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How can i remove smells from my washing Hotpoint BWM 129machine?

We have an integral hotpoint bwm129 and we have an awful bacterial smell in the machine. Even with fabric conditioner the clothes are tainted. I suspect stagnant water in the pipe as it has been plumbed into the sink waste and the level of this is higher than the pipe. I checked the pump housing and found traces of fungal jelly. We regularly put cleaning tablets through it to no avail.

Paul Irvine
May 2013
We had a very bad smell from our W/mc - it was drain related - go outside the house and look for a drain inspection pit - lift the cover and look inside.

The machine drains into a a vertical pipe that seems to have no water trap in it and this allowed the smell to come into the house and the washer. I think there are regulations about the drain hose - having to be higher than the centre of the drum - to prevent siphoning back into the machine.

I tend to run my machine on the warmer programmes to kill-off any bugs in the pipes - some people use vinegar as a cleaning agent.

Follow your nose and get to the bottom of it.

Good luck...

Peccavi
May 2013
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