The wife has gone barmy at me for making the washing machine smell like death due to my muddy biking gear. I rinse off as much mud as possible off my shorts when cleaning my bike down, but the W/M stinks! I've used one of those Dr Beckmann cleaners at 90 degrees but it now smells even worse. Any proven fixes you can suggest for me?
Cheers!
New wife?
Vinegar?
Put a clothes peg on her nose?
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New washing machine cheaper than a new wife...
Take the filter out and clean that. Also clean the powder tray
Soak all the stuff first overnight with some detergent, then wash
Let your wife do the washing.. wtf were you thinking operating a woman's machine.
Does other washing now smell like death one washed? If yes cannot help. If no then what is the problem?
Ps New washing machine is definitely cheaper than new wife.
How on earth did you manage to operate a washing machine?
Try a dishwasher tablet through on a hot wash - never done this myself but heard it works
New place to live, get your own gear, wash your own gear.. 😉
Half a litre of urine in the softener compartment will sort it right out.
White goods are the Devils work, just tell her when you need you kit next - sorted.
If you've been using liquitabs, gel or other liquidy-type detergent then stop. Hot wash or two with the cheapest bio POWDER you can get should see it right. And try to use powder instead of the liquid detergent on a regular basis. For some reason if we use only the liquid stuff it always ends up making our machine stink.
2nd 95' with Bio powder. This MUST be done regularly to clean the pipes.
At least it wasn't you roasting her.
spit roast?
Just put mine on now!
Just put mine on now!
Your wife on a spit roast? 🙂
Tell her this is what happens when you do the washing, and what did she expect?
It always turns filthy.
Some men pay good money for this 😉
The washing machine that gets used for the bike kit,that is. 😀
The wm drain / filter is partially blocked
If you've been using liquitabs, gel or other liquidy-type detergent then stop. Hot wash or two with the cheapest bio POWDER you can get should see it right. And try to use powder instead of the liquid detergent on a regular basis. For some reason if we use only the liquid stuff it always ends up making our machine stink.
This - Liquids etc make machines stink. Use powder and it will be gone. Blame the wife NOW for buying the wrong detergent 😈
We have different interpretations of. 'The wife's given me a roasting'
That's a good thing round these parts!!
bleach wash
gives you a chance to make some old towels white again too.
Apologise profusely and tell your wife that since you're clearly not to be trusted, in future you'll leave the washing for her to do 8)
put a dead tramp in the washing machine and blame it in him (or her).
You may need to kill the tramp first though.
I told mrs Ricky to leave my biking gear in the shed after a muddy ride last week so I could brush them down first but she ignored me and told me I was being stupid and soft and a washing machine is for washing clothes and iff washing clothes f£@&s it up then the washing machine isn't good enough therefore we need a new one..........ah right,yes see what you mean 😕
I get told the vacuum and washing machine are power tools.
I wittily retort '**** off.'
Cheers for the suggestions guys! I consider myself told to MTFU!
Tell her to read the small print in the contract
Plumb the old w/m in your garage and buy her a new machine.
keep the door shut
Put the cassette and chain in the dishwasher and put some tyres in the washing machine
The wife's reaction to that will make this one seem ok
Washing machine??? Sorry I dont understand.
yep bio powder instead of liquid, and check the filter.
Has she actually got any proof its your stuff causing it? I bet she puts all kinds of stuff in there, and why would mud smell?
I crashed my car and it's a write off. I'm using the insurance payout to buy a new car AND a new bike. Silver lining and all that jazz.
The missus is none too impressed. 'Maybe you should spend less time buying bikes and more time riding them.'
There are worse situations than smelly washing machines!
Mother-in-law's washing machine smelled bad. She only used it on 30deg quick wash. It had black fur growing inside it.
IME it's the softeners that cause those lovely aromas of some washing machines.
My washing machine still smells the same as the day it was delivered. I use that Dr. Otecker shit that someone else mentioned, about once every two months. I never use softener but I do use the liquid detergent (Sainsbury's own brand). Nothing goes in the draw so the ribbed pipe isn't exposed to anything but water. I dry the tray and the door seal and all its folds thoroughly every wash and leave the door open to air.
Again; it smells like new 3 years down the line, washing eveyday clothing as well as biking loads.
Softener doesn't make any difference to the 'softness' of your clothes, it simply makes them anti-static.
Just my two-penneth.
Edit - And once you've used the stuff, that's it. It just sits in the tank, collecting all of that dirt and muck. Festering. Growing. Becoming self-aware...
You should seriously think about getting your self a garage. I leave my stuff on the garage floor and then when come back its hanging up all clean.
As mentioned above softener is what causes the clogging and smells, not used it in the new machine and still smells new just using powder and an empty wash every now and again. Our machine is used for washing cloth nappies everyday, so if that doesn't make a smell nothing will!
Yup, vinegar works.....been where you are!
What do you do with the vinegar?
Put it on chips mostly
When Mrs BigJohn came home unexpectedly and found these at the spin dry stage
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I would have got off lighter if I'd been on Xhamster.
My wife's washing machine broke down yesterday, but with 2 or 3 goes a day for 6 years I can live with that. I have ordered her a new one from John Lewis, and she asked me if I would like to take the old one into the garden, have a go at fixing it and then it can be kept outdoors for washing dog beds and muddy kit. She got stuck when I pointed out that it might be somewhat inefficient without any plumbing and electrics! I don't know if this fascinating and hilarious anecdote helps the OP in any way but it's the only contribution I have on this topic.
My wife's washing machine
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1/4 of a bottle of Milton's sterilising fluid. It's basically sodium hydroxide. Put it on cotton cycle and if you have an option to select additional rinses, put a couple of extra on. I have done this and it works very well.
BigJohn - MemberWhen Mrs BigJohn came home unexpectedly and found these at the spin dry stage
I would have got off lighter if I'd been on Xhamster.
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@ the greatape...bit slow there. It could of been a great " I'll need a shed to put it in.. " conversation..
Sneak into the attic, and pour five or six bottles of Ribena into your hot water tank. Show your wife the blood red water coming from the shower and taps, explain that the house is haunted, and that what she smells downstairs is just ghosts.
A serious answer, sounds like water is backing up/staying in the machine after use then getting stinky, it's happened to me before. Check your waste pipe is not blocked. Check the non return valve where the waste hose fits into the waste pipe, it's only a flap of rubber. Could also be caused by a dishwasher being run at the same time and the waste pipe not being able to cope with the extra water so it again backs up and stays in the machine. Just washing dirty bike clothes will not cause this problem.
tymbian - I've just had a new 20'x12' garage built in December, so that might be pushing it a bit!
Try stove enameling some bike parts in the kitchen oven if you really want to bring an abrupt end to your relationship 🙂
My wife's washing machine broke down yesterday, but with [b]2 or 3 goes a day for 6 years[/b] I can live with that
Seriously - what the hell are your family doing to generate that much washing? Your leccy bill must be horrendous.
Milton's sterilising fluid. It's basically sodium hydroxide
Hypochlorite, not Hydroxide. It's a bleaching agent, not caustic soda.
Assorted sports, walking dogs, school, nursery, dribbling food down themselves, work uniforms, bedding and so on...
Chuck it out either in a skip, a canal, or just dump it at the end of the road and the council will take it away.
In time you'll meet someone new who'll look after your washing machine properly.
It sounds like your drainage pipe is clogged up with sh*t. And it is going back it the watching machine. I had the same problem and also if it is plumed in to the sink trap you might have to clean that as well.
I think I'll investigate the waste pipe tomorrow, but not until I've been out on the bike for 2-3 hours ;o)
It sounds like your drainage pipe is clogged up with sh*t. And it is going back it the watching machine. I had the same problem and also if it is plumed in to the sink trap you might have to clean that as well.
Don't know why i have posted the same thing twice
What do you do with the vinegar?
stick it where the liquid/powder goes then run a dummy wash cycle...hey presto!
Assorted sports, walking dogs, school, nursery, dribbling food down themselves, work uniforms, bedding and so on...
Even so, 14-21 loads a week seems an awful lot. What was the machine that managed that for 6 years, BTW? Interested for when my current machine needs replacing!
I just fell in a 2 foot deep puddle (fully submerged) so shoes and everything in the wash now, hopefully the missus won't notice
As a biochemist I can reliably inform you that putting biological detergent on at 90 degrees denatures the enzymes (proteins) and effectively means that they don't work!! They will not break down the fat, proteins and carbohydrates that make up your sweat etc. Washing powder is specifically designed to be used at much lower temperatures like 30-50 degrees. Mud and grass are not your problem - sweat and bacteria are!
If you want to clean the washing machine buy some strong bleach - and double check that the pipe isn't blocked (with mud and grass) which seems likely because bacteria love the aerobic conditions in stagnant water in the back of the machine and make a smell when you open the door before you put the washing inside.
But then I'm just a woman.............
(Mrs TiRed)
It was a fairly basic Zanussi from John Lewis. It was recommended om ukwhitegoods.com in its price bracket, although obviously 6 yrs ago.