Clothes Dryer Smells Like Skunk

I cannot use the dryer tech says that whatever it is is in the drum because the cabinet itself does not smell.

Clothes dryer smells like skunk.

Dryer odor can be caused by many things from food or another smelly substance slipping inside with the laundry to a household critter having made its way into the machine. Samsung dryer repair now skunk smell. The tech replaced the belt and cleaned the blower. If your dryer smells musty like unwashed clothes the cause is almost always lint from laundry dried previously.

Any ideas on what is going on. Getting rid of dryer odor step 1. So i am not sure of where the smell is coming from. 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.

He replaced the pulley and the belt. Then air dry the clothes. As it certainly defeats the purpose of doing laundry to leave your dryer in such a state here are ways to refresh it. The belt broke on the dryer.

All the loads before and since then have been fine. 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. After this was completed there has been a skunk smell coming from the dryer. Just wash it empty try bleach or baking soda or vinegar or something.

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. Sometimes though materials can build up and clog your dryer s exhaust system and more steps are necessary. He came back out and could not find the source of the smell after taking it apart. Also if you leave your clothes in the washer too long after they re done they ll start to smell all mildewy.

My husband dog and i have not been into any contact with a skunk. They did not seem to smell when i took them out of the washer and put into the dryer. Ever since the inside of the drum has smelled like skunk and the clothes are now rewashed and line dried. Air drying may be.

We recently had a repair man come to fix the dryer for loud squeaking noise. We are trying to determine cause of a horrible skunk like smell coming from the dryer. Materials water ammonia heavy duty laundry detergent hydrogen peroxide baking soda distilled white vinegar. You can also try.

Completely clean your lint trap. For day to day dryer maintenance swiping the fuzzy residue out of lint trap is enough.