Why does my water stink and what can I use to make it not stink?
My water comes from a rural water department that gets it’s water straight from the city. My water only seems to stink when I am washing clothes, its an offensive odor, it doesn’t make my clothes stink but I was wondering what I could use to make that smell go away while using my washer…any tips?
does it stink if you run the washer w/o any clothes in it?
if you take a jug, and fill it with the water that runs into your washing machine, does that stink?
if you undo the cold and hot hose, and take water from each of those, does either, or both, or neither stink?
maybe if you do some more testing, it’ll be easier to figure out the answer.
are there any other faucets where the water stinks?
maybe outside?
maybe in your water heater?
if that hasn’t shown you anything, try putting just soap, and no clothes in the washer.
then try just running a wash with nothing in it.
if you want a guess, the washer is old, and something in it’s hoses, is the problem.
or, there’s some dead animal (rat?) that’s caught in it that just won’t wash out.
does it stink if you run the washer w/o any clothes in it?
if you take a jug, and fill it with the water that runs into your washing machine, does that stink?
if you undo the cold and hot hose, and take water from each of those, does either, or both, or neither stink?
maybe if you do some more testing, it’ll be easier to figure out the answer.
are there any other faucets where the water stinks?
maybe outside?
maybe in your water heater?
if that hasn’t shown you anything, try putting just soap, and no clothes in the washer.
then try just running a wash with nothing in it.
if you want a guess, the washer is old, and something in it’s hoses, is the problem.
or, there’s some dead animal (rat?) that’s caught in it that just won’t wash out.
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maybe try a water filter or test your water to see if something is wrong with it
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