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PS saw this in the Daily Fail today
Multiple chemical sensitivity: Woman¿s extreme allergic reaction to cleaning products means setting foot in supermarket could make her collapse | Mail Online

I do use ordinary dishwasher tablets - because there is no possiblity of inhaling fumes or direct skin contact I can use them.

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How can a thread on cleaning washing machine get a bit nasty?


I did ours yesterday morning because some clothes did not smell right. I think they had been forgotten fir a couple of days in the machine. Easy ti do with the machine being in the garage. I also think that makes it worse than being inside. Just washed them again but no better. I washed the machine at 90 with half a cup of normal thin chlorine bleach and no clothes in it.


When it finished the machine smelled of bleach still so I washed my work overalls as normal at 60 and they came out perfect. Rewashed original load and it was fine.

So simplees even a man can do it.

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Nasty ?? :confused: I can assure you that the comment I made was not meant in any sort of nasty way at all, and sure the two Margarets did not see it this way.
I think our little debate was carried out in a most civilised manner.

I apologise if this is the way it came across.

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I didn't consider Kates response to be even vaguely nasty....unless you were being ironic.

We all have our domestic idiosyncracies.........many born out of habits that are decades old. I'm sure Kate is no different.
We all use what works for us...or at least that is how I see it.

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No need for you to apologise to me Kate. I took it in the manner it was intended. I know that you have much technical knowledge when it comes to textiles.

It is good to get different views on how things are done by other people.

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Thank you Margaret for your comment ... don't wish to become neurotic about every post I do wondering if I sounded aggressive. I wondered if Neil was having a play on words too ? :)

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Not a bit aggressive Kate. I think he was having some fun with us.......doesn't realise he can cause paranoia to set in :D

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Well I cleaned my washer out on a empty wash with a cap full of bleach (didnt realise it were gonna cause that many bubbles from a capful!) and I am glad to say when I did my washing yesterday everything smelt fine! :D

Will do a empty bleach wash every month I think just to clean the pipes through so then it doesnt build up again.

Just going to put our bedding in now on a high wash as suggested.

Thank You again for all your advice, will post another problem for you to solve when one arises!! ;)

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If you are going to wash them at 90 degrees, Heth, check your contents label first. If they are poly/cotton, you may be in danger of causing what is known as Thermal Shock. This is caused by cold water entering your washer in the rinsing programme directly after a very hot water wash. It could cause bad creasing which will be permanent.

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You only need 60 degrees to kill those bed bugs, did you read that link I posted about it.

As for the bubbles, like I said before it depends how big your head is :p