Thread Number: 18535
The Not-So-New Washer Smell.... |
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Post# 300667   9/1/2008 at 15:44 (5,687 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 300669 , Reply# 1   9/1/2008 at 15:48 (5,687 days old) by autowasherfreak ()   |   | |
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Running a cycle with bleach or pine sol. Don't know if it will help or not but worth a try. |
Post# 300689 , Reply# 2   9/1/2008 at 17:29 (5,687 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Jamie - if the efforts of your hot water and soap purges are not working - maybe take the top off to see what might be living in the outer cabinet. Good chance that there are years of caked goop, soap, and laundry debris that are stuck to the bottom of the outer cabinet. Now that water has been introduced for the first time since Kennedy was president, the smell is starting to come out full bloom. I recently took advantage of the tub being out of the WO-65, and cleaned the outer tub of the WO-65 and was able to bring back that new washer smell. Ben |
Post# 300697 , Reply# 3   9/1/2008 at 18:29 (5,687 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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If you do clean the inside of the cabinet, take a before and after picture! |
Post# 300764 , Reply# 4   9/2/2008 at 07:20 (5,687 days old) by whirlaway (Hampton Virginia)   |   | |
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Hi! Try a little baking soda,and really hot water.Also it could be a dead rodent some where in the machine.Good luck! |
Post# 300768 , Reply# 5   9/2/2008 at 07:52 (5,687 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 300769 , Reply# 6   9/2/2008 at 07:56 (5,687 days old) by supersurgilator (Indiana)   |   | |
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I was also going to suggest about 1 1/2 cups of bleach to a full tub of hot water. Let it agitate for a few minutes, then let it soak. Continue this for about an hour, then rinse the machine well. |
Post# 300776 , Reply# 7   9/2/2008 at 08:31 (5,687 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 301308 , Reply# 8   9/3/2008 at 22:55 (5,685 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Ok, sooo, upon FINALLY getting those 2 screws surrounding the power cord off... (took 6 drill bits, 1 diamond dust dremel tool bit and 1 dremel grinding wheel...) I was finally able to access the outer tub to see what was making the stench and also to see why the fill is dribbling out and down the back of the machine! The fill appears to bounce back off the metal screen which is still perfectly clear, so I took it out... BAAAAAAAAAD idea!!!!! I tried filling without the screen and the stream bounced back up and poured everywhere! Ok, next I think I'll try extending the the little goose neck closer to the screen. The stench turned out to simply be moldy cardboard: |
Post# 301313 , Reply# 9   9/3/2008 at 23:04 (5,685 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Nice work Jamie... don't ya just HATE stubborn screws? Glad you finally got it. Good luck with the new solenoid!!! |
Post# 301315 , Reply# 10   9/3/2008 at 23:05 (5,685 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 301319 , Reply# 11   9/3/2008 at 23:17 (5,685 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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