matt.c
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 posted on 27/9/10 at 09:09 PM |
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Gunk in me washing machine
Tonight i pulled out the draw in the washing machine to find it full of black gunky cr*p. Pipes also look like they have this gunk in them too. Have
had a look about on the net and cant find anything that i can to use to flush the machine out.
Anyone got any ideas how to get my machine back to its former glory?
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l0rd
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 09:18 PM |
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strip it.
Clean it.
That happens when you do not let the washing machine dry out before you close the door, remove and clean the detergent drawer.
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 09:36 PM |
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I would use the dishwasher in future - the detergent is much more effective for cleaning engine components 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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mcerd1
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 09:41 PM |
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its should just scrub off easily one you can get at it...
quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
I would use the dishwasher in future - the detergent is much more effective for cleaning engine components
PMSL 
[Edited on 27/9/2010 by mcerd1]
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stevebubs
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 09:44 PM |
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vinegar and soda crystals
Oust
[Edited on 27/9/10 by stevebubs]
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balidey
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 09:48 PM |
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Boil wash with extra detergent, no clothes then let it thoroughly dry
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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Major Stare
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 10:10 PM |
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Yup, same problem with ours recently. Spoke to an w/m engineer, he said...
No clothes.
Hottest temperature
Longest wash
No conditioner
Ariel tablests in draw
Leave door open afterwards to dry out
Do this every 40(ish) washes
Jon "FISH"
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l0rd
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| posted on 27/9/10 at 10:28 PM |
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Personaly, as soon as the washing finishes, i remove the detergent drawer and clean it up. Let it dry and leave the door open for a couple of days
minimum.
No gung or anything.
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balidey
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 06:40 AM |
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Aren't we a domesticated lot? .......
Or are we just good at covering our mistakes
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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SeaBass
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 06:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
Personaly, as soon as the washing finishes, i remove the detergent drawer and clean it up. Let it dry and leave the door open for a couple of days
minimum.
No gung or anything.
Lol - you don't have kids right?
A couple of days between washes? rofl.
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tony-devon
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 07:33 AM |
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LOL that made me smile too
twice a day in my house
we had problem with the machine stinking of something resembling stagnant water, a load of washing came out smelling worse than when it went in
our problem was its a combined washer dryer, apparantly you need to run the dryer every now and then to heat everything up and dry it out?
so now every weekend I put some old towels from the garage in there, run a top heat wash with just the tablets, no conditioner (oh god Im so hard done
by in my garage) and then 60 minutes of tumble dryer on high
sorted the problem
just due to our machine never being fully dried out
heavy is good, heavy is reliable, and if it breaks, hit them with it
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Nick Skidmore
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 07:49 AM |
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When we moved into our place the appliances were used by previous occupants and built in, the washing machine stank of curry??
This was coming from the door seal which I had replaced and the the guy who did it said it was a combination of using liquid rather than powder
washing stuff and not drying it out.
He said to use the Oxy stuff at least once as the peroxide in it kills the germs that makes the goo and causes smells. He also said 1/2lb of salt on
an empty hot wash was a good descaler.
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Davegtst
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 10:00 AM |
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Ours went very bad a while ago and made our clothes stink when she switched to liquid detergent. Swapped back to tablets and it's back to
normal.
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steve m
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 11:08 AM |
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we clean ou dishwasher and washing machine, on the hottest setting empty with 1/2 cup full of white vinegar
works on furred up kettles as well!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 28/9/10 at 04:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
we clean ou dishwasher and washing machine, on the hottest setting empty with 1/2 cup full of white vinegar
works on furred up kettles as well!
That'd work well for blocked up noses too
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