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black spots .Seimens XLM1400 Washing mACHINE?

lots of black spots in soap drawer and roof of this compartment .Also a smell from sink drain when washing
Geoff, February 2013
That will be mould - pull out the soap drawer and give it a good hot wash in the sink with some bleach - scrub the spots away.

Biological washing detergents permit cooler 40° washes but the bugs don't die at that temperature - the bugs grow and fester inside the pipes and that may be the smell you notice.

Run some hot washes now and again to kill the bugs - run a wash programme with no laundry and use some vinegar instead of detergent.

If you have a drains inspection pit close to the house then lift the cover and check inside - "stuff" may be backing up.

Peccavi, February 2013
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