Washing machine issue

Moody_mona

Hi all, feel a bit clueless so apologies if anything here is a bit stupid.

I'm getting a foul egg smell from my washing machine during the cycle. I've cleaned the drum, seal, filter and drawer, and from where the smell is coming from, I've concluded it's a pipe issue. I'm not really confident in what to do next. As it happens I have some coming to look at my gas boiler next week, is it appropriate to ask for advice here, are these fields overlapping?

Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Mona

Wearb

It needs to be pulled out and the waste looked at. Also the whole area at its rear. Unless your gas technician is also a plumber, its unlikely he will look at that problem for you.
Plumber or handyman (not a chancer)

sky6

You need to pull it out and first check if there is a dead rodent in there. I came across a similar problem only 6 weeks ago. A Mouse had electrocuted himself across the contacts.
if not that you should still be able to run the Machine a maybe identify where the smell is coming from.

I'd unplug or switch the power off while pulling out the Machine.

Irish Steve

From the sound of it, there is a chance that the outlet pipe from the washing machine doesn't have a trap on it, and there is either gas coming from another section of the outlet (something like a kitchen sink), or if it's going through the wall and over a drain, the smell could be coming from that.

The outflow from the washing machine will most likely be going into a white plastic pipe mounted on the wall, and after a vertical drop of probably 60 Cm, there should be a trap, which will be a 180 degree reversal section of pipe, with the outlet from that reversal going through a turn of 90 degrees and then onward to the drain or join. The outflow from the trap will be at a higher level than the bend at the bottom of the first section, and that is designed to retain a small quantity of water to prevent gas from coming back up the line.

If there's no trap, so only a single 90 degree bend at the bottom of the vertical section, then that will be a strong suspect for gas coming out of the line. One of the problems of modern washing machines is that with the washes now being at much lower temperatures, a residue of soap powder and grease can built up in horizontal sections of pipe, and over time, these can most definitely be the source of smells.