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« on: August 29, 2007, 01:42:04 pm »
Anyone have success getting rid of a BAD odor inside a machine??  Something must have died in the one I'm working on!!!  I cleaned everything out very well, and then went back and used Chlorox Bleach....but it still stinks!! 

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« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2007, 02:48:19 pm »
Scrub with baking soda and let it sit.  Any chance you have something inside the tub & shell?
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« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2007, 08:33:27 am »
It may be "an old wive's tale," but my Grandma said if you take a pan of vinegar and let it sit where there is a stink, it will take it away.
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« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2007, 04:12:27 pm »
Regular white vinegar is great to get rid of smells unless it is in the insulation that should take it out.
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« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2007, 06:55:34 pm »
I always run a box of baking soda , the kind that you open each side  , Keeps the machine pretty fresh.  smile
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« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2007, 12:09:39 pm »
like stated above it may come from the insulation. Metal should not harbor odor especially once cleaned w/ bleach
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