Aquarius WML760 clearing pump?

[awm]

Hi, I have an Aquarius WML760 washing machine and recently after a cycle there is a bad smell from the machine and on the clothes. I assume the pump needs cleaning but I can't work out where they are. There is a panel at the bottom but I can't get it off completely but when I get it off partly it reveals a red cap which looks as if it's supposed to come off.

I know the image isn't great but does anyone recognise this and how to use it? Am I doing the right thing?

Thanks

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• awm
• 4 Mar 2013
• 1

P.S. I just realised the image is upside down! I don't know why it does that, sorry.

 

[rocks1]

That's not the pump. It's at the back , remove the lower rear white cover , it's a black cup and has a jubilee clip round it. The bad smell will come from the drum. Pull back the door seal and see the crud round it.

 

[awm]

Oh okay...will I ever need to clean the pump though? If so, how do I access it when it's at the back of the machine.

 

[rocks1]

You mean the filter. As explain in my prev post. The pump is at the end of the filter. The only time u touch that is if it gets jammed. The smell is coming from the drum. But you can clean the filter out as explained before.

 

[fidom]

Get some washing soda and put that in on a maximum temperature wash with no washing or just old towels. If you only ever do 40 degree washes you can get a build up of bacterial slime on hidden parts of the machine. A 90 degree wash will kill this bacteria and the washing soda helps remove the slime.

 

[awm]

Good advice, thanks!