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Re: AEG Washer Dryer L75480WD smells of gasoline

Hi everyone – happy to inform you that the smell has finally gone so I am happy now. So if anyone else has this problem with a new purchase my advice is to stick with it as the smell does eventually go and, as I said previously, it does not affect the washing which you are drying so it must be in the venting somewhere. Thanks again everyone.

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Re: AEG Washer Dryer L75480WD smells of gasoline

Will certainly let you know how I get on. Wonder if the original poster has still got the problem???

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Re: AEG Washer Dryer L75480WD smells of gasoline

Thanks for replies – will give it another week or so and, if the smell does not diminish, I will contact AEG. It does not seem to affect the laundry too much but it sure makes the atmosphere yukky!!!

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Re: AEG Washer Dryer L75480WD smells of gasoline

Have done at least a dozen cottons/full heat to bone-dry and the smell is still very pungent.

ToniT

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Re: AEG Washer Dryer L75480WD smells of gasoline

I recently purchased this model, or rather it was a replacement for a faulty LG W/D under my warranty,and have now been using the machine for both washing and drying and the ‘gasoline’ smell when using the dryer does not seem to be disipating at all. I am very glad that the machine is in my small utility room rather than the kitchen where we installed the previous machine otherwise the whole house would smell awfully when the dryer was running.

I have tried running the initial boil wash with no laundry in the machine and have run the ‘CLEAN’ program several times now but the smell does not go away.

Does anyone have any suggestions.

I am beginning to wonder if any manufacturer makes a machine without inherent problems that we have to learn to live with 🙁
Cheers.
ToniT

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Re: Soft Rinse dispensed with soap or rinse water???

I really am grateful to all you gents for your time and input. I consider myself pretty resourceful and my husband, who was a motor engineer, is usually able to diagnose and solve most mechanical problems but this has us both scratching our heads. Having tried all sorts of techniques to no avail, I have now bought a new AEG Washer Dryer – am using the same Fabric Conditioner and amounts – and the machine has worked perfectly without any problem of taking the conditioner too early. I will now sell on the LG, advising the new owner of it’s quirks, and wave goodbye to an extremely frustrating episode. Many thanks again to everyone. ToniT.

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Re: Soft Rinse dispensed with soap or rinse water???

Hi again Specialist01269 – the machine is no longer within Warranty and LG have disowned it as far as this and another problem, with the dryer vents clogging up with lint,are concerned. They just deny that there is any ‘known fault’ with this model. Yesterday my hubby took the dryer fan and vent apart to clean the blockage out for a third time in two years (had engineers to it three times now and the third time the guy didn’t know what he was doing and left the machine blocked)and whilst it was out of action I took the dispenser drawer to the sink and filled the conditioner compartment with water to the ‘Max’ level and, no matter how I moved the drawer, the water stayed in the compartment. As soon as I put a little extra water in to take it over the ‘Max’ line it began to syphon. This leads me and my hubby to think that, even though a new drawer and water inlet assembly were fitted some time ago under warranty with no effect, there is still a fault with either the design of the drawer or, more likely, a fault with the water inlet allowing water to flow or overflow into the conditioner before the correct part of the program.
I really am so frustrated that LG can deny all responsibility for faults such as this and it is now down to my extended warranty cover to pick up the tab. Cheers again everyone.

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Re: Soft Rinse dispensed with soap or rinse water???

Hi helo_75 – how would that alter things? and do you mean the nozzle that is part of the drawer (grey on my machine) or the nozzle part of the blue indicator piece that clips onto the drawer?

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Re: Soft Rinse dispensed with soap or rinse water???

Hi kwatt – thanks again for that. I understand what you are saying here. Perhaps the syphon method of dispensing needs some tweeking to take account of all the variations in conditioner consistencies. Unfortunately I am unable to try different brands of conditioner as I am allergic to perfumes etc so I am stuck with the brand I currently use. This really is such a frustrating design anomoly especially when it was present in a previous machine and other people experience the same with their machines. Cheers. ToniT

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Re: Soft Rinse dispensed with soap or rinse water???

Thanks for your replies everyone. To Specialist01269 – thanks for your input. Tried slowly putting very little softrinse in and even then sometimes I can see the softrinse draining out as I am putting it into the drawer compartment and it has even run directly out of the drawer, down the side of the machine and onto the floor. Also, I think the engineer fitted a PCB, an NTC sensor, a thermostat and a harness but none of this had any effect. With all due respect I quite honestly feel that a ‘Max’ indicator is surely for the user to observe not the water and I rarely fill anywhere near that level. Some say don’t use the thick gloopy brands and some say don’t use the thin runny stuff. LG says there is no problem but I have spoken with others who have the same problem with their machines and have given up trying to use softrinse altogether. They just use the 2-in-1 combo washing products. Thanks again everyone.

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