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Thread Number: 67895
/ Tag: Twin-Tub Washers
Hoover twin tub washer with a strange smell |
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| Post# 905948 , Reply# 1 11/8/2016 at 01:14 (2,720 days old) by BigWashingDayAU (Gold Coast, QLD, Australia) | ||
That Smell.
Hi Gary,
Ew, I know the smell you are talking about. One of mine has that, I think it may be due from when it sit's for a long period's and that smell absorbs into the plastic from some water and build up in the various pump hoses. Is your's a plastic or SS Tub? I generally found regular hot washing with a good fragrant detergent usually eradicates this smell. But if it's not used once a week or so, it quickly builds back up. But your suggestion to let it sit with hot water cannot do it any harm.I would use a good fragrant powder (just my choice), also I personally wouldn't fill the spinner up just from the load on the motor that will be required pumping it all out (Just to preserve the motor), but that's entirely up to you. Hope that helps, Cheers, Adam. | ||
| Post# 906437 , Reply# 3 11/11/2016 at 01:33 (2,717 days old) by mikel64 (Vancouver) | ||
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| Post# 906493 , Reply# 4 11/11/2016 at 07:57 (2,716 days old) by barcoboy (Canada) | ||
One other thing you might want to check is to see if something went over the spin can and is sitting in the bottom of the spin tub. When I got my twin tub a few years ago, while checking it out, I pushed the spin can from side to side, and found an old sock sitting in the bottom of the tub. I can't remember how I got it out... I think a bit of disassembly was required, or I used a long flat screwdriver/pry-bar to fish it out.
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Post# 906495 , Reply# 5 11/11/2016 at 08:25 (2,716 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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sometimes you will have better results with sprays like bathroom or kitchen cleaner with bleach, or a mold/mildew remover....
these are more to the task of removing stains and mildew issues than plain bleach...some are specific for deep root issues may be a bit difficult, but you want to get all inside that spin can area, and up under the rim...spray, soak, and then rinse...some scrubbing may help too! works wonders for HE machines with those issues.... worst case is to use a heavy dose of chlorine powder, like what is used for pools | ||
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