Smelly Clothes After Washing
Hiya
We have a Idesit washing machine .. not sure of model but it has this on it.. WIXL163.
The actual machine works fine but our clothes always have a stagnant smell to them when we take them out the machine. The clothes are not left in there, we take them out straight away. We use softener but it makes no difference.
I am at a loss as to why this is hence joining this forum in the hope that some one has an answer.
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Indesit WIXL163 clothes smelled stagnant after washing
- The problem
- An Indesit washing machine, model WIXL163, washed normally but clothes came out with a stagnant smell even when removed straight away. Fabric softener made no difference.
- Likely cause
- Build-up of black residue in the hose from the drum to the pump, consistent with internal contamination causing odours.
- What fixed it
- The hose leading from the drum to the pump was cleaned out after access was gained from underneath. The poster also intended to run a hot boil wash with sterilisation tablets. The cleaning of the contaminated hose was the only repair action clearly reported; the result after the boil wash was not separately confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Confirmed the machine was otherwise working normally
- Accessed the water pump area by laying the machine on its side
- Inspected the hose from the drum to the pump
- Found the hose thick with black residue
- Cleaned out the residue from the hose
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Sterilisation tablets
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
2 Answers
Thanks for the update: As you say this common problem has been discussed a lot on the forums but I have a special article on it here - How to keep washing machine clean inside
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I think I've solved the problem. I did look at other threads on here and there seemed to be a lot of finger pointing at clogged outlets etc.
Anyhow I took the machine out, turned it on its side to access the water pump. Basically the hose leading from the drum to the pump was thick with black stuff.
Cleaned it out, gonna run a boil wash with some sterilization tablets through it and see how it goes.
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