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Count Steer wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 10:44 am There are a number of products that are used to do washing machine regular cleaning cycles on high temp wash. Dettol make one and another is something like Dr Oertker (?). Our local Sainsbury's stocks them.

The problem is caused by low temperature washing, constantly doing washes at 30º or 40º.

In the absence of those products (we use 'em monthly I think) - run an empty machine, with washing powder/liquid and a water softener tablet if you've got 'em at the highest temperature on a decent length cycle. We occasionally do that too. (I'll check with my 'washing machine technician'. ).

Also, check the trap/drain thing at the bottom of the machine. Might be some crut in there.

Noggin wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 1:53 pm

Count Steer wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 10:44 am There are a number of products that are used to do washing machine regular cleaning cycles on high temp wash. Dettol make one and another is something like Dr Oertker (?). Our local Sainsbury's stocks them.

The problem is caused by low temperature washing, constantly doing washes at 30º or 40º.

In the absence of those products (we use 'em monthly I think) - run an empty machine, with washing powder/liquid and a water softener tablet if you've got 'em at the highest temperature on a decent length cycle. We occasionally do that too. (I'll check with my 'washing machine technician'. ).

Also, check the trap/drain thing at the bottom of the machine. Might be some crut in there.

I generally use 40 degrees for clothes, but sheets and towels at 60 - so it gets at least one hot wash each week (never had an issue with the old machine but I'd had that from new and never had animal hair to deal with ). But I don't know what the previous tenants did !!

I'll have a go at a hot empty wash and check the trap thingy

Jody wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 2:19 pm I have a small dishwasher in my apartment in Courchevel.

I've literally, never switched it on, even when there was two of us living there !!

Count Steer wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 2:11 pm
I've checked with Wozzy Tech and she does a 90º cycle once a month with water softener only and a Dettol type cleanse every 3 months. We never use 'biological' washing powders/liquids either.

I'd say check the trap, pull out the dispenser and give it a wash and, ASAP, get a bottle of the machine cleaner. Dettol and Dr Beckmann (not Dr Oetker I think that's biscuits, pizza etc) work Bosch and others do them too.

Count Steer wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 3:26 pm Oh...and if you do open the trap thingy at the bottom, try and get a tray under it and just crack it open a little to start with. (He says with the voice of bitter experience ).