Why my laundry machine has a smell?

Question

After washing, the laundry comes out smelling good, but the machine has some strange smell (it´s not some technical problem, that´s for sure). Why is that and what can be done to prevent it happen?

Answer 1

Try running it using hot water and bleach (no clothes in it) and then after you use it keep the lid open.  The mildew smell comes from not letting the machine dry well inside.  I have a front loader and keep my door ajar all time when I'm not using it.

Answer 2

i have the same & do think it is a mildew type smell. i filled the washer w/cool water as if washing a small load of clothes ...added one cup of bleach to the wash water & allow the machine to go through a cycle NO CLOTHES...WATER & BLEACH ONLY!! this worked for me...odor's gone for a while anyway.

Answer 3

the same thing happened to me and still it keeps happening. i really  dont know how to fix it.