Bad odors of humidity or even sewer or pipe emanate from your washing machine?
Do your bath towels smell musty as they come out of the machine?
Tired of smelly clothes coming out of the washing machine?
So how do you make laundry smell good?
We will explain to you how to clean a dirty washing machine.
Follow these 7 simple steps to get rid of those bad odors quickly.
You will quickly find a healthy washing machine.
These 7 actions will allow you to maintain your washing machine over the long term.
And the good news is that they will save you expensive repairs.
So you have clean laundry that smells good AND you save money. CQFD! Look, it's easy:
To clean your washing machine naturally, follow these tips. No Liquid Calgon Needed!
You can replace it with baking soda and white vinegar.
Program a hot cycle, add a glass of white vinegar and two spoons of baking soda.
Then run your machine empty.
These natural products allow the disinfection of the washing machine.
This simple and economical gesture allows you to clean, disinfect and deodorize your washing machine.
This is the basis for naturally maintaining your washing machine.
Once the cycle is finished, clean the seal that holds the drum of the mold that forms there.
Because who says mold says bad smells.
Sprinkle baking soda on a sponge. And soak it in white vinegar. It will sparkle!
Add a few drops of lemon for effective and quick cleaning.
No more mold and black marks and no more smelly washing machine!
If your machine is smelly, it may be because of the filter.
Your washing machine filter may contain residue.
There are bound to be coins and all sorts of little things stuck.
All this mess prevents the waste water from washing from draining properly.
Suddenly, they stagnate and hello the smell of stagnant water!
Take out the filter and clean it with a damp sponge to remove all the residue.
Warning to remove the filter, follow the instructions in your washing machine manual.
Run a short cycle on cold and empty to rinse your washing machine.
This is an important step to eliminate the last dirt and remove bad odors.
Stop leaving damp laundry in your washing machine.
This is very important to avoid a musty smell in the laundry.
Take it out and lay it out as soon as the cycle is over. The less wet the drum stays, the less bad odor problems you will have.
On the other hand, hang out your laundry at the end of the cycle when it is still hot.
It will be less wrinkled. And you will save time on ironing.
Now you have to ventilate your machine.
Keep your washing machine door open between washes.
You will avoid keeping the humidity responsible for molds that cause bad odors.
Do you want to take good care of your washing machine over the long term?
For the maintenance of your washing machine, no need for Calgon 3 in 1! White vinegar is enough.
White vinegar is known to be an effective deodorizer to remove bad odors.
It is also a recognized powerful descaling agent.
It is therefore an excellent cleaning product for the drum of the washing machine.
Not only does it prevent the formation of bad odors...
But in addition, it also allows the regular descaling of your machine.
And it's very important to descale your washing machine.
Because too much limestone prevents it from working perfectly. Limestone is sometimes the cause of serious breakdowns.
To avoid this, add 1/2 liter of white vinegar to your laundry tub once a month.
Here we explain how to do it.
These tricks are effective for cleaning a stinky washing machine, or the tub of your Bosch, LG, Beko washing machine...
Is there always a bad smell from the drain in the washing machine?
If the bad odors persist after all this, the problem is surely the flow.
That is, the problem is with the siphon, not the washing machine. This is the drain hose of your washing machine.
Before tackling the flow, you can also clean the pump located at the bottom of the machine.
You have to go through the hatch. She's probably dirty. And it can also be the cause of bad smells.
Have you tried these easy grandma's tricks to get rid of bad washing machine smells? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!
