Incoming water smells - any ideas what to do?

rebecca, I had nothing but trouble with the clothes having a stale, musty odor. I thought it was the water. I looked on line at several web sites and found that a large number of complaints are about the smell of the clothes after they are cleaned and dried. I called lg and they told me that the odor is from the stale water that lingers on the ruber seal. I am to wipe that seal clean every time and run a empty load with a quarter cup of bleach twice a month. Also, I was told I am only to use the HE detergent. HE is for high efficiency. I did this and the smell is gone!

John
January 2007

I had exactly this issue.
Take a look at U-bend on the outlet and then the pipework to the drain.
Mine blocked and the smells were horrendous!

bigV
August 2005