WHAT TO DO IF THE WASHING MACHINE SMELLS

Last summer I went to spend a few days with a friend of mine. I notice when I went to put my clothes to wash the machine had a very peculiar smell. She told me she had tried everything to get rid of the horrible smell.

Well if I find a problem I have to try my best to solve it.

1 Cleaned the filter of the machine - please put a big bath towel around the filter, because as soon you open it water comes out gashing very fast.

2 I removed the detergent drawer from the washing machine washed it in the dishwasher

3 Sprayed the drawer slot with vinegar and leave it soaking for a while - if is very dirty soak it in Ace

4 Sprayed the machine rubber with a lot of vinegar and let it soak for 30 minutes, after wiped with kitchen paper and removed all the dirt from it.

5 Cleaned the drain pipe

6 Wiped the slot drawer the best I could, replaced the drawer

DID A SOLUTION OF:

      Mix ¼ a cup of bicarbonate of soda with ¼ a cup of water.

     Add the solution to the machine’s detergent container.

      Pour 2 cups of white vinegar into the drum

7   Run the machine at 90c 

8 Once the machine was finished I clean the rubber  the reason being, if water stays there it will create mould and bad smells

My friend had to keep doing  this process every week for a while until the smell started to fade, Not only the smell went away the gunk around the rubber is starting to disappear  

P.S. I never had that problem, do not know if the reason is because:

A wash my machine at 90c every 2 months

B  Use Non Biologic powder, adding  Ace  to most of my washing and some times I pour 3 table spoons of vinegar to my wash

C When I go on holidays I make sure there is no water inside the washing machine 

D Pour Bleach into the drains 

E It is a must -  the mashine has to be left open at all times