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How do you get bad smells out of your washer and dryer?

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How do you get bad smells out of your washer and dryer?

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  1. Better soap and dryer sheets.


  2. keep the washer door OPEN at all times when not in use.

    there is always a little water remaining in the washer after it done washing, and it ferments in there when the lid is closed.  with the lid open the water will evaporate.

    there is no reason that i know of that a dryer would smell bad.   try using dryer sheets.

    good luck to ya

  3. Wash it!  :p

  4. try baking soda-put a box in there like you do in the fridge.

  5. wash it with a good strong scented detergent :)

  6. Always leave the door slightly ajar.  You might find this UK website helpful:

    http://www.washerhelp.co.uk/usage_2.html...

  7. in the washer add 1 cup of bleach and run it on empty . In the drier put a wet towel with fabric softener , and run it until dry, to avoid any sort of smell never leave wet close for a long period of time in the washer  and dry your clothes right away to avoid that mouldy smell.

  8. If it is moldy smell, I would do the following:

    WASHER: Using HOT water, run a load of old towels (or rags or anything you don't mind getting ruined) through the washing machine along with several cups of bleach and/or white vinegar, a cap full of brown-bottle Lysol, and a cup of baking soda. When the load is done, take one of the rags and carefully wipe out the inside or the washer, paying special attention to places that were not in direct contact with the water. Then run another hot water cycle with the washer empty, especially if you used bleach, to make sure all bleach reside is gone. Finally, leave the lid open or the door cracked after each use, so that air can circulate inside the washer... this should prevent the smell from coming back.

    DRYER: Take one of the clean, damp rags you used above and wipe out the inside of the dryer. Then take the remaining rags (which should smell strongly of bleach/Lysol/vinegar) and run  them through the dryer on the highest setting for at least an hour... until everything is thoroughly dry.  To prevent the smell from coming back, make sure the inside of the dyer is completely dry after each use, or, if possible, leave the door or lid cracked open as with the washer (not possible if the dryer has a light that stays on when the lid/door is open).

    Hope this helps.

  9. Betya have one of the newer HE type washers like the Calypso types or front load types.  I hate them and they make your clothes smell like mold. I bought a set and returned them before the warranty ran out and got a top loader with an agitator. Put "moldy smelling clothes in front load washing machines" in your search engine. You will find that it is a very common problem. The only way to get rid of the smell is if you're lucky enough for it to still be under warranty and you can return it. Otherwise you just have to leave the door open all the time and never leave your clothes in the washer for one second after they wash or they will stink. I really do feel bad for you. This is such a widespead problem. Something needs to be done.

  10. Wash it then run it with baking soda in and your regular soap. Baking soda absorbs odors. You can take an old rag and put baking soda in it and tie or sew it closed then put tha tin the dryer, in the washer you can just add instead of soap or with soap.

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