no adverse results! We take it to the laundromat and use the big triple-load washers. Of course the huge dryers help a lot, too. We dry on high temp most of the cycle then switch down to medium temp (if we catch it on time).
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I've the dryer for about a year now. I don't remember there being any real "smell". If there was, it didn't last long and there's no smell now.
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Hi! I wash these at least twice in a row on heavy duty. The first time through I wash them with laundry detergent and some bleach. The second time through I wash them with just detergent. Sometimes I even wash them a third time with just detergent. I don't think my washer smells from it. The only thing I've experienced is that the pads smell if I only wash them once.
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I rinse mine with water and Dawn dish soap and then wash later with Gain and put vinegar in the bleach dispenser cup of my washer. Never had a problem with odor.
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I washed it in my washing machine, let it soak a bit to try to get out the strong rubber odor. Then I let it air dry. It helped a lot!
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You can clean it with a mild bleach and water solution. Wear gloves when doing so. Once the mildew get's out of control, you will just have to replace the unit.
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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?
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I am not certain re: the bleach. If you do I would recommend a good flushing out of unit with fresh water after the application of mild bleach.DJ
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Run it for twenty or thirty minutes outside - it will burn off the residue that is causing the bad smell - then just bring it in and turn it on. For the most part it works very well.