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Thread Number: 79602
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
Clothes stink, not washer. |
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Post# 1035022 , Reply# 1 6/10/2019 at 18:56 (1,781 days old) by thomasortega  (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Wash them with pine sol or lysol. Don't use fabric softener If they're white, use bleach Always use the hottest water the fabric can stand. Some fabrics are made of "Chinesium", over time they will stink, no matter what you do. | ||
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Post# 1035029 , Reply# 2 6/10/2019 at 19:15 (1,781 days old) by imperial70 (MA USA) |
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Can Pine Glo be substituted for pine sol. I tried searching and everything comes up pine sol for laundry. The reason I ask is I like pine glo and it also kills nasties. :-) | ||
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Post# 1035030 , Reply# 3 6/10/2019 at 19:25 (1,781 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1035034 , Reply# 4 6/10/2019 at 19:42 (1,781 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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maybe tell us exactly what your current washing procedure is....
most likely cold washes and cheap detergent.... never recommended to let them sit in the machine for long periods before drying them... 30 to 60 minute soaks can help at times too... nothing special really needs done....just the basics will work great a good detergent, plus a few additives if needed: bleach, borax, ammonia, washing soda, color safe bleach, peroxide Lestoil is really good, but mainly used for greasy work clothes... softener if so desired, first diluting the whole bottle 50/50 with water... | ||
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Post# 1035043 , Reply# 5 6/10/2019 at 20:30 (1,781 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1035049 , Reply# 7 6/10/2019 at 22:30 (1,780 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI) |
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Sounds Like Detergent Residue | ||
| Post# 1035050 , Reply# 8 6/10/2019 at 22:35 (1,780 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
 I also have this problem with T-shirts that I use for lawn mowing and cardio workouts. After a few months I just toss them. Nothing I have tried (including liquid bleach) has been able to salvage them.
I believe the problem comes from letting them sit instead of washing them immediately. But that can't be helped as I'm not going to wash tiny loads every day or every other day.
I've thought about filling a bucket with detergent water and adding them to the bucket to soak before their regular weekly washing but have never gotten around to actually trying it.
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| Post# 1035053 , Reply# 9 6/10/2019 at 22:50 (1,780 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California) | ||
 This is why I was so upset when they stopped making Wisk. That stuff was great for removing odors. I'm on my last bottle of it. However I did notice that Lysol makes a laundry sanitizer for situations like this. You use it in the rinse cycle and its supposed to kill bacteria. I haven't tried it but the reviews I've seen online are pretty good. Might be worth a try! | ||
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Post# 1035061 , Reply# 10 6/11/2019 at 04:20 (1,780 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany) |
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At first you should find out what the reason for the bad smell is.
If it`s because of odor causing bacteria the smell would be rather sour like an old dish cloth or cleaning rag that has been sitting wet for too long. Remedy is simple, anything that destroys germs like hot water over 150° F, bleach or quat based laundry sanitizers will work. If the smell comes from a build up of not completely removed or redeposited body oils, dead skin cells and so on then it`s gonna be way more challenging. The smell would be rather musty or like rancid fat or even like vomit if it`s really bad. The reason for this is usually not using enough detergent over a longer period of time and once it`s there it`s very hard to get it out again. A combination of a heavy dose of detergent along with washing soda and oxygen bleach in hot water might help after several washes but is also hard on colors. Never tried ammonia myself but it is a very powerful degreaser so it might be worth a try. | ||
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Post# 1035079 , Reply# 11 6/11/2019 at 11:01 (1,780 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose) |
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I have this same problem....
.....with my Jockey brand "classic" briefs. I wash them in warm water with ALL "free" (no scent or color) and bleach. They smell fine out of the washer. The smell fine after line drying. Then, after they are put away in the drawer, they begin to reek within hours. I liken the smell to "baby poop". T-shirts and socks washed with these items do not have this issue - just the briefs.
I thought maybe it had something to do with the bleach so I didn't use bleach this last washday and still, they smell horrible. I never had this issue with Hanes brand briefs so perhaps it IS the lousy fabric that is used or the elastic or....??? I used to use HOT water for whites but it is VERY hard on the elastic so I switched to warm water washes. | ||
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Post# 1035085 , Reply# 13 6/11/2019 at 12:06 (1,780 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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... my water heater is set just a little warmer than I need to shower.What temperature is that exactly? Check it with a thermometer at that sink when it has run to maximum temperature. I started with one teaspoon of Tide powder, but have increased to two table spoons which has helped but not eliminated the smell.There's a clue. One teaspoon of detergent is hardly enough. You'll need to take more drastic steps now after the odor has set-in due to accumulation of sweat, skin sebum, and other soils. Hotter water and a stronger dose of detergent, along with trying the suggested additives, to shift those soils out. | ||
| Post# 1035087 , Reply# 15 6/11/2019 at 12:21 (1,780 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
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I've had this problem with my workout T-shirts forever.
Back when I used apartment laundry machines I figured it was due to the short cycles.
When I bought a house and got my own top-loader I doubled-down on the Tide and used longer cycles including soak cycles and extra rinse. Still the problem remained.
Later I got a front-loader with a heater. Even very long wash cycles with lots of detergent didn't solve it.
So that leads me to think that if my sweat-soaked T-shirts are repeatedly allowed to dry without immediate washing they will eventually have this problem no matter what. And I don't leave them wadded up in a hamper or basket, I always lay them out to dry when I take them out of my gym bag. | ||
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Post# 1035170 , Reply# 17 6/12/2019 at 14:55 (1,779 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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| Post# 1035184 , Reply# 18 6/12/2019 at 18:16 (1,779 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
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I think your SQFL has around the same capacity as my Maytag Neptune. I usually use 1/4 cup of Tide HE powder...however I will use up to twice that amount for really dirty loads or a load that has an item with a stain.
If I use a 1/2 cup there are quite a bit of suds in the final rinse. I have no detergent allergies and don't worry about it. | ||
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Post# 1035186 , Reply# 19 6/12/2019 at 18:30 (1,779 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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If you are going to buy ammonia, buy the clear, not the sudsy ammonia. | ||
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Post# 1035216 , Reply# 20 6/13/2019 at 06:58 (1,778 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 I use ordinary Lysol cleaner that kills 99.9% of germs in my colored scrubs when I've had a patient with nasty infection. I have been doing this for 21 years with no problems fading. I have a Miele FL and Asko FL. I pour a little more than 1/4 cup of Lysol in the drawer when I start the machine. There's also the brown bottle of Lysol but that stuff smells like a doctor's office. The lemon scent or fresh scent works fine with my Tide botanical garden pods. | ||
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Post# 1035219 , Reply# 22 6/13/2019 at 07:50 (1,778 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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5 rinses with 1 tsp of detergent? Surely not, LOL. That being said, I have fairly hard well-water. I use the stated dosage of any detergent for a medium+ to large load ... 1/4 cup (4 tbsp) of Persil liquid, 5 to 7 tbsp of Cheer powder or Tide powder ... plus 2 to 3 tbsp of STPP. Less, of course, for small to mini loads. Very little sudsing, no odors in my clothes or washers. | ||
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Post# 1035220 , Reply# 23 6/13/2019 at 08:33 (1,778 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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