I soaked the part which was caked in limescale in 1 part white vinegar to 2 parts water for around 18 hours and the limescale just brushed off (pic attached). Looking on eBay, most of these parts from used machines had thick limescale on them. I'm not in a hard water area (North West) so the majority of this limescale was likely to be there already. I dont think Calgon going forward will be of much benefit for me.
I've had the rubber parts soaking in soda crystals overnight to soften the gunk on the walls of the corrugated hoses - I dont have any brushes that fit in the hoses to agitate the dirt. They're already smelling better.
The vent hose from the drain pump was slightly blocked so things weren't optimal in there, hopefully it will be better now. Not sure how it got blocked if its just for air?!
The hose with a U bend type shape from the detergent drawer to the drum was the worst smelling one so this was before the drain too. My theory is that the machine was left closed after a wash by the previous owner.
Will put it back together (hopefully it still works!!
) and report back if the cleaning of the hoses has worked.
There is still some funk coming from the drum so I'm going to run a boil wash with soda crystals (in hindsight I should have done this before taking the machine apart) to see if that clears the smell.
When running the boil wash, is it advisable to use the soak function on the machine so the hot water can sit in the drum for a while? I saw a video on YouTube where the guy topped up the water manually through the soap drawer with a watering can so the water was about 2-3 inches up the base of the door glass, should I do this too?
I've had the rubber parts soaking in soda crystals overnight to soften the gunk on the walls of the corrugated hoses - I dont have any brushes that fit in the hoses to agitate the dirt. They're already smelling better.
The drain hose from the pump to the outlet was one of the cleaner hoses so I don't think its the pump weakening, credible theory though.
The vent hose from the drain pump was slightly blocked so things weren't optimal in there, hopefully it will be better now. Not sure how it got blocked if its just for air?!
The hose with a U bend type shape from the detergent drawer to the drum was the worst smelling one so this was before the drain too. My theory is that the machine was left closed after a wash by the previous owner.
Will put it back together (hopefully it still works!!
) and report back if the cleaning of the hoses has worked.There is still some funk coming from the drum so I'm going to run a boil wash with soda crystals (in hindsight I should have done this before taking the machine apart) to see if that clears the smell.
When running the boil wash, is it advisable to use the soak function on the machine so the hot water can sit in the drum for a while? I saw a video on YouTube where the guy topped up the water manually through the soap drawer with a watering can so the water was about 2-3 inches up the base of the door glass, should I do this too?
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