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Anonymous Posted on Oct 24, 2009

Smelly clothes after washing

I read quite a few of the answers for smelly washers, but I find that it is some (not all) of my clothes and all towels smell musty after drying. The washer itself doesn't smell (we leave the door open after doing laundry). Any ideas?

  • Anonymous Oct 24, 2009

    Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try and let you know how it goes. :)

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Yes musty is actually cooked soap
from the dryer
take a clean just washed towel and put it in the washer alone with no soap
turn on the machine and watch what happens you will see the suds start to form
with this unit, if your using too much soap it will be spun into the cloths and then cooked in the dryer
do one towel load without soap then cut you soap usage way back
anything more than a tablespoon is way to much

remember you bought this unit to save water

1/6 the water 1/6 the soap
and he should be less

Testimonial: "That was definitely the problem. About a tablespoon or liquid detergent on warm and the smell is gone. Thanks :)"

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