Stagnent Indesit 143S

[rossy]

Hi all,

I have an Indesit 143S. Over the past few day, the washing coming out has not smelled clean, rather a damp smell. Also the inside of the drum smells the same.

Can anyone give me any advice as to how the flush this through and get it back to being fresh?

Thanks for any help.

Rossy

[clivejameson]

Re: Stagnent Indesit 143S

Yes rossy….run a propreitry descaler through it then make sure you do a 90 degree wash at least once a month using a detergent that contains bleach (most do unless they say otherwise)
There’s plenty of information about this problem if you do a search of the forum.

[rossy]

Re: Stagnent Indesit 143S

Thanks Clive.

When you say a descaler……I guess a couple of Calgon tablets will do the trick on an empty wash at 90 degrees?

I will do this tonight if it is correct.

[Goatboy]

Re: Stagnent Indesit 143S

Are you in a hard water area?

Rather than Calgon, I’d use something like this, because Calgon is just a descaler.

Even better would be a detergent containing bleach, like Ariel powder. Powder, not liquid or tabs!

[clivejameson]

Re: Stagnent Indesit 143S

Goatboy wrote:
Calgon is just a descaler.

Calgon is a scale inhibitor…. 😉

[rossy]

Re: Stagnent Indesit 143S

Thanks all……

I will pick some up this lunchtime and run it through tis evening.

Again, thank for the help. 😀

[Goatboy]

Re: Stagnent Indesit 143S

clivejameson wrote:Calgon is a scale inhibitor…. 😉

Tis! Good point! 😀

The problem with your machine rossy, is a build-up of bacteria. Hot washes and detergents containing bleach, are the long-term solutions.

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