There was a smell from the laundry after washing

smell of laundry after washing The task of a washing machine is not only to wash dirty laundry, but also to refresh it, eliminating all odors.

But what should you do if one day you take your clothes and clothes out of the drum after washing, and they stink as if they weren’t washed at all? An unpleasant smell is a reason to think about whether you are caring for your machine correctly; in addition, the smell may be the first “bell” that it is broken.

Causes of unpleasant odor

When you take out your laundry and things after washing, you discover an unpleasant odor that persists even after drying, what could be the reason?

Stagnation of waste water in the tank. This is the most common reason why things smell unpleasant, which experts call. If water with powder particles stagnates for a week and is not washed away, then mucus forms at the bottom of the tank. During a new wash, the mucus is mixed with clean water and gets onto the laundry, causing the laundry to smell bad.
Clogged pipes, drain hose and drain filter can also cause an unpleasant odor.
Sewer blockage. Odor can enter the machine through an incorrectly connected drain hose, resulting in a siphon effect.
An unwashed cuvette with powder residues and mold is another reason for the formation of an unpleasant odor. When washing, the cuvette is washed with water, mold particles fall into the drum with the laundry, which smells bad after washing.
Stagnation of water in the drum rubber. After washing, water remains in the hatch cuff, which is a favorable environment for the development of microbes and mold. And if you don’t keep it clean, it’s not surprising that your laundry smells damp after washing.
Poor quality powder and its overdose. As a rule, this reason is identified in cases where the machine is looked after, wiped and cleaned, but the smell still appears. How much powder to pour into the machine – this is important, if it is not washed out, it will remain inside the machine and after some time will begin to emit an unpleasant odor. Try changing the powder; a low-quality product may be the reason that things cannot be washed and they smell unpleasant.

For your information! More often, the problem of odor after washing occurs when the machine is installed in a bathroom that is poorly ventilated, there is always dampness and high humidity.

Ways to eliminate unpleasant odor

To get rid of the unpleasant smell on laundry after washing, you will need to check all possible causes step by step, rinse and clean the machine. Repeatedly washing clothes with powder may not help remove the smell. Therefore, it is necessary to act with certainty.

emergency drain hose Start with something simple - check the drainage filter. In almost all washing machines it is located at the bottom behind a small panel. Open the panel, place a rag, unscrew the filter and take it out for inspection. Wash it with any available detergent, for example Fairy, it will remove the smell well, and then return the filter to its place. You can also drain the water from the tank through the emergency drain hose, which is located next to the filter; perhaps this will help combat the smell of laundry after washing.

If you have never washed a powder cuvette or do it very rarely, then feel free to take it up. It is very easy to get it out of the machine, just press the cuvette holder with your finger, usually an index finger is drawn on the holder.So, press, pull, and the cuvette is in your hands. Now we take a large container with clean water, pour Domestos, Toilet Duckling or any other product, you can even take table vinegar if its smell does not irritate you, and immerse the cuvette in the solution for 3-4 hours.

At this time, you can work on the compartment for the cuvette. To do this you will need a toothbrush and baking soda. Wet the brush with water, dip it in soda and clean everything thoroughly. If the plaque is not removed, apply baking soda to the contaminated areas and leave for 2-3 hours. After the time has passed, you clean and rinse everything again, do not forget to carefully clean the hole into which the water flows. When finished, wipe the compartment with a dry cloth.

For your information! In addition to soda, you can use all the same products as for washing the cuvette itself, the main thing is to rinse everything well.

Return to the cuvette and use a brush or sponge to remove all dirt, mold, and limescale. Thoroughly rinse the powder receptacle with water and wipe it with a dry cloth, and put it in its place.

The next step is to check the sewer system. If the machine is connected in the kitchen, pay attention to how the water drains in the sink; if it is slow, then the siphon may be clogged. And as a result, the laundry smells bad after washing. To remove the blockage, you need to clean the siphon using various detergents and a special cable with a brush.

washing machine cuff As for the drainage system of the machine itself, how to rinse it is written in the article how to clean a washing machine drain hose.

Now let's turn our attention to the hatch cuff. If there is mold on it, then apply a solution of copper sulfate on it for about a day, then wash everything with a cloth.To make sure your laundry does not smell after washing, run a test wash with the addition of 150 g of lemon or a small amount of table vinegar (half a glass). To do this, you need to select a long mode at 90⁰C, and be sure to install an additional rinse. Lemon will not only help eliminate odor, but also remove scale. Table vinegar perfectly removes the smell of dampness. But after it you need to ventilate both the room and the machine itself well.

Advice! Vinegar removes odors not only from the machine; you can try rinsing things with a small amount of vinegar and then drying them in the open air. Vinegar vapors will quickly dissipate.

Preventing machine odors

In order not to have to wash things because of the unpleasant smell of the washing machine and wonder why it appears, it is necessary to take preventive measures to combat such odors.

After each wash, it is necessary to rinse the cuvette and drum cuff and wipe them with a dry cloth.
Keep the hatch door slightly open, especially in the bathroom, so that the drum and tank are well ventilated and dry, otherwise, things will smell damp after washing.
Regularly, at least once a month, you need to wash the drain filter and drain the remaining water from the tank.
Do not store dirty items in the drum behind a closed door until they need to be washed, especially socks, T-shirts and dish towels that smell unpleasant. Such storage is possible only in extreme cases.
At least once a week, run the wash at a temperature of 60⁰C, so that hot water washes away the remaining powder deposited in the tank.
Needed regularly clean and wash the washing machine.

So, if after washing your clothes and laundry smell of something and it’s not powder, then look for the reason in the machine itself. And best of all, don’t neglect the simple rules of caring for it, and then you won’t have to look for the reason why you can’t remove the unpleasant smell from things.