Sewage Smell Sign of FL Washer Spider Corrosion?

[jamiel]

Before we started living together my husband did his laundry in a cheap TL washer with cool water and cheap detergent---I noticed that things once he moved in stank...after washing with some serious detergent and temperature all was well. Every so often I'll find something that's been put away (we're in a big purge mode cleaning out 12 years of accumulated stuff) that has that stink---a good hot wash or two will set it right.

 

[littlegreeny]

Hot Washes

I agree hot washes really make a difference! There was one time her towels stunk and it was during a time they were using Dreft. The smell disappeared when they switched back to the Costco All liquid.

My own towels are colored and we have a terrible Frigidaire that only allows the hottest wash to be 100F. I use Tide free powder on my towels and they have no smell other than just smelling clean. I too struggled with an off odor in my towels before but switching to the powdered Tide took care of that.

 

[appnut]

Well, "in the old days", you had Hot, Medium, and Warm. Medium target temp was about 120. I remember the LK/WP 33" combos when set to Medium, would fill with warm water and the heater come on and heat the water to 120.

 

[maytag85]

All the temperatures are built into my 1963 Whirlpool washer, and cycle #4 is the only cold water wash and the rest are only hot or medium/warm. I wash most things on cycle #3 since that’s a warm wash despite it saying medium.

 

[combo52]

Hot, Medium, Warm and Cold On A 1963 WP Washer

Hi Sean, medium should be much warmer than warm, have you checked what the different temperatures actually are with a thermometer ?

 

John

 

[maytag85]

Reply #43

I will have to check what the actual medium temperature is like on my ‘63 Whirlpool washer one of these days.