I have a Servis M6000-1 and it is making my laundry smell, the drain hose is obviously blocked with lint and stuff and I have removed it but it still smells. I've been told it might be because the filter is blocked? I have opened the little trap door at the front and removed the plug but can't get behind it to get to the filter? Any ideas as to how I do this?

Jo, July 2010