My LG front loading washer smells like wet clothes that have been in the washer for months? Musty smell?washer overnight? Strong smell of musty old clothes

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Find out where your filter is; it is at the end of the thick hose coming down from the bottom of your tub; open up and clean out. Another possibility is there could be something stuck in your drum, feel if you could locate it. Next clean out the hoses in machine. After all this flush out with a hot wash, without clothes. People shd ask the serviceman where the filter is. If he knows that is.......................It gives you the biggest problem if you dont check.

LGs have a design flaw with one of their door seals (permanent stink); you have to surf on this site. They have a new seal which you have to fix, your dealer might know abt this.......if i have some time i may get back to you.....

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You might check the water inlet valve on the back of the machine where the water hooks up. There should be a blue plastic water valve. remove the water hose on both sides hot and cold. At the blue water inlet valve inside the connector there are small filtering screens (similar to an areator valve on your sink faucet) They may be clogged by sediment and this would cause your low water issue and possibly the smell. Simply pull out the screens with a pair of needle nosed pliers and replace. Hope this helped

Dave

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Clean th filter in the front of tha machine. Than take an OLD towel and run a hot wash with chlorox.
After that you run it again with vinegar and that should relief your problem.
i have an LG too.

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Guru - with all due respect - it's very uncommon for a boot to be torn. If there was a tear in the rubber you'd be able to see the hole. If you call for service the technician may come and simply twist the door to make the bottom make better contact against the gasket because liquid detergent changes the surface tension of water to cause easier leaking. Try using less detergent or switching to HE in powder form to see if you can stop the leaking. OR- intermittent leaking can be caused by a suds-lock forcing a little water out the stand-pipe. It is a good idea to start the washer with no clothing (in the washer) to see if suds form.

Musty smells are almost invariably caused by overuse of detergent or using fabric softener - at all. Go to www.smellywasher.com to read the blog page on what causes washing machine smell and towel mildew odor.

Paul Flynn / smellywasher.com

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Hi,

This is a common problem with front load washers, there are a few things you can do.

1. Use a washer cleaning product such as Afresh. It is available in most large supermarkets and all appliance stores where I am.

2. Make sure you are using the proper amount of additives, some detergents or fabric softeners have processed animal products in them that can cause bacterial growth in the residue left if too much is used.

3. If you do not already, start doing a hot wash occasionally, this will help rinse out any build up of additive residue.

4. Leave the door open to allow the interior of the washer to dry completely.

Let me know if this helps or if you have any more questions.