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How to Clean a Washing Machine So Your Towels Stop Smelling Damp

How to Clean a Washing Machine So Your Towels Stop Smelling Damp

If clean laundry comes out smelling faintly of pond, the problem usually isn't your detergent. Here's the full reset: drawer, seal, filter and the hot wash most of us skip.

Lena Hartley·
Why Your Washing Machine Smells — and How to Clean It Properly

Why Your Washing Machine Smells — and How to Clean It Properly

Towels that come out damp-smelling, a grey smear on the door seal, a drawer you'd rather not look in. Here is the full reset, in the order that actually works.

Lena Hartley·
How to Clean a Washing Machine — and Why Your Towels Still Smell Damp

How to Clean a Washing Machine — and Why Your Towels Still Smell Damp

The machine that washes everything else rarely gets washed itself. Here's the twenty-minute routine that clears the smell, plus the three spots almost everyone forgets.

Lena Hartley·
How to Clean a Washing Machine — and Why Your Towels Still Smell Damp

How to Clean a Washing Machine — and Why Your Towels Still Smell Damp

If your laundry comes out smelling faintly of pond, the problem usually isn't your detergent. Here's the full reset, from the rubber seal to the filter you've probably never opened.

Lena Hartley·
How to Clean a Washing Machine So Laundry Stops Smelling Faintly of Nothing Good

How to Clean a Washing Machine So Laundry Stops Smelling Faintly of Nothing Good

If clothes come out of the drum smelling damp rather than fresh, the machine itself is usually the problem. Here is the full clean, in the order that actually works.

Lena Hartley·
The Autumn Bedding Swap: How to Bring Out Winter Duvets Without the Cupboard Smell

The Autumn Bedding Swap: How to Bring Out Winter Duvets Without the Cupboard Smell

That faint stale note when you unfold the winter duvet cover isn't dirt — it's what happened before it went into storage. A calm weekend method for changing over the bed properly.

Lena Hartley·
How to Clean a Washing Machine Properly — Including the Bit Almost Everyone Forgets

How to Clean a Washing Machine Properly — Including the Bit Almost Everyone Forgets

If your clean laundry smells faintly of pond, the problem is almost never the detergent. Here is the monthly routine that fixes a smelly machine, plus the thirty-second habits that stop it coming back.

Lena Hartley·
Putting Summer Bedding Away: The Wash-and-Store Routine That Stops the Musty Smell

Putting Summer Bedding Away: The Wash-and-Store Routine That Stops the Musty Smell

Linen that comes out of storage smelling stale wasn't dirty when it went in — it was slightly damp, or wrapped in the wrong thing. A single careful afternoon in early autumn fixes it for good.

Nora Bellamy·
The Sour Smell in Your Laundry Isn't the Detergent — It's the Machine

The Sour Smell in Your Laundry Isn't the Detergent — It's the Machine

Clean clothes that come out smelling faintly of a damp cellar are almost always telling you something about the drum, not the powder. Here is the monthly reset that fixes it.

Lena Hartley·
Your Washing Machine Needs Washing Too: The Monthly Reset That Fixes Musty Laundry

Your Washing Machine Needs Washing Too: The Monthly Reset That Fixes Musty Laundry

If clean laundry comes out smelling faintly damp and stale, the clothes aren't the problem. A straightforward monthly routine for the machine that washes everything else.

Lena Hartley·