Clothes Dryer Smells Like Skunk

My husband dog and i have not been into any contact with a skunk.

Clothes dryer smells like skunk.

After this was completed there has been a skunk smell coming from the dryer. They did not seem to smell when i took them out of the washer and put into the dryer. Air drying may be. The belt broke on the dryer.

Then air dry the clothes. Just wash it empty try bleach or baking soda or vinegar or something. Also if you leave your clothes in the washer too long after they re done they ll start to smell all mildewy. The dryer worked well for the first couple of loads then started to impart a stench that made all my clothes smell like i either got into a fight with a pungent mustelid specifically a skunk or as if i smoke an herb that can be confused for the same which i don t.

The two most likely causes of a dryer that smells like sweat are placing already mildewed clothes in the dryer and long term lint buildup. Materials water ammonia heavy duty laundry detergent hydrogen peroxide baking soda distilled white vinegar. Completely clean your lint trap. We are trying to determine cause of a horrible skunk like smell coming from the dryer.

We then contacted samsung and they recommended running the dryer while disconnected from the. Sometimes though materials can build up and clog your dryer s exhaust system and more steps are necessary. If you re leaving wet clothes in the washer for too long mildew will start to grow and the resulting dank scent will transfer to the dryer when you dry your clothes. I cannot use the dryer tech says that whatever it is is in the drum because the cabinet itself does not smell.

He came back out and could not find the source of the smell after taking it apart. If your dryer smells musty like unwashed clothes the cause is almost always lint from laundry dried previously. You can remove skunk smell from most clothing and fabrics by washing them with a regular laundry detergent mixed with 1 2 cup baking soda in hot water. Any ideas on what is going on.

All the loads before and since then have been fine. As it certainly defeats the purpose of doing laundry to leave your dryer in such a state here are ways to refresh it. You can also try. He replaced the pulley and the belt.

We recently had a repair man come to fix the dryer for loud squeaking noise. Getting rid of dryer odor step 1. Samsung dryer repair now skunk smell. So i am not sure of where the smell is coming from.

For day to day dryer maintenance swiping the fuzzy residue out of lint trap is enough. Ever since the inside of the drum has smelled like skunk and the clothes are now rewashed and line dried.