my integral washer Hotpoint bwm129 has a smell in drum I have cleaned around rubber seal but feel it may be coming from the agitator bars inside drum are these removable please if so would be grate full as to how to remove them to clean thank you

andrea, June 2015

the smell is coming from ur drain,this is caused if plumber has connected the washer to the u bend instead of plumbing it properly

gts, June 2015

The agitator bars are plastic - they're unlikely to be smelly.

What you smell is very probably bugs in the pipes - particularly if you use 30 degree washes.

You might consider a really hot wash with some vinegar instead of detergent - to kill off the organisms living inside.

Consider also that the smell may be from the house drains - this was the cause of our smelly washer when we had our last pong incident.

Good luck..., June 2015