Why Does My Washing Machine Smell
                     Why Does 
My Washing M
achine Smell
 ?
• We use washing machines for laundry purposes i.e. to clean our clothes so that they don’t 
look dirty and others don’t feel weird smell when they come near us. 
• But what if the machine itself gets dirty and some weird smell of rotten egg comes out of 
it? 
• As a renowned plumber Essex we found that there may be several reasons for this smell, 
some of them are:
1.Bacteria:
When you don’t clean you machine occasionally, some bacteria coming right from your 
clothes get stuck in the inner drum of the machine. As their population increase after each 
wash, the smell increases.
2.Soap Scum:
This is more common than the above one, Small particles of the soap get stuck in many parts 
of machine and as time passes they become the reason of egg like smell. This can be 
prevented if you clean the machine and specially the soap/detergent drawer.
3.Poor Drainage:
When something is wrong with your drainage system, it will affect your machine’s hygiene. It 
is often noted that mall pieces of soap get stuck in the drainage pipes. They prevent the water 
to pass through them as well as they become the reason of a bad smell.
4.Water Remains in the Door Seal:
When the machine stops spinning, you take out the semi dry clothes thinking that all the water 
is drained through the drainage pipe. But that is not the case; some water gets stuck in the 
door seal. This water if not cleaned can create molds and bacteria which can be bad for both 
the machine and the clothes you wash in it.
• How to prevent it?
It is obvious that nobody wants to waste his/her time to wash clothes in a dirty machine. 
Machines require some maintenance occasionally in order to give the good result. Always 
clean your machine whenever you feel it is dirty. If you cannot do it then hire someone who 
can. 
Following are some steps tips to clean the smelly washing machine:
• Clean the filter and detergent drawer
• Clean interior drum and the door seal
• Run an empty cycle on the maximum settings 
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